From 25th to 27th of September the FIŠ team (prof. dr. Borut Rončević, and Victor Cepoi) participated at several meetings in Republic of Moldova with InnoHPC partner (AITT) and other stakeholders from the region.

During 25th of September the FIS team met the director of the Agency for Innovations and Technology Transfer – Roman Chirca. The discussions focused on the Industry Guidelines for Moldova and next steps which have to be taken in the upcoming WP activities. Additionally, a special emphasize was on the importance of the upcoming meetings both in Chisinau and Balti.

Following the meeting at AITT, both the FIS and AITT teams visited the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Republic of Moldova and had a meeting with the vice-president -  Mihai Bilba. Durign the meeting CCI presented their activity, as did FIS, with a special focus on the InnoHPC project. It was highlighted the importance of CCI’s involvement in attracting Tier 1 and 2 automotive and electronic companies from Moldova in future activities of the InnoHPC project

The final meeting was with the representative of the Innovation Incubator IT4BA - director and associate professor Dr. Sergiu Tutunaru. FIS and AITT presented the InnoHPC project, meanwhile IT4BA mentioned ways it could help with the promotion, but also participate.
During the 26th September, FIS and AITT teams had a field trip, to the second largest city in Moldova – Balti. There were organized consultations with several stakeholders from the North region. Firstly, FIS and AIIT met with the interim director  Mr. Constantin Bandiu and  Ms. Inga Cojocaru from the  Regional Development Agency North. The discussions were dedicated toward promotion of the InnoHPC project and discussion possible ways the Agency could be involved in the upcoming activities. A special emphasize was of the digital transformation in the industry.

The second meeting, was at the Alecu Russo Balti State University, with the vice-rector for research prof. Igor Cojocaru. During the meeting FIS and AITT pointed the importance of the InnoHPC project for peripheral areas. Also, the discussion focused on ways the University could contribute to the project, especially because of its capacity to provide skilled students for the labour market

Additionally, the teams visited two automotive companies Draxlmaier Automotive and Gebauer & Griller. At Draxlmaier, the teams met with the head of professional education Mr. Vadim Bubulici, where it was highlighted the importance of the company on the regional and national level. Lastly, FIS and AIIT met with  the operations manager Mr. Maxim Tcaci from  Gebauer & Griller. The discussions focused on the InnoHPC project, on the role of Gebauer & Griller in the automotive industry. Additionally, it was emphasized the need of continuing the communication to find common interests in possible collaboration in the projects.

During the last day of the FIS study visit to Moldova, prof. dr. Borut Rončević, and Victor Cepoi met Galina Rusu (Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science), where FIS pointed the importance of InnoHPC project. Another topic was the possible role of the Faculty in future activities of the project. As such, it was agreed to continue the communication in order to discuss the collaboration within the InnoHPC project, which will contribute to the development of the spin-off activities

During all meetings, all participants exposed their interest in collaboration within the InnoHPC project, by emphasizing their position in the region. As a result, it was agreed to continue the communication, especially emphasizing on the development of the spin-off activities. Well spent time, which will contribute to better implementation of InnoHPC, especially for regions which could benefit the most from the project.

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