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Technology Park Västerås, Sweden - Modern technology for small companies

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Authors:

Ivica Crnkovic

Publication Type:

Report - MRTC

ISRN:

MDH-MRTC-35/2001-1-SE

Abstract

Technology Park "Teknikby" is a project in Västerås, Sweden initiated by Swedish government, local authorities, industry and academia. The basic idea of the project is to help people to start new companies and start business in small scale, but based on modern technology. Technology Park is an area built from old heavy industry-factories. The area is used to attract new companies which can hire the offices and can get a professional help in starting a company, introducing new technologies, building networks of interests groups and building relations with big companies. Although the help is of great importance, the small companies build their business on economical bases. So far the project has shown amazing result. During two years more than 100 new high-tech companies have started with more than 300 new employees. The seminar report how the model works, how it was possible to start that project, which risks still exist in that project. The intention of this report is to start a discussion if a similar model is possible to apply in Croatia.

Bibtex

@techreport{Crnkovic249,
author = {Ivica Crnkovic},
title = {Technology Park V{\"a}ster{\aa}s, Sweden - Modern technology for small companies},
number = {ISSN 1404-3041 ISRN MDH-MRTC-35/2001-1-SE},
month = {May},
year = {2001},
url = {http://www.es.mdu.se/publications/249-}
}