The Kick-off meeting of the CapTTict project was held in Cluj

Representatives of INTERA Technology Park participated in the kick-off meeting of the CapTTict project held from April 3rd to 5th, 2024, in Cluj, Romania.

During the Kick-off meeting, hosted by the Cluj IT cluster and Babes-Bolyai University, the plan of project activities for the next two years was presented. Additionally, the project objectives were outlined, which include enhancing capacities for technology transfer from higher education and research institutions, leveraging the potential of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) and the European Enterprise Network (EEN) and their cross-border connectivity, and enabling access to ICT excellence in non-EU partner countries through collaboration in research and development and the development of evidence-based smart specialization strategies.

Given that organizations from the ICT, education, science, and business sectors are involved in this project, numerous practical examples were exchanged regarding the development of new technologies, innovation incentives, startups, and the sustainability process from innovation to application in production and eventual profitability. Partners also exchanged information on the preparation and implementation of smart specialization strategies (S3) in their respective countries. Bosnia and Herzegovina still does not have an adopted S3 strategy.

The full name of the CapTTict project is “Capacity Building for Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Field of ICT,” and it is a cross-border cooperation project implemented in 9 countries of the Danube region.

INTERA TP participates as one of the implementing partners, alongside UNICO.AI, Knowledge Network Ltd., Ruđer Bošković Institute, Innovation Center of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Cluj IT cluster, Babes-Bolyai University, G-Force, Slovak Alliance for Innovative Economy, Džemal Bijedić University Mostar, Technopolis Innovation Entrepreneurship Center, Ukrainian Catholic University, International Research and Training Center for Information Technologies, ICT cluster Vojvodina, with the Czech Technical University in Prague as the lead partner.

The CapTTict project is co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg Danube Region Programme.