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Why join us ?​

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Your organization will be part of an innovative form of collaboration that seeks and leverages the tactical and strategic alignment with other factors involved in the Smart City concept value chain.​
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You will have the opportunity to build new business directions and create sustainability for your organization and for the region itself.
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Those will be achieved through a tested environment which will allow each member to identify and satisfy its own interests, in an ethical way, in relation with other partners.

Who can join ?​

Partnership in our cluster is open to any organization who operate or is interested in Smart City concepts. Partnership is currently differentiated in 3 (three) main categories.

Private companies

Catalyst organizations

public authorities(national, regional and local), NGOs and other organizations

Universities & RDI

Quantifiable benefits are the following

Opportunity to promote your entity’s, services and products through our tools and events:​

  • Smart Magazine
  • Dedicated Newsletters to decision makers in the local and central administration
  • Targeted conferences
  • Using the Cluster Image, under certain circumstances, for diverse projects/opportunities you are involved in
  • Using the Cluster Brand, under certain circumstances, to promote your products and services
  • Presence on our website and social media platforms
  • Possibility to sustain certain presentations in events organized by our Cluster, or in which the Cluster is involved
  • Possibility to represent the Cluster in different events with express delegation from our leadership

Possibility to find different partners for different opportunities:​

  • Commercial partners
  • Project partners
  • Develop and research partners
  • Be part in different projects with external financing such as UE and national founded calls
  • Possibility to initiate or be part in working groups.
  • Chance that working groups to transform in internal founded projects to develop smart services and products.
  • You will benefit from the know – how, expertise and testing capacity of our CDI and Catalyst partners at fair and smart budgets.

  • You will be announced about every initiative, event or opportunity in which our Cluster is involved with priority.

The marketplace​

  • A platform where you can share or find resources, among all other members and partners, such as experts, products, services and know-how.

Learning facilities​

  • Your employees will have the chance to participate at training events in the cluster’s interest area.
  • There will be 30% tax reduction from the standard costs
  • The topics will be established in concordance with the expressed needs of our partners.

Investing opportunities​

  • You will have access to the best business plans generated and selected by UPB through a complex mentoring and learning process.

HR finding and matching​

  • A platform where you can share 2 job description and requirements per year.
  • We will try to find you up to 10 best CV-s in maximum 30 days.