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Bettina Hiller
Coordinadora de Proyectos
Centro Andaluz de Innovación y Tecnologías de la Información y las
Comunicaciones
Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía
Edifico Centro de Empresas,
Avda. Juan López Peñalver,
17 3º-8A
29590 Campanillas, Málaga
Tel.: 952 02 86 10
Fax: 951 01 05 22
www.citic.es
bettina.citic@bic.es
Description
of the foundation CITIC
CITIC (Andalusian Centre of Innovation and Technologies of
Information and Communications) is a quality oriented Technological Center in
Andalusia, founded in March 2002 as a non profit private foundation, made up of
34 companies and public institutions.
Our mission is to stimulate and strenghten the processes of
national/international innovation and technological development by promoting
important projects in the IT and communication sector.
URL: http://www.citic.es
E-Mail: info@citic.es;
bhiller@citic.es
Within the U.E., Andalucia figure like a region objective 1.
Our center, located in the Technological Park of Andalusia, gathers 34 companies
and public institutions, all leaders in the spanish technology/IT/communications
(IST) sector, covering the whole territory of Andalusia (87,597 km2; 7,500,000
inhabitants).
Experience in different areas and further details:
Ø
Telemedicina: An
important, current project which will interconnect the andalusian sanitary
institutions as well as the public ones (like Hospitals, Medical Centers, Social
Security, community office, authorities etc.).
CITIC contributes experience of many years in handling and evaluation of the
biological signals and Ekg's, as well as the use and the evaluation of bio
monitors, wireless technology, sanitation apparatuses and measuring techniques).
CITIC cooperates directly with the local authorities as well as with the
Andalusian Federal State Government (for example: Ministry for work and
economics, Ministry for Health, Ministry for science and technology).
Ø
Development and
introduction of the new technologies.
Ø
Closest
co-operation with the Innovation Relay Center in Andalusia (more than 8 years),
responsible, among other things, for the internal spreading of technologies and
for the advanced training of our personnel.
Ø
Closest
co-operation between universities, companies and other technology centers (for
example RAITEC: www.raitec.es).
Ø
Numerous projects (I+D+I)
of the IST sector.
Ø
Establishment of
demonstration centers which will facilitate
the introduction of the new
technologies in all possible sectors of the economy.
Ø
Consulting -
service (in the sector IST and environment).
Short
description of the foundation CITIC
CITIC (Andalusian Centre of Innovation and Technologies of
Information and Communications) is a quality oriented Technological Center in
Andalusia, founded as a non profit private foundation.
CITIC, located in the Technological Park of Andalusia,
gathers 34 companies and public institutions, all leaders in the spanish
technology/IT/communications (IST) sector, covering the whole territory of
Andalusia (87.597 km2; 7.500.000 inhabitants).
Our
mission is to stimulate and strenghten the processes of national/international
innovation and technological development by promoting important projects in the
IT and communication sector. The key to our success lies in the joint force of
all of its members and by the application of IST.
Contribution
to CARiMan
B.4.1.
Integrating Activities
He:
Application of CARiManS for health monitoring in risk situations
B.4.3.
Activities to spread excellence
D1:
Exchange of post-doc researchers, students and experts
D3:
Dissemination & Exploitation
D5:
A-Team – Advanced Training System for Emergeny Management
There
are many more areas in which CITIC is able to contribute when it will be
necessary.
For
example:
B.8.
Joint Programme of Activities
He:
Application of CARiManS for health monitoring in risk situations
D1:
Exchange of post-doc researchers, students and experts
D3:
Dissemination & Exploitation
D5:
A-Team – Advanced Training System for Emergeny Management
And
areas de EN (environment).
Education
University
of Córdoba
1977
– 1985 Agronomical
engineer. Speciality: Food Industries.
1994
– 1999 Ph.D. studies in
Industrial Economy (technological innovation
measurement using patent data as indicators).
Employment
May03-Present
Andalusian Centre of Innovation
and Technologies of Information and Communications (CITIC)
General
Manager
Oct’95
– May’03
CESEAND, Southern Europe Innovation Relay Centre – Andalucía
BIC Euronova, S.A.
