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The vision for the near future of the Cluster is to act as a: • Center of expertise for wood product businesses with the main accent on R&D projects; and • Significant part of economic development for Northwestern Croatia. Industry/Sector (technology area): Forest-based and related industries International activities: Not available Name of initiative: Textile Industry Cluster (Varaždin county) Contact person: Zoran Košćec (Director, VARTEKS d.d.) Email: nvnucec@varteks.com Website: http://www.varteks.com/english/ One of the central companies in the cluster, indicated by Chamber of Commerce Varaždin, is VARTEKS d.d., the leading fashion company in Croatia and one of the leading companies in the south-east part of Europe. The main activities of VARTEKS are manufacturing and sales of fabrics and garments and trading with cloths, garments and accessories, and the auxiliary activities are publishing, printing and forwarding activities. Industry/Sector (technology area): Textile and clothing industry International activities: Not available Name of initiative: Shoe Cluster (Varaždin county) Contact person: Josip Kovac (Borovo Kožna obuća d.d, Vukovar) Email: info@borovoko.hr Website: http://www.borovoko.hr/default.aspx?lang=en&menuID=1 One of the leading companies in the cluster, indicated by Chamber of Commerce Varaždin, is Borovo Kožna obuća d.d, which was established on the ground of worldknown producer Borovo. The production of leather footwear at Borovo started in 1931 (by Jan Baťa) and factory became the leading footwear producer and trader in this part of Europe. The production was stopped during the war in 1991. In 1998 the production has started again, and Borovo begins its development route - from the reconstruction of the building and production to the new conquest of the market. Industry/Sector (technology area): Footwear International activities: Not available page 23/HRV
Name of initiative: Metallurgic Cluster (Varaždin county) Contact person: Tomislav Cvetko (Oprema-uređaji d.d., Ludbrek) Email: tcvetko@oprema-uredjaji.com Website: http://www.oprema-uredjaji.com/?L=e& The company Oprema-uređaji d.d. is a limited company located in the town of Ludbreg in the north-west of Croatia. Forerunner of the company Oprema-uređaji d.d. was established in 1948 and the name Oprema was accepted in 1963. The production of catering equipment started in summer of 1976, when the production line of beer cooling units was assembled. In the year 1989 the company became an independent business subject, and in 1992 was 100 % privatized. Industry/Sector (technology area): Metallurgic industry International activities: Not available Name of initiative: Contact person: Not available Email: Not available ICT Cluster (Varaždin county) Website: http://www.tp-vz.hr/hr/33/ict-klaster-predstavljen-javnosti/ The ICT cluster was officially presented for the first time at City Council of the Varaždin on July 6, 2007. The major goal of the ICT Cluster is to increase the competition of national software producers, connect economy to science-research institutions and prepare project applications for European funds. ICT Cluster in Varaždin was established by the Development Agency North (Razvojna agencija Sjever - DAN) and is in line with the activities of USAID initiative and initiatives for establishing national cluster. The cluster covers total technological process of development of information systems and is not directly oriented to one area of actual technologies. The Cluster consists of 10 informatics companies of different sizes (in total more than 120 employees), Faculty of Organization and Informatics and Technology Park in Varaždin. Industry/Sector (technology area): ICT, High-Tech International activities: Not available page 24/HRV
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INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE STEERING
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Information compiled by: Jana Macha
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1 Introduction This thematic report
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Task Force to ease market entry bar
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United Nations Development Programm
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1.3 Specific Programmes and Instrum
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- IFC/PEP Southeast Europe is part
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government sector. The first to ini
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Name of initiative: Specialty Touri
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favouring international cooperation
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• Demise of Business Incubator en
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3 Conclusions/Recommendations In ov
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• Properly evaluate the existing
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5 Further Sources ACIT (2007). ALBA
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World Bank, International Finance C
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• Central Bosnian Economic Develo
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UKIM - BSC still is not separate le
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private sector) are necessary to be
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4 References European Commission (2
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Meshko, V. (2006). Technology Trans
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6 List of Acronyms / Definitions AC
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Contents - Montenegro 1 Introductio
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given the rather complicated legal
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- ‘Multi-annual Indicative Planni
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• Examining the impact of legal a
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4 References Belada, L. (2007). Fin
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Investment Compact. Available from:
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SMEDA - Directorate for Development
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Business Incubator Belgrade (Rakovi
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Activities of RASME in 2006: • Me
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engineering sciences. As it grew, i
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The Business Start-Up Centre - Krag
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The Memorandum of Understanding (Mo
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Name of initiative: Business & Tech
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dramatically increase the yield and
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• Identifying locations for Green
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