ICI Bucharest received the visit of Mr. Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General

Today, November 2, 2023, the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest received the visit of Mr. Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

"At NATO, I lead the innovation board, which includes military structures, intelligence, the political side and the civilian side, where we work with industries from AI to Quantum and biotechnologies, to space, cyber, everything that means dual-use technologies. I think that having a group of exceptional people here with a lot of experience, I would like to team up and help me make Romania - "innovation nation". It is a field that can be joined with the Romanian diaspora. We need all Romanians, no matter where they are, from Sydney to Boston, from Frankfurt to ICI, we are one team, and we must all get to work." claimed Mr. Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General.

In the context of the visit, the general director of ICI Bucharest thanked Mr. Mircea Geoană for participating in the first two editions of the International Conference on Cyber Diplomacy, held in 2022 and 2023, extending the invitation for the next year's edition, which will take place in the same week with the eighth edition of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Forum. At the same time, Mr. Adrian-Victor Vevera described both ongoing research projects and future development directions.

"We tried to focus on areas that are closer to everyday life. We have kept the area of innovation and fundamental research, still having the laboratories and departments working in this field. But, at the same time, we turned to new technologies in the area of blockchain and its use as part of encryption in communications. We have projects with NFTs that we have also developed at the institutional level, with NFTs with utility in development. Moreover, we have successfully applied for funding both at the European, NATO and international level, proof of the fact that the projects we develop have a positive impact on society, delivering sustainable results," said the general director of ICI Bucharest.

This visit demonstrates the commitment to promoting research and innovation and underlines the importance of close collaboration between institutions. ICI Bucharest continues its mission to support excellence in research and innovation for developing the knowledge-based economy in Romania and better integration in the European and international research space.