Bari, March 20, 2018 – As part of the opening day of the “World Team Building Festival 4.0”, scheduled from 20 March 2018 to 20 March 2019, within a busy programme of national and international events, was presented, achieving great success, at the Mediterranean Citadel of Science from Bari, SPARKme the initiative of Openet Technologies SpA.

The audience, after a detailed introduction to the aerospace sector in the regional, national, and European context, presented by the authoritative professor. Luciano Guerriero (former member of the International Astronautical Academy, First President of ASI, Director of the School of Specialization in Signal Processing at the University of Bari, former President of the Scientific Committee of Tecnopolis-CSATA), then listened with interest to the presentation of SPARKme, il first European business accelerator dedicated to the Space Economy.

In video conference connection from Matera, Dr. Filomena Cuccarese and Dr. Gianni Tedeschi, of Openet Technologies SpA, they illustrated the details and mission of the initiative, underlining the importance of supporting and stimulating the aerospace development program in Basilicata, and throughout the South.

The investment of Openet in SPARKme, this is how Dr. wanted to conclude the speech from Matera. Cuccarese and Dr. Tedeschi, aims to facilitate the creation and diffusion of new entrepreneurial projects dedicated to the theme of space, promoting cross-fertilization actions for the creation of new space-oriented companies.