Do you know the difference between the Jungle and Zoo? The animals look the same except that the zoo animals have food at set times and sleep at noon (no stress of tomorrow), and the animals in the jungle eat when they catch and sometimes, they are also caught in their turn.

This is the reality today in the Romanian defense industry, state versus private.

We operate in a motley, disorganized, mercantilist industry, adapted to the Romanian market of supplying imported products/solutions on demand. The Research and Development (R&D) area is weak, sometimes non-existent, with no further acquisition of developed products.

A change is needed, first and foremost in the attitude of government agencies towards the private environment. The “similar experience” part of the tender positions us (private companies in Romania) often as “second-hand” for foreigners, although this is far from the case.

As founder of the only company in Romania certified at NATO level, BlueSpace Technology, I wish along with my team to meet the beneficiary with modern solutions, to inform and make him aware of the technological solutions required, to be partners in our country.

These are 3 important pillars around which I believe we must take immediate action: education and research, state defense industry and private defense industry.

Interconnection between educational institutions and private entities for continuous coordination of testing and subsequent marketing of the product in the national economy is a priority. We need the projects developed by governmental research and educational entities to be sold/put at the disposal of Romanian national companies.

Stimulating research can be achieved by launching procurement-type R&D projects (e.g. the American model) – at the end of a competition based on analysis and operational testing there should be a clearly defined procurement from the beginning. In state industry organization and restructuring by market direction and category is required, outsourcing and pooling of indirect services, hiring experienced managers from the private sector and introducing KPIs, partnering with internal and external private units to develop new products and purchasing licenses to accelerate the introduction of new products to the market. Last but not least, private industry must be at the decision-making table that influences the whole industry, and this requires facilitating partnerships with the Romanian state-owned industry, meetings with end-users and identification of technological needs and obtaining forecasts from government agencies for the coming years so that we can have a coherent investment strategy.

BlueSpace Technology is a 100% Romanian company founded in 2016, the only private company producing TEMPEST equipment in Eastern Europe and the only NATO-accredited company. In Romania, BlueSpace Technology is the market leader in the development and integration of indoor and outdoor firing ranges. The differentiating factor is its own production, research and development capacity, which provides flexibility, speed and expertise dedicated to finding the best solutions for: electromagnetic shielding, software applications, engineering solutions, radio and telecommunications.

The company launched the first Romanian armored vehicle, the VLAH project, for the first time in Romania. It is the first combat vehicle in the range of light armored tactical vehicles (ATBTU), designed and developed with Romanian resources and know-how.

Full article: https://www.zf.ro/opinii/opinie-constantin-pintilie-ceo-bluespace-technology-nu-vom-putea-21560556

Procurement procedures in Romania need to be re-examined, as the American model, which finances two similar projects, is “exceptional”, declared for Umbrela Strategică Constantin Pintile, founder and CEO of BlueSpace Technoloy, the only local company accredited by NATO as a TEMPEST technology manufacturer.

“The procedure should be re-examined and the most correct solutions identified so that companies that want to produce, that want to participate with their products can do so” declared Constantin Pintilie.

Constantin Pintilie also declared that the poor training of buyers leads to arbitrary, often “aberrant” qualification thresholds.

 Buyer doesn’t bother with other relevant analyses.

“The buyer often comes in and introduces a qualification threshold and says: similar experience in that product/system, have done another one, of huge value, at which he usually buys. It happens because of the poor preparation of the buyer, who doesn’t want to bother with other relevant analyses, for example: the logistic capacity of a supplier to manage the contract, the human capacity to have professionals, people trained in that field.” commented the businessman.

Often, the customer “may want a certain product, but can’t express it clearly” or “simply got the technical specification from somewhere and then it’s the same thing, and someone has told them that this product is a good one, used I don’t know where”, he added.

“What’s really going on? The procurement procedure is open, you find it on a public system, you can find it, but what can you develop in 30 days until submission, you as a unit that has R&D, you want to produce, you have applied research on the product, you want to make product in the country? How could you develop a product in your country in 30 days? You don’t stand a chance,” said the CEO of BlueSpace Tech.

