{"id":35208,"date":"2021-03-15T07:56:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T07:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafonline.org\/?page_id=35208"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:25:10","slug":"technology-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/what-we-do\/technology-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology &#038; Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Romania has a strong opportunity to expand its role in the global innovation economy. The country\u2019s growing tech sector, significant public investments in digital and science infrastructure, and increasing interest from universities in entrepreneurship education create momentum for building a skilled, future-ready \u2011workforce.<\/p>\n<p>There is also substantial potential in strengthening STEM education for children and youth. Improved teaching practices, modern learning resources, and better access \u2013 especially in rural and small\u2011town schools \u2013 can broaden the pipeline of future engineers, researchers, innovators, and tech savvy\u2011 professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Many universities are well positioned to evolve into hubs of innovation: developing entrepreneurship centers, forging partnerships with industry, and cultivating alumni networks that open doors for students. Combined with strong community programs and emerging technological tools, these factors offer a powerful platform for accelerating Romania\u2019s innovation capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Together, these opportunities can help Romania nurture a new generation of problem-\u2011solvers and innovators who contribute meaningfully to the country\u2019s social and economic development.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Desired Change<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The long-term vision is that young people in Romania acquire the <strong>skills, mindsets, and practical experiences<\/strong> needed to participate in \u2013 and shape \u2013 the rapidly evolving innovation economy. This means entrepreneurial universities, better STEM education in schools and communities, and an ecosystem that encourages creativity, innovation, and technological advancement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context Romania has a strong opportunity to expand its role in the global innovation economy. The country\u2019s growing tech sector, significant public investments in digital and science infrastructure, and increasing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34681,"parent":34989,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/economie-rurala.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35208","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35208"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37711,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35208\/revisions\/37711"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rafonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}