Marina Blagojevic- ICTNet/SCAN

Difficult to determine exact number of clusters in Serbia , since there is no unique data base or official register

Overall number –existing/registered 70

According to newest catalogues, active

clusters 35

Mostly spread in two groups: clusters in initial phase and innovative clusters

Automotive industry Construction industry Metal industry Tourism Textile industry ICT Crafts Pharmacy and medicine Wood processing industry Agriculture Food industry Transport and traffic Electronic and machine industry Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources Film industry

ICT Network is an association of companies, individuals, academic and research institutions devoted to the development of ICT sector in Serbia. It was established in 2010 by the merger of two former cluster initiatives, Serbian Software Cluster and Embedded.rs

Information's, networking, internationalization…

…variety of opportunities helping them to build greater visibility while keeping their business operations cost and time effective

Serbian Cluster Association – SCAN has been created on the foundation of long-term cooperation of clusters in Serbia.

The seven clusters from different sectors are the founders of the Serbian Cluster Association: ◦ Vojvodina ICT Cluster - VOICT, ◦ Autocluster Serbia, ◦ ICT Network, ◦ Vojvodina Metal Cluster - VMC, ◦ Fashion and Apparel Cluster of Serbia - FACTS, ◦ Nis Cluster of Advanced Technologies - NiCAT, and ◦ ICT Cluster of Central Serbia.

Members of these clusters have 30,000+ employees and create annual revenues that amount to over €1,000,000,000 – and the most of it in exports.

SCAN will serve as a platform for cooperation among clusters, and will support creation of new cluster initiatives and their development.

Building a partner network with national and international institutions, donor community, as well as creating platform for lobbying toward governmental structures, including business and academia, will certainly be some of the primary activities of the Association.

The story about clusters is the story of comradeship, solidarity, focus, shared goals and success. SCAN intends to gather Serbian clusters around those values and inspire long-term efforts.

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EMC Serbia Project EMC Serbia was financed by the

European Commission through the Regional Socio-Economic Development Programme II (RSEDP II). The total value of the project was 1.011.783 €, out of which 908.679 € was financed by the European Commission. The realisation of the project started on February 17th, 2011.

The following institutions participated in the project alongside ICT Network: Institute “Mihajlo Pupin“, as the lead partner on the project, University of Belgrade’s School of Electrical Engineering and The Regional Centre for SMEs Development and Enterpreneurship in Belgrade.

The establishment of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Product Testing.

VMC Result of the project which

has been implemented in the Republic of Serbia with financial support of EU,through the Regional Socio-Economic Development Programme II (RSEDP II).

Total value of the project was 862.006 eur

Increasing competitiveness, export, employment

internationalization

46 Invested SMEs

270 total applications

26 European countries

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Associated partner on a project 2014

Not awarded

Resubmission 2016

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