Technology Transfer Centre
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About this good practice
The Technology Transfer Centre provides physical infrastructure for enterprise and innovation support.
Resources needed
Overall budget of the brownfield development: 1.7 billion HUF (including not just the building, but a 620 m2 playground, 332 trees and more than 13,000 shrubs and an automatic irrigation system, among others) Budget of Nyíregyháza as a partner in the TechRevolution project: 16,203,555 HUF
Evidence of success
Before this infrastructure development and the TechRevolution project, there was no one responsible for the local economic environment in the municipality. Since then the city has created an organization (consisting of one person at first) dedicated to coordinating all investment incentive activities and gave them a place in the newly renovated building. Now, only a few years later, the team has four experts led by this original team member.
Potential for learning or transfer
A city needs spaces and places that inspire, catalyse, and enable innovation. These are much more than just physical infrastructure – making them work, filling them with content is the real challenge. A well-functioning innovation hub is an important driver in the local economy and helps local businesses to remain relevant, adapt to changes and be competitive. The Technology Transfer Centre has built a foundation for enterprise and innovation support, starting the hard work of bringing together the previously fragmented field locally. It also serves as a successful mediator between the companies and the municipality – a key economic driver.