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31 January 2017

Smart factories lifeline for the Northern Netherlands

Barely a few minutes old, the collaboration of 40 northern companies and knowledge institutions in the Region of Smart Factories (RoSF) is already being praised. According to their own words, the three northern provinces are putting technology on the map for good. The goal is many new jobs. 

27 January 2017

Tax benefit when purchasing Neopost packing machine

Neopost's award-winning packaging machine uses packaging material so sparingly that it is again on the Environmental List this year. Companies that buy the machine therefore receive a nice tax benefit.  

23 January 2017

Girls excited at open day technology training

Girls don't want anything with technology? Well, on Friday and Saturday 20 and 21 January during the open day of ROC Friese Poort Drachten there was nothing to notice. The girls especially loved the Hololens from YP Your Partner.

20 January 2017

Money injection for high tech innovation

The province of Fryslân and the municipality of Smallingerland are each making more than 2.4 million euros available for the further professionalization and expansion of the high-tech business cluster for the period 2017-2018. The companies jointly contribute 16 million euros. 

January 16, 2017

2016 Inventor's Competition: A Look Back

Students from Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Enschede made Robert the art robot and won the first prize in the Inventor's Competition 2016. A look back at a great event. 

January 9, 2017

Bert Garlich new CEO ZiuZ

He is happy and proud that in 14 years he has been able to build his high tech company ZiuZ into what it is today; an innovative player in the field of visual intelligence. Owner and founder Gerrit Baarda handed over the baton to the new CEO Bert Garlich on 1 January, who must ensure further growth with a focus on 'smart health'. Baarda: “I want to be able to put energy into developing new products from scratch.”

December 16, 2016

First results of 3D printing and Big Data see daylight

“Drachtster innovation is bearing fruit” headlines the Leeuwarder Courant today. And that's right, because on Thursday 15 December we presented our great first results with big data and 3D printing. 

December 12, 2016

School round Inventor competition 2017 has started

We have started the school round for the Inventor Competition 2017! In the coming weeks, students from colleges and universities in the Northern and Eastern Netherlands will experience the kick-off for our anniversary edition of the Inventor's Competition.

December 6, 2016

Leading role for robot kids at the opening of Google data center

Students from primary school De Zandplaat and Abt Emoschool from Netwerkschool Loppersum Oost present their own Meccanoid robot during the opening of the Google data center. A boost for our school pilot: every school has a robot!