GAIA

GAIA is a non-profit professional and plural Association, which objective role is the technical, commercial and economic promotion of its associated companies and of the totality of the Electronics, Computing and Telecommunications Sector in the Basque Autonomous Community. It also develops co-operation activities in international markets, market research and promotion for the creation of innovative products and services between its associated companies, being the strategic infrastructure to promote the Information Society in the Basque Country.

GAIA is the institution which represents practically all the companies of the Electronics, Computing and Telecommunications Sector which are based in Basque Autonomous Community.

GAIA is the Association Cluster of Telecommunications of the Basque Country supported by the Basque Government for establishing and defining the sector basic strategic lines. The purpose of the cluster is to achieve optimisation for the joint efforts of producing companies, users, administrations, research centres, universities, and investors to reach a high level of use of information technologies. GAIA aims to create an advances and highly competitive industrial sector focused on information technologies.

GAIA brings to bear a close understanding of the systems and trends in telecommunications and their use, together with skills to manage projects and assure their quality in line with ISO 9000 standards. GAIA has expertise in the use of JAVA, Lotus domino and other software applications to manage projects.

GAIA has considerable experience of collaboration contract with organisations and public administrations throughout Europe, including local and regional councils, local and central government, and autonomous institutions.