Georgian tech agency hosts Italian Innovation and Research Day in Tbilisi

An awards event at the now-customary date revealed winners of a contest who have been granted the opportunity of a three-month training course at Innovaway. Photo: GITA

Agenda.ge, 21 Apr 2023 - 15:56, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency on Friday hosted the annual celebration of Italian Innovation and Research Day at one of its tech venues in Tbilisi.

An awards event at the now-customary date revealed winners of a contest who have been granted the opportunity of a three-month training course at Innovaway, a major innovation centre and accelerator in Italy’s Campania region.

The Georgian Agency also signed a new partnership deal with the Italian Foundation for Innovation Cotec, which organised the event together with the country’s Embassy in Tbilisi.

The President of Cotec, Professor Luigi Nicolais also visited Georgia for the occasion and signed a new partnership agreement with GITA’s Chairman Avtandil Kasradze. The Embassy of Italy to Georgia said, the agreement aimed to further move forward "already solid cooperation" between Italy and Georgia in this sector. 

Photo: Embassy of Italy

Also the private sector was represented through a “story telling” by two companies, deeply rooted respectively in Italian and Georgian innovation ecosystem, who established a successful partnership", said the Embassy.

The Italian Innovation and Research Day is hosted annually in Georgia and dedicated to the legacy of Leonardo da Vinci - a famous Italian artist, scientist and inventor.