Technical
Director
Apr’91 – Sep’95
OTRI, the Liaison Office of the
University of Córdoba
Director
Nov’89-Apr’91
Vitro-Agro, S.A, biotechnologycal
company devoted to cultural cells tissues of strawverry plants (Huelva)
General
Manager
Oct’86-Nov’91
Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca,
Junta de Andalucía
Technical
Advisor in EEC structural programmes (FEOGA)
Specialization
courses
May
99
Seminar: “International Technology Alliances”. Spanish IRC Network,
Madrid.
Feb’99
Seminar: “Protection of Biotechnological Inventions”. University of
Alicante.
Mar’98
Workshop: “EASW Methodology (European Awareness Scenario Workshop)”.
EC, DGXIII-D, Madrid.
Sep’97
Course: “Quality Management: ISO 9000”. Escuela de Organización
Industrial, Seville.
Jun’97
Workshop: “Innovation Management Techniques: Value Management”.
Instituto Andaluz de Tecnología, Seville.
Feb’97
Workshop: “Innovation & Technology Transfer”. EC, DGXIII-D/3,
Farnborough (UK).
Nov’96
Training course: “CORDIS, Community R&D Information Service”. EC,
DGXIII-D/2, CETEMA, Madrid.
Jul’96
Seminar: “Exploitation of Cooperation Projects’ Results”. SPRI,
Technology Park of Zamudio (Vizcaya).
Oct’95
Course: “Public Policies to Support R&D and Innovation”.
University Carlos III, Madrid.
Sep’95
Training course: “Community Projects Advisor: IV FP”. CDTI,
Sigüenza (Guadalajara).
Dic’94
– Mar’95
Course: “Production Management & Project Management”. CEA,
Seville.
Feb’94
Course: “Preparation of Patent Application Documents”. CSIC, OEPM, PN
I+D, Madrid.
Nov’89
Course: “Valorisation of R&D Results and Technology Transfer”. PN
I+D, El Escorial (Madrid).
Courses
& seminars taught
May’99
– Jun’99
Training course: “Advanced Management of Innovation: European
R&D”. Andalusia Technology Park, Málaga.
May’99
1st “Good Practice” Workshop: “Improved tool kit for IRC
management: the Augusto System”. Carmona (Seville).
Apr’99
Seminar: “The role of IRCs as local agent for promoting Innovation”.
MadrI+D, Madrid.
Apr’99
Seminar: “The Fifth Framework Programme & CORDIS”. 4th
CESEAND training seminar, Seville.
Jan’99
Seminar: “IPR & Law regulations of GMO and transgenic products”.
Bioethics Forum, University of Seville, Seville.
Nov’98
Course: “Management of Innovation and Technology Transfer in SMEs”.
Cartuja’93, IPTS, Seville.
Jun’97
Seminar: “Financing R&D”. 3rd CESEAND training
seminar, Seville.
Nov’96
Seminar: “CORDIS: structure, content & access”. 2nd
CESEAND training seminar, Granada.
Apr’96
Seminar: “The Fourth Framework Programme”. 1st CESEAND
training seminar, Antequera (Málaga).
Nov’95
Seminar: “Analysis of Regional Innovation Systems: Andalusia”.
Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia.
Oct’94
Seminar: “Technology Information Services & Patents Management”.
CSIC, University of Seville, Seville.
Participation
in I&TT related studies
Apr’99
“The impact of corporate spin-offs on competitiveness and employment in
the EU”. ESTO, IPTS (contract).
Apr’95
– Nov’95
"Interface structures in the Spanish innovation system. Their role
in the diffusion of technology". VALUE project.
Jan’94
– Jul’94
"Analysis of the Spanish R&D information sources". IPTS
(contract).
May’90
"Technology Transfer España´90: A study of the TT activity in
Spain". University of Nottingham (UK).
Languages
English
(fluent), French (basic), Spanish (mother tongue).
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