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Report on set up of DTCs and
Dissemination activities
Project Danube-INCO.NET
Project Number 609497
Deliverable Number: D5.34
Submission Date 14.03.2017
Responsible author(s): Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum (SEZ)
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Document Control Sheet
Work package Number WP5
Work package Title Promoting Innovative and Inclusive Danube Societies
Task Number T5.2
Task Title Danube Transfer Centres
Deliverable Number D5.34
Deliverable Title Report on set up DTCs and dissemination activities
File Name D5.34 Report on set up of DTCs_final.docx
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Dissemination level Public
Main author Robert Gohla, Daniela Chiran, Dorothea Haas (SEZ)
Contributors
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_v04 09.12.2016 Daniela Chiran
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_v05 15.12.2016 Davor Kozmus QA
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1 Content 1 Content .............................................................................................................................................. 3
List of Tables .......................................................................................................................................... 4
List of Figures ......................................................................................................................................... 4
List of Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................. 5
2 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 6
3 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 8
4 Set up of DTC Network ....................................................................................................................... 8
4.1 Selection of location and host organization .............................................................................. 8
4.2 Identification of DTC candidates ................................................................................................ 9
4.3 Implementation steps .............................................................................................................. 12
5 DTC Dissemination Activities 2014 - 2016 ....................................................................................... 13
6 Danube-INCO.NET Project targeted DTCs (NoviSad, Vukovar, Ruse) .............................................. 21
6.1 Danube Transfer Center Serbia, Novi Sad ................................................................................ 21
6.1.1 Activities of DTC Novi Sad ................................................................................................ 22
6.1.1.1 DTC Novi Sad activities within the Danube-INCO.NET project .................................... 22
6.1.1.2 Other activities of DTC Novi Sad .................................................................................. 23
6.1.2 DTC Novi Sad Policy Dialogue .......................................................................................... 24
6.1.3 Collaboration with organizations, companies (including DTC TIN portal activities) ........ 24
6.1.4 Future development - and source of financing for DTC Novi Sad ................................... 25
6.1.5 Conclusion DTC Novi Sad ................................................................................................. 25
6.1.6 Overview Dissemination Activities DTC Novi Sad ............................................................ 26
6.2 Danube Transfer Center Croatia, Vukovar ............................................................................... 29
6.2.1 Activities of DTC Slavonski Hrast ...................................................................................... 29
6.2.1.1 DTC Slavonski Hrast activities within the Danube-INCO.NET project .......................... 29
6.2.1.2 Other Activities of DTC “Slavonski Hrast” .................................................................... 34
6.2.2 DTC Slavonski Hrast Policy Dialogue ................................................................................ 34
6.2.3 Collaboration with organizations and companies (including DTC TIN portal activities) .. 35
6.2.4 Future development and source of financing for DTC “Slavonski Hrast” ........................ 35
6.2.5 Conclusion DTC Slavonski Hrast ....................................................................................... 36
6.2.6 Overview dissemination activities DTC Slavonski Hrast .................................................. 36
6.3 Danube Transfer Center Bulgaria, Ruse ................................................................................... 39
6.3.1 Activities of DTC Ruse ...................................................................................................... 40
6.3.1.1 DTC Ruse activities within the Danube-INCO.NET Project ........................................... 40
6.3.1.2 Other activities of DTC Ruse ........................................................................................ 41
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6.3.2 DTC Ruse Policy Dialogue ................................................................................................. 42
6.3.3 Collaboration with organizations and companies ........................................................... 42
6.3.4 Development and source of financing for DTC Ruse ....................................................... 43
6.3.5 Conclusion DTC Ruse ........................................................................................................ 44
6.3.6 Overview Dissemination Activities DTC Ruse .................................................................. 44
7 Final conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................................... 50
7.1 Innovation Portal and online pressence .................................................................................. 51
7.2 Set up of Working Groups ....................................................................................................... 52
7.3 Sustainability and Transferability ............................................................................................. 52
8 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................... 53
6. Appendices ....................................................................................................................................... 54
List of Tables
Table 1.: Total DTC Dissemination activities 2014 – 2016 ....................................................................... 14
Table 2.: Dissemination Activities DTC Novi Sad...................................................................................... 27
Table 3.: Dissemination activities DTC Slavonski Hrast ............................................................................ 37
Table 4.: Dissemination activities DTC Ruse 2014 - 2016 ........................................................................ 45
Table 5.: Current Status of the TIN Portal Database ................................................................................ 51
Table 6.: Working Groups within the DTC network ................................................................................. 52
Table 7.: Innovation Audit Example, Vinkovci (Croatia) .......................................................................... 54
List of Figures
Figure 1.: Steps of DTC creation & implementation ................................................................................ 12
Figure 2.: Stuttgart, May 2014 ................................................................................................................. 22
Figure 3.: Novi Sad, March 2015 .............................................................................................................. 23
Figure 4.: Karlsruhe, May 2016 ................................................................................................................ 23
Figure 5.: Vukovar, March 2015 ............................................................................................................... 30
Figure 6.: Craiova, November 2015 ......................................................................................................... 30
Figure 7.: Karlsruhe, May 2016 ................................................................................................................ 31
Figure 8.: Bucharest, June 2016 ............................................................................................................... 31
Figure 9.: Vinkovci, 21st September 2016 ................................................................................................ 32
Figure 10.: DTC Ceremony in Bratislava (from left to right: Ivan Ambros, Prof. Dr. Höptner and Prof. Dr.
Igor Tičar) ................................................................................................................................................. 33
Figure 11.: DTC Ceremony in Bratislava (from left to right: Ivan Ambros, Prof. Dr. Höptner) ................ 33
Figure 12.: Karlsruhe, December 2016 .................................................................................................... 33
Figure 13.: Bucharest, November 2013 ................................................................................................... 39
Figure 14.: University of Ruse; Organizational Chart ............................................................................... 40
Figure 15.: Ruse, February 2015 .............................................................................................................. 41
Figure 16.: DTC Network Map .................................................................................................................. 50
Figure 17.: Expression of Interest, Kiev; Polytechnical Institut................................................................ 55
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Figure 18.: Memorandum of Understanding Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum / DTC Slavonski Hrast ............ 58
Figure 19.: Letter of Commitment Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum / DTC Maribor ........................................ 60
List of Abbreviations
BOKU Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences)
D Deliverable
Danube-INCO.NET Danube Region INCO-NET Dr. Doctor DTC Danube Transfer Centre
EEN Enterprise Europe Network
e.g. exempli gratia
EoI Expression of Interest
EUSDR European Union Strategy for the Danube Region
i.e. id est
I&TT Innovation and Technology Transfer
JRC Joint Research Centre
KTC Knowledge Transfer Centre
LoC Letter of Commitment
LoI Letter of Intent
LT long-term
Ltd. Limited (Public limited company)
max. maximum
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
Mr Mister
MT Medium term
p. page
PA Priority Area
PBN Pannon Business Network Association
R&D Research & Development
SEZ Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
SME Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
ST short-term TT Technology Transfer
TTC Technology Transfer Centre UNS University of Novi Sad UTB Technical University of Bucharest WP Work Package
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2 Executive Summary
Deliverable D5.34 outlines the effort and the results for setting up Danube Transfer Center (DTC) and
provides an overview of all dissemination activities for the entire DTC network within the area of the
European Union Strategy for Danube Region (EUSDR). In this respect, the deliverable specifically
addresses the challenge of innovation & technology transfer (I&TT) and the attempt to establish more
DTCs in the region. Further a special focus shall be given to the development and activities of DTC Novi
Sad (Serbia), DTC Ruse (Bulgaria) and DTC Slavonski Hrast (Vukovar, Croatia).1 Even being established
in different geographical areas, all DTCs look back on a similar origination process: a 9-step
implementation tool kit.2 The tool kit was established by the working group “Innovation and
Technology Transfer” of Priority Area 8 of the EUSDR with the coordination of Steinbeis-Europa-
Zentrum and provides the following steps to implement a DTC:
Step 1: Analysis of environment of DTC regarding political, socio-cultural, economic, technological
and environmental and legal aspects is indispensable;
Step 2: Analysis of host organization of DTC such as universities or research institutes;
Step 3: Analysis of demand for DTC because a DTC must try to understand the needs of its target
audience – SMEs;
Step 4: Development of business plan for DTC;
Step 5: Legal framework for DTC in order to create a DTC on a sound footing (Founding document,
legal functioning of DTC activity, employment contracts);
Step 6: Management profile of DTC;
Step 7: Qualification of DTC staff;
Step 8: Financial management of DTC including the challenges of managerial finance and DTC
funding;
Step 9: Growth strategies for DTC comprise mainly two areas: firstly, the connection of DTCs on
regional, national and European level and secondly, the conception and elaboration of pilot
projects.
The experience from the Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum pilot project “Implementation of Danube
Technology Transfer Centers“ (duration 2011-2014) shows that DTC candidate organisations should
meet certain requirements in respect to the organization form, extent of previous experience and
financial resources (detailed explanation of requirements can be found in chapter 3). But even if an
organization fulfils these criteria and is considered to be eligible in principle, not all candidates show
the same likelihood to actually become a functioning DTC. The following “types of candidates” exist:
a) “High potentials”;
b) “Interested organisations”;
c) “Question Marks”;
d) Special cases: SEZ Karlsruhe & Stuttgart.
1 This deliverable is based on and complements the deliverable D5.8 “Concept for Danube Technology Transfer Centres
including a tool-kit on DTC creation & implementation” and D5.18 “Analysis of a further multiplication of the DTC in Danube
Region”.
2 Please see also D5.8, page 5.
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All candidate types will be explained in detail in the following chapters and organizations will be
assigned to the candidate types.
After a comprehensive overview on how to set up a DTC and choose appropriate partners, this
deliverable will take stock of the existing Pilot DTCs - Novi Sad (Serbia), Ruse (Bulgaria) and Slavonski
Hrast (Vukovar, Croatia), taking into account DTC activities in general, activities realized by the
Danube-INCO.NET project, policy dialogue and collaboration activities as well as future development.
Since one goal of a DTCs is strengthening local stakeholders and promote cross-border knowledge flow
- highly qualified DTC staff is needed. Therefore this deliverable will also refer to the so-called SEZ set-
up visits that include an on-the-spot-training to educate DTC employees in specific areas, such as
acquisition of clients, innovation auditing, and conception of projects, proposal writing or center
management
A successful implementation of Danube Transfer Center in the region will help to bridge the gap
between research and innovation and it will enable sharing of experiences gained through the
European Enterprise Network, cluster activities, conferences, Steinbeis network and other networks of
networks.
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3 Introduction
Embedded in Work Package (WP) 5 “Promoting Innovative and Inclusive Danube Societies”, the
“Danube Transfer Center” can be found under Task 5.2. and is therefore parallel part of the EUSDR
which aims at boosting the development of the Danube area. But the EUSDR addresses a wide range of
issues. Among a total of 12 Priority Areas (PA), PA 8 focuses on the promotion of the region’s
competitiveness and on fostering the cooperation between universities and companies in the Danube
Region. The creation of Danube Transfer Centers can be seen as one possibility to bridge the gap
between research and innovation. Based on the DTC Pilot project (duration 2011 – 2014) initiated by
Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum, three pilot DTCs (Nitra, Slovakia; Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Novi Sad,
Serbia) had been created.
