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Centres and Regional Development Agencies by providing them with financial<br />

assistance. There are several operational programmes of financial assistance for<br />

Stimulating Productivity and Introducing New Technologies and Products, and<br />

the Education in Entrepreneurship Programme (The Government of the Republic<br />

of Croatia, 2006b).<br />

1.4 Financing<br />

The majority of programmes and projects supporting development of innovation<br />

infrastructure is financed by: World Bank, Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and<br />

Development (HBOR), Ministry of the Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship<br />

(MELE), the Fund for Development and Employment (FDE), USAID and there is<br />

additional financing available from private sector (e.g. industrial companies).<br />

2 Existing Innovation Structures in Croatia<br />

As indicated in one of the key documents ‘Science & Technology Policy of the<br />

Republic of Croatia 2006 − 2010’ key players in implementation of development<br />

innovation programmes supporting clusters and other technology-based companies<br />

are:<br />

• Government and its related ministries - MSES, MELE, MFIN;<br />

• Intermediary bodies - BICRO, HIT, NFS; and<br />

• Academia.<br />

2.1 Key Government Players<br />

Name: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MSES)<br />

Contact: Trg hrvatskih velikana 6, 10000 Zagreb, Republic of Croatia<br />

Email: office@mzos.hr<br />

Website: http://www.mzos.hr/<br />

The Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MSES) is responsible administrative<br />

body for planning, funding and monitoring of the overall science and education<br />

system. It works closely with the National Science Council (NSC) and the National<br />

Council for Higher Education (NCHE) that are principal advisory bodies tasked with<br />

the development and quality of science and higher education in Croatia. MSES is<br />

also responsible for research-based technology development and communication<br />

and information (IT) activities. Its main mission regarding scientific research is to<br />

create and implement national scientific research policy as a framework for overall<br />

development science in Croatia. It takes decisions on the amount of investments into<br />

research and research organizations, creates and monitors legal ordinance for<br />

page 11/HRV

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