NORTH-EAST BOHEMIA

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Region's Introduction

• Localization – North-East Bohemia• Gathered regions – Liberec,

Hradec Kralove, Pardubice• Region´s Area - 12 440 km2 (15.8 %

territory of the Czech Republic)• Population - 1 482 000

• GDP 86% of Czech average level• GDP 62% EU average level

– 10300€ per capita

• UR - 7,7%

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Region's industry

Liberec Region Glass industry and jewelleryPlastic production and processingEngineering and manufacturingclosely related to the automotiveproductionTextile productionAgriculture

North-East Bohemia Region is characterized mainly by light industry, production for automotive industry and textile.

Hradec Kralove Region General engineeringTextile industryAlimentary production MetalworkingRubber and plastic material industry

Pardubice RegionGeneral engineeringChemical industryElectrical engineeringTextiles and leather productionAgriculture

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Supporting infrastructures

The North-East Bohemia Region management for supporting innovationand development within the Region is represented by:

• Regional Public Authorities• Regional Development Agencies – Liberec and Pardubice Region• CzechInvest – invest and business development agency of the Czech Republic• Chambers of Commerce• Euro Info Centers• Regional Contact Points for EU Framework Programmes – RKO, RIKoC• Business and Technology Incubators – Technology Park by VUTS Liberec, Technology Park

Pardubice

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Clusters in the Region

NACE Branch North East Czech Rep.

DB Manufacture of textiles and textile products

1,68

DH Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

1,20

DI Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

1,60

DL Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment

1,05

DN Manufacturing n.e.c. 1,33

NACE Economic activity North East Czech Rep.

A Agriculture, hunting and forestry

1,44

D Manufacturing 1,50

M Education 1,16

N Health and social work

1,11

The following table gives statistical data about the North-East Bohemia Region and its potential for creation of clusters. These are part of a study Published by the Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Economics.

Identification of Significant industrial branches in the Region.

Tab. 1 Location quotients (LQ) according to economic activities (2002)

Tab. 2 Location quotients (LQ) according to industrialbranches

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Clusters

Textile ClusterCluster that will gather selected textile and clothing producers from the most of the branches of the textile and clothing industry, representatives from the fields of suppliers and consumers and R&D organisations.

Packaging ClusterCluster that gathers producers of packaging and packaging technology, their suppliers and service organisations.

Technical Plastics ClusterCluster of producers and processors of plastics, suppliers of input raw material and providers of related services in cooperation with research institutes and higher education institutes.

Glass ClusterThe idea of creating a Glass Cluster was presented by a team of specialists from the glassmaking and glass producing organisations and research institutes from the Liberec Region these days. The potential of the glass making and glass processing organisations in the Region has to be evaluated for Cluster creating, what should be the main instrument of strengthening their competitive advantage on the domestic and foreign markets.

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Regional R&D

Higher Education:

• University of Hradec Kralove

• Charles University of Prague

• University of Defence

• Technical University of Liberec

• University of Pardubice

Research institutes:

• INOTEX, s.r.o.

• Research and Breeding Institute of

Pomology Holovousy Ltd.

• Glass Institute Hradec Kralove Ltd.

• Research Institute of Textile Machines

Liberec Co. (VUTS)

• SYNPO, a.s.

• VUB, a.s.

• VUOS, a.s.

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Higher Education

Hradec Kralove Region

University of Hradec KraloveFaculty of EducationFaculty of Informatics and ManagementFaculty of Humanities

Charles University of PragueFaculty of Medicine in Hradec KraloveFaculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove

University of DefenceFaculty of Military Health Sciences

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Higher Education

Liberec Region

Technical University of LiberecFaculty of Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of Textile EngineeringFaculty of Mechatronics and Interdisciplinary Engineering StudiesFaculty of EconomicsFaculty of EducationFaculty of Architecture

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Higher Education

Pardubice Region

University of PardubiceFaculty of Chemical TechnologyFaculty of Economics and AdministrationJan Perner Transport FacultyFaculty of HumanitiesFaculty of Art RestorationInstitute of Electrical Engineering and InformaticsInstitute of Health Studies

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Innovative Organisations

Sorted by size • 38 SMEs (small and medium

enterprises)

• 8 large organisations

Sorted by sector • Automotive• Biotechnology• Construction Technology• Chemical Technology• Electronics & Electrotechnics• Glass making / Optics• Information & Computer Technology• Mechanical Engineering• Medical Technology• Material Technology• Pharmacy / Cosmetics / Biotechnology• Textile

This CD presentation brings 46 profiles of organisations that are involved into research and innovation process or run one of the EU R&D Projects in a role of coordinator or as a project partner. Organisation's profiles are sorted regarding size as well as sorted by sector.

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International Activities

Cross Border Cooperation Activities:

• Euroregion NISA – Cross-border cooperation among Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, established in 1991 by the representatives of local associations from the Liberec Region, Polish Jelenia Gora and German Zittau, as the first Euroregion in the post-communist countries.

• Euroregion GLACENSIS - Euroregion Glacensis is a supra-national voluntary and non-profit association of towns and communities and other corporations in the territory of the North-East Czech regions and in the Polish territories of Klodzko, Zabkowice, Walbrzych and Dzierzoniow.

R&D Projects:

• Framework Programmes – at least 51 projects of EU's 5th and 6th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development have been running or currently being run by the organisations within the Region.

• EUREKA - The list of 30 projects of intergovernmental research initiative EUREKA shows the projects that have been finished or currently being run by organisations within the North-East Bohemia Region, either in the role of a coordinator or a project partner.

International Activities of the NUTS II Region are defined by the Cross Border Cooperation Activities and R&D Projects:

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R&D Projects

5th Framework Programme

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R&D Projects

6th Framework Programme

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R&D Projects

EUREKA Projects

Thank you for your attention.

Radka Pittnerova,Regional Contact Point for FP6

radka.pittnerova@vuts.cz+420 485 302 309

May 30th 2006, Brussels