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1 Hevreka! 2006 Paving the Way to a Technological Tomorrow The second annual event on the Development Strength of Slovenia took place in Ljubljana in late October 10 By Andrej Gregorc Slovenian technology companies have always been aware that presenting their achievements, bringing new trends closer to users and discussing the future with their partners are crucial parts in the successful process of turning inventive ideas into business projects. Over decades, many regular events, conferences, gatherings, fairs and meetings have been organized. Worthy of mention among them is the Ljubljana Electronics Fair, which was held for 50 years in a row. The latest fast-paced development tendencies towards hi-tech convergence and multidisciplinary approaches also reflected the need for a Andrijana Starina Kosem, MSc, State Secretary, Ministry of the Economy, presenting the awards to innovators after giving a speech at the opening ceremony of Hevreka! Vesna Kastelic presenting the most popular Slovenian web search engine, Najdi.si. broader, joint Slovenian annual technological event. In 2005, the Electronics Fair and the annual ICT events Infos and Teleinfos were combined to form Hevreka! an upgraded and enhanced event featuring Slovenian technological development. H e v r e k a! s n ew s c h e m e received wide support among companies, uni ver sities, research institutes, government agencies, ministries and institutions, technology networks, platforms, parks and clusters, professional unions and associations, and other organizations. All of these groups participated in the organization of Hevreka! Hevreka! has positioned itself as the leading Slovenian event in the area of innovation and technological development,

2 Events presenting the results and achievements of R&D projects, the latest development trends, programmes and policies to support innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship and technological excellence. Hevreka! also focuses on further improving the transfer of knowledge and the exchange of ideas, know-how and experience, with special emphasis on cooperation between faculties and research institutes, on the one hand, and companies on the other. Several independent forums and events were also co-organized with Hevreka! The Slovenian Innovation Forum received by far the largest representation and attention, as it featured 285 innovations submitted for evaluation. The top 50 of them were presented at the event, which also included a match - making centre which enabled inventors to connect with investors, advisers and company representatives, and perhaps even close a deal on the spot. The Slovenian Research Forum brought about new approaches in cooperation between the public and private sectors, the Slovenian ICT Forum featured the latest achievements and potential of the 46 members of the Slovenian Technology Network ICT, while the Slovenian Knowledge Society Forum connected all participants in the process of knowledge acquisition. The Vitel 2006 International Symposium focused on the problems of content generation and provision, as well as problems of content access via existing and future electronic communication networks. Also coorganized with Hevreka! 2006 were the Technology Platform E-mobility Conference and several student events. Dr Andrej Kitanovski, director of the Enterprise and Competition Directorate, Ministry of the Economy, Andrej Vizjak, MSc, Minister of the Economy, and Prof Dr Janez Bešter, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, explore the ideas submitted to the Slovenian Innovation Forum. Dr Jure Zupan, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, gets acquainted with the GENESIS platform of DSPLAB, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, after giving his opening remarks on the second day. 11

3 The audience fills one of the halls in Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana, the venue of Hevreka!

4 Events Andrej Vizjak, MSc, Minister of the Economy, delivering his address during the closing remarks at Hevreka! Besides forums and parallel events, the 3-day programme included many presentations, speeches, panel discussions, demonstrations, exhibitions and other events, all aimed at culminating in new hi-tech products, services, top-skilled experts and new enterprises. The good response from all the participants, the professional public and random visitors confirms the need for such a strategic event. There are still many challenges ahead for future Hevreka! events strengthening its position within the Central European region, attracting enlarged international participation and launching original solutions. The chance for implementation is already coming next October. Left: Visitors absorbed in testing the equipment. Andrej Polenec, general manager of Iskratel, giving an interview to the local media. 13

5 A representative of the legendary Slovenian company Elan elaborates new trends and solutions, including the award winning WaveFlex technology, in the field of up-to-date ski equipment. Prof Dr Matjaž Jurič, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, and chairman of national committee of the Slovenian Innovation Forum, listens attentively before joining the discussion. Dr Jure Zupan, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, during his opening remarks on the second day. 14 The audience also included Andrej Vizjak, MSc, Minister of the Economy, and many Slovenian managers.

6 Events Dr Franci Demšar, director of the Slovenian Research Agency, during his opening remarks on the third day of Hevreka!. Dr Alex Smeets, St John s Innovation Centre, giving a lecture on the innovative cluster in Cambridge. Andrej Pengov, host, Japec Jakopin of Seaway, the world s leading boat development company, and Dr Andrej Kitanovski, director of the Enterprise and Competition Directorate, Ministry of the Economy, in a panel discussion. Žiga Osolin, high-school student at Gimnazija Bežigrad, receives the gold award for a student research thesis from the ceremony host Andrej Pengov, Prof Dr Tomaž Slivnik, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, and Dr Franci Demšar, director of the Slovenian Research Agency. Filip Remškar, president and CEO of Smart Com, presenting on behalf of the Technology Network ICT the project IRIS Home, which takes advantage of ICT technologies and solutions in intelligent homes for the elderly or those in need of medical or other special care. 15

7 Hevreka! 2006 Facts over 550 innovators 900 business representatives 650 researchers and developers 131 exhibitors Hevreka! 2007 Development Strength of Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia October 16 18, Many high-tech demonstrations taking place during Hevreka! Organizer: INFOS Co-organizers: Ministry of the Economy, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Technology Network ICT Primož Sark, PR representative of the Slovenian Research Agency, in a conversation with a student from IAM Multimedia Institute and Academy Higher School. Jerneja Žganec Gros of Alpineon presenting the R&D project Voicetran, a voice communicator for consecutive two-way language translation, comprising speech recognition, machine translation and voice synthesis. Unwinding at the social event after a full day of lectures, seminars, panel discussions and meetings. 16

8 Hevreka! 2006 programme council in session drafting the final programme for the event. Matjaž Janša, MSc, director of the Electronic Communications Directorate, Ministry of the Economy, chairing the session of the Forum for Digital Radiodiffusion in Slovenia, which also took place during Hevreka! Panel discussion at the Slovenian ICT Forum. 17

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