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S&T Country Report - Albania - WBC-INCO Net

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Contents - Croatia<br />

1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5<br />

1.1 General Environment for Setting Up Innovation Infrastructures...................... 5<br />

1.2 Strategic Documents ...................................................................................... 7<br />

1.3 Specific Programmes and Instruments ........................................................... 9<br />

1.4 Financing ...................................................................................................... 11<br />

2 Existing Innovation Structures in Croatia ............................................................ 11<br />

2.1 Key Government Players.............................................................................. 11<br />

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MSES)............................................ 11<br />

Ministry of Finance (MFIN) ................................................................................. 12<br />

Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship (MELE) - Directorate for<br />

SMEs .................................................................................................................. 12<br />

Business Innovation Centre of Croatia (BICRO Ltd.).......................................... 13<br />

Agency for Small Business (HAMAG)................................................................. 14<br />

Croatian Institute of Technology, Ltd. (CIT) ........................................................ 15<br />

National Science Council (NSC)......................................................................... 15<br />

National Council for Competitiveness (NCC)...................................................... 16<br />

National Foundation for Science, Higher Education and Technological<br />

Development (NFS)............................................................................................ 17<br />

2.2 Key Innovation Infrastructures ...................................................................... 17<br />

Croatian Employers’ Association (CEA) - National Centre for Clusters .............. 19<br />

BIOS Printing and Publishing Cluster ................................................................. 20<br />

Biotech Cluster ................................................................................................... 21<br />

Wood Cluster of Western Croatia (Lika and Gorski kotar).................................. 21<br />

Wood Cluster of Northwestern Croatia (Varaždin county) .................................. 22<br />

Textile Industry Cluster (Varaždin county) .......................................................... 23<br />

Shoe Cluster (Varaždin county)......................................................................... 23<br />

Metallurgic Cluster (Varaždin county)................................................................. 24<br />

ICT Cluster (Varaždin county) ............................................................................ 24<br />

Shipbuilding Cluster............................................................................................ 25<br />

Automobile Cluster ............................................................................................. 25<br />

Centre for Technology Transfer (CTT), Zagreb .................................................. 26<br />

Technology Innovation Centre Rijeka Ltd. (TIC)................................................. 26<br />

Technology Centre Split (TCS)........................................................................... 27<br />

Technology Development Centre Osijek Ltd. (TDCO)........................................ 28<br />

Research and Development Centre for Mariculture, University of Dubrovnik<br />

(RICM) ................................................................................................................ 28<br />

Technology Park Zagreb (Zagrebački holding) - TPZ......................................... 30<br />

Technological Park Kutina - Impulsni Centar...................................................... 31<br />

Technological Park - Impulsni Centar, Varaždin................................................. 31<br />

Business Incubator PINS Skrad Ltd. .................................................................. 33<br />

PINHK d.o.o.- Entrepreneurial Incubator, Hrvatska Kostajnica (Sisak - Moslavina<br />

County) ............................................................................................................... 33<br />

Business Incubator BIOS Ltd. Osijek.................................................................. 34<br />

Entrepreneurship Incubator "Challenge"............................................................. 35<br />

PORIN d.o.o. Rijeka - "Rijeka Entrepreneurial Incubator" .................................. 36<br />

Entrepreneurship Incubator Zadar...................................................................... 37<br />

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