226Sustainable Development strategy of business envi<strong>ro</strong>nment f<strong>ro</strong>m Dolj, Olt, Pleven, Vidin and Montana regionRATTIRATTI – Romanian Association for Technology Transfer and Innovation is a p<strong>ro</strong>fessional organization ofunits with technology transfer and innovation units.The RATTI purposes envisage:• p<strong>ro</strong>motion and p<strong>ro</strong>tection of business envi<strong>ro</strong>nment entities <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>aling with technology transfer (incubators,parks, etc) in Romania;• p<strong>ro</strong>mote the p<strong>ro</strong>fessional interests of its members;• increased competitiveness based on technology transfer and innovation.In or<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>r to achieve its purposes, RATTI <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velop activities that consi<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>r, among others:• Development and p<strong>ro</strong>motion of legislative initiatives and facilitating members’ access to governmentand non-governmental organisations;• P<strong>ro</strong>moting economic competitiveness th<strong>ro</strong>ugh research / <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment / innovation;• P<strong>ro</strong>moting the image of the industrial sector in Romania and ab<strong>ro</strong>ad;• Conduct technology transfer activities, research and <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment, <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment studies and strategies,creating databases, centralize relevant information and access members thereof.RATTI is one of the lea<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>rs of the region in p<strong>ro</strong>moting and <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>veloping initiatives to support c<strong>ro</strong>ss-bor<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>rregional business.Association For Tourism Oltenia – ATOIt is an NGO, non-p<strong>ro</strong>fit that aims to p<strong>ro</strong>mote tourism in the Oltenia region both nationally and at internationallevel in partnership with tourism operators and local <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment actors It was foun<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>d in 2004 at theinitiative of a g<strong>ro</strong>up of representatives of county institutions and organizations interested in <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>veloping tourismsector in the region and in Dolj County: Regional Development Agency South West Oltenia, the Chamber ofCommerce and Industry Olt, Gorj Rescue Service , Travel Agency “Mapamond” in Craiova.The main objectives which it has p<strong>ro</strong>posed are Oltenia Tourism Association, are as follows:• Elaboration of a structured database on all categories of tourism in Oltenia (mountain, rural, wine,spa, historic, ecumenical, cultural, educational, recreational, hunting and fishing, nature reserves andmonuments, caving, etc..) based on analysis of existing infrastructure;• <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>fining a strategy to <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velop tourism based on the analysis ma<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng> and opportunities i<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>ntified;• <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment of a website to p<strong>ro</strong>mote tourism in Oltenia balanced, focusing on the specific region,presenting folk festivals, large attractive areas, capacity in this area;• support all entities in tourism activities in or<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>r to access funds, p<strong>ro</strong>viding information and technicalassistance in accessing Eu<strong>ro</strong>pean funds, government and loans on favorable terms;• accessing funds for training staff involved in tourism activities, elaboration of p<strong>ro</strong>motional materialsand necessary equipment;• creation of regional centers of tourist information, including <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>tails of tour operators and organizationsinvolved in tourism activities, the hotels, motels, guesthouses, restaurants, recreational areas, the huntingand fishing areas, walking trails, services rental car / boat / sports equipment, etc.;• stimulate local authorities involvement in the capitalization of existing traditions in each locality, withtheir <strong>ro</strong>le in <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment;• Involving local authorities in <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment of adjacent infrastructure (<strong>ro</strong>ads, utilities, telecommunications,medical, rescue, sanitation) to conduct a civilized and competitive tourism;• <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>sign of integrated tourism packages in the region of Oltenia;• i<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>ntify <strong>ro</strong>utes and tours, p<strong>ro</strong>tecting natural reserves and int<strong>ro</strong>ducing the concept of “p<strong>ro</strong>tected naturalarea” in which rural communities, economic activities do not affect envi<strong>ro</strong>nment.Chamber of Commerce and Industry ”Oltenia” - DoljThe Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Dolj county was established as NGO of public utility with thepurpose of representation <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>fense and support the interests of its members and the business community inrelation to public authorities and bodies in the country and ab<strong>ro</strong>ad. Works in accordance with law 335/2007chambers of commerce in Romania. Among the services that Dolj Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers itsmembers we mention:Specialized services - organization of symposiums, conferences, <strong>ro</strong>undtables, business meetings, companyor p<strong>ro</strong>ducts, business meetings, organizing tra<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng> missions, participation in business meetings, tra<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng> eventsin Romania and ab<strong>ro</strong>ad, etc..P<strong>ro</strong>motion services - advertising in publications chamber; <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>sign and p<strong>ro</strong>motional materials: flyers, posters,maps, advertising pages, <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>sign type material press releases, dissemination by the media, organizing pressconferences, p<strong>ro</strong>motional materials <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>sign and i<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>ntity firm, etc.Operations advice and legal assistance;Other juridic services;