In general, a DTC fulfils the purpose of a “one-stop-shop” in regards to the innovation & technology
transfer, with a focus on the SMEs. Their mission is to link industry and research but also to build a
transnational network of DTCs in order to ensure the involvement of international experts at any
stage. Furthermore DTCs will become regional hosts for common projects regarding innovation &
technology transfer. This deliverable aims to provide a general and comprehensive methodology of
how to develop the DTC network with focus on the three locations (Vukovar, Croatia; Ruse, Bulgaria
and Novi Sad in Serbia). The content of this document further shows the sustainability of the Network
within the Danube Region and highlights its transferability for the Alpine Space and Western Europe
countries. However this deliverable will provide general recommendations for boosting the concrete
creation of a viable network for the status quo but does not claim to be complete.
4 Set up of DTC Network
The creation of a DTC and later a DTC network requires a broad ex-ante analysis of possible regions
and candidates. In the following section the most important steps for 1. selecting a region for a DTC; 2.
distinguishing possible DTC candidates and; 3. determined steps for a successful implementation will
be presented.
4.1 Selection of location and host organization
The experience from the pilot project phase 2011-2014 showed that possible candidates should meet
the following target values:
Coverage of entire Danube Region
In each of the 14 countries at least one DTC should be implemented3
EU-membership4:
It is probable that the creation of a DTC is easier in EU member countries than in non-EU
member countries of EUSDR
3 Further information can be found in D5.18 “Analysis of a further multiplication of DTCs in Danube Region (p.5 f).
4 As of the date of this document, 28 countries were member of the European Union: http://europa.eu/about-
eu/countries/member-countries/.
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Associated partners
The DTC network can also be extended to other regions such as Georgia, Turkey and Kiev
(Ukraine).
Based on the experience gained during the implementation of the pilot initiative, SEZ recommends not
having too many contact points in one country. Otherwise the service quality and prevention of
fragmentation in this rather early stage of development cannot be guaranteed. In concrete terms: If a
EUSDR country has less than 3 million inhabitants, one DTC is sufficient. Countries exceeding this
population are encouraged to establish two Transfer Center. Taking into consideration this rule, SEZ
intends to establish a total of 22 DTC entry points in all 14 EUSDR countries.
Moreover, SEZ strongly advises that a DTC should profit from already existing organizations or
institutions. It is advisable to choose the core of a DTC within a university or research organization or
another scientifically oriented organization. This way, a DTC can bypass the financial and
organizational burden of creating new infrastructure and boost the challenge of creating synergies
between industry, research and other DTCs.
To prospect the success, the hosting organization should have a leading position within the region or
country and provide access to well-known researchers and scientific excellence.
4.2 Identification of DTC candidates
The implementation of a functioning DTC does not only depend on the region and institution. One of
the most important preconditions is the ambition in terms of financial and human resources of the
host organization itself. The likelihood to implement a successful DTC varies between the aspiring
candidates according to their progress in regards to the staffing and financial resources. The four
candidate types differ regarding their progress to establish a DTC:
1. High Potentials;
2. Interested organizations;
3. Question Marks;
4. Special Cases
High potentials are candidates that fulfill all of the above mentioned target values and have already
expressed their interest in creating a DTC on site. They also completed the first implementation step –
“Mutual Agreement” (please See Figure 1). As a sign of goodwill, the candidates have already
submitted proposals for the acquisition of financial resources which is crucial throughout the entire
DTC set-up phase. At this point, the creation of a DTC seems possible within the short term (ST = max.
2 years) and three organizations match this category:
1. University of Maribor (Slovenia) → During SEZ’s visit on in June 2014, the university
expressed its interest to create a DTC and subsequently signed a LoI at the 3rd Annual
Forum of EUSDR in Vienna in June 2014. The University of Maribor has made efforts to find
funding by submitting the proposal DO-IT (Establishing Danube Open Innovation
Technologies) for START facility and a proposal for INTERREG Central Europe. Since 2016
DTC Maribor is partner in the ERASMUS+ project Edu4Society (Innovative Solution for
Enhancing Social Responsibility Education and Civic Skills in Creating Sustainable
Businesses) which is coordinated by DTC Bucharest. The cooperation with SEZ will also be
fostered through the involvement of DTC Maribor as partner within the INTERREG project
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Made in Danube (Transnational Cooperation to transform knowledge into marketable
products and services for the Danubian sustainable society of tomorrow) which SEZ is
coordinating.
In the past two years the University of Maribor faced some financial challenges to
implement all steps of the DTC tool kit. Even after appointing a DTC manager, the
involvement has been limited due to internal resource allocation.
Fortunately SEZ and the University of Maribor overcame the pecuniary issues and signed
the LoC on 4th November 2016 at the 5th Annual Forum of EUSDR in Bratislava. The
contractual agreement begins in January 2017 and ends 31st October 2018;
2. Pannon Business Network Association (Hungary) → PBN has expressed its interest during
the 1. Eastern European Innovation Partnership High-Level Meeting in Stuttgart in May
2014. In accordance, PBN signed a LoI at the 3rd Annual Forum of EUSDR in Vienna in
2014. Furthermore it has actively tried to find funding and submitted e.g. the proposal
CheckIN Danube (Developing Transnational Innovation Check System in the Danube Area)
for START facility. After 2 years the implementation process is still in its initial phase.
Currently SEZ is partner in the INTERREG Europe project UpGradeSME (Improving policy
instruments supporting innovative SME performance) which is coordinated by PBN.
Beyond that, PBN is also partner in the INTERREG Danube region project Made in Danube
(Transnational Cooperation to transform knowledge into marketable products and services
for the Danubian sustainable society of tomorrow);
3. Technical University of Bucharest (Romania) → The university expressed its interest
shortly after the DTC project had started. As a result the Technical University Bucharest
(UTB) already signed a LoI at the 2nd Annual EUSDR Forum in Bucharest in 2013. UTB has
experience in writing proposals within FP7 and Horizon 2020. Since 2016 UTB is
coordinating the Erasmus + Edu4Society project (Innovative Solution for Enhancing Social
Responsibility Education and Civic Skills in Creating Sustainable Businesses). After 3 years
of collaboration on specific calls (FP7 and Horizon 2020) SEZ is currently working on
acquiring funding to implement the DTC in Bucharest, using the internal funds of the UTB.
Beyond UTB has appointed a DTC manager and SEZ is in contact with the UTB
management, to define the next steps until 2017.
Interested Organizations fulfill the selection criteria but have not signed a Mutual Agreement, only an
informal expression of interest (e.g. on a meeting or event). A DTC creation seems possible in the
medium term (MT = 4 years). The following five organizations can be assigned in this category:
1. Centre for TT of Odessa National Polytechnical University → Depending on the future political
development in Ukraine, a decision has to be made between two interested organizations in
this country. If the Danube adjacent part is stable and able to participate, the Centre for TT of
Odessa National Polytechnical University can be the first option. The contact was established
thanks to Oleg Rubel from IMPEER NASU with Mr. Tillmann Heß. IMPER NASU is also an
associated strategic partner within the INTERREG Danube region project Made in Danube
(Transnational Cooperation to transform knowledge into marketable products and services for
the Danubian sustainable society of tomorrow);
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Mr. Heß has already expressed his interested towards SEZ to join a DTC network.5 In 2016
further discussions with Odessa National Polytechnical University had been held and SEZ
organized 3 Virtual Meeting. Further Mr. Tillmann Heß was present on May 3rd 2016 in
Karlsruhe during the “Connect ideas 2 business” event and attended also the DTC Meeting on
10th June in Bucharest;
2. National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” → On the contrary, if
the political situation in Odessa, as a Danube adjacent part of Ukraine, gets even tenser,
National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” is the first DTC candidate
in the country. High representatives from the university met Daniela Chiran (SEZ) in Kiev in
November 2014 in the framework of the NoGAP project and expressed their interest to create
a DTC at the university (Please see Annex, Figure 19);
3. Universität für Bodenkultur Vienna (BOKU) → In the context of regular cooperation with SEZ,
the university expressed its interest to create a DTC. BOKU is also partner within the INTERREG
Danube region project Made in Danube (Transnational Cooperation to transform knowledge
into marketable products and services for the Danubian sustainable society of tomorrow);
4. Bay Zoltán (Hungary) → In the context of regular cooperation with SEZ, the organisation
expressed its interest to create a DTC. Moreover, BayZoltán has submitted a proposal for the
INTERREG Central Europe facility in which it planned to create a DTC on-site which has not
been successful. BayZoltán is also partner for INTERREG Danube region project Made in
Danube (Transnational Cooperation to transform knowledge into marketable products and
services for the Danubian sustainable society of tomorrow);
5. University of Zagreb (Croatia) → The university participated in the 1. Eastern European
Innovation Partnership High-Level Meeting in Stuttgart in May 2014 and has expressed its
interest to create a DTC at the University. To discuss possibilities and next steps SEZ held a
meeting with the Dean of the Faculty of forestry in September 2016 in Zagreb.
Question marks are organizations that are possibly capable of creating a DTC in terms of the selection
criteria. Regarding the question marks, SEZ is pursuing organizations in countries which do not have
established a DTC yet or lack in the number of DTCs according given the target values in 3.1. At this
point seven organizations refer to this category:
1. KTC West (Austria);
2. University of Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina);
3. GIS-TTC Network (Bulgaria);
4. Brno University of Technology (Czech Republic);
5. Czech University of Life Sciences (Czech Republic);
6. Technical University of Moldova (Moldova);
7. University of Montenegro (Montenegro).
These organizations have been chosen since they have already collaborated with SEZ in a reliable
manner or have been recommended by partner organizations (in Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech
Republic, Montenegro, Moldavia and Bulgaria).
1.
5 More information on this TTC can be found on http://www.ctt.opu.ua/?q=en.
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Special cases category relates to the Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum itself. As coordinator of the DTC
project, Steinbeis is per se part of the DTC network. In the future Germany would take the role of a
DTC headquarter for the entire network and incorporates a special case. The tasks of SEZ encompass
the management of the network, including the delivery of trainings and workshops, coordinating set
up activities, enhancing the development of the network and expanding activities, finding new
partners and help partners to find financing methods.
4.3 Implementation steps
As mentioned in chapter 4.2 eligible organizations have to complete a set of pre-determined steps to
become operational:6
a) Mutual agreement on integration into a DTC network with SEZ such as a Letter of Intent (LoI)
and/or Letter of Commitment (LoC) and/or Memorandum of Understanding (MoU);
b) Analysis of the environment of DTC regarding political, socio-cultural, economic, technological
and environmental and legal aspects are indispensable;
c) Analysis of the host organization of DTC which are preferably universities;
d) Qualification of DTC staff: Training with SEZ of (future) DTC staff about DTC standards, networks
and structures.
All steps of DTC creation & implementation are shown in figure 1. It clearly depicts the first four steps
which together form the preparation respectively set-up phase of a DTC. An organisation which meets
the principle selection criteria and which has completed these four preparation steps can be regarded
as ready to start its DTC activity.
