Within the government’s visit to Spodnje Podravje the state secretary of Ministry of Finance Andrej Šircelj, MSc at first visited Intera Ltd. which is one of the most innovative companies in the region. Before meeting the majors, economists, members of parliament and state advisers of Podravje the state secretary with cooperation of Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology attended the consultation session about the tax relief and investing in research and development.
The state secretary Andrej Šircelj, MSc met the management of Intera which presented him business operations of the company. Intera is one of the most innovative and development-oriented companies in this region. Intera is high-technology ICT company specialized for development of business web applications and technologies. By using the newest web standards, Open Source technologies and our own research tools we provide our clients with the whole range of web solutions. One of the greatest problems of the company is the lack of appropriate qualified staff. State secretary expressed his satisfaction over the fact that the company operates successfully in the region which faced many problems in the past. He presented also the possibilities and priorities of facilities for investments in research and development which would enable the company to operate more successfully. In addition, the financial savings of the company could be spent on scholarships and educating of employees.