The Pilsen Region officially became a member of the European Semiconductor Regions Alliance (ESRA) last week, making it one of the major players in this sector in Europe.
On Friday 8 November, at a ceremony held by the European Semiconductor Regions Alliance (ESRA) in Turin, Italy, the Pilsen Region became an official member of the alliance.
The entry of the Pilsen Region into this strong alliance will provide entities from the region with new opportunities for cooperation in the implementation of projects in the field of industry and research and development of semiconductor technologies. These new projects will bring new power electronics products to the region for strong industrial companies and will significantly strengthen the role of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen in their development not only at the national level.
"Such bottom-up networks are a great opportunity to work closely with other regions, to seek common paths and not to compete with each other. They are an opportunity for interaction between the main actors to achieve better results," said Martin Rybár, Deputy Governor of the Pilsen Region for IT and European Affairs.
The involvement of the Pilsen Region in the activities of the Alliance is another step that follows the active entry of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering into the National Semiconductor Cluster and the coordinating role of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen in this cluster. The developed chips, high-tech components and new power electronic technologies with major applications in transport, energy, healthcare and industry, including special robotics and advanced manufacturing technologies, will help the Pilsen Region to build a strong position in European and global competition. New contacts and direct involvement in European industrial policy debates and direct influence on the next generation of programmes such as the European Chip Act, a semiconductor programme promoting investment, will enable the Pilsen Region to strengthen its European position as a strong industrial region with high-tech research and manufacturing.
"Research and development, the use of chips and related fields are already an integral part of the economic activities taking place in our region. It is important that the Pilsen Region is also part of these activities and can thus support the efforts of all entities that want to move this area forward. It will be especially important to support future investments in the semiconductor supply chain and the involvement of semiconductor companies in all levels of the educational process," added Martin Rybár.