About ICON
ICON builds bridges between countries, cultures and people: from the Gulf region and GCC states, to the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and America.
The International Consortium for Management, Development and Consulting (ICON) is based in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
ICON draws on its Chief Executive Rashed Shaheen's many years of experience in international strategic planning, project management and consulting, bringing institutions and firms worldwide to the Gulf region, doing business and cooperating with the GCC public and private sector.
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Professional Motorsport Circuit Forum
Nov 16, 2010
Women's Football Cup ARABIA 2010
Oct 18, 2010
Middle East Spatial Technology Conference & Exhibition 2009
Dec 6, 2009
Bavarian Export Award
November 5, 2009
Cartography Huber wins Bavarian Export Award of the State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology of Bavaria, Germany and the Bavarian Chambers of Industry and Commerce! Video (starts in German, English translation starts after a few seconds)
Franz Huber (centre) and his son Markus Huber (right) celebrate the award presented by Bavarian Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology Martin Zeil (left)
Bavarian TV anchorwoman Susanne Franke interviews Franz Huber (centre) and his son Markus Huber (right)
“Groundbreaking“ in Export: Kartographie Huber wins Bavarian Export Award
Bavarian economic affairs minister awards cartographic family business for success in foreign trade
Munich – Martin Zeil, Bavarian Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology, presented the Bavarian Export Award 2009, category services, to the company Kartographie Huber of Munich, Germany.
In the Middle East, Cartography Huber is part of the ICON International Consortium in Manama, Bahrain, serving MENA with Huber maps made for government agencies and private sector companies of the Midlle East, GCC and North African countries.
An international success story: The Bavarian cartography engineer Franz Huber explains his formula for success. “When the Iron Curtain was opened some twenty years ago, it was immediately clear to me that people would want to use their newly won freedom to travel and would need maps. Realising that Europe was growing together was our first big step on the way to becoming an export business. Since then we have expanded into many countries and regions.”
The global competition left only two choices for the company before the turn of the millennium: “Either use top talent and state-of-the art technology to win new customers outside of Germany or disappear from the market as many other German map companies had done.” says Franz Huber.
Especially successful was the outgoing Bavarian's approach not to shoulder the global market on his own: Unlike many of his competitors he did not insist on selling maps under his own brand. Instead he offered local licenses to the best foreign publishing companies, which would then sell his maps under their own brand names. “It’s much easier to send ideas and intellectual property around the world than to ship tons of printed city and country maps and atlases.” Huber explains.
Photography: Bayern International / Studio Vohler
About the Bavarian Export Award
The third annual Bavarian Export Award is directed at small and medium size enterprises located in the German state of Bavaria. The Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology awards it in cooperation with the Bavarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Bavarian Cooperative Chambers of the Guilds. The award recognises outstanding and innovative entrepreneurial performance in the development of new markets in the categories industry, commerce, trade, services and tourism.
Bavarian Export Award (English Google Translation)
About Kartographie Huber
Kartographie Huber, was founded in 1969 and produces map files to order, printed maps, GIS systems, interactive online maps and mobile apps. Many state-sponsored international research projects, the most often printed world map and the largest series of touristic maps of travel destinations with city plans and regional maps have made the Munich company a trailblazer in cartography.
http://www.cartography-huber.com
About ICON
ICON builds bridges between many countries, cultures and people: from the Gulf region / GCC countries, to the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. The International Consortium for Management, Development and Consulting (ICON) is based in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. ICON draws on its Chief Executive Rashed Shaheen many years of experience in international strategic planning and project management, bringing the best institutions and firms in their fields to the Gulf region today; to cooperate with the public and private sector professionals.