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Robot 'sows' attention to technology at primary school
Monday morning has never been so much fun for group 8 of primary school De Vuurvlinder in Appingedam. The students eagerly collect the correct parts to assemble their part of a Meccanoid robot.
Alderman Nieske Ketelaar stops
She was one of the founders of our Innovatiecluster Drachten, alderman Nieske Ketelaar. She is now retired as a city manager.
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.
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.
Girls excited at open day technology training
Girls don't want anything to do with technology? Well, there was nothing to notice on Friday and Saturday January 20 and 21 during the open day of ROC Friese Poort Drachten. The girls especially loved the Hololens from YP Your Partner.
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 period 2017-2018 for further professionalization and expansion of the high-tech business cluster. The companies together contribute 16 million euros.
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.
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 again.''
First results of 3D printing and Big Data see daylight
,,Drachtster innovation bears 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.