Actinn, Cluster for Innovation and New Technologies
ACTINN is the ACTUA Association Cluster for innovation and new technologies in Andorra. It is Andorra´s first privatized cluster that occurred in November 2015, in which over 30 founding companies and organizations give continuity to the project launched by the Andorran Government and Andorra Business (at that time known as Actua) from 2012 so as to have an intersectoral collaboration network promoting innovation and new technologies with the Principality of Andorra. Its President is Albert Moles (General Director of FEDA) and its Cluster Manager is Ignasi Martín.
Visit its website: www.actinn.ad
Its mission is to contribute to the competitiveness of companies and professionals in Andorra by facilitating access to new technologies and innovation. It is a non-profit association with the following goals:
- To be a platform that generates opportunities for development, growth and economic diversification in the Principality of Andorra through the interaction and cooperation of companies and entities directly or indirectly related to economic sectors with high growth, innovation or added value potential, and that are complimentary to the country´s socio-economic reality.
- To be a reference in public-private cooperation and interaction, facilitating synergies between all companies and entities members of ACTINN in order to develop common growth strategies.
- To be a point of influence, consulting and reference for any initiative that wants to be carried out within ACTINN´s scope of competence, favoring and facilitating the development of company initiatives establishing themselves in the country.
- Place the Principality of Andorra as reference in efficiency and excellence within ACTINN´s economic scope of action.
- Contribute to the modernization of traditional sectors (public and/or private), through innovation and new technologies.
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