Balkan and Black Sea ICT Clusters Network

Kick off meeting Istanbul, Turkey

12.12.2014

Objectives To create a framework aiming to intensify collaboration of ICT

clusters in the region, thus meeting common challenges affecting the business opportunities in the region.

To spread the cluster approach through out the region as a effective tool for support of innovation and SMEs.

To attract critical mass of ICT clusters, companies, research organizations and academic institutions aiming to stimulate common R&D projects in region.

To achieve mutual understanding among stakeholders for market trends and competitive advantages of each network member.

To implement more ICT competitive tools with the aim to change the regional economic performance.

To attract more regional foreign investors through collaborative partnership among the leading players from each national market.

MembersMontenegro

• Montenegrin IT Cluste

Romania

• ICONIC Cluster

• IT Cluster Cluj IT Cluster

Serbia

• Vojvodina ICT Cluster

• ICT NET

• Ni Cat

• ICT cluster of central Serbia

Kragujevac

Turkey

• ODTÜ TEKNOKENT

Macedonia

• MASIT

Albania

• AITA –Albanian ICT Association

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• BIT-Alliance

Bulgaria

• Bulgarian ICT Cluster

• Bulgarian Cluster

Telecommunications

• ICT Cluster Plovdiv

Greece

• HAMAC

• Corallia

Kosovo

• STIKK – Kosovo ICT

Association

Activities so farConference “Cooperation of ICT clusters in the Black Sea region for growth, prosperity and competitiveness” Sofia, Bulgaria, 10th-11th April 2014;

Partners’ meeting in Nis, Serbia, 15th October 2014;

Participation at European Cluster Conference in Brussels 20th-21st October 2014;

Participation at ICT Working Group in Gyumri, Armenia, 8th November 2014 ;

2B ICT project under COSME Call for cluster excellence submitted;

Facebook and LinkedIn groups were created;

Results Achieved

MoU signed by 17 organizations;

Mutual and fair communication between network

member;

The Network was presented to European Commission

and BSEC;

Invitation was sent to Russian, Armenian, Georgian

and Moldavian organizations;

We are here to discus and agreed upon

Organizational Development of the Network

- ICT Clusters Council

- Rotational chairmanship

- Rules of procedures for members

- Membership procedures

Operational Development of the Network

- Elaboration of long term goals and future priority areas

- Action plan for 2015

- Working groups

- BSEC project

The Floor is Yours Mrs. Alena Palasheva - ICT Cluster Plovdiv

Mr. Brano Vujicic - ICT Association of Chamber of

Commerce FBH

Mrs. Burcu Uslu - ODTÜ Teknokent

Mr. Dritan Mezini - Albanian IT Association

Mrs. Marina Blagojevic - ICT NET

Mrs. Milena Terzieva - Bulgarian Cluster

Telecommunications

Mrs. Nektaria Berikou – Corallia

Mr. Rustu Arseven – TÜBIFED

Mr. Peter Statev - ICT Cluster

Mr. Andrei Kelemen - Cluj ICT Cluster

Mrs. Vjollca Cavolli - STIKK - Kosovo ICT Association

Mr. Yiannis Kotsis-Giannarakis - HAMAC

Mrs. Zana Karkin - BIT Alliance