7. Development of growth
strategy
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6. Optimization of
operational structures
5. Adjustment of
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4. Qualification of
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3. Analysis of host
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2. Analysis of
environment of DTC
1. Mutual agreement
on integration
Figure 1.: Steps of DTC creation & implementation
The more an organisation is close to fulfil these criteria, the more the creation of a DTC becomes
probable.
6 A detailed of all steps can be found in deliverable D5.8 “Tool-kit on DTC creation & implementation” (p. 7 ff).
Preparation / Set-up
Consolidation /
implementation
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5 DTC Dissemination Activities 2014 - 2016
Dissemination is defined as the process of making the results and deliverables of a project available to
relevant stakeholders and to the wider audience. Project members and external stakeholders need to
be informed about the project developments and outputs. Dissemination is seen as an essential part
for the take up of project results, and such take up is crucial for the sustainability of project output in
the long term which is especially important regarding the main objective to create a European DTC
network. The extensive project mission of a DTC claims per se a large vertical as well as horizontal
differentiation of stakeholders. The corresponding dissemination activities had to meet these
requirement. Both – events & meetings as well as web based dissemination tools and workshops have
been carried out.
The following table provides an overview of all DTC-related activities carried out within the Danube-
INCO.NET project period 2014-2016. Table 1. shows a wide range of stakeholders, audiences as well as
the location of the activity where it took place.
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Table 1.: Total DTC Dissemination activities 2014 – 2016
Name of Event Date
(Day/Month/Year)
Location
(Venue, City,
Country
Type of
audience
Contact Details of the event (website,
organizing institution, etc.)
Kick off Meeting DANUBE-INCO.NET 03.02.2014 Vienna, Austria Project Partners, DTC Network
partners https://www.zsi.at/de/object/news/3075
Informal Meeting SEZ-JRC 19.03.2014 Brussels,
Belgium JRC Members
Innovation Days Cluj 20.03.2014 Cluj, Napoca,
Romania
Clusters, Universities,
SMEs http://clujinnovationdays.com/
DTC Slavonski Hrast: Working Group Meeting I&TT and EE
24.03.2014 Zagreb, Croatia Universities, Multiplicators
NGOs http://groupspaces.com/Competitiveness/
SC meeting 24.03.2014 Tbilisi, Georgia Univiersities,
Research Organizations http://www.no-gap.eu/
S3 Peer Review Meeting 15.05.2014 Portoroz,
Slovenia
Politicians, Research Institutes,
S3 Experts, Multiplicators http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/s3-design-peer-review
DTC Novi Sad: DTC Training
22.05.2014 Stuttgart,
Germany
Business Partner, DTC network
partners Organized by Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
1. Eastern European Innovation Partnership High-Level Strategy
Meeting 22.05.2014
Stuttgart,
Germany
Universities,
Clusters, Companies
https://www.steinbeis-europa.de/news-
events/veranstaltungen/65/1488/v/1-eastern-european-
innovation-partnership-
high-level-strategy-meeting.html
5th INCO Conference 03.06.2014 Athens, Greece Universities,
Research Organizations
http://www.ncp-
incontact.eu/nkswiki/index.php?title=5th_INCO_Conference,_
Athens,_2-3_June_2014
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Jean Monnet Conference
12.06.2014 Riga, Latvia Universities,
Research Organizations http://www.lu.lv/jeanmonnetconference2014/welcome/
Visit of university Maribor regarding future
DTC location 16.06.2014
Maribor,
Slovenia University
NoGAP website 20.06.2014
Visitors of NoGAP Homepage http://no-gap.eu/en/1556.php
Third Annual Forum EUSDR 26.06.2014 Vienna, Austria Universities, Reseachers,
Entrepreneurs, Politicians http://www.danubeforumvienna.eu/
Innovation Forum 17.10.2014 Bucharest,
Romania
Universities, Reseachers,
Entrepreneurs, Politicians http://www.tib.ro/app/webroot/files/agenda_ro.pdf
NoGAP website 28.11.2014
Visitors of NoGAP Homepage http://no-gap.eu/en/1556.php
Brokerage Event NoGAP 04.11.2014 Kyiv, Ukraine Visitors of BE http://no-gap.eu/en/1560.php
DTC Set-up visit 4.-5.3. , 2.-4.3. , 24.-27.2.2015
Ruse;
Vokovar;Novi
Sad
Representatives from the respective
organizations in
Ruse, Vukovar & Novi Sad
http://rcisd.eu/successful-set-up-of-three-additional-danube-
transfer-centres/
Triggering Meeting 26. – 27.2. 2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academic professors and
administrative staff University of Ruse “Angel Kranchev”
Kick off – DTC Slavonski Hrast 04.03.2015 Vinkovci, Croatia Business Partner, DTC network
partner Organized by Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
DTC Ruse: Seminar “Leadership for success”
21.03. 2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, students, business
representatives Organized by University of Ruse 'Angel Kanchev«
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EASTERN PARTNERSHIP 26.03.2015 Brussels,
Belgium
representatives from R2I
projects in EaP countries
https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/events/eastern-partnership-
platform-energy-security
Danube-INCO.NET survey March 2015 NoGAP Website Visitors of NoGAP Homepage https://www.zsi.at/de/object/news/3503
DTC Set-up visit success 09.03.2015 Danube-
INCO.website
Visitors of Danube-INCO.NET
website https://danube-inco.net/
DTC Ruse: Visit to the milk and dairy products company –
Buldex Ltd. 15.04. 2015 Belitsa, Bulgaria Academics, students Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Ruse: Seminar “Project Management in industrial
companies” 28.04. 2015 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academics, students, business
representatives Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Ruse: Seminar on SWOT Analyses for business companies in the Intermodal Transport and logistics cluster -
Ruse
28th May 2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, Students, business
Representatives Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
Brokerage Event NoGAP 16.06.2015
Messe
Frankfurt,
Germany
Scientific Community
(Higher Education Research) http://no-gap.eu/1589.php
DTC Ruse: Seminar „Lean Management in production“
24.06.2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, students, business
representatives Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
INTERREG Danube kick-off 23.09.2015 Budapest,
Hungary
Universities, Politicans,
Research Center http://dtpevent.eu/2015
DTC Novi Sad: TTF program Meeting
09.10.2015 Belgrade, Serbia Policy, Resaerch and Industry Introduction of TTf program, SRTTP
Innovation Forum Bucharest 16.10.2015 Bucharest,
Romania Industry http://arott.ro/forum2015/
DTC Ruse: Visit to Sparky Eltos - professional power tools
producer 22.10.2015 Lovech, Bulgaria
Academics, students, managers
from the hosting company Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
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DTC Ruse: „Spices of growth“ workshop
18.11.2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, Students, Business
Representatives Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Slavonski Hrast: Workshop on DTC Establishment
30.11.2015 Craiova,
Romania DTC network partners Organized by Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
DTC Ruse: Seminar on “Eco Entrepreneurship”
2.12.2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, Students, Business
representatives Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Novi Sad: Workshop on IP Marketing and Evaluation
14.15.2015 Belgrade, Serbia Research and Industry
DTC Novi Sad: Info Day on DTC activities and TIN Portal
25.03.2016 Novi Sad, UNS
Institutes, Faculties, representatives
of companies, clusters, start-up
companies
DTC Ruse: Study visit to a company clothes producer
“Markam” Ltd. 14.04.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, Students Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Novi Sad: “Technology Transfer – examples of good practice
in the region” - Meeting 25.04.2016 Banja Luka, BiH
Representatives of government,
industry, professors, IP experts
DTC Slavonski Hrast: „Connect Ideas 2 Business 2016“ Conference and
Training 02.05.2016
Karlsruhe,
Germany
Business partners, DTC network
partners
http://www.baden-tv.com/mediathek/video/ihk-magazin-
connect-ideas-2-business/
DTC Ruse: Innovative Youth Expo
13.05.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academics, Students, Business
Representatives, regional
stakeholders
DTC Novi Sad: DTC Training
22.05.2016 Stuttgart
(Germany)
Business partners, DTC network
partners Organized by Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
DTC Ruse, DTC Novi Sad: DTC Meeting
30.-31- 05.2016 Karlsruhe
(Germany) DTC Ruse and DTC Novi Sad Organized by Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
DTC Meeting 08.-10.06.2016 Bucharest,
Romania
Universities, Regional
Development Agencies
http://www.dtcnetwork.eu/dtc-network-meeting-in-
bucharest/
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DTC Novi Sad: Meeting on Collaborative grant scheme,
Innovation fund 21.06.2016
Karlsruhe,
Germany
Minister, representatives of
Chamber of Commerce,
representatives of companies,
clusters, institutes and universities
Organized by Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
DTC Novi Sad: Seminar “HERE national team of Republic of Serbia
for IP management at universities and institutes 21.06.2016 Belgrad, Serbia
Representatives of the University of
Novi Sadm professors, teachers,
researcher
Organized by University of Novi Sad
DTC Ruse: TEMPUS project meeting
09.07.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, partners from
Uzbekistan, Poland and Spain Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Ruse: Erasmus International Week
14.06.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academics, Students, Business
representatives, regional
stakeholders
DTC Ruse: Meeting at Ruse Municipality
14.06.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Experts, Municipality employees
DTC Ruse: TEMPUS Visit to a company: clothes producer
“Markam” Ltd. 13.07.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academics, partners from
Uzbekistan, Poland and Spain Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Ruse: Seminar for Trainers “Eco Entrepreneurship”
14./15.07.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, partners from 3
universities, start up association Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
Triple Helix Conference on Bio based economy, Budapest
19.7 – 20.7. 2016 Budapest,
Hungary
Academics, researchers, business
representatives, stakeholders
DTC Ruse: Seminar “Design of interdisciplinary academic
courses” 26.07.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academic, Researchers Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
Twinning / NoGaAP Final Event 27.-28.07.2016 Cluj, Napoca,
Romania
Universities and
Research Organizations, DTC
network partners
http://www.no-gap.eu/1650.php
DTC Ruse: Meeting with the board of Ruse chamber of
commerce and industry 23.08.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academic, researchers, business
representatives
DTC Novi Sad: Meeting and Visit Eugen chocolates ltd.
10.09.2016 Novi Sad, Serbia DTC, Technology transfer
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DTC Novi Sad: Meeting “How to successfully facilitate technology
transfer and commercialize research results” 13.09.2016 Split, Croatia
Members of State Delegation of
Republic of Serbia
Meeting “Institute for molecular engineering Belgrade”
17.09.2016 Novi Sad, Serbia Technology Transfer, DTC Portal
DTC Training Workshop
21.09.2016 Vinkovci, Croatia
Universities, County
Representatives, Regional
Development Agencies
Working Group Meeting I&TT 22.09.2016 Osijek, Croatia Universities, Multiplicators, NGOs http://groupspaces.com/Competitiveness/
DTC Novi Sad: Participation “Tesla Fest”
15.10.2016 Novi Sad, Serbia
Honorary guest – discussion on technology transfer, DTC
network, cooperation with UNS
DTC Ruse: Participation on public event: “Press conference:
Entrepreneurial University” 28.09.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, Students, Media Oranized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Ruse: Workshop of Resita network: Academic
Entrepreneurship and Innovation network of South-Eastern European Universities”
27.10.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, Researchers, Business
representatives, stakeholders Oranized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Ruse: Participation on public event: “55
th Annual
Scientific conference on Smart Specialization” 29.10.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academics, Researchers, Business
representatives, stakeholders Oranized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Ruse: Participation on public event: “Internationalization of Romanian Education, Research and Innovation”
03.11.2016 Bucharest,
Romania
Academics, Researchers, Business
representatives, stakeholders Oranized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
DTC Maribor, DTC Slavonski Hrast:
Signing Memorandum of Understanding with DTC Slavonski Hrast and Letter of Commitment with
DTC Maribor
04.11.2016 Bratislava,
Slovakia
Business Partners, Universities,
Ministry, DTC network Partner https://danube-inco.net/object/event/18158
DTC Novi Sad: Meeting with “Labena” Ltd.
