S&T Country Report - Albania - WBC-INCO Net

Apart from operating Automotive, Wood and Tourism Clusters, analyses of
possibilities for establishing of metal processing cluster in Central BiH region were
maintained. Additionally another cluster for knitwear is being planned in Srbac.
As stated in the OECD publication from 2007, two of the industry’s heavyweights,
Mittal Steel and Aluminij Mostar, even plan to build cross-border clusters (OECD
2007).
Name of
initiative:
Contact person: Kruno Rasić
Automotive Cluster Bosnia and Herzegovina (AC-BiH)
Email: kruno.rasic@ac-bih.ba
Website: http://www.ac-bih.ba/
The main objective of the Automotive Cluster Bosnia and Herzegovina (AC-BiH) is to
increase the competitiveness of its members, which are companies active in the field
of the automotive (supplier) industry. The AC-BiH brings together the competences of
its members along the supply chain and acts as a platform and motor for
technological innovations, national and international co-operations, marketing and
distribution. The realisation of the objectives is done, in particular, through the
following measures:
• Representation of the members’ interests with respect to economic and other
associations as well as administrative bodies;
• Support with the development of recommendations and strategies also in the
field of international co-operation projects e.g. in the areas of market entry,
research & development for the automotive sector;
• Exchange of ideas and information as well as continuous contact with relevant
national and international stakeholders;
• Organisation of seminars, workshops and conferences on subjects of interest
to the members and to promote exchange of know how and experiences
between entrepreneurs, politicians and scientists;
• Setting up and moderating of horizontal networks, i.e. promoting co-operation
between companies from the same level in the value chain in joint projects,
such as distribution, production, purchasing and R&D projects;
• Setting up and moderating of vertical networks, i.e. promoting co-operation
between companies from different levels in the value chain (R&D, production,
marketing) in joint projects to effectively build up module competence;
• Offering of consulting and other services in the framework of the cluster
objectives aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the members;
• Implementing general measures to increase the renown of the member
companies and of BiH as an automotive region with potential for investments
for international companies form the automotive supplier sector.
Industry/Sector (technology area): Automotive industry
International activities: Major financier is German Gesellschaft für Technische
Zusammenarbeit (GTZ).
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