APPAU/Ukrainian Cluster Alliance (UCA) business mission to the MSV International Engineering Fair in Brno (a specialized mechanical engineering exhibition, the largest in Eastern Europe) took place on October 5-7, 2022. Ukrainian delegation consisted of 18 people from 5 clusters: APPAU, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv EAM clusters, Association of Innovative Space Clusters, and Sumy Cluster of Power Engineering. The goals and objectives of this mission went beyond the usual scope of trade missions, it was about agreements with Czech partners within the framework of a broader and long-term agenda development in the field of Advanced Manufacturing and related area.

The issue of bilateral agreements was discussed at the special SmartExport forum. We also participated at the Contact-Contract matchmaking event, which was organized by Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce in the frame of Enterprise Europe Network activities. And the signed Memorandum of Cooperation with the Czeh Republic representatives fixes up the area of cooperation and the action plan for 2023.

APPAU/UCA delegation visit to Brno clearly demonstrates our course: we should be fully integrated into European manufacturing value chains and innovative ecosystems, but enter there with own resilient and sustainable value added chains.

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