1. NORTH-EAST BOHEMIA

2. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. Region's Introduction Localization – North-East Bohemia Gathered regions – Liberec, Hradec Kralove, Pardubice Region´s Area - 12 440 km 2 (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%

3. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. Region's industry Liberec Region Glass industry and jewellery Plastic production and processing Engineering and manufacturing closely related to the automotive production Textile production Agriculture North-East Bohemia Region is characterized mainly by light industry, production for automotive industry and textile. Hradec Kralove Region General engineering Textile industry Alimentary production Metalworking Rubber and plastic material industry Pardubice Region General engineering Chemical industry Electrical engineering Textiles and leather production Agriculture

4. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. Supporting infrastructures The North-East Bohemia Region management for supporting innovation and 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

5. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. Clusters in the Region NACEBranchNorth East Czech Rep. DBManufacture of textiles and textile products 1,68 DHManufacture of rubber and plastic products 1,20 DIManufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1,60 DLManufacture of electrical and optical equipment 1,05 DNManufacturing n.e.c. 1,33 NACEEconomic activityNorth East Czech Rep. AAgriculture, hunting and forestry 1,44 DManufacturing 1,50 MEducation 1,16 NHealth 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 industrial branches

6. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. Clusters Textile Cluster Cluster 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 Cluster Cluster that gathers producers of packaging and packaging technology, their suppliers and service organisations. Technical Plastics Cluster Cluster 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 Cluster The 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.

7. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. 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.

8. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. Higher Education Hradec Kralove Region University of Hradec Kralove Faculty of Education Faculty of Informatics and Management Faculty of Humanities Charles University of Prague Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove University of Defence Faculty of Military Health Sciences

9. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. Higher Education Liberec Region Technical University of Liberec Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Textile Engineering Faculty of Mechatronics and Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies Faculty of Economics Faculty of Education Faculty of Architecture

10. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. Higher Education Pardubice Region University of Pardubice Faculty of Chemical Technology Faculty of Economics and Administration Jan Perner Transport Faculty Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Art Restoration Institute of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Institute of Health Studies

11. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. 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.

12. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET.

13. 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:

14. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. R&D Projects 5th Framework Programme

15. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. R&D Projects 6th Framework Programme

16. This presentation was created with the financial support of the European Commission under the FP6 within the specific support activity project REGinNET. R&D Projects EUREKA Projects

17. Thank you for your attention. Radka Pittnerova, Regional Contact Point for FP6 radka.pittnerova@vuts.cz +420 485 302 309 radka.pittnerova@vuts.cz May 30th 2006, Brussels