U.S. Ambassador Robert A. Bradtke visits the Business Technology Center in Varazdin.
This is a joint City of Varazdin, USAID and Microsoft project, supported bv Hewlett Packard, Cisco and Croatian Telecom (T-Com).
USAID and Microsoft share the goal of stimulating the development of Croatia's IT industry to support growth and job creation.
By all accounts, the Center has served as a catalyst for the development of innovative software products and encouraged young Croatian entrepreneurs to hone their IT skills so that they can more effectively compete in the global technology marketplace."
- U.S. Ambassador Robert A. Bradtke
SPECIAL EVENTS
Dubrovnik and Monterey Commit to Long-Term Relationship
Mayor Dubravka Šuica of Dubrovnik and Mayor Chuck Della Sala of Monterey, California signed a Sister City Charter on February 2, 2002.
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E-Vukovar Receives U.S. Support
During his visit to the City of Vukovar, U.S. Ambassador to Croatia, Robert A. Bradtke, m et with representatives of the City of Vukovar to mark the commencement of an e-government system, the first e-Vukovar activity.
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Investing in Croatia's IT Future
Last year, the City of Varazdin, USAID and Microsoft formed an alliance with Hewlett Packard, Cisco, and T-Com to open a Business Technology Center to support Croatia's information technology (IT) efforts. The Center, located in a modern business tower in downtown Varazdin, serves as a hub for training and testing new, innovative software products to independent IT entrepreneurs in Croatia.
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Let Your Mouse Do the Walking
In the past, it has been difficult for entrepreneurs to navigate among a number of government agencies and offices to find information to register their business, comply with laws, and take advantage of government-sponsored incentive programs. Today, entrepreneurs have access to information in one place - the Business Navigator. On the first day Business Navigator was launched, 3000 hits were recorded.
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Eliminating Redundant Regulations Is More Important Than Worrying About Inflation
Interviewed by: Hrvoje Mateljic Photo by: Drazen Lapic
Lider Poslovni Tjednik, March 10, 2006
Interview with Augusto Lopez-Claros, Director of the Global Competitiveness Program, World Economic Forum
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Promoting New Investment in the Vukovar Region
USAID and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) organized an investment promotion workshop focused on the City of Vukovar and the Vukovar Srijem County in February 2006. This agriculturally rich region, that has good trade opportunities with neighboring Hungary , Bosnia and Herzegovina , and Serbia and Montenegro , shows great potential for economic revitalization.
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Tune into Civil Society
Everything you ever wanted to know about civil society issues can be heard on one of Zagreb 's most popular radio stations, Radio 101. The Civildreta show, sponsored in part by USAID, brings in guest speakers and involves listeners to discuss topics related to youth, human rights, education and volunteerism.
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Foreign Investment - Croatia's Future
An international conference was organized by USAID and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) in October to support Croatia's efforts to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) and help Croatia to position itself as a safe and attractive destination for foreign investors.
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