09.11.2016 Novi Sad, Serbia Technology Transfer, future
customers for DTC Portal Organized by University of Novi Sad
DTC Ruse: “Junior Achievement” Training
16.11.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, Students Organized by University of Ruse »Angel Kanchev«
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Publication in “Capital” “Five conclusions on new university ranking”
25.11.2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Public
http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2016/1
1/25/2869956_pet_izvoda_ot_noviia_reiting_na_universitetit
e/?sp=3#storystart
DTC Novi Sad: Meeting with “Frobas” Ltd.
28.11.2016 Novi Sad, Serbia Industry
DTC Slavonski HRAST DTC Management Training
29.11. – 01.12.2016
Karlsruhe,
Germany DTC Staff
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6 Danube-INCO.NET Project targeted DTCs (Novi Sad, Vukovar, Ruse)
The DTC initiative has attracted a great deal of attention in the Danube region proven by the fact that
more and more organisations expressed their interest in creating a DTC on-site. There are three DTCs
that are already installed and were financed by the project budget and partners in Danube-INCO.NET.
The list below contains the official name, host organization and contact partners of each DTC:
DTC Novi Sad Contact person Ljubomir Kljajić Host organization
University Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 5, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Phone +381(0)21 485-2006 Email [email protected]
DTC “Slavonki Hrast” Contact person Mihajlo Nagy, Ivan Ambroş Host organization
EKO-SUSTAV Ltd, Vukovar, Croatia, Zupanijska 9, 32000 Vukovar, Croatia
Phone +385989098207 Email [email protected]
DTC Ruse Contact person Svilen Kunev Host organization
University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”, 8 Studenska Street, 7017 Ruse, Bulgaria
Phone +359887934639 Email [email protected]
In order to get a first impression on each of the DTCs mentioned above, the following subchapters
provide an overview of activities in events, workshops, policy dialog and collaborations.
6.1 Danube Transfer Center Serbia, Novi Sad
During the DTC pilot project, University of Novi Sad also signed agreements with SEZ. Yet, due to
budget limitations, the three above listed organisations received special DTC seminars from Steinbeis
in the framework of the project. Only afterwards, with the help of the funding through Danube-
INCO.NET, training sessions for the University of Novi Sad were possible.
University of Novi Sad signed a LoC at the 1st Annual EUSDR Forum in Regensburg (Germany) in
November 2012 and a MoU at the 2nd Annual EUSDR Forum in Bucharest (Romania) in October 2013.
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In addition, the founding members of DTC Novi Sad filled in the questionnaire for an analysis of the
organisational environment and the host organization, submitted it in December 2012 and updated it
within Danube-INCO.NET project in January 2015. A detailed overview of all activities can be seen in
the Table 2. (page 27) which underlines the efforts of the DTC to connect universities, research
organizations and the economy of the macro-region. Project activities which have directly been carried
out within the Danube.INCO-NET project will be discussed in detail in Chapter 6.1.1.).
The University of Novi Sad is partner within the INTERREG Danube region project Made in Danube
(Transnational Cooperation to transform knowledge into marketable products and services for the
Danubian sustainable society of tomorrow) under the coordination of SEZ.
6.1.1 Activities of DTC Novi Sad
Throughout the last two years, several meetings, trainings and participation in events were organised.
Some of the activities were carried out directly within the Danube-INO.NET project whereas some
have been organized by the DTC network itself. Chapter 6.1.1.1 will present the activities carried out
by the project Danube-INCO.NET and chapter 6.1.1.2 will list all other activities.
6.1.1.1 DTC Novi Sad activities within the Danube-INCO.NET project
a. In Stuttgart, Germany 22nd - 23rd May 2014 Participation in the 1st Eastern European Innovation
Partnership High-Level Meeting (DTC Slavonski Hrast, DTC Bratislava, DTC Nitra, DTC Cluj, DTC
Bucharest, DTC Maribor, DTC Hungary);
Figure 2.: Stuttgart, May 2014
b. Aside from that, DTC Novi Sad passed training sessions from SEZ during Danube-INCO.NET project
on DTC centre management and proposal writing in March 2015 in Novi Sad;
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c. DTC Novi Sad attended 3 Virtual Meetings – 12th , 26th February , 22 April 2016 and organized one
of them together with DTC Ruse;
d. Karlsruhe, Germany 30th - 31st May 2016 Attending - together with DTC Ruse - DTC operational
meeting.
Figure 4.: Karlsruhe, May 2016
6.1.1.2 Other activities of DTC Novi Sad
a. new rule book for organization, structure and operation of DCTT at the University of Novi Sad
(UNS);
b. New logo of Danube Center for Technology Transfer, University of Novi Sad;
c. Preparing framework of policies for establishing spin-off companies at the UNS;
d. Prepared new document models relevant for potential applicants for projects (funded by the
Government of Republic of Serbia or EU – related with technology transfer, innovations, research
and development);
e. Models of contracts (licensing contract, know-how- contract, consortium contract, authorship
agreements);
f. Models of application forms for patents (Intellectual Property Office), due diligence forms;
g. Signed Memorandum of Understanding with Innovation Fund of Republic Serbia –TTO (Technology
transfer Office); collaborative grant scheme 300.00 € - administrative support (providing
information about project, models of contracts regarding IP transfer and other legal support);
Figure 3.: Novi Sad, March 2015
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h. Established Danube Center for Technology Transfer (DTC) UNS website7: the overall goal is to help
the academic and non-academic community to be informed about technology transfer, DTC portal,
good practices from other partner countries, Danube INCO.NET project;
i. DTC portal – counts: 7 institutions , 6 companies and still growing;
j. Created database of patents, technical solutions, plant variety (M91, M91 classification) that were
signed by the UNS;
k. Created database of all start-up companies from the UNS;
l. In a process of making publicly available policies and procedures for the IP management;
m. Supporting the development of capacity skills of R&D and taking measures to raise awareness of
researchers and students about the importance of management of IP rights, their conclusion in the
process of knowledge transfer and technology and the acquisition of skills in the field of
entrepreneurship;
n. Promoting the wider diffusion that has been created by public funding;
o. Included in process o technology transfer (had two successful mini matches);
p. Working on task – technology transfer (TTO program with the goal to help researcher from UNS to
get some mini grant to improve its IP and to commercialize to the market);
q. In process of making first spin-off company at UNS;
r. Company visits and Innovation Audits;
s. Established cooperation with business incubator iDEALab Novi Sad.
6.1.2 DTC Novi Sad Policy Dialogue
a. „Professional seminar and debate on policy development and the establishment of the third
mission of universities in Serbia” – discussed frameworks for collaboration between Universities
(Faculties and Institutes), mapping potential for technology transfer, strengthening up
connections between TTO-s at universities (Novi Sad, Belgrade, Kragujevac, Nis) and mutual
cooperation. This event was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological
Development, Republic of Serbia. Upcoming new meeting with representatives from universities,
Chamber of Commerce and Ministry;
b. Established cooperation with Nucleo de Propriedade Intelectual, Lisbon - knowledge and
experience exchange in the field of patents, contracts, protection of IP property – Patricia Lima, IP
attorney at Nucleo de Propriedade Intelectual, Intellectual Property Department. Implementing
solutions regarding IP contracts with students. Meeting took place in Belgrade;
c. Establishing cooperation with University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy - collecting knowledge and
experience on technology transfer practice and spin off companies - meeting in June 2016.
d. DTC Novi Sad is active in Priority Area (PA) 7 (Knowledge Society), PA 8 (Competitiveness) and PA
9 (People and Skills).
6.1.3 Collaboration with organizations, companies (including DTC TIN portal activities)
a. Established cooperation with Laboratory for Molecular Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms,
Belgrade (information is prepared and going to be entered on portal – waiting for revision
approval from board);
b. Established cooperation with Invetlab, Adasevci – information entered on portal;
c. Established cooperation with CamEngineering, Novi Sad – information entered on portal;
7 For more information, please visit: http://www.dtcnetwork.eu/.
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d. Established cooperation with Innovation Fund, Belgrade – information entered on portal;
e. Established cooperation with Fermex Ltd, Novi Sad – information entered on portal;
f. Established cooperation with FINS (Institute of Food Technology), Novi Sad – (information is
prepared and going to be entered on portal – waiting for revision approval from board),
g. Establishing cooperation with „Sunoko“- one of the biggest sugar-refinery companies in Eastern
Europe (waiting for approval from director):
h. Establishing cooperation with „RT-RK“ – one of the biggest IT companies in Novi Sad, and one of
the largest in Eastern Europe (waiting for approval from director);
i. Established cooperation with “Inopat” company, Novi Sad – frame of work: patent preparation,
patent technical analysis, patent valuation and landscaping claim chart generation patent
monetization support technologies. Information is prepared and going to be entered on portal –
waiting for revision approval from board;
j. Established cooperation with “Department of Power, Electronics and Communication
Engineering” (information is prepared and going to be entered on portal – waiting for revision
approval from board);
k. Established cooperation with “IdeaLab” – (information is prepared and going to be entered on
portal – waiting for revision approval from board).
6.1.4 Future development - and source of financing for DTC Novi Sad
a. To continue with establishing cooperation with companies and R&D with the goal of mapping the
Innovation and Technology Transfer potential (Innovation Audits) and readiness for cooperation
within DTC network;
b. To create mechanisms for: identification, legal protection and commercialization of intellectual
property generated within the University and members of University (faculties and institutes
within the University);
c. To enhance Technology Transfer capacities;
d. Exchange of knowledge and experiences;
e. To enhance the cross-border partner network;
f. Project-based funding. Long term - UNS budget and income from technology transfers;
g. To submit proposals e.g. for INTERREG (DTC Novi Sad is currently partner in the INTERREG Danube
region project Made in Danube (Transnational Cooperation to transform knowledge into
marketable products and services for the Danubian sustainable society of tomorrow).
6.1.5 Conclusion DTC Novi Sad
Activities carried out by the DTC at the University of Novi Sad have proven to be successful at achieving
the goals defined in the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
and the UNS. However, it will take time, effort, funds, as well as a sign of good will and trust from
other partners that are inevitable in this process. In the sense of long term university strategy,
strengthening the capacity of the DTC at the University of Novi Sad is one of the top priorities. The final
goal of the DTC is to facilitate commercialization of the applicable academic knowledge, provide a
platform for integration of individual efforts across the University in the course of knowledge transfer
and provide assistance in sustainable development to the community in the region. Therefore,
University of Novi Sad intends to promote the ideas of DTC aiming to integrate comprehensive
applicable knowledge generated across the University, including not only Engineering and Technology,
but also Natural and Social Sciences, Law, Medicine, Agriculture, etc. The University of Novi Sad is
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determined to make efforts in order to diversify funding, provide an efficient platform for generating
ideas, projects, transfer and commercialization of the knowledge created within the university.
