The Software Technology and Applications Competence Centre (STACC) is a research and development organisation established in 2009 to conduct high-priority applied research. STACC is a joint initiative between the University of Tartu and Tallinn Technical University as the centres of science in Estonia, and Cybernetica AS, Regio AS, Webmedia AS, Logica Eesti AS, Quretec OÜ, Know IT Estonia Consulting OÜ, eHealth Foundation, the East Tallinn Central Hospital, Skype Technologies OÜ and Swedbank AS as the leading IT companies and users of Estonian software and knowledge-based technology. View our presentation.
STACC aims to conduct applied research in software technology by working with suppliers and users of technology from among its owners and from outside. The mission of STACC is to enhance the skills and competitiveness of organisations that are closely involved in software technology in Estonia, while increasing their export potential and gains on software solutions.
STACC is one of eight competence centers financed by Enterprise Estonia. Centers aim to bridge the gap between scientific and economic innovation by providing a collective environment for academics, industry and other innovation actors and creating sufficient critical mass. Centers are involved in pooling of knowledge, creation of new knowledge by performing different types of research, training and dissemination of knowledge and networking.