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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS ASSOCIATION CZECH REPUBLIC
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The Science and Technology Parks Association (STPA) belongs to the founding organisations of
the Association of Innovation Entrepreneurship of the Czech Republic. The Association started
its activities on July 27, 1990 and since that time it actively takes part in establishment
preparatory work and assists in the activities of a number of Czech science and technology
parks (STP). STPA is a union of natural persons and legal entities that support an efficient
course of the innovation process from the outcome of science and research as far as to the
practice, participate in successful establishment of small and medium sized innovation firms,
transfer of technology, hi-tech, and among others provide supporting services utilising
infrastructure available.
An important base for establishing the science and technology parks is the scientific and
technical potential of the research and development institutions. Their human resources,
material and technical equipment, informatics, complex expertise in methodology and
management, may represent very powerful initial assets for STP formation and build-up.
In majority of cases the parks emerge from the transformation process of former research an
development institutes, sometimes they are products of private initiative of individuals or
of creative groups such as research departments or project teams that spin off from a larger
organizations (state owned enterprises or research institutes). They continue in their
activities as independent non-profit or commercially aimed companies, sometimes provided with
useful buildings, offices, production space, laboratories, instruments and equipment by the
parent institutions.
The STP is an institution oriented into fields of research, technology and innovation
entrepreneurship. It utilises its know-how for establishing prerequisites for dynamic
development of innovation companies, for transfer of technologies and education for
innovation entrepreneurship. The STP is an internationally recognised way to the fastest
overcome of technological backwardness and lack of market competitiveness and to creation of
new perspective work opportunities in an active employment policy.
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The STP is characterized by two most important functions:
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innovation - development of new products, not only
consulting
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incubation - help in start-up of small and medium sized
innovation firms, in their market establishment and assistance in risk reduction.
There are many different types of incubators registered in STPA directory.
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Innovation companies are usually rather small or medium sized firms with the main
intention to develop and marker new products (proprietary manufactured product,
technology, service). Common feature of such activities is a high-risk level and
usually high initial capital investment needed.
Since 1990, following types of STPs have been registered in the
Czech Republic:
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science park (centre)
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technology park (centre)
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business and innovation centre
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