FIRST TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
the Reconstruction and Reconversion of Hall 14
Technological and educational business incubator Production Park Torpedo
On 13 November 2017, the first press conference was held at the premises of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o. for the presentation of the project Reconstruction and conversion of Hall 14 into a Technological and Educational Entrepreneurial Incubator Production Park Torpedo.
The introductory presentation of the project was held by the Mayor of the City of Rijeka, mr.sc. Vojko Obersnel and stated that the project is financed from the European Structural and Investment Funds and the European Regional Development Fund in the amount of 19.300.747,06 HRK of grants, while the total value of the project is 22.691.480,39 HRK. The partnership consists of the City of Rijeka project beneficiary and the Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o. project partner.
Why the project application was launched was presented by the director of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o., Ernest Cukrov, who connected his current activities and the need for the future development of small and medium-sized entrepreneurship and a new technological breakthrough for a new entrepreneurial incubator. Dr. Sc. Sven Maričić, project associate, briefly pointed out the world trends of this type of project. The overall activities of the project, i.e. management, reconstruction of the facility and the necessary works, equipment, budget items of the project, the timetable for implementation, promotion and visibility, as well as the benefits and services that the users of the new supporting entrepreneurial infrastructure will have at their disposal, were presented by Doris Sošić, a member of the project team. During the project, specialized equipment will be procured, and its functionality and application was presented by Denis Lončar in charge of technological support to the project.
The press conference was attended by journalists of local media (Novi List, Radio Rijeka, HRT, La voce del popolo, Kanal Ri, Radio Totalni, portal of the City of Rijeka) and representatives of institutions such as the City of Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatian Chamber of Economy and entrepreneurs.
At the following link (6.30 minutes) you can also see how it was at the press conference:
http://www.hrt.hr/enz/regionalni-dnevnik/415098/