4. CLUSTER INOVA-RIA
Inova-Ria is the entity created to
consolidate the cluster and
contribute for the development
and competitiveness of the
Aveiro Region and of the ICT
Sector in Portugal.
Hardware and software
development and manufacturing
are both the core of this
innovative cluster that gathers
more than 3500 high-skilled
workers.
5. CLUSTER INOVA-RIA
Inova-Ria is a companies’ association
for an innovation network founded in
2003 following decades of
development in the region
telecommunications cluster. (since
the fifties)
All of those years were marked by the
founding of an world class university,
hundreds of innovative companies
and R&D facilities from several
multinationals (The biggest
Portuguese speaking R&D campus for
the information and communications
technologies sector is located in
Aveiro)
6. CLUSTER INOVA-RIA
Inova-Ria promotes, co-funds and
manages collaborative projects
(national and European) with its
members companies and
international institutions and
companies: R&D on ICT, regional
innovation and international quality
standards in software development
are our main areas of focus.
Inova-Ria supplies the cluster with
top human resources throughout its
activities in talent scouting within
the top Portuguese universities and
HR placement for technology based
companies
7. ACTOR 3 PROJECT
• 2,1 Million € of investment
• 30 companies, 30 international quality standards:
• CMMI-Dev 2, CMMI-Dev 3 and CMMI-Dev5
• IT Mark, IT Mark Premium, IT Mark Services
• ISO 27001; ISO 20000 and ISO 9001
• NP 4457
8. BACKGROUND
• Inova-Ria is supporting implementation of
quality standards in ICT SMEs since 2009
• 3 previous Projects: QuERIA, ACTOR 1 and
ACTOR 2
9. FACTS & FIGURES
• 63 supported companies
• 80 high-skilled jobs created
• 68 successful quality management systems
already implemented