The American model is exceptional, funding two similar projects

Constantin Pintilie said that projects should be discussed with potential customers, beneficiaries, with an anticipation of one to two years, there should be a forecast of projects and funding from certain funds from banks, for the realization of a prototype in the project.

From this point of view, he believes that the American model is “exceptional” because it funds two similar projects.

“The American model is exceptional; it funds two similar projects. For example, in my company I ask colleagues for two solutions, from which I choose the one with the best score. Maybe that would be a way. The buyer should call us in advance, make a fair, fair competition of solutions and we should start working. There are brains in Romania, there are people who want to do, they are used in Romania”, is the opinion of the head of BlueSpace.

Some Romanian companies should be accredited by the government, based on precise criteria

The CEO of BlueSpace Tech said that part of the major defense projects “can be done in the country”, one way being “the accreditation of some companies at government level”.

“Part of the major projects can also be done in the country. The solution would be to accredit some companies at government level. Put some indicators of solvency, experience, technology, research, financial. And accredit a few companies with which the government or the buyer can access a major project. I am convinced that Romanian companies can be part of any project”, Pintilie detailed.

Furthermore, he believes that the private defense industry should be recognized as part of the country’s industrial production and defense system: “It should be put in a fair and direct competition with the state industry, in order to create a mirror of the state industry. When you don’t have a mirror, you think you are the best and the most beautiful, in reality things are different and then a competition based on fair criteria would lead to real progress”.

“Duplicity characterizes us. We have the slogan “we help industry”, but in reality nothing or nothing impressive, nothing that really helps. We’re struggling alone, we’re fighting with big companies. We often skate on empty, at our own expense, on our own hopes,” said the founder of BlueSpace Tech.

Reform the procurement system or “pull the plug” at 4 p.m.

Constantin Pintilie believes that without a reform of the procurement system, companies can’t make domestic products, they can only import and deliver products made by other foreign companies.

“I think that what is happening today, the poor qualification of buyers leads to the imposition of these conditions: a similar experience, the value of the contract, the same product has been made and that’s it, they’re done, they’ve closed the subject, they’ve done their job, they’ve gone home, it’s 4 p.m.”, summed up Constantin Pintilie, general director of BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY.

Article taken from: https://umbrela-strategica.ro/pintilie-ceo-bluespace-technology-sistemul-de-achizitii-trebuie-reformat-modelul-american-este-remarcabil/

BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY – qualified following pre-selection by Ministry of Economy for Project of Interest Common European in Microelectronics and Communication Technology (IPCEI ME/CT)

Bucharest, March 07, 2022: BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY is one of the 8 companies in Romania, qualified following the preselection made by the Ministry Economy for the Project of Common Interest European in Microelectronics and Technology Communications (IPCEI ME/CT). For projects of microelectronics in Romania will be invested 500 million euro, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

The project we proposed within the program IPCEI ME/CT funding, addresses some extremely important areas and in a fast process of development within the European Union, namely: micro electrics and cybersecurity. The title of the project is: “SoC – based solution for future cryptographic communication systems and security in new quantum process of innovation”, whose concept scientifically makes a significant contribution to the objectives. The Union, integrating into the development plan of internal technological resources, strengthening the chain value of electronic components and systems in Europe. In addition, the field of microelectronics and the advance technological from this branch of modern engineering It is increasingly an efficient industry

energy, thereby meeting the Union’s objectives for an ecological and sustainable development.

The project will be developed in partnership with “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati [https://www.ugal.ro/], with which BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY [https://bstech.ro/] has developed over time unique projects, being an essential partner in collaborations dedicated to research, development and innovative implementation, meeting real needs, current of contemporary society.

What will we do?

The project will start in 2022 and will have an implementation period of approximately 5 years, until the end of 2026, when it will be completed with the First Industrial Deployment (FID), following in 2026 start mass production of micro cryptocurrency.

The value of the project was estimated at 11 million €, including costs for construction of a factory dedicated to the production of microelectronic devices.

