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17 INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION
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EXHIBITION ARCA 2019

The 17th International Innovation Exhibition ARCA 2019 was held from 17th to 19th
October at the National and University Library in Zagreb. This event has been recognized
as an important hub where innovators, businesses, academics and practitioners, students,
pupils, and institutions meet to promote innovative development. Numerous innovative
Croatian businesses that presented their innovations at ARCA have become successful
and predominantly export-oriented market players. Many Croatian innovations were first
presented at ARCA and afterwards at international shows and fairs organized by the Union
of Croatian Innovators in collaboration with their partners. This enabled them to enter into
domestic and foreign markets, which significantly contributed to their competitiveness and
the competitive growth of the Croatian economy.
This year the international exhibition of inventions was held under the patronage of the
Ministry of Science and Education, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts and the

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