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ARCA & AGRO

ARCA 2017 Feature

Over 150 Innovations

On 19 October 2017, the jubilee 15th International Exhibition of Within the three days of duration, The exhibition and fair were closed with an awards
Inventions ARCA 2017 and the 9th Fair of Innovation in Agricul- and with the grounds covering over ceremony, delivering various awards and citations
ture, Food Industry, and Agricultural Mechanization were opened 500 m2, the exhibition and the fair the panel discussion taking place on the second day to the most successful domestic and international
through a plenary program in the National and University Library featured more than 150 innovations of the exhibition. The panel "Innovation in the Age innovators. The most significant award of the joint
in Zagreb. from Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, of Digital Transformation" hosted successful entre- events, the Grand Prix, went to the innovator Ervin
Slovenia, Serbia, Poland, Hungary, preneurs and innovators from the Tehnix Company, Matic from Porec in Croatia, for an innovation which
The main organizer of both events was the Croatian Association of Romania, China, Iran, and Lebanon. Altpro Company, the University of Zagreb, and the attracted a large degree of popular attention by the
Innovators, and the co-organizers were the International Federa- The innovations presented were the Mobile Vehicle Technology company. visitors: A Device for the Maintenance of Candela-
tion of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA), the University of Zagreb, the result of the innovative work of en- bra, and Cleaning, Painting, and Replacement of
Croatian Association for Technical Culture, and the National and trepreneurs, the academic commu- The events also featured a special part of the program Lighting Fixtures.
University Library in Zagreb. HAMAG BICRO (the Croatian Agency nity, as well as individuals associated dedicated to children and youth. Comprehensive school The IFIA Award for the best innovation in the cat-
for Small Enterprise) was the organization partner. The events with local innovator associations. The age students took part in a workshop of the Croatian egory of Safety and Electrical Engineering was
were organized under the auspices of the Croatian Chamber of events were visited by over 5000 visi- Robotics Association, whereas the elementary school awarded to the innovator Boris Ukic for the innova-
Economy, as well as the Ministries of Agriculture, of Economy, tors, mainly youth and young profes- children took part in the Technical Innovation and Chil- tion: Puntar Light B22-D. The award was presented
Entrepreneurship and Crafts, and of Science and Education. The sionals. dren workshop organized by Mr. Zvonimir Vadon from on the behalf of IFIA by Zoran Barisic, an IFIA Execu-
general sponsor was the company Koncar – Elektroindustrija d.d. Innovation was also the main topic of the 1st Technical School Nikola Tesla in Zagreb. tive Committee member.

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