Bay Area Regional Technology Alliance Signs Cooperative Agreement With East German Organization.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1998--The Bay Area Regional Technology Alliance (BARTA) today announced that it has entered into a cooperative Agreement with the Association for Technology Transfer (ATT ATT ammonia tolerance test. ), located in the city of Chemnitz, in the state of Saxony Saxony (săk`sənē), Ger. Sachsen, Fr. Saxe, state (1994 pop. 4,901,000), 7,078 sq mi (18,337 sq km), E central Germany. Dresden is the capital. , in the former East Germany East Germany: see Germany. . The objective of the Agreement is to foster technical and commercial cooperation between business and technical enterprises in the two regions. Under this Agreement, ATT and BARTA will also promote exchange of students and technical and managerial professionals between Saxony and the Bay Area, and will organize and host trade and technical delegations. The Agreement was signed on June 17, by Dr. Paul-Willy Heilmann, Director of the ATT, and Dr. Alexander J. Glass, Executive Director of BARTA, at a ceremony held at the German Consulate General consulate general n. pl. consulates general The consulate occupied by a consul general. in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , which was attended by members of a fifteen-person trade delegation from Saxony, and representatives of the state of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , regional organizations, and Bay Area firms. Applauding the Agreement, Matthew Flynn, Director of Foreign Investment with the State of California, commented: "We are very pleased to see the formation of technology partnerships like this one between BARTA and the Association of Technology Transfer in Chemnitz, State of Saxony, Germany. These types of agreements are a win for all parties involved. They serve as an excellent vehicle to help California technology companies penetrate new markets as well as form lasting international partnerships. The agreement also facilitates the flow of innovative technologies to California from Saxony, thereby increasing the potential for collaborative advancement and increased market potential for participants on both sides of the Atlantic." Saxony, located in southeast Germany, adjacent to the border with the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. , is one of Germany's leading industrial regions, combining strengths in heavy manufacturing and precision machining with advanced technologies like information technology, microelectronics microelectronics, branch of electronic technology devoted to the design and development of extremely small electronic devices that consume very little electric power. , micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. ), biotechnology, medical devices, and environmental technologies. Due to its location, Saxony is a potential gateway to the developing economies of central and eastern Europe The term "Central and Eastern Europe" came into wide spread use, replacing "Eastern bloc", to describe former Communist countries in Europe, after the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90. . The Honorable Thomas Hermsdorfer, a member of the Saxony Senate, led the negotiating team that arranged the Agreement with BARTA. Regarding the Agreement, Dr. Kajo Schommer, Minister of Economic Affairs and Labor of the State of Saxony stated: "International contacts between technology-oriented companies are of major importance to the economic development in the Free State of Saxony. Companies must form alliances and business links of mutual interest with companies and scientific partners in the most powerful technology regions in the world. The cooperation of BARTA with member companies of ATT that was launched last week is a step in this direction. The Saxony State Ministry of Economic Affairs The following nations have a Ministry of Economic Affairs:
Both BARTA and ATT are linked to extensive networks of state and regional organizations. Other California participants in the collaboration include the California Trade and Commerce Agency, the Bay Area Economic Forum, the East Bay Economic Development Alliance for Business, the Silicon Valley Defense/Space Consortium, the Skyline Center for International Trade and Development, the Greater Oakland International Trade Center, the California State University Enrollment  at Hayward,
and BayTrade.ATT is a working group including universities, research centers, economic development organizations and technology-based companies in the city of Chemnitz, in southwest Saxony. It is part of a national network of research centers and technology incubators that extends throughout Germany, and includes 270 emerging, technology-based firms in the Chemnitz region alone. In addition to signing the Agreement, the Saxony trade mission, comprising representatives of state and local government, economic development organizations, and six high-tech firms from Saxony, visited three leading Bay Area laboratories involved in the development of microtechnologies, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore, Calif., respectively. , the Berkeley Sensors
(body) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - (LLNL) A research organaisatin operated by the University of California under a contract with the US Department of Energy. . Members of the Saxony delegation also met individually with representatives of Bay Area technology firms and research institutions. A consortium of Bay Area organizations hosted the delegation, led by Maggie Sabovich, of the Trade and Commerce Agency, Robert Sakai, of the East Bay Economic Development Advisory Board, and Richard Soyombo, of the Skyline Center of International Trade Development. "This Agreement provides a framework for the development of a very productive and mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" partnership between Saxony and the Bay Area," said Dr. Glass. "With its long tradition of precision manufacturing, and its burgeoning capabilities in advanced technologies, combined with a highly educated and skilled work force, Saxony is an ideal partner for our technical and business communities." Further information about partnerships with Saxony can be obtained from the BARTA office, 510/354-3900. The Bay Area Regional Technology Alliance (BARTA), with offices located in Fremont, CA, is a private-public partnership established to stimulate technology-based economic development in the Bay Area. BARTA is a collaborative effort of three regional organizations, the East Bay Economic Development Alliance for Business, the Bay Area Economic Forum, and the Silicon Valley Defense/Space Consortium, operating under contract with the California Trade and Commerce Agency's Office of Strategic Technology. Information about our programs and services is available on our Web Site at http://www.barta.org.
CONTACT: BARTA
Dr. Alexander J. Glass, 510/354-3902
ajglass@barta.org
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