RO Tech Nation DIH

Romania: Bucharest-Ilfov

Overview

Starting from a national initiative aiming to support the technology sector through a digitalization package designed mostly for startups, RO Tech Nation Digital Innovation Hub developed into a partnership between eleven organizations with expertise in complementary fields of specialization (Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Digital Skills and Cybersecurity, aiming to implement digital solutions in several domains of activity, such as Smart Cities, Administration digitalization, Industry 4.0, Industries digital transformation, E-health, and Culture). With a non-profit aim, RO Tech Nation DIH is looking forward to providing technological expertise and experimentation facilities at European standards, in order to digitally transform economic agents and public entities belonging to Bucharest-Ilfov region of Romania. 

Complementary, RO Tech Nation DIH intends to mobilize regional actors, aspiring to accomplish the highest and most ambitious level of economic, social and administrative competitiveness. This goal consists of boosting the technology and entrepreneurship ecosystems towards national development, presenting the transformational projects carried out by the representatives of the local technology ecosystem, and least but not last providing know-how for students and future entrepreneurs.

Acting on multiple levels, RO Tech Nation DIH is going to contribute to:

Education and digital transformation through supporting the non-formal digital education and developing young people and future entrepreneurs’ digital skills; increasing the number of business accelerators; and promoting professional reorientation opportunities for IT jobs;
Technology and entrepreneurial ecosystems development through promoting and supporting local projects and technology and entrepreneurial ecosystems; supporting local coworking spaces;
Innovation and technology funding through supporting funding instruments regarding new tech businesses establishment and mentoring programmes for entrepreneurs aiming to receive national or international funding.
Digital technologies.

Sectors
Manufacture of food products - Manufacture of beverages - Manufacture of tobacco products - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - Manufacture of electrical equipment - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
Technology
Screens and display technologies - Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Cyber security - Advanced, or high performance computing - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Gamification - Software as a service and service architectures - Cloud computing - Logistics - Internet services