EFFORTS to attract Norwegian technology firms to the region have achieved their first success.
Software company Fronter, of Oslo, is the first company to move into the Norwegian Collaboration Centre, an incubator unit in the Fabriam Centre, in North Tyneside.
The company is hoping to set up a permanent home in the North-East employing local workers to supply its virtual learning environment software to 100,000 school pupils and teachers across England.
Two other Norwegian companies are being lined up to move into the centre, potentially creating dozens of jobs as they expand into new premises across the region.
The collaboration centre was formally opened yesterday by Tarald Brautaset, the Norwegian ambassador to the UK, who welcomed Fronter officials as its first tenants.
The Fabriam Centre was developed jointly by the North of England Microelectronics Institute (Nemi) and microchip manufacturer Atmel, with support from regional development agency One NorthEast, the TyneWear Partnership and European Regional Development Funds.
Securing Fronter's arrival will be seen as a personal success for Mike Pedersen, appointed by One NorthEast to attract firms from Norway to the region.
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