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THE ICT SECTOR IN TUSCANY

Tuscany has a strong tradition of excellence in the ICT sector as well as an advanced innovation system for cutting edge businesses.

The ICT sector in Tuscany shows considerable specialization in the following segments, widely explored both within the framework of academic R&D and within the field of production and services offered by the companies:

1. Telecommunications, microwave systems, wireless systems, sensor and RFID systems
2. Technologies, systems and applications for cultural heritage management
3. Optical fibers, photonic and laser communication
4. Satellite systems and applications
5. Radar and antennas systems and components; radar imaging
6. Applications for the space, nautical, aeronautic and defence sectors
7. Electronics and microelectronics
8. Informatics and software development
9. Artificial vision, video-surveillance, digital libraries and natural interaction
10. Remote sensing and monitoring
11. Applications for domotics, robotics, virtual reality, haptic interfaces, e-health, bioengineering and biomedicine
12. Bioinformatics
13. Security-related technologies, systems and applications