Balkan and Black Sea ICT
Clusters Network
Kick off meeting
Istanbul, Turkey
12.12.2014
Objectives
 To create a framework aiming to intensify collaboration of ICT clusters in the
region, thus meeting common challenges affecting the business opportunities in
the region.
 To spread the cluster approach through out the region as a effective tool for
support of innovation and SMEs.
 To attract critical mass of ICT clusters, companies, research organizations and
academic institutions aiming to stimulate common R&D projects in region.
 To achieve mutual understanding among stakeholders for market trends and
competitive advantages of each network member.
 To implement more ICT competitive tools with the aim to change the regional
economic performance.
 To attract more regional foreign investors through collaborative partnership
among the leading players from each national market.
Members
Albania
Montenegro
• AITA –Albanian ICT Association
• Montenegrin IT Cluste
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Romania
• BIT-Alliance
• ICONIC Cluster
Bulgaria
• IT Cluster Cluj IT Cluster
• Bulgarian ICT Cluster
• Bulgarian Cluster Telecommunications
• ICT Cluster Plovdiv
Greece
• HAMAC
• Corallia
Kosovo
• STIKK – Kosovo ICT Association
Serbia
• Vojvodina ICT Cluster
• ICT NET
• Ni Cat
• ICT cluster of central Serbia Kragujevac
Turkey
• ODTÜ TEKNOKENT
Macedonia
• MASIT
Activities so far
Conference “Cooperation of ICT clusters in the Black Sea region for growth,
prosperity and competitiveness” Sofia, Bulgaria, 10th-11th April 2014;
Partners’ meeting in Nis, Serbia, 15th October 2014;
Participation at European Cluster Conference in Brussels 20th-21st October 2014;
Participation at ICT Working Group in Gyumri, Armenia, 8th November 2014 ;
2B ICT project under COSME Call for cluster excellence submitted;
Facebook and LinkedIn groups were created;
Results Achieved
 MoU signed by 17 organizations;
 Mutual and fair communication between network member;
 The Network was presented to European Commission and BSEC;
 Invitation was sent to Russian, Armenian, Georgian and Moldavian
organizations;
We are here to discus and agreed upon
 Organizational Development of the Network
- ICT Clusters Council
- Rotational chairmanship
- Rules of procedures for members
- Membership procedures
 Operational Development of the Network
- Elaboration of long term goals and future priority areas
- Action plan for 2015
- Working groups
- BSEC project
The Floor is Yours
 Mrs. Alena Palasheva - ICT Cluster Plovdiv
Mr. Brano Vujicic - ICT Association of Chamber of Commerce FBH
Mrs. Burcu Uslu - ODTÜ Teknokent
 Mr. Dritan Mezini - Albanian IT Association
Mrs. Marina Blagojevic - ICT NET
Mrs. Milena Terzieva - Bulgarian Cluster Telecommunications
Mrs. Nektaria Berikou – Corallia
Mr. Rustu Arseven – TÜBIFED
Mr. Peter Statev - ICT Cluster
Mr. Andrei Kelemen - Cluj ICT Cluster
Mrs. Vjollca Cavolli - STIKK - Kosovo ICT Association
Mr. Yiannis Kotsis-Giannarakis - HAMAC
Mrs. Zana Karkin - BIT Alliance