Regional Deveopment Agency, South West Oltenia Romania www.adroltenia.ro
Telephone	Fax
(+40) 251 419496	(+40) 251 414904
Contact person: Marilena Bogheanu

Short profile

The Oltenia Region is located in the southwestern part of Romania; a number of five counties comprises the region: Dolj, Olt, Valcea, Mehedinti and Gorj.

The hydrology network and the relief configuration give the region its main energetic role in Romania.

Oltenia Region is the first aluminium producer in Romania. Other top activities are: car industry, electrical machines, textiles, chemical products, food products, agriculture, mining and forestry are traditional activities. There are also strong opportunities in tourism (mountain, balneal, rural, and cultural).

Responsibilities of the Regional Development Agency, according to Law of Regional Development no 151/1998, are the following ones:

• Elaboration and monitor the implementation of The Regional Developing Plan
• Promotion of the activities approved with the regional policies and regional development strategy
• Administration of the funds allocated to the region from the European Union and from the National Development Fund
• Identification of the disadvantageous areas, providing technical assistance for the investors in that area and monitoring of the activities going on there.

The Regional Development Agency South West Oltenia performs its activity in 5 offices spread in the whole Oltenia region: Craiova (central headquarters), Targu Jiu, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Slatina and Ramnicu Valcea.

The Agency, in partnership with the Local Public Institutions and with other representative institutions from South West Oltenia has the following activities:

Programming:This activity consists in the elaboration of the Regional Analysis and facility of the programming activities of the Regional Partners, organized through the 8 Regional Working Groups

Investments Promoting and Regional Marketing: The Agency offers information regarding the business opportunities and coordinates together with the local and national authorities the investment promoting activity.

Programs and regional projects implementingThe Agency together with Prognosis and Developing Minister and European Commission offer technical services for national programs implementing.

• URENIO Research Unit, Greece
• TEKES, Technology Institute, Finland
• LEIA Technology Centre, Spain
• Province of Mantova, Italy
• Region of Valle D' Aosta, Italy
• PRO NOVUM Association, Hungary
• FUNDECYT, Spain
• Insitute Jozef Stefan, Slovenia
• ARCHIMEDES Foundation, Estonia
• Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cyprus
• University of Thessaly, Greece
• Region of South West Oltenia, Romania
• OPPES - Montpellier, France
• University of Cardiff, Wales-UK
• Tech Tirol, Austria
• Region of Lorraine, France
• Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Subcontractors

• GIB, Germany
• STEINBEIS Europa Zentrum, Germany
• CMI, UK