An agreement to develop transnational research, technology transfer, business networking, and knowledge-intensive projects in the ICT sector: these are the goals of the Memorandum of Understanding signed today at the Padriciano campus of AREA Science Park by Bojan Dremelj,, CEO of the RC IKT - Razvojni center za informacijske in komunikacijske tehnologije (Development center for ICT), part of which is Kranj ICT technology park, and Roberto della Marina, Vice-President of the AREA Science Park Consortium in Trieste.

Also in attendance were Domen Bole, Head of the ICT technology park within RC IKT, and Alojz Hudobivnik, product marketing manager of ISKRATEL, the key-stone ICT corporation of RC IKT; and on behalf of AREA Science Park Enzo Moi, General Director and Fabrizio Rovatti, Director of the business incubator Innovation Factory.

The groundwork for the Memorandum, which will have a duration of three years, was set a few months ago during a visit by an AREA delegation to the Kranj park. The core idea is to promote and support the emergence of new international business projects in the ICT sector involving the companies based in the two science parks.

In order to make collaborative efforts immediately effective, the Slovenian delegation met with representatives from companies based in the park, and who are making headway in the market thanks to highly innovative products and services.

These include modeFinance, a company specialized in issuing ratings for analyses, economic and financial evaluation, and credit risk management; Athonet, a company specialized in developing advanced systems for mobile telecommunications; Emaze, which offers IT security solutions; O3, a University of Trieste spin-off and an affiliate of the Tbs Group, which offers telemedicine services; and Insiel Mercato, specialized in IT solutions for public administration and health care management.