Technological Corporation of Andalusia
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The Technological Corporation of Andalusia (Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía, CTA) in the autonomous community
of Andalusia
, Spain
is the largest public-private partnership
in Spain linking scientific and industrial innovation. The project was presented publicly 27 July 2005, and the official act constituting it was put into effect 10 October 2005. As of 2010 its president is Joaquín Moya-Angeler Cabrera.
It is a private foundation promoted by the Council of Innovation, Science and Business of the Autonomous Government of Andalusia (Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa de la Junta de Andalucía) to encourage collaboration between the scientific and commercial communities in Andalusia. It brings together the Universities and Centers of Investigation, innovative businesses, and public administration in Andalusia, forming Andalusia's (and Spain's) largest research and development complex.
, Banco Santander, La Caixa
, Endesa
, Iberdrola
, and Heineken
) and research entities. The CTA has at least 133 member organizations as of 19 March 2010.
To start the CTA, 44 founding organizations from the private sector provided one million euro
s each; the total amount was matched by the Council of Innovation, Science and Business through the Andalusian Innovation and Development Agency (Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo de Andalucía), for a total of 88 million euros. The current capital of the organization is over 107 million euros.
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
of Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
, Spain
Spain
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is the largest public-private partnership
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...
in Spain linking scientific and industrial innovation. The project was presented publicly 27 July 2005, and the official act constituting it was put into effect 10 October 2005. As of 2010 its president is Joaquín Moya-Angeler Cabrera.
It is a private foundation promoted by the Council of Innovation, Science and Business of the Autonomous Government of Andalusia (Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa de la Junta de Andalucía) to encourage collaboration between the scientific and commercial communities in Andalusia. It brings together the Universities and Centers of Investigation, innovative businesses, and public administration in Andalusia, forming Andalusia's (and Spain's) largest research and development complex.
Constitution
The CTA governing board (Patronato) includes both businesses (including, but not limited to, AirbusAirbus
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, Banco Santander, La Caixa
La Caixa
La Caixa , formally Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona , is currently Europe’s leading savings bank and Spain's third largest financial institution, with a network of over 5,500 branches, more than 8,100 ATMs, a workforce in excess of 27,000 and more than 10.7 million...
, Endesa
Endesa (Spain)
Endesa, S.A. is the largest electric utility company in Spain. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, has 10 million customers in Spain, with domestic annual generation of over 97,600 GWh from nuclear, fossil-fueled, hydroelectric, and renewable resource power...
, Iberdrola
Iberdrola
Iberdrola , headquartered in Bilbao, is a private utility with a global footprint and over 150 years of experience...
, and Heineken
Heineken
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) and research entities. The CTA has at least 133 member organizations as of 19 March 2010.
To start the CTA, 44 founding organizations from the private sector provided one million euro
Euro
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s each; the total amount was matched by the Council of Innovation, Science and Business through the Andalusian Innovation and Development Agency (Agencia de Innovación y Desarrollo de Andalucía), for a total of 88 million euros. The current capital of the organization is over 107 million euros.
Activities
As of February 2010, CTA has approved 301 research and development projects. with incentives adding up to over 46 million euros. The total investment in the projects has been over 151 million euros. More than 160 investigative groups have been involved, representing all of the universities in Andalusia, and organisms such as the Superior Council for Scientific Investigations (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Csic), the Andalusian Institute for Research and Training in Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera, Ifapa), and public hospitals.External links
- Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía, official page
- Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa, official page