In this project we aimed to make the device to encrypt the information we develop in present with digital certificates to be transformed into a microchip to be widely used in the field of cryptographic, by integrating a micro Cryptor into everything electronic devices. Thus, we respond to a need real generated by the severe risks that attacks cyber networks have lately erected them on the territory of Europe and beyond. Protection of transmitted information continuously in a society dependent on communication is imperative to enable communities to function and develop in a normal pace, and today’s technologies allow R&D companies innovative to implement optimal, necessary solutions and sustainable to facilitate the community.

In view of the Union’s objectives, the project was developed in such a way that the research part of itself be independent from the implementation phase, and the factory built will also be able to serve in the future for development of new products based on microelectronics.

An extremely important aspect is the European Union initiative to lay the foundations of a complete industry

independent of external resources. That’s why we Through the proposed project we want to contribute to

strengthening the microelectronics value chain, encouraging the development of the technological process on

the territory of the Union but also building facilities for education, manpower and collaboration between Member States.

About IPCEI ME/CT

“Important projects of common European interest” (IPCEI) is a key strategic instrument in terms of concerns the implementation of the Union’s industrial strategy European. IPCEI brings together knowledge, expertise,

financial resources and economic players across the globe Union, to prevent possible systematic failures

of the market and societal challenges that otherwise would not could be addressed. IPCEI is addressed through consortia large-scale European in strategic value chains key, showing projects closely connected to each other

Companies. More information at https://www.ipceime.eu/what-is/

Note for editors:

Bluespace Technology started its activity in 2016 in the private defense industry and offers its customers, from the position of market leader, IT security solutions, electromagnetic shielding solutions, software applications and engineering solutions, radio and telecommunications. The company has in its portfolio the RENAR accreditation according to which, through the TEMPEST measurement laboratory and shielded enclosures, it meets the requirements of SR EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 and the ORNISS accreditation. It is certified as a manufacturing entity in the field of TEMPEST, with TEMPEST evaluation capabilities, in accordance with the Methodology for accreditation of entities performing production activities in the field of TEMPEST – INFOSEC 15. At international level, BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY is the Romanian company that managed to meet all the criteria imposed to be recognized at EU level as a TEMPEST manufacturer and that met the NATO accreditation criteria.

More details on: www.bstech.ro

BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY enters the Hungarian market by selling own romanian TEMPEST equipment. Thus, it becomes the only Romanian exporter on this branch of technology.

Renowned manufacturer of TEMPEST equipment in the local technology market, the Romanian company BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY quickly established itself through innovation and robust capabilities, activating in multiple fields of defense engineering.

Due to the efforts supported by the production volume and the standards obtained, the recognition of the performance allowed the company to become an accredited exporter in Bulgaria. The rise has continued and today the business is thriving in Eastern Europe, as it goes beyond another border – the TEMPEST equipment developed by BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY is sold in Hungary.

”To identify new business directions and strategc partnerships, at national and international level.”

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This is possible thanks to the new partnership between BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY and Scorpio, a major distributor for the Hungarian security, civilian and military industries. This collaboration once again reflects Romania’s potential to develop and exploit its own resources, supported by the opportunities that the advancement of technology offers.

BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY shows a permanent concern for Romanian know-how and resources, constantly investing in their support, improvement and promotion. The growth of the export area is inevitable and this collaboration contributes to the international recognition and appreciation of Romanian companies and local capabilities.

Currently, BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY is the only company in Romania that meets all national, European and NATO standards to be a manufacturer and supplier of TEMEPST equipment.

Editors’ Note:

BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY started its activity in the private defense industry in 2016 and offers its customers, from the market leader position, IT security solutions, electromagnetic shielding solutions, software applications and engineering, radio and telecommunications solutions. The company has in its portfolio RENAR Accreditation according to which, through the TEMPEST Measurement Laboratory and shielded enclosures, it meets the requirements SR EN ISO / IEC 17025: 2018 and ORNISS Accreditation, according to which it is certified as a manufacturing entity in the TEMPEST field, with TEMPEST evaluation capabilities, in in accordance with the Methodology on the accreditation of entities carrying out production activities in the field of TEMPEST – INFOSEC 15. At international level, BlueSpace TECHNOLOGY is the Romanian company that has managed to meet all the criteria required to be recognized in the European Union as a TEMPEST producer and which met NATO accreditation criteria.