GMU Authorities Take Part in TechSynergy Pomorze 2025 Workshop
The TechSynergy Pomorze 2025 workshop was held at the Gdańsk Science and Technology Park. The workshop aimed to foster collaboration between entrepreneurs and key stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem in the areas of the National Smart Specialisations. The University was represented by Professor Tomasz Tarasiuk, Deputy Rector for Internationalisation, Cooperation and Development.
On 16 December 2025, the TechSynergy Pomorze 2025 workshop took place at the Gdańsk Science and Technology Park. The event was organised by the Interizon Foundation, coordinator of the ICT Interizon Cluster, as part of the partner project ‘Smart Discovery’ implemented by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) under the European Funds for Smart Economy 2021–2027 (FENG) programme. The University was represented at the workshop – part of the entrepreneurial discovery process enabling the joint definition of technology development directions and the identification of areas of greatest importance for the innovativeness of the region and the country – by Professor Tomasz Tarasiuk, Deputy Rector for Internationalisation, Cooperation and Development.
TechSynergy Pomorze 2025 aimed to stimulate cooperation between entrepreneurs and key stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem within the National Smart Specialisations, in particular NSS 10 – Information, Communication and Geoinformation Technologies, and NSS 13 – Marine Technologies, creating a space to initiate joint R&D&I projects.
The event featured active discussions, exchange of experience and matchmaking around tables organised according to topics, including: artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, marine/offshore, and dual-use/autonomous vehicles.
Deputy Rector Tomasz Tarasiuk, together with Jarosław Parzuchowski, President of the Interizon Foundation, moderated the table dedicated to marine innovations for autonomous vessels, monitoring systems, and technologies supporting port and offshore infrastructure.
Discussions on building relationships in the maritime sector were also attended by Dr Magdalena Kukowska-Kaszuba, Director of the GMU Technology Transfer Office, a specialist in transferring high market-potential technologies to industry.
Professor Ireneusz Czarnowski, Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science at Gdynia Maritime University, contributed to the discussion on shaping needs and future directions for smart networks and ICT in the era of artificial intelligence.
The outcomes of each group’s work – with the participation of GMU staff and representatives of other communities, including technology and industrial companies (Softgent, Etteplan Poland, WiRan, IQ PL), start-ups (ResQvest, Subsee, R&D B4Future, VisionX, Revobeam, AstroFarms), business support institutions (Code:Me Foundation, Inkubator Starter Foundation, PPNT), other research units from the Tricity area, and regional stakeholders – indicate the first potential seeds of joint projects. The shared activities and discussions also made it possible to identify barriers and develop proposals to overcome them, while also offering recommendations on updating priority areas within research, development and innovation, highlighting our competitive advantages as a rapidly developing region in comparison with foreign markets.
TechSynergy Pomorze 2025 will undoubtedly initiate an open dialogue and a platform for co-creating recommendations for the National Smart Specialisations. These will support not only the cluster’s future activities, but also the development of the regional innovation ecosystem, bringing in new initiatives and contributing to economic growth, improved quality of life and public safety, as well as the condition of the natural environment around us.
We would like to thank the organisers for the invitation and the opportunity to take part in this inspiring event.
