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RITECA is a cross-border research network made up of centres in Extremadura,

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centres in the Alentejo and the central region of Portugal.

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Of course, we're trying to carry out research projects, of technological development and also of innovation.

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The main objectives of RITECA are really to improve competition among research centres,

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 to make their relations more appropriate, to optimize the relations among them,

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 to create networks so that they can achieve

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and optimize their results and also collaboration among the centres so that they can apply for international project competitions.

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Riteca has sponsored the development of 18 research projects in key sectors such as agriculture,

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the dehesa, food production, renewable energies, health and the construction industry.

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But Riteca is much more.

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Within the framework of RITECA there are activities, obviously apart from research as well.

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There are technology transfer activities, in which face-to-face symposia with companies are held,

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so that the researchers themselves can get to know each other and they can transfer the work they're doing in the best possible way.

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Technology transfer in which the creation of a virtual network also plays a part.

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The virtual network is one of the tools of the RITECA project, with which we'll be trying to get certain things done,

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like a catalogue of infrastructure, also a catalogue of all the types of action we can carry out, we aim to have ICT tools,

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 such as projects, also communication projects, and in addition, transfer for companies,

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basically of the knowledge they've acquired previously with our scientists and researchers.

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 A project which has laid the foundations for ever closer collaboration among research centres in Extremadura,

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Alentejo and central Portugal over the next few years.