The Memorandum is a step forward as concerning the implementation of Digital Mures strategy

April 20, 2011 – The Romanian Government and IBM have announced their intention to begin discussions regarding the establishment in Tirgu Mures of the research collaboration center, the “Transylvania” Center of Excellence in Research. The initiative follows the municipality’s "Digital Mureş" strategy, created to help the city to become a regional axis of scientific research and progress in health, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, life sciences and smarter cities fields.

The discussion that Dr. Dorin Florea, the Mayor of Targu Mures municipality had, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Romania, Emil Boc, with Thomas Revees, the Global Vice President of IBM Research, may lead to an agreement through which the Government of Romania will sustain the accomplishment of the new center. Following the signing of the contract, IBM will contribute with its know-how, expertise and will offer patents to the center. The center will employ top researchers from the Transylvanian universities and their training and specialization will be made at IBM's research centers around the world.

With the same occasion, in the presence of the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Education and Communication, of the mayors of Alba Iulia, Brasov, Cluj Napoca municipalities, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mayor of Tirgu-Mures to support the initiative of establishing the research center.

The initiative will imply universities that are potential beneficiaries, from the central region of Transylvania, and will attract, besides the specific benefits, a significant number of opportunities: the training of researchers in the most modern research centers in the world; the employment of the Romanian researchers and the  repatriation of the ones established abroad; the stimulation for attracting European or other funds for cities, universities and central administration; the development of Transylvania, particularly speaking, and of Romania in general, including the creation of new jobs in Tirgu Mures.

Benefiting of an academic environment and a highly competent medical sector, with a local administration determined to support and rely on innovation and research,  Tirgu Mures aims to establish the first "Science City for Research and Medical Information" in the world. This is one of the distinct components of Digital Mures Strategy, which, as presented by the Tirgu Mures City Hall’s consultant, is in line with the Mayor Dorin Florea’s plan concerning the future development of the city. In May, it is expected to start a public debate on the new strategy, particularly with the involvement of academic and private sectors.

According to the estimates, the Digital Mures Strategy will generate, in the coming years, thousands of jobs by attracting major investors, both from the IT & C area and medical and pharmaceutical research.

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