Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
The Romanian Innovation Association serves as a hub for innovation, facilitating the collection and sharing of ideas, promoting Romanian technologies globally, supporting technology licensing, providing mentorship, funding, and business development resources for innovators, enhancing international visibility, collaborating with the government on regulations and incentives, and organizing educational programs to strengthen the innovation ecosystem. The mission of Romanian Innovation Cluster is to develop a technology and knowledge transfer cluster, enhancing the performance of SMEs through collaboration with research, development, and innovation (RDI) entities and the academic sector. It engages in economic and R&D activities, focusing on the strategic development of its members and ensuring the implementation of key innovation initiatives.
EU Legislative Interests
European Digital Regulations: AI ACT Digital Services Act (DSA) European Strategy for Data – Communication from the Commission
Communication Activities
The Romanian Innovation Cluster Conference, titled “AI Act in Romania: Transforming the Business Environment through Innovation and European Collaboration” is a strategic initiative designed to facilitate the adoption and implementation of EU digital policies, particularly the AI Act, Digital Services Act (DSA), and European Strategy for Data. Communication Activities Conducted: AI Act Implementation & Compliance Support Panel discussions and policy proposals on adapting the AI Act for Romanian businesses, ensuring harmonization with EU digital regulations. Publication of a position paper outlining a roadmap for SMEs and startups to comply with AI Act requirements while fostering innovation. Digital Services Act (DSA) and Its Impact on AI & Business Regulation Workshops and expert talks on how AI-driven content moderation, digital advertising, and automated decision-making systems align with the DSA framework. Stakeholder engagement sessions with tech companies and policy experts to address compliance challenges and opportunities. European Strategy for Data – Enabling AI & Data-Driven Innovation Roundtable discussions on ensuring AI compliance with EU data governance frameworks (Data Act, GDPR, and Data Governance Act). Launch of an advisory initiative to help businesses navigate data-sharing regulations and create trusted AI solutions within European data spaces. Public Outreach & Policy Advocacy Open letters and official recommendations to national and EU policymakers on aligning Romania’s regulatory approach with European AI and digital policies. Online publications, media coverage, and awareness campaigns highlighting best practices for AI Act implementation and business adaptation. By fostering a collaborative regulatory environment, this conference ensures that Romania aligns with European digital regulations, leveraging AI and data-driven innovation to enhance competitiveness.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
https://feaa.uvt.ro/ro/ www.arobs.ro www.ofa.ro
Organisation Members
https://ric.ro/despre-noi/
Additional Information
Romanian Innovation Cluster is a small non-profit association based in Romania. Our interest representation activities vis-à-vis EU institutions are limited in scope and frequency. They consist primarily of participation in online public consultations, occasional written submissions to European Commission initiatives, and attendance at EU-organised events related to AI, digitalisation and innovation policy, most of which are free of charge or covered by event organisers. We do not employ dedicated lobbying staff. The time spent on EU-level interest representation activities represents a minor fraction of our total staff time. We do not travel regularly to Brussels for lobbying purposes and we have not engaged any external intermediaries. We therefore confirm that the estimate of < €10,000 accurately reflects our annual costs for activities covered by the Register, including a proportional allocation of staff time and related office costs.