DTC has been setting up good cooperation within the region, but the lack of information and trust
about technology transfer has been an interference factor. Through the activities of DTC University of
Novi Sad, potential partners from Belgrade and Italy are interested in mutual cooperation. They see
the DTC network as a good practice and “know how” to do successful technology transfer, and DTC
Novi Sad as an active partner to manage whole or part of the process. DTC wants to hold this practice
and spread it to other regions in Serbia. The main challenge of the DTC at University of Novi Sad is the
staffing situation. Since the beginning, DTC Novi Sad presented three different DTC managers which
tend to hinder communication and effective cooperation. The current DTC manager is also employed
on a temporary limited work contract. The fluctuation and uncertainties of staffing are a challenge for
the sustainability of the project.
Summarizing DTC Novi Sad showed a good collaboration and strong involvement in local and regional
cooperation within the Danube Region.
The wide spread activities of DTC Novi Sad show a positive and proactive attitude and generation of
new ideas. The development of DTC Novi Sad and the collaboration with SEZ will intensify due to the
fact that the UNS is partner in the INTERREG project Made in Danube project, coordinated by SEZ.
6.1.6 Overview Dissemination Activities DTC Novi Sad
With reference to table 1, table 2 shows all dissemination activities, carried out by DTC Novi Sad in the
years 2014 – 2016.
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Table 2.: Dissemination Activities DTC Novi Sad
Type of Event Name of event Partner
responsible Date
Location (city, country)
Type of audience Estimated size
of audience Comments/
Further Information
Meeting Conference DTC Novi Sad 01.07.2013. Novi Sad, Serbia Partners, Research and
Industry 200 Promotion of DCTT
Meeting 1st Eastern European
Innovation Partnership High-Level Meeting
Steinbeis 22-23.05.2014. Stuttgart, Germany
Partners and Clusters 35 Workshop and Meeting
of DTC
Workshop – Training
DTC set-up visit Novi Sad Novi Sad 2-4. 03.2015. Novi Sad, Serbia Research and Industry 20 Training and Workshop
Meeting TTF program 09.10.2015. Belgrade, Serbia Policy, Research and Industry Introduction of TTF program,
SRTTP
Workshop IP Marketing and Evaluation 12-14. 1015. Belgrade, Serbia Research and Industry Workshop
Info day Info day on DTC activities,
DTC portal Novi Sad 25.03.2016. Novi Sad, UNS
Institutes, Faculties, representatives of companies, clusters, start –up companies
30 Dissemination
Meeting, Seminar Technology Transfer –
examples of good practice in the region”
25-26.04.2016. Banja Luka, Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Representatives of government, industry, professors, IP experts
40 Dissemination
Meeting DTC Meeting Steinbeis 30-31.05.2016 Karlsruhe DTC Ruse, DTC Novi Sad 4 Meeting and visits
Meeting Collaborative grant scheme,
Innovation Fund 21.06.2016.
Belgrade, Chamber of commerce
Minister, representatives of Chamber of commerce,
representatives of companies, clusters, institutes, universities
60 Dissemination
Seminar
HERE national team of Republic of Serbia for IP
management at universities and institutes
Novi Sad 22.06.2016. Rectorate,
University of Novi Sad
Representatives of the University of Novi Sad, professors, teachers,
researchers
40 Seminar (hosted by Danube
Center for Technology transfer at University of Novi Sad)
Meeting Eugen chocolates ltd Novi Sad 10.09.2016. Rectorate,
University of Novi Sad
Technology transfer, DTC portal
2 Meeting and visit
Meeting/Seminar/Workshop
“How to successfully facilitate technology transfer and commercialize research
results“.
Split, Croatia 13.09.2016. 2 Member of state delegation of
Republic of Serbia
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Meeting Institute for molecular engineering Belgrade
Novi Sad 17.09.2016. Rectorate,
University of Novi Sad
Technology transfer, DTC portal
4 Meeting and visit
Meeting
"Innovation and Technology Transfer", "Environmental Technologies and Energy
Efficiency" and"Cooperation of Business Organizations“
Osijek, Croatia
21.09.2016. Innovation and technology
transfer Meeting - participant
Festival Tesla fest Novi Sad 15.10.2016. SPENS
Honorary guest – discussion on technology transfer, DTC network, cooperation with
UNS
50 Guest
Meeting/Seminar on food and feed
FINS with Danube Center for Technology Transfer UNS
(DCTT)- meeting with Labena ltd. (largest importer of food
and feed processing equipment for Balcan
Novi Sad 25.10.2016. Rectorate,
University of Novi Sad
Technology transfer, DTC portal- future cooperation
5 Meeting
Meeting
Laboratorie de Genive Civil et Ingenierie
Environnementale Lyon 1 University, France
Novi Sad 09.11.2016. Rectorate
University of Novi Sad
Technology transfer, DTC portal – future cooperation
3 Meeting
Meeting Frobas ltd. Novi Sad 28.11.2016. Frobas doo Technology transfer, future
cooperation, DTC portal (aleady partner)
visit to the factory - company
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6.2 Danube Transfer Center Croatia, Vukovar
DTC Slavonski Hrast hosted by Eko-Sustav Ltd. Vukovar signed a LoI at the 2nd Annual EUSDR Forum in
Bucharest (Romania) in October 2013. Within the framework of Danube-INCO.NET project, the
(potential) staff of DTC Vukovar filled in the questionnaire for an analysis of its environment and host
organization in January 2015. In November 2016, DTC Slavonski Hrast signed the Memorandum of
Understanding with SEZ at the 5th Annual EUSDR forum in Bratislava (Slovakia).
6.2.1 Activities of DTC Slavonski Hrast
Throughout the last two years, DTC Slavonski Hrast has been actively involved in meetings, events,
trainings and workshops. Some of the activities were carried out directly within the Danube-INO.NET
project whereas some have been organized by the DTC network itself. Chapter 6.2.1.1 will present the
activities carried out by the project Danube-INCO.NET and chapter 6.2.1.2 will list all other activities.
6.2.1.1 DTC Slavonski Hrast activities within the Danube-INCO.NET project
a. Stuttgart, Germany 22nd - 23rd May 2014 Participation at the 1st Eastern European Innovation
Partnership High-Level Meeting; also training for DTC partners in Stuttgart related to DTC
founding, visits to Steinbeis Transfer Center – “Optical Chemo- and Biosensors” in Tübingen
(Germany) and Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) Reutlingen (Germany);
b. Vukovar, Croatia 4th - 5th March 2015 DTC Training and Meeting. In the premises of the
Technology Park Vinkovci Ltd. - first meeting (set-up meeting) regarding the establishment of the
first center for technology transfer in Vukovar-Srijem County - DTC Vukovar (Danube Transfer
Centre Vukovar) took place. As the only Croatian partner in this project the EKO-SUSTAV Ltd.
participated. The meeting was assisted and coordinated by the Hrast regional development
agency in Vukovar-Srijem County. The meeting was attended by the deputy mayor of the town of
Vinkovci Ivan Bosančić, director of ECO-SYSTEM Ltd. Vladimir Smolčić and Director of the
Technology Park Vinkovci Ltd. Josip Gilja, representatives of development agencies Vukovar-
Srijem Hrast Ltd., Vura Ltd., Via Ltd. and Vukovar-Srijem County, Representative from the Wood
Cluster Zvonimir Petrić and representatives of companies located in the Technology Park Vinkovci.
As a project partner company EKO-SUSTAV Ltd. Was represented by its employee - Mihajlo Nagy.
Technology Park Vinkovci organized a meeting and discussed the planning of further activities and
services such as: the DTC establishing regional specificity, learning about technology offers and
demands on technology transfer in Vukovar-Srijem County.
Set up meeting and innovation audits8 with two companies, who were introduced by Mr. Gohla
with presentation of DTC history and plans for the development in Croatia and with the plan to
participate in Interreg projects.
8 For further information, please see Annex, table 6.
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Figure 5.: Vukovar, March 2015
c. In Ulm, Germany 29th - 30th October 2015 participation in the 4th Annual Forum of the EUSDR,
together with other DTCs;
d. In Craiova, Romania 30th November 2015 workshop for centers for DTC network (DTCs) – (DTC
Slavonski Hrast, DTC Nitra, DTC Cluj, DTC Bucharest, DTC Maribor, DTC Ruse - virtual)
Figure 6.: Craiova, November 2015
e. DTC Slavonski Hrast, attended 3 Virtual Meetings – 12th, 26th February & 22nd April 2016 and
organized one of them;
f. Twinning in Baden-Württemberg with SEZ - 2nd - 4th May 2016 with the following activities:
1. Karlsruhe, Germany 2nd of May 2016 Conference „Connect Ideas 2 business 2016“ with
participation of Ivan Ambroš, Mihajlo Nagy and Ivan Perković from wood processing
company „Spačva“ with presentation of Innovative idea on conference. Education in
Steinbeis related to interreg project proposals and inclusion in other projects;
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Figure 7.: Karlsruhe, May 2016
2. Ostfildern and Biberach, Germany 3rd of May Visit Wood cluster proHolz and center of
competences for wood in Baden-Württemberg (Biberach);
3. Training on DTC Management.
g. Zagreb, Croatia 7th of June 2016 Visit to Forestry faculty and Forestry Institute – organized directly
by DTC management (Mihajlo Nagy and Ivan Ambroš without the attendance of SEZ);
h. Bucharest, Romania 10th of June 2016 Danube Transfer Center network face to face Meeting for all DTC network partners;
Figure 8.: Bucharest, June 2016
i. One week in Croatia 19th – 23rd September 2016 with the following program: o 19th September → Meeting with Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb
o 20th September → Company Visit “Spačva” in Vinkovci
o 21st September → Workshop DTC Slavonski Hrast in Vinkovci, Croatia
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o 22nd September → Working Group Meeting “Innovation and Technology
Transfer” in Osijek
o 23rd September → Meeting with Rector of Josip-Juraj-Strossmayer-University in Osijek;
Prof. Dr. Željko Turkalj
o 23rd September → Meeting with Prefect of Vukovar-Srijem County in Osijek;
Mr. Bozo Galič
j. Bratislava, Slovakia 4th November 2016: DTC Slavonski Hrast signed the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU)9. The Ceremony was organized in the frame of the 5th Annual Forum of the
EUSDR and attended by 30 invited guests, ranging from DTC network members, project partner
from the Danube.INCO-NET and representatives from local and international ministries and
universities. The MoU was signed by Ivan Ambros, Head of Department for Regional Development
and Strategic Planning at the Development Agency of Vukovar-Srijem “HRAST” Ltd. on the
Croatian side and Prof. Dr. Norbert Höptner, Director of Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum. Parallel to the
MoU, DTC Maribor signed the Letter of Commitment (please see figure 20 and 21).10
