Transcript SG PA8 WG BUsiness Organizationx

Steering Group of PA8
10th December2015
Budapest
Aron Littvay-Kovacs
Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry
WG – Business Organization
WG - Cooperation of Business Organizations
• "To improve business support to strengthen the capacities of SMEs for
cooperation and trade„ (European Commission's EUSDR Action Plan)
• This Working Group should link relevant business support agencies, cluster
organizations, chambers of commerce or industry associations in the
Danube Region. Their aim is to develop business service support services
related to cross border research & development cooperation, trade and
internationalization.
• Another goal is to develop new banking and financial instruments for
companies and especially for SMEs, support for SMEs in the delivery of the
automotive industry - Supplier Development Programme and Mix Start-Up
Pilot Project for competitiveness between Bulgaria and Romania.
WG - Cooperation of Business Organizations
• New projects and projects proposals were collected and draw up by WG
Business Organization in the last period
• Climate KIC project offered business model into SMEs to show how SMEs
could adopt strategic goals. Also offered know-how transfer and
generating projects. Climate KIC is focusing on R&D&I, entrepreneurship,
and knowledge as well as climate innovation.
• Innocities project is focusing on creative industry.
• Strengthening the existing creative industry, attract new ones. The project
has four main pillars. The first pillar is the industry, second is local
government and capital cities in Central Europe, third pillar is chamber of
commerce in Central Europe, and finally, the fourth pillar is the leading
universities
WG - Cooperation of Business Organizations
• Innovation at the Agriculture and food sector (Vratsa Chamber of
Commerce and Industry)
• project has four specific objectives:
• creating framework conditions to increase dialogue, exchange and
mobility among public/private research centers and to promote the
development and application of young innovators ideas
• creating a system of interlinked offices and a technological platform for
the exchange and development of young innovators ideas
• increasing young innovators visibility among enterprises and increasing
awareness on the importance of innovation through the enhancement of
the transnational character of existing innovation festivals
• favouring the merging between research demand (enterprises) and supply
(young researchers and innovators) in order to start-up innovative ideas in
the agro-food industry.
WG - Cooperation of Business Organizations
• The main target areas and sectors to improve business support for SMEs:
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Information technology
ICT sector
Automotive industry
Electro industry
Renewable energy and green energy
Innovation for SMEs, services and industry
Creative industry
German business influence in Hungarian, Czech,
and Slovak economy
German business influence in Hungarian, Czech, and
Slovak economy
• Appealing location for foreign manufacturers
– Inexpensive skilled labor
– Located in continental Europe
• Major manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers:
– Audi, GM, Suzuki, Daimler-Benz, WG
– Bosch, Knorr-Bremse, ZF Group, Continental
• Auto industry accounts for 9.7% of GDP
– EUR 15 billion in revenues, 100.000 employed, 600 firms
• 92% of production exported, accounts for 21% of total export
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Main countries of origin: Germany, United States, Japan
Share in FDI Stock in Hungary: 10.9%
Regional Competitiveness
Ranking of nations for Human Development in CEE
Thank you for your attention!
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