The Instituto Andaluz de Tecnología (IAT, Andalusian Institute of Technology) is a Technological Centre of Engineering and Knowledge Management established as a non-profit private foundation, recognized as being of public interest. IAT acts under strictly professional criteria, providing knowledge intensive services and developing its own technology.

 

IAT was created in 1989 as a private foundation promoted by the professional Colleges and Associations of Industrial Engineers in Andalusia. IAT has been formally recognised as being of public interest by the Regional Government of Andalusi

 

IAT generates its own technology and knowledge through R&D activities, and offers high-added-value knowledge-intensive services; all this orientated and integrated according its Strategic Plans.

 

After more than 20 years, IAT is currently a specialized organization that has adapted its facilities to new demands. IAT is seen as a reference as Technological Center in Engineering and Knowledge Management, which satisfies the needs and expectations of its groups of interest (employers, customers, people within the organization, collaborators as well as the social environment).

 

Mission statement

To assist companies and institutions in improving their results while making them sustainable, providing them Value by using innovative solutions.

 

Overview

IAT generates its own technology through Research, Development and Innovation processes, and will also provide Knowledge-Intensive Services, in order to become a reference among other technological centers in engineering and knowledge management at a worldwide level. It aims to meet the needs and expectations of its Interest Groups: employers, clients, and people from the organization, stakeholders and the social environment.

 

Commitment to Social Responsibility and Sustainability

IAT is managed as a socially responsible institution which is provided with a sustainable development approach based on criteria of balance and efficient use of resources, both in economic and environmental terms, reducing its impact on the environment and considering people as the most valuable asset within the organization.

 

On the other hand, since IAT was initially created, a clear strategic commitment has been adopted regarding the establishment of policies on equal treatment and opportunities, regardless of gender, race or beliefs.