9 Please see also Annex, figure 20.
10 More information regarding the ceremony can be found here: http://www.ar-hrast.hr/default.aspx?id=12383.
Figure 9.: Vinkovci, 21st
September 2016
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k. Twinning in Karlsruhe with SEZ 29th November – 1st December 2016 with the following programm: o 29th November 2016 Work on Interreg 2nd Call; o 30th November 2016 Training on DTC Structure and Business Plan; o 1st December 2016 Self Study “Proposal Writing for Interreg an H2020”
Figure 11.: DTC Ceremony in Bratislava (from left to right: Ivan Ambros, Prof. Dr. Höptner)
Figure 10.: DTC Ceremony in Bratislava (from left to right: Ivan Ambros, Prof. Dr. Höptner and Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar)
Figure 12.: Karlsruhe, December 2016
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6.2.1.2 Other Activities of DTC “Slavonski Hrast”
a. Analysis of the DTC’s environment in respect of political, socio-cultural, economic, technological
and environmental and legal aspects has been accomplished;
b. Analysis of the DTC’s host organization such as universities or research institutes has been
accomplished;
c. Analysis of demand for DTC in respect of SMEs has been accomplished;
d. Qualification of the DTC staff has been accomplished;
e. Legal framework for DTC Slavonski Hrast in Vukovar – will be located by Competence Center
(Wood Cluster) Regional development Agency Hrast (Vinkovci, Croatia);
f. Growth strategies for DTC “Slavonski Hrast”: comprise mainly two areas: firstly, the connection of
DTCs on regional, national and European level and secondly, the conception and elaboration of
pilot projects;
g. DTC Slavonski Hrast is presented on the DTC Network website;
h. DTC Slavonski Hrast loading information on TIN portal, http://www.muri.utcluj.ro/dtc/tin-portal/;
i. DTC Slavonski Hrast uploaded companies to the TIN PORTAL.
6.2.2 DTC Slavonski Hrast Policy Dialogue
In the development of establishing a DTC network in the Danube area, the most important approach is
the connection of entrepeneurs, universities and research institutions. For DTC Slavonski Hrast the
mapping of all relevant actors is a responsibility, as well as motivating universities to participate in
research projects. Wood cluster (http://slavonski-hrast.com/) is already very active in Vukovar-Srijem
County in relation to companies and there is a start of cooperation with the wood cluster in Baden-
Württemberg.
The development of every DTC depends first on financial means, political approvement and
connections to various actors. DTC Slavonski Hrast has the opportunity to develop a network of
technology transfer in Croatia. SEZ supports DTC Vukovar in terms of participation in research projects.
With the establishmennt of a competence center, DTC Slavonski Hrast plans to involve actors from
wood clusters, universities, research institutions and companies. Further financing scould be secured
through EU/Interreg/other projects and partly from the county financial resources. Further the DTC
Slavonski Hrast is partner in the „Made in Danube“ project, coordinated by SEZ and creates the
possibility to develop the network of DTC in Croatia.
Regional development Agency Hrast (Vinkovci, Croatia) and Mr. Ivan Ambroš in May 2015 participated
in preparing the Made in Danube project proposal as a basis for the DTC Croatia development.
Great part of the analysis of the environment DTC in respect to political, socio-cultural, economic,
technological and environmental and legal aspects has been accomplished, with an analysis of
universities and/or research institutes. Beyond that an analysis of demand for DTC in respect of SMEs
has been accomplished.
After the first innovation audits and Expression of interest DTC Slavonski Hrast signed the MoU with
SEZ in 2016 to support further development of the DTC network in Croatia and the Danube area. Thus
DTC Slavonski Hrast will have more opportunities to connect every involved party in the process.
Besides, entrepreneurs and universities have given the following policy recommendations to:
- bring diverse interest groups to the table to enhance political will for common priority-setting
which can provide a basis for joint programmes in matching priority areas;
- intensify partner cooperation step-by-step, to overcome barriers;
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- implement pilot projects which should be envisaged for specific purposes selected by the
(two or more) partners, while making use of experiences gathered in cross-border
collaboration projects;
- organize productive exchanges of information;
- help the parties to discover, clarify or create the highest joint gains possible;
- assist the parties in making informed choices;
- identify the added value of cooperation for researchers / entrepeneurs in Vukovar-Srijem
County and the Univesities;
- provide operational support to R&D projects.
Further DTC “Slavonski Hrast” is active member of PA 8 (Competitiveness) and participated at a
meeting of the working group for Innovation and technology transfer in March 2014 and September
2016 in Osijek (Croatia);
Also DTC Slavonski Hrast represented by the Development Agency of Vukovar-Srijem County Hrast and
Mr. Ivan Ambroš (Head of the Department of Regional Development and Strategic Planning)
participated at the PA Cross-fertilization perspective on Innovation and Technology Transfer Workshop
- 9th June 2016, Bucharest, Romania.
6.2.3 Collaboration with organizations and companies (including DTC TIN portal activities)
a. DTC Slavonski Hrast as an entry point for Croatia will make a mapping of all relevant actors in the
region and also motivate Universities to participate in research projects. Starting with the wood
cluster (http://slavonski-hrast.com/) including 33 members, SME's, universities, research
institutions, development agencies and other stakeholders in technology transfer;
b. In the first phase companies from the wood sector as well as the Croatian forest research
institute, the forestry faculty of University of Zagreb and the Energy institute Hrvoje Pozar are
audited. As mentioned, the plan is to continue to cover technology offers and technology
requests in entire Croatia;
c. Using DTC TIN Portal for the future collaboration with the organisations.
6.2.4 Future development and source of financing for DTC “Slavonski Hrast”
a. Vukovar-Srijem County established the competence centre SLAVONSKI HRAST Ltd. in March 2016.
The smart specialisation strategy of the Republic of Croatia 2016 - 2020 was adopted and a call for
Supporting Competence Centres Development was announced for 1st July 2016. There are already
defined RDI projects to meet entrepreneurs needs with research and innovation capacities;
b. The interreg project Made in Danube project with DTC Slavosnki Hrast as partner has been
approved. Also CEFAIR application was submitted to Interreg ADRION. Also during the workshop
in November / December 2016 in Karlsruhe, training for applications to Interreg Central Europe
and Interreg DTP 2nd call has been carried out;
c. With the establishment of the competence center DTC Slavonski Hrast plans to involve actors
from the wood cluster. The plan is to map universities, research institutions (technology offer)
and companies (technology needs);
d. Projects with the local industry.
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6.2.5 Conclusion DTC Slavonski Hrast
Activities carried out by the DTC Slavonski Hrast have proven to be successful at achieving the goals
that have been defined within the several agreements. Recent workshops in Vinkovci and Karlsruhe in
September and November 2016 represent a seamless follow-up to the previous meetings and were
successfully performed.
The signing of the MoU between SEZ and DTC Slavonski Hrast was successfully carried out during the
5th Annual Forum of the EUSDR on 4th November in Bratislava. All in all the collaboration with DTC
Slavonski Hrast have also based on a proactive attitude from both sides. This is further proven by the
fact that DTC Slavonski Hrast enjoys strong political support from Mrs Dragica Karajić from the Ministry
if Entrepreneurship and Crafts of Croatia who is also Priority Area 8 Coordinator.
6.2.6 Overview dissemination activities DTC Slavonski Hrast
After a detailed enumeration of activities that have been carried out by DTC Slavonski Hrast, the
following table provides an overview of all dissemination activities from 2014 - 2016. The table also
shows the type of audience which shows the broad involvement of regional actors in events.
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Table 3.: Dissemination activities DTC Slavonski Hrast
Type of Event
Name of event Partner
responsible Date
Location (city, country)
Type of audience Estimated size of
audience Comments/
Further Information
Meeting
Conference on Regional Innovation Strategies & Smart
Specialisation and DTC Working Session
SEZ 02.07.2013 Novi Sad (Serbia) Business partners, Universities,
Ministry 50
Conference on Regional Innovation
Strategies & Smart Specialisation and
DTC Working Session, first meeting
related to DTC establishment for
EKO-SUSTAV Ltd.
Meeting
Forum on the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region and the
meeting of the working group for innovation and technology
transfer in Bucharest
SEZ 28.10.2013 Bucharest (Romania)
Business partners, Universities, Ministry
500
Forum on the implementation of the
EU Strategy for the Danube Region
with signing of Memorandum of
Letter of Intent EKO-SUSTAV Ltd and
SEZ
Meeting Kick Off meeting of DANUBE-
INCO.NET ZSI
03.02.2014
Wien (Austria)
Project partners, DTC network partners
25 Kick Off meeting of DANUBE-
INCO.NET
Meeting WG for environment, EE Umwelt-
technik BW 24.03.2014 Zagreb (Croatia)
Business partners, Universities, Ministry
100 Presentation of DTC project and
DANUBE-INCO.NET project
Training Danube Transfer Centres
training SEZ 22.05.2014 Stuttgart (Germany)
Business partners, DTC network partners
25
Danube Transfer Centres training visit to Steinbeis Transfer Centre – “Optical Chemo- and Biosensors”
Tübingen and Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) Reutlingen
Meeting Kick off Danube Transfer
Centres meeting in Vukovar EKO-SUSTAV
Ltd.
04.03.2015
Vinkovci (Croatia)
Business partners, DTC network partners
20 Kick off Danube Transfer Centres meeting in Vukovar with Robert
Gohla (SEZ)
Workshop Workshop related to
establishing DTCs SEZ
30.11.2015
Craiova (Romania) DTC network partners 20
Workshop related to establishing DTCs
Training „Connect Ideas to business
2016“Conference and training SEZ 02.05.2016
Karlsruhe (Germany)
Business partners, DTC network partners
150 Training (Interreg and innovation
audit) with SEZ
Meeting Danube Transfer Centres
meeting SEZ 10.06.2016
Bucharest (Romania)
DTC network partners 20 Presentation of DTC establishment
results
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Meeting Final conference of NO GAP
project SEZ 27.07.2016 Cluj (Romania)
DTC network partners, project partners
40
Final conference of NO GAP project with visits of innovative company
Napochin and meeting with representatives of clusters
Meeting PA8 WG meeting in Osijek with visits to Vukovar-Srijem County
SEZ 19.09.2016 Zagreb, Osijek and Vinkovci (Croatia)
Business partners, DTC network partners
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PA8 WG meeting in Osijek with visits to Vukovar-Srijem County Prefect,
visit to Zagreb Forestry faculty, visit to Osijek University
Meeting 5th Annual Forum of the EU
Strategy for the Danube Region SEZ
03.11./ 04.11. 2016
Bratislava (Slovakia) Business partners, Universities, Ministry, DTC network partners
500
5th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region with signing of
Memorandum of understanding Hrast Development Agency with SEZ
Meeting DTC Management Training SEZ 28.11. – 01.12.
2016 Karlsruhe
(Germany) Business partners, DTC network
partners 10
DTC Management Training, defining the types of services offered by DTC
„SLAVONSKI HRAST“, development of business plan
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6.3 Danube Transfer Center Bulgaria, Ruse
The Danube Transfer Center - hosted at the University Angel Kanchev - in Ruse signed a LoI at the 2nd
Annual EUSDR Forum in Bucharest (Romania) in October 2013. Besides, it filled in the questionnaire for
analysis and submitted it to SEZ in January 2015.
