Romania:How Regional Startups Are Driving Tech Adoption Across Southeast Europe
Bridging the innovation gap between regions is key to advancing technologies that can transform transportation and beyond. Now, over 100 startups and organizations from South and Southeast Europe—including Romania—are banding together in a ambitious new task force aimed at turbocharging tech adoption across the region with support from the European Commission.
Dubbed the Regional Tech Task Force, the alliance was launched by the Romanian Association for Technology Startups (ROTSA), the European Startup Network, and Bulgarian Business Forums. Bringing startups, established companies, and European authorities to the table, the group includes famous names like UiPath, Nevomo, EVConnect, and Simsoft working alongside groups like Tracking BG.
Kicking off the initiative in December at UiPath Romania HQ was Adina Valean, European Commissioner for Transport, who emphasized how “innovation and collaboration are crucial for progress in the transport sector and beyond.” Encouraging the startup community to interact directly with Brussels authorities, Valean pledged Commission support for the Romania-led effort.
According to ROTSA President Cristian Dascalu, Romania is well-positioned to “aggregate and lead regional innovation” through continuous dialogue between startups, investors, companies, and policymakers. The goal is boosting tech adoption while helping companies internationalize across Southeast Europe. It’s just one program among others that will fuel the regional ecosystem, he added.
Task force members will meet regularly to advance projects together. UiPath Vice President Alexandru Mihailciuc stressed how “access to technology can create vital links for cutting-edge progress between regions,” welcoming the formal framework for dialogue now established.
With over 100 of the region’s brightest innovators and leaders involved, the Regional Tech Task Force promises to supercharge Southeast Europe’s tech transformation and put the area on the map as a global hotspot for emerging technologies. Under Romanian leadership and with EU backing, their collaboration could well drive the next wave of disruption.