Representatives of Aradippou Municipality and research and business organisations discussed opportunities to exchange expertise and best practices between Cyprus and Vietnam at a meeting held in Hanoi on Monday. The aim is to establish a Regional Innovation Centre in Aradippou.
According to an announcement by Aradippou Municipality, participants included the municipality’s Municipal Secretary, Dr Mattheos Alabritis; George Isaaias, director of the SYNTHESIS Research Centre and founder of the non-profit organisation HUB NICOSIA; and Csaba Bundik, CEO of CETA Consulting and senior advisor to Global City Connect (GCC).
The meeting was held within the framework of a Memorandum of Cooperation between Aradippou Municipality and the SYNTHESIS Research Centre for the creation of the Centre.
The announcement said that “the discussion focused on the innovation ecosystems of the two countries and the prospects for cooperation between local government, research and business organisations”.
Aradippou as hub of cooperation
It noted that Bundik has more than 25 years of international experience in venture capital investment, business development and the commercialisation of technological innovations.
According to the announcement, the planned Regional Innovation Centre aims to strengthen Aradippou’s role as a hub for cooperation between local government, the research community and the business world. It also seeks to connect the local community with research and new technologies, contributing to the development of a regional innovation ecosystem.
The SYNTHESIS Research Centre covered all the costs of the mission, the announcement concluded.
Source: CNA
