The Rijeka Development Agency Porin is a partner in the EU TEMPUS project from the Interreg Italy-Croatia Programme and we want to map the cultural and creative industries of our area.
If you are based in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and operate in the cultural and creative sectors, we invite you to take a few minutes to fill out the questionnaire at the following address:
https://forms.gle/4LQYdoFRUH85gHpm7 . Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
Opening ceremony of the Torpedo Production Park and the final press conference of the project “Reconstruction and conversion of Hall 14 into a Technological and Educational Entrepreneurial Incubator Torpedo Production Park’ will take place Tuesday, 22 December 2020, starting at 10 a.m., in the premises of the Torpedo Production Park, Rijeka, Milutina Barača 60 (conference hall, 1st floor).
Torpedo Production Park is a new entrepreneurial infrastructure in the city of Rijeka thanks to the application of the EU project ‘Reconstruction and conversion of Hall 14 into a Technological and Educational Entrepreneurial Incubator Production Park Torpedo’, for which City of Rijeka received a grant from the European Regional Development Fund from the European Structural and Investment Funds in the financial period 2014-2020, in the amount of HRK 19,293,474.63. The total value of the project is HRK 22,691,480.39. The partner in the project is Rijeka Development Agency Porin Ltd.
With incubation and post-incubation programs and the possibility of using modern equipment in the field of additive technologies, the Torpedo Production Park enters the system of business incubators of the City of Rijeka as a one of the largest centres of its kind in the region. At the end of the speeches, there will be a tour of the Torpedo Production Park and a technology laboratory equipped with specialized industrial equipment for 3D modeling, scanning and printing.
Croatian manufacturing companies, primarily SMEs, have so far not participated in the development of innovation at an intensity comparable to the European average. In order to change this, certain local self-government units have established centres that will be direct support in innovation processes for local entrepreneurs in the production sector. Director of Porin Dario Zorić He participated as Panellist at the event “Transfer of technologies and the triple helix” 1. December 2020, where he presented local support for the development of innovations in production and other services of the Torpedo Production Park. This event is part of a series of Technology Transfer Insights seminars organized by the University of Zagreb as EIT Manufacturing Hub in Croatia.
The best illustration of the event is the comment of one of the participants: “Congratulations to everyone involved in this event, from the organizers to the panelists. Thank you for your shared experience and knowledge – I am of the opinion that we have received a lot of useful, concrete information!’
Reflection on the event: http://cirtt.unizg.hr/osvrt-na-dogadaj-transfer-tehnologije-i-trostruka-uzvojnica-lokalna-podrska-razvoju-inovacija/ .
Hackathon for climate or Climathon is a global movement of cities that see climate change as an opportunity to connect, bring together and work together cities and citizens, researchers, students, designers, developers, creatives and entrepreneurs on innovation and creative solutions that mitigate the challenges of climate change in the city.
Teams seized a unique opportunity to help reduce impact Climate change in response to the challenge of the City of Rijeka – How to improve green infrastructure?
We are part of a global climate movement that is happening at the same time. in more than 140 cities around the world! In Rijeka, it was held virtually from 13 to 14 November 2020 and the winning teams will continue to work with mentors in order to be as ready as possible to apply for the global competition.
The winners of the second Rijeka climate hackathon - Climathon Rijeka 2020 are:
1st place: Urban bee gardens
2nd place: RIgreen
3rd place: The Green Walk
Congratulations to everyone!
More details about the event can be found here: https://porin.hr/climathonrijeka2020/.