▁the ▁W RS ▁branch ▁networks ▁( e . g . ▁the ▁Cl uster init i ative ▁Autom ot ive ▁C AR S , ▁the ▁Medien In iti ative ▁Region ▁Stuttgart ▁or ▁the ▁In iti ative ▁Open ▁Source ▁Region ▁Stuttgart ), ▁organ ises ▁Sym pos iums ▁( as ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁annual ▁fuel ▁cell ▁con gress ▁f - cell ) ▁and ▁g athers ▁and ▁publish es ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁branch ▁information . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁employ er ▁attract iveness ▁of ▁the ▁regions ▁small ▁and ▁medium - s ized ▁employ ers ▁to ▁the ▁pup ils , ▁students ▁and ▁gradu ates , ▁the ▁Wirtschaft sf ör der ung ▁Region ▁Stuttgart ▁GmbH ▁hosts ▁an ▁online ▁Stuttgart ▁Region ▁employ er ▁directory . ▁There ▁organizations ▁have ▁the ▁possibility ▁to ▁present ▁themselves ▁and ▁their ▁current ▁offers ▁for ▁junior ▁employees . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁knowledge ▁transfer ▁and ▁contacts ▁between ▁industry ▁and ▁science , ▁ 1 5 ▁compet ence ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁Cent ers ▁have ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Region ▁within ▁which ▁organis ations , ▁univers ities ▁and ▁research ▁facilities ▁work ▁together ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁on ▁indust ries ▁related ▁projects . ▁Ex amples ▁for ▁such ▁compet ence ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁Cent ers ▁are ▁the ▁Virtual ▁Dim ension ▁Center ▁( VD C , ▁compet ence ▁Center ▁for ▁virtual ▁reality ▁in ▁F ell bach ), ▁the ▁Kom pet enz net z werk ▁Me chat ron ik ▁in ▁Gö pping en , ▁the ▁Pack aging ▁Ex cell ence ▁Center ▁( PE C , ▁compet ence ▁Center