ROMNET-ERA
ROManian Inventory and NETworking for Integration in ERA-
Contract No. 510475, financed by European Commission (2004-2006)

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Flash News No. 3, March 17, 2005
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Open Forum for Technology Transfer and Innovation, March 22, 2005

Key topics:

  • Successfully transferring technology

  • Management of TTI Centres

  • Driving research by industrial/societal needs

Programme:

09:00 Registration and coffee

09:30 Welcome addresses

  • Anton Anton, Secretary of State, MER,
  • Victor Babiuc, President of the Chamber of Commerce
  • George Cristodorescu, GTZ Romania

10:15 Introduction to the Forum, Daniel Cosnita, GTZ Romania

First thematic session: Successfully transferring technology, Chair: Michael Guth, ZENIT

10:30 Issues of technology transfer in Romania, Michael Guth, ZENIT GmbH, Germany

10.45 Coffee Break

11:15 A Swedish Approach, Thomas Liljemark, VINNOVA, Sweden

11:45 Technology Transfer and Commercialisation: international and Romanian perspectives, Bob Hodgson, Zernike, UK

12:30 pm Discussion

12:45 – 13:30 Lunch Break

Second thematic session : Management of TTI Centres, Chair: Daniel Cosnita, IBD/GTZ

13:30 The need for efficient management of TTI Centres, Constantin Enachioiu, MER

13:45 Technologie Centre Solingen, Frank Hölscheidt, TZ, Solingen

14:15 The Scientific & Technology Park Bucharest South, Nicolae Vasile, CCIRB,

14:35 CTT Baneasa – a new approach for TTI in micro and nanotechnologies, Dan Dascalu, IMT

15:05 Infratech Programme, George Bala

15:25 Discussion

15:45 pm Coffee Break

Third thematic session : Driving research by industrial/societal needs, Chair: Michael Guth

16:15 Need for linking industry and research Cornelia Rotaru, Chamber of Commerce

16:40 Towards demand driven research in Romania: a new initiative of CCIRB, MER and GTZ, Cornelia Rotaru Constantin Enachioiu George Cristodorescu

17:00 Closure of Conference George Cristodorescu

17:15 pm End of Event

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 Venue: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania and Bucharest, Bd. O Goga 2, Cuza Hall, tronson 3, 4 th floor