Sustainable Development strategy of business envi<strong>ro</strong>nment f<strong>ro</strong>m Dolj, Olt, Pleven, Vidin and Montana region 227Elect<strong>ro</strong>nic archive services.Complete list, to date, can be found on the website of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dolj 33 .CCIJ Dolj supports at c<strong>ro</strong>ss bor<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>r level business envi<strong>ro</strong>nment and th<strong>ro</strong>ugh the Exhibition C<strong>ro</strong>ss-bor<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>rCenter - recent feature available to those concerned with indoor exhibition area of 1750 m2 and 2630 m2 outdoorexhibition area for organizing exhibitions. The C<strong>ro</strong>ss-bor<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>r Exposition Center also holds a multipurpose<strong>ro</strong>om with a capacity of 100 seats.Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture OLTChamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Olt (CCIA) has p<strong>ro</strong>posed to contribute to the substantiationof the views of Oltenia business community regarding vital areas of activity, <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment and mo<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>rnizationof the internal market and create a stable business envi<strong>ro</strong>nment and coherent.The strategic objectives of CCIA Olt are:• Strengthening its position as a dialogue partner in <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>aling with all policy economic and social <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>cisionmakers, NGOs and other civil society institutions;• Assisting the economic agents to access Oltenia internal and external funding sources by p<strong>ro</strong>vidingspecialized information, access to data banks on investment opportunities, and financial and technicalassistance p<strong>ro</strong>grams;• Developing a coherent p<strong>ro</strong>gram of courses and seminars for member companies on current issues;• Organization of symposiums, tra<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng> missions, fairs and exhibitions to p<strong>ro</strong>mote the opportunities offeredby Olt County and attract foreign investors;• Enhance cooperation with institutions and local authorities to initiate and conduct of regional andzonal <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment p<strong>ro</strong>jects;• Active participation of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Olt in the structures ofterritorial <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment;• Gui<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng> and support efforts to ensure p<strong>ro</strong>duct quality operators and services and to p<strong>ro</strong>tect, respect anduse of intellectual p<strong>ro</strong>perty rights.P<strong>ro</strong>fessional Associations – ARIES OlteniaThey play an important <strong>ro</strong>le in actions to support the business envi<strong>ro</strong>nment for each sector. Their consultingactivity is more striking in the context of increasing <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>mand for services at Eu<strong>ro</strong>pean standards. In theregion of Oltenia, one of the most active p<strong>ro</strong>fessional organizations is ARIES Oltenia. ARIES Oltenia is involvedin p<strong>ro</strong>jects both directly and as partner in EU fun<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>d p<strong>ro</strong>jects.Industrial Park CraiovaIndustrial and technological parks are established according to Law 490/2002 for the app<strong>ro</strong>val of GovernmentOrdinance 65/2002 on the establishment and operation of industrial parks and Law 50/2003 on app<strong>ro</strong>vingthe Government Ordinance 14/2002 on the establishment and operation of scientific and technological parks.Their creation is consi<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>ring setting up new job opportunities, attracting direct investment and p<strong>ro</strong>motinga knowledge-based society..In general, industrial parks p<strong>ro</strong>vi<st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>s modular space and functional and many of them offersecurity services, cleaning, meeting <strong>ro</strong>oms, etc.. Some of them also offer consultancy servicesin business. They are mostly located in areas with higher economic level, near the industrial centers.Located in the eastern municipality of about 6 km f<strong>ro</strong>m downtown, the Eu<strong>ro</strong>pean <strong>ro</strong>ute E574 Craiova IndustrialPark is located close to International Airport Craiova, Craiova Met<strong>ro</strong> and representations of the main companiesp<strong>ro</strong>ducing cars.Sectors that support structure aims to attract and <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velop are:◊ Components industry and auto parts sector;◊ Information technology sector (software, hardware, networking, constituent assembly, manufacturingof components);◊ Household goods sector;◊ Textile industry;◊ Food industry;◊ Communication sector;◊ P<strong>ro</strong>vision of services to businesses and population;◊ Scientific research and technological <st<strong>ro</strong>ng>de</st<strong>ro</strong>ng>velopment (including its capitalization).33 http://www.ccidj.<strong>ro</strong>/fisiere/ghidul-serviciilor-2011.pdf
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