Training on SME Development in Science and Technology, 8-10 May 2012, Pretoria, South Africa

The department of trade and industry, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Commission, will be hosting a training course for SME’s, following the successful series of seminars organized by both organizations in 2010.

Aleardo Furlani, CEO of Innova S.p.A., and Federico Tunzio, Senior engineer at Technical Partners, have been selected trainers at the seminar focused on “Knowledge Sharing”, taking place in Pretoria from the 8th to the 10th of May 2012. The training sessions will be followed by an in depth interactive discussion on the topic.

The program will focus on the Hi Tech Field with regards to the sectors of Renewable Energy, Telecommunications and Space Research.

Aleardo Furlani will present the technology transfer methodology aimed at defining the “exploitation route” for the market valorisation of Research and Innovation.

Federico Tunzio will present the Italian experience on renewable energies and biomass conversion to energy as well as Italian benchamarking cases.