Figure 13.: Bucharest, November 2013
In the first months of its existence, DTC-Ruse was meant to be a separate unit in the organizational
structure of the University of Ruse. Due to expected changes of the Academic Board (elections, new
mandate) no further changes or adjustments were undertaken. After the end of January 2016, when
the new Academic Board was appointed, it was decided that DTC-Ruse must benefit from the existing
internal units in the university research infrastructure. That was the reason to include DTC-Ruse to be
a new unit in the Research & Development sector (R&D). Its main objective is to administratively and
financially organize and support the research as well as development and implementation activities of
the University. The R&D sector has been delegated rights for establishing business contacts with state
and private organizations and companies on behalf of the university.
In figure 13 overall concept of the University research complex is represented and shows that DTC-
Ruse is part of the Technology Transfer Center.
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Figure 14.: University of Ruse; Organizational Chart
6.3.1 Activities of DTC Ruse
Within the past two years, meetings, trainings and participation in events were organised with or by
DTC Ruse. The chapter 6.3.1 is divided by activities which are directly connected with the Danube-
INCO.NET project and chapter 6.3.1.2 will list also further other activities.
6.3.1.1 DTC Ruse activities within the Danube-INCO.NET Project
a. Training / Workshop – 26th February 2015 organized in Ruse by Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
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b. DTC Novi Sad attended 3 Virtual Meetings – 12th, 26th February and 22nd April 2016 and organized
one of them together with DTC Ruse;
c. Karlsruhe, Germany 30th – 31st May 2016 Attending - together with DTC Novi Sad - DTC
Operational Meeting (please see also figure 4);
d. Bucharest, Romania 10th June 2016 Participation at Danube Transfer Center Network face-to-face Meeting for all DTC network partners;
e. On 19th December SEZ and DTC Ruse will have a virtual meeting regarding policy dialog activities
of DTC Ruse, position of DTC within the organizational chart of University of Ruse, TO / TR
activities and new calls.
6.3.1.2 Other activities of DTC Ruse
The following activities have been carried out by DTC Ruse beside the Danube-INCO.NET project:
a. Trainings, seminars and company visits
Different types of activities and events were organized. Briefly, the first actions include:
6 trainings: Triggering event, Seminar “Leadership for success”, Seminar “Project Management
in Industrial companies. Goals, Benefits, Stages”, “LEAN management in production”, A
workshop "The spices of growth" - support for business activities in Ruse region, "Eco
Entrepreneurship";
1 seminar: SWOT analyses for business companies in the Intermodal Transport and logistics
cluster – Ruse;
3 company visits: to a milk and dairy product processing company, a professional power tools
producer, visit to a clothing / textile producer;
1 public event: Innovative Youth Expo;
More details about all of the activities can be found in the DTC-Ruse’s dissemination report.
Figure 15.: Ruse, February 2015
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b. Project proposal
In November 2015 the team of DTC-Ruse elaborated an EU project proposal under the Task 3.3
Pilot Activities in the Danube-INCO.Net project, focused on the topic “Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy in a Bio-based Economy”. The project proposal was called InTraRenew
(Intraregional cluster capacity for adoption of renewable energy sources in transport and
logistics). In general, the overall goal of the project was to improve the awareness and capacity of
regional actors within the triple-helix matrix (business, government, academia) for adoption and
application of renewable energy sources (RES) in their activities. The actors, chosen for the field
study are members of the Intermodal transport and logistics cluster of Ruse – ITLC Ruse (FP7
funded) with the leading role of University of Ruse as a coordinating partner. The approach for
achieving the pilot action goal includes exploring the status quo in the selected organizations
through field interviews and data mining, exchange of knowledge through sharing of experience
and good practices of the stakeholders, elaboration of an integrated policy for better energy
efficiency and application of RES in ITLC Ruse.
c. TIN portal
DTC-Ruse started to use the TIN portal, developed by DTC Cluj Napoca (Romania), with its main
goal to facilitate the interaction among all DTCs within the network and to support the DTCs
partnering institutions to enlarge the scope of cooperation in the Danube region.
6.3.2 DTC Ruse Policy Dialogue
DTC Ruse has only been involved very limited on political level. DTC Ruse is not a member of any
Working Group within the PA. SEZ recommends DTC to show a more pro active attitude, especially in
the terms of policy dialog. SEZ further recommends DTC Ruse to become active within PAs in which
Bulgaria is partly chair holder: PA 3 (Culture and Tourism) – coordinated by Bulgaria and Romania and
PA 11 (Security) – coordinated by Bulgaria and Germany with the objective to contribute knowledge
about Innovation and Technology Transfer for both PAs.
6.3.3 Collaboration with organizations and companies
a. The Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI)
The principle activities of The Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry are:
Promotion of the economic development of the Ruse region;
Lobbying local and central government and other public authorities to promote an understanding
of the role and needs of the business;
Providing wide range of services to member and non-member companies to help develop their
businesses, both at home and internationally.
DTC-Ruse and RCCI collaborate in the following fields: exchange of information about possible
participation in national and international projects, organization of joint events, and exchange of
expertise capacity.
b. Ruse Industrial Association (RIA)
The main activities of RIA are focused on:
Representing its members’ interests in front of municipality and regional authorities through
active contacts with authorities’ representatives, employment agency, banks, city and regional
courts, etc. organizing events and discussions on important problems of business in the region;
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consulting and supporting the RIA members in export and import operations; issuing certificates of
origin, providing information about customs regulations, trade fairs in Bulgaria and abroad, and
market researches.
Professional education and improvement of qualification: organizing seminars on different topics
like computer skills, company management, HR management, trade law and others,
entrepreneurship and start up creation.
Support of companies for searching of financial support: filling out paperwork for credit
applications; export evaluation of goods, business intelligence, etc.
DTC-Ruse and RIA collaborate on company audits, visits to companies and organization of joint
events.
c. Intermodal transport and logistics cluster of Ruse (ITLC Ruse)
ITLC is established with the aim to increase the effectiveness of the partners’ activities with respect
to the intermodal transport and logistics. The cluster is created under the EU funded project
InTraRegio (Towards an Intermodal Transport Network through innovative research-driven clusters
in Regions of organised and competitive knowledge - 286975-FP7-REGIONS-2011-1).
DTC-Ruse and ITLC-Ruse collaborate on company audits, input of information in scientific and
educational activities.
d. The Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River
EAEMDR is a legal entity based in Ruse, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport,
Information Technology and Communications. It is the only specialized organization in Bulgaria that
carries out the entire range of support activities for the maintenance of the waterway, the aquatory
of ports and the winter camps to ensure safe navigation in the Bulgarian section of the Danube
River.
DTC-Ruse and EAEMDR collaborate on joint projects applications and expertise support.
e. Ruse Regional Administration
The main role of RRA is to implement the government decisions locally and to ensure consistency
between national and local interests in regional policy. Also, RRA organizes the development and
implementation of regional strategies and regional development programs, interacts with local
authorities and local administration.
DTC-Ruse and RRA collaborate for development and ad hoc evaluation of regional strategies and
programs, organization of events with regional and supra regional importance, facilitating the joint
activities in the cross-border region with Romania.
6.3.4 Development and source of financing for DTC Ruse
The following activities of DTC-Ruse have been carried out:
a. Training “IP management” - co-organized by the patent office of Republic of Bulgaria 22nd – 23rd
June 2016;
b. Local companies – being interviewed with templates of IA, TO, TR;
c. Improving the information of DTC-Ruse in the TIN portal and the joint DTC website.
DTC Ruse will further seek financing through the following sources:
a. Fees from individuals and/or group customers for organizing events (meetings, seminars), focused
on the transfer of knowledge, technologies and information within the triple-helix matrix;
b. Contracts with companies for transfer of knowledge, technologies, information and consultancy
services;
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c. Contracts with companies or other units for training their employees;
d. Contracts within Bulgarian or European projects and programs, funded by EU or other sources;
e. Sponsorships or donations;
f. Other sources.
6.3.5 Conclusion DTC Ruse
The collaboration with DTC Ruse is still in an initial phase as SEZ has only signed a Letter of Intent with
DTC Ruse. To function as a full DTC, SEZ strives towards further arrangements such as a LoC or MoU. At
this moment SEZ recommends DTC Ruse to become more proactively involved, especially in terms of
policy dialog. On the other hand, DTC Ruse is facing difficulties in connection with the hosting
organization – the University of Ruse. Organizational and staff structure show a high level of volatility
which causes an unfavorable situation for the Transfer Center in Bulgaria, considering the fact that
Ruse is currently the only entry point. SEZ therefore aims towards extending the network in Bulgaria
but is also in constant dialog with DTC Ruse, especially regarding the new position of the DTC within
the university.
6.3.6 Overview Dissemination Activities DTC Ruse
The following table shall give a final overview of dissemination activities, carried out by DTC Novi Sad
in the years 2014 – 2016.
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Table 4.: Dissemination activities DTC Ruse 2014 - 2016
Type of Event
Name of event Partner
responsible Date
Location (city, country)
Type of audience Estimated
size of audience
Comments/ Further Information
Training Triggering meeting SEZ 26-27 February
2015 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academic professors and administrative
staff 27
Training Seminar “Leadership for
success”
URAK March 21, 2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, students,
business representatives
32
Guest: Todd Geist – financial manager and leadership coach in Procter & Gamble Ltd Focus: building strong relationships of cooperation oriented towards a direct relationship between students and business.
Visit Visit to the milk and
dairy products company – Buldex Ltd
URAK April 15, 2015 Belitsa, 50 km. from Ruse Academics, students 25
Focus: better understanding of the business entity needs for technology transfer and links with the university.
Training
Seminar “Project Management in
Industrial companies. Goals, Benefits, Stages”
URAK April 28, 2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, students,
business representatives
18
Guest: Wolfgang Bednar. Focus: innovation process in industrial companies, idea generation, prototype development and production tests.
Seminar
SWOT analyses for business companies in
the Intermodal Transport and logistics cluster –
Ruse
URAK May 28, 2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, students,
business representatives
12
Focus: students to get experience to identify the needs for future development of business units and the role of the university in that.
Training Seminar “LEAN management in
URAK June 24, 2015 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, students,
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Focus: applying new management techniques in
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Type of Event
Name of event Partner
responsible Date
Location (city, country)
Type of audience Estimated
size of audience
Comments/ Further Information
production” representatives production companies for improving inventory system, capacity usage, process and operational management.
Visit Visit to Sparky Eltos –
professional power tools producer
URAK October 22, 2015 Lovech, 190 km. from Ruse Academics, students, managers from the hosting company
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Focus: the two-way connection between the business and academia and how this could foster the technology transfer and technology development.
Training
A workshop "The spices of growth" - support for
business activities in Ruse region
URAK November 18,
2015 Ruse, Bulgaria
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Focus: the support of different institutions and the university for startup creation and growth of newly established business units.
Training Seminar "Eco
Entrepreneurship" URAK December 2, 2015 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academics, students, business
representatives 15
Focus: to attract young people for the idea of sustainable business with care for the environment.
Visit Study visit to a company:
clothes producer “Markam” Ltd.
