At Akhela, the research and development of innovative solutions takes place through collaborations with universities and research institutes, the creation of internship and work placement programs, and the identification of select international partners whose emerging technologies can complement and give added value to Akhela's offerings. All the partner solutions offered by Akhela are vetted through a comprehensive technology scouting process, that culminates in testing on the company's systems to ascertain their effective reliability and functionality. In addition, Akhela actively takes part in Italian and international research projects.