• Started 12 Aug 2002

Mission

Build and communicate the brand of Øresund it

Create a global attractiveness to the region and the environmental for business opportunities, education and

research

Stimulate networking between economy and R&D

The human-tech region

Cross-border cooperation behind Øresund IT

Copenhagen Capacity –Regional inward investment agency for Greater Copenhagen

Position Skåne – Regional inward invest agency for Skåne

Øresund IT Academy – IT Networking organisation for the Øresund region

Position Skåne & Copenhagen Capacity:

Information about commercial opportunities in the Øresund Region

Organisation of programmes for visits

Contact with potential industrial partners and local R&D institutions

Contact with venture capital companies and investors

Support to companies during and after the establishment of activities in the Øresund Region

Øresund IT Academy:

Øresund IT Academy is a cooperative organization for Swedish and Danish IT actors in the Øresund region.

The overall aim of Øresund IT Academy is to create an optimal environment for the development of business, education and research in the IT sector.

Acitivties aug 2002 – aug 2003• Ecoc• IST • Comdex Fall• Comdex Scandinavia• 3GSM• CeBit• CTIA• Fact sheet• Magazin• IT-Decision Europe• Nordic Technology Forum• Iked / Asem• Kyushu economic

federation

• Planning for Nordic Unwired

Discover new business opportunities in a cross-border region.

E-solutions Wireless

Photonics

Micro & Nanotechnologies

E-solutions

Life Science

Imaging

Gaming

A breeding ground for innovation

WirelessLeading centres in wireless R&D:

Competence Centre for Circuit Design (PCC) in Lund

Centre for Physical Electronics (CPE) in Lyngby

Private development centres of leading companies such as Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Ericsson.

The region has experienced and technology- interested local users.

Bluetooth was created by Ericsson at Ideon Science Park in Lund, where Ericsson Technology Licensing has its Bluetooth R&D centre.

Pioneering initiatives for test of products and services, like Crossroads Copenhagen.

WirelessIn addition:

2BMAnoto Aspiro BlueCell BluePosition ConnectBlue Decuma Ericsson Mobile PlatformsEricsson Technology Licensing GN Netcom GSI Homelinc MecomMPI Tech Mobilized Workforce Mobintech

Wireless - Some of the companies in the region:

Motorola NEXTLINK.TONIROSNokiaRealtime Sifira SilicideSony Ericsson

Speakanet Spectronic ZensysThrane & ThraneUnwiredfactoryZellsoft Zenitel

OFS-Fitel, transoceanic communications systems

Giga/Intel, high speed chips

MMP – bandgaps

Optilink - halographic data storage

PhotonicsLeading edge R&D:

COM Centre at the Technical University of Denmark

Lund Laser Centre, at the Unversity of Lund

The Division of Atomic Physics at Lund Institute of Technology (LTH)

Department of Optics and Fluid Dynamics at the Danish Risø National Laboratory

PhotonicsCentres of excellence:

AcreoAlight TechnologiesCrystal FibreDraka ComteqGIGA/Intel HymiteIbsen PhotonicsKaleido TechnologyMMP - Micro Managed PhotonsNKTNKT IntegrationOFS FitelTellabsAudioDevKoheras

Photonics - Some of the companies in the region:

NetTestOpsisOptilinkTorsana Laser Technologies

A cluster in medical electronics

Advanced R&D and production of MEMS-based products

Expertise within microtechnology being transferred to nanotechnology

Micro & Nanotechnologies

MIC at the Technical University of Denmark

Nanometer Consortium, hosted by Lund University

Risø National Laboratory

Pronano

Micro & NanotechnologiesCentres of expertise:

Capres

Danish Micro Engineering

DELTA

Epigress

Noliac

Obducat

Topsil

Cantion

ChemoMetec

Chempaq

SMB - Scandinavian Micro Biodevices

Brüel & Kjær

Micro & Nanotechnologies Some of the companies in the region:

GN ReSound Group

Oticon

SonionMicrotronic

Widex

E-solutions

Test market for path-breaking products

One of the most active electronic-shopper populations

Leads the implementation of micro payment and online public services

Acinta

Avail Intelligence

Cintac

Danware

Dimac

IBS

IFS

Lundinova

Maconomy

Navision

Novo Nordisk IT

Readsoft

SimCorp

Videlity Software

Courseware

Danish Probe

E-solutions - Some of the companies in the region:

IMS Learning

IO Interactive

Luvit

Titoonic

Architrade

Business Security

ConfigIt Software

ContentBilling

Cryptico

Milestone Systems

Precise Biometrics

QlikTech

Telelogic

Unispeed

AcadeMedia

Celemi

100,000 employees

12,000 IT companies

High penetration of broadband

Advanced e-government

Revealing the Øresund Region

Education and R&D

136,000 students and 10,000 researchers at 14 academic institutions

6,700 students at IT programmes and 450 full time IT researchers

Science parks:IdeonKrinovaSymbionTechnological InnovationCATHelsingborg Trade CentreHörsholm

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