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C) Technological and Science Parks
There are many definitions of Technology and Science Parks, but in Croatian
environment they could be described as a property based initiative, where scientists
and entrepreneurs aiming to realize their economical goals based on new
technologies, are connected. The Parks give emphasis on development and scienceresearch
activities and they are established in the nearness of higher education
institutions and research centres. The parks attract top-level professionals, but also
young talents, who improve and educate themselves there. Technological parks are
unique incubators, in which the concentration of knowledge, high technologies,
education and connection to the national and international educational institutions is
ensured.
Name of
initiative:
Technology Park Zagreb (Zagrebački holding) - TPZ
Contact person: Marijan Ožanić (Manager)
Email: m.ozanic@tehnopark.hr; info@tehnopark.hr
Website: http://www.tehnopark.com.hr/
The Technology Park Zagreb (TPZ) is the first technology park, the entrepreneurial
incubator for high technology in Croatia, founded in 1994 in the framework of
KONČAR concern. After the summer of 1998 it was conveyed to the City of Zagreb
with the objective to stimulate entrepreneurship and private initiative in the area of
development and high technologies within the framework of Programme for
Stimulating the Development of Crafts, Small and Medium-sized Businesses in the
City of Zagreb. Since January 2007, the TPZ operates within company entitled
‘Zagrebački holding’.
The Park aims to stimulate entrepreneurship and private initiative in the area of
development and high technologies; provide technical and management trainings;
improve the innovativeness; develop technical and business sense of self-confidence
within entrepreneurs and to improve competitiveness of domestic hi-tech oriented
companies.
Major parts of the TPZ financing are created by subventions from City of Zagreb and
Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship (approximately 60%), and
remaining 40% is covered by projects and services on the market.
Within its services, TPZ offers its clients: reduced renting costs (subsidized by the
City of Zagreb); necessary infrastructure; advising and business consultancy;
marketing assistance (appearance on exhibitions and fairs, mutual web site,
brochures, articles, TV); ISO 9000 project - mutual team work (subsidized again by
the City of Zagreb); donations - using donations awarded to TPZ (Microsoft licenses,
computers, etc); innovation support; mutual projects and "clusters"; business
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