URAK April 14, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, students 28
Focus: to demonstrate to students application of new technologies in a traditional production sector.
Public event Innovative Youth Expo URAK May 13, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academics, students, business
representatives, regional stakeholders
250>
Focus: to encourage young people to create and implement innovative ideas with the support of academia, business and the society.
Training Danube Transfer Centres
training SEZ
22.05.2016.
Stuttgart (Germany)
Business partners, DTC network partners
25
Danube Transfer Centres training visit to Steinbeis
Transfer Center – “Optical Chemo- and Biosensors”
Tübingen and Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI)
Reutlingen
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Type of Event
Name of event Partner
responsible Date
Location (city, country)
Type of audience Estimated
size of audience
Comments/ Further Information
Meeting Danube Transfer Centres
meeting SEZ 10.06.2016. Bucharest (Romania) DTC network partners 20
Presentation of DTC establishment results
Public event Erasmus International
week URAK June 14, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academics, students, business
representatives, regional stakeholders
18 Presentation of DTC as an
instrument for internationalisation.
Meeting Ruse Municipality URAK June 14, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Experts, Municipality
employees 8
Discussion on joined efforts of URAK and Municipality for
improving the business environment and how DTC may
support that goal.
Training TEMPUS project meeting URAK July 09, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academic partners from Uzbekistan,
Poland, Spain 35
Fostering the cooperation between academia-business for improving the regional research system
Meeting TEMPUS visit to a company: clothes
producer “Markam” Ltd.
URAK July 13, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academic partners from Uzbekistan,
Poland, Spain 38
Focus: to demonstrate to students application of new technologies in a traditional production sector.
Training Seminar for trainers “Eco
entrepreneurship” URAK 14-15.07
Nisovo village, near Ruse, Bulgaria
Academic partners from 3 universities, start-up association
8
Focus: how to consult local companies and entrepreneurs to develop eco products and services.
Meeting Triple Helix Conference on Bio-Based Economy,
Budapest
URAK 19-20.07 Budapest (Hungary)
Academics, researchers, business
representatives, stakeholders
148 Focus: academic support for companies with innovative technologies and products
Training Seminar “Design of
interdisciplinary academic courses”
URAK July 26, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, researchers 15
Focus: how to build modern and practically orientated courses, considering the need of regional business.
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Type of Event
Name of event Partner
responsible Date
Location (city, country)
Type of audience Estimated
size of audience
Comments/ Further Information
Meeting Meeting with the board
of Ruse chamber of commerce and industry
URAK August 23, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics,
researchers, business representatives
5 Focus: how to implement joined activities to support the local business
Public event Press conference “Entrepreneurial
university”
URAK September 28, 2016
Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, students, media
250>
Focus: presenting the capacity of the university to cooperate with stakeholders and to support entrepreneurial activity.
Public event
Workshop of Resita network: Academic
Entrepreneurship and Innovation network of
South-Eastern European Universities
URAK October 27, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria Academics,
researchers, business representatives,
stakeholders
27 Focus: support of business to improve profits and stay socially responsible
Public event
55th
Annual Scientific conference “SMART
SPECIALIZATION - INNOVATIVE STRATEGY
FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC
TRANSFORMATION
URAK October 29, 2016 Ruse, Bulgaria
Academics, researchers, business
representatives, stakeholders
250>
Focus: improving the economical status of the region through fostering innovations and smart specialisation of local business.
Public event
A conference “Internationalization of Romanian Education,
Research and Innovation”
URAK November 03, 2015
Bucharest (Romania)
Academics, researchers, business
representatives, stakeholders
24
Focus: implementation of a sustainable and balanced social and economic development, in order to respond better to global cooperation and the competition for knowledge and capital
Training Junior Achievement URAK November 16, 2016
Ruse, Bulgaria Academics, students 98
Focus: development of entrepreneurial ideas for products, services and technologies for healthcare sector.
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Type of Event
Name of event Partner
responsible Date
Location (city, country)
Type of audience Estimated
size of audience
Comments/ Further Information
Interview
Publication in “Capital” newspaper (online, national coverage)
http://www.capital.bg/politika_i_ikonomika/bulgaria/2016/11/25/2869956_pet_izvoda_ot_noviia_reiting_na_universitetite/
?sp=3#storystart
URAK November 25, 2016
Ruse, Bulgaria Public 26423
Interviews about universities ranking in Bulgaria with examples from several institutions. Focus: how universities foster regional development and elaboration of strategies together with business units.
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7 Final conclusions and recommendations
Figure 16.: DTC Network Map
It can be stated that the DTC network is growing and currently, besides Steinbeis Europa Zentrum, nine
other DTC Centers have been opened: Romania (Cluj and Bucharest), Serbia (Novi Sad), Slovakia
(Bratislava and Nitra), Bulgaria (Ruse), Slovenia (Maribor), Croatia (Vukovar), and Hungary (Pannon
Business Network). Surely the development status of DTCs and DTC candidates varies but both, the
organization and the activity of DTC network is increasing and maturing.
There are pressures for expansion with new offices but not all of the existing DTCs are functioning
efficiently yet. The initiative is facing weak points especially in terms of proactive behaviour which
mostly results from a high fluctuation rate and changes in the human resources sector, particularly in
the sector of higher education. SEZ therefore recommends to prevent changes of contact persons
where possible and aims towards the establishment of a general institutionalization process (e.g. rules,
procedures, mechanisms of delegation/implication/evaluation/motivation regarding the activities in
offices, procurement and sharing of resources, etc.).
The challenges to establish a successful DTC do not only concern the human resource sector. The
choice of instrument that
a.) facilitate the work of the DTCs itself (e.g. instruments for mapping innovation potential for
research organizations and needs of SMEs); and
b.) support the connecting activities of the DTC network (e.g. communication within the
network, exchange of experience).
are equally important.
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7.1 Innovation Portal and online pressence
In this regard, there are currently two initiatives in progress, led by DTC Cluj-Napoca, which pose
these challenges:
a. TIN Web portal for mapping the knowledge potential and innovation needs: Currently TIN is in its
validation phase but yearly submited reports from DTCs also include activities made within the
TIN Portal. Many organisations are already actively interacting and exchanging with the help of
TIN portal: http://www.muri.utcluj.ro/dtc/tin-portal/.
As can be seen in table 5, the current level of TIN Portal entries is low at the moment. Nevertheless the
portal can be seen as a success with the potential for its growth, considering the fact that it is only in
its Beta phase. TIN Portal is also an integral part in the INTERREG project Made in Danube which
secures follow-up financing and development of the Portal. The target is for each DTC to insert three
entries per month (1 research organization and 2 companies).
Table 5.: Current Status of the TIN Portal Database11
DTC Office
Research profiles
Company profiles
TOTAL
Cluj-Napoca (4 Uni Cluj +
Uni Sibiu + IPA Craiova)
5
2
7
Nitra 2 0 2
Novi Sad 6 6 12
Bucharest 4 1 5
Maribor 1 0 1
Vukovar 3 2 5
Györ 0 0 0
Ruse 1 0 1
TOTAL 22 11 33
b. DTC network website: The web presence of the DTC network has been established without
external financing by DTC Cluj-Napoca. Main goal of the website is the integration of
communication and training functions within the virtual environment. This website will further
inform potential stakeholders about the objectives and missions of DTCs, upcoming events and
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activities. Beyond that, it will foster synergies in the Danube area by improving networking
possibilities. The establishment has not been accomplished yet as the website is still under
construction12.
7.2 Set up of Working Groups
The future development of the DTC network also foresees an intensive cooperation of the network
through the organization of three working groups. Table 6 shows the membership of DTC Manager in
different working groups. The boxes highlighted in yellow indicate chair holders. A total of three
working groups have been established:
1. Internal Structure;
2. Network Extension;
3. DTC Tools.
Main objective of the working groups is to prepare rules and procedures of DTCs and each of the chairs
have already prepared a first draft of a group activity report.
Table 6.: Working Groups within the DTC network
DTC Manager Country WG1 DTC Internal structure WG2 Extension of network WG3 DTC Tools
Ivan Ambros Croatia 1
Mihajlo Nagy Croatia 1
Marin Alexandru Romania 1
Popescu Sorin Romania 1 1 1
Mihai Dragomir Romania 1 1 1
Svilen Kunev Bulgaria 1
Danka Moravčíková Slovakia 1
Daniela Chiran Germany 1 1 1
Gabriel Vladut Romania 1
Tillmann Heß Ukraine 1
Daniela Acs Slovakia 1 1
7 5 6
WG Coordinators13
7.3 Sustainability and Transferability
Taking into account all of the above mentioned activities and development, it is secure to say that the
former pilot initiative has been transformed into an international network. SEZ is currently working on
the development of existing DTCs but at the same time striving towards the inauguration of new entry
points. The co-operation of DTC partners within the INTERREG project Made in Danube – which is
coordinated by SEZ - is an important step towards the sustainability and development of the project.
The concept of DTC according to the Steinbeis method has also been nominated as a best practice for
the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region. SEZ is further planning on submitting an application within the
INTERREG Alpine Space programme to transfer the DTC model in this region. The DTC concept has also
raised the attention in the Danube Strategic Point who envisions DTCs as a possible strategic project.
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For more information, please visit: http://www.dtcnetwork.eu. 13
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6. Appendices
Table 7.: Innovation Audit Example, Vinkovci (Croatia)
COMPANY SPAČVA d.d., Vinkovci, Croatia
Topic Results of Audit
1. INNOVATION
CULTURE
Related to this topic Spačva d.d. needs to improve participation I trainings and
advanced education also there is need for market analysis, opportunity assessment
and following future trends to benefit Innovation culture. Cooperation with other
partners and developing new products is satisfactory.
2. INNOVATION
CAPABILITY
Need to improve operational business and make links to innovation strategy. Also
already existing Innovations have to be protected. Use of new technologies is on high
level and project objectives are defined.
3. INNOVATION PROCESSES
This is area that has many gaps. Innovation sources have to be defined, also sources
for financing innovative ideas. Spačva d.d. also has not been before involved in
transnational innovative projects. When there is no interest or participation in
innovative projects you cannot expect investment return at daily basis. Company has
to make step in direction of innovation processes.
4. INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS
Overall best rated part of audit. Trends in production are followed, with new research
with constant improvement. One thing that needs improvement is level of
technologies and knowledge incorporated in company offer.
5. MARKETING INNOVATIONS
Also successful part of audit. With cooperation with foreign companies, and support
for customers, also existing is strategy for new markets and strategic partnerships.
6. INNOVATION SUPPORT
There is need for strong support in dissemination activities like publications and patent
licensing. Not enough of following social media trends, and integration of
technologies. Lack of help from external experts for help, support in deploying
innovation.
CONCLUSION
There is expressed need for Information about EU funds and programs, patent
applications and new, innovative product development. By the sole basic wood
processing production in this company emphasis is not so much on innovation and this
is area that has to be improved. Problems are visible in radar diagram with all issues
expressed above.
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Figure 47.: Expression of Interest, Kiev; Polytechnical Institut
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Figure 18.: Memorandum of Understanding Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum / DTC Slavonski Hrast
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Figure 19.: Letter of Commitment Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum / DTC Maribor