ARCA – 8th international fair of innovations, new technologies and product with an aim to connect science and economy, took place in Zagreb from Sept. 30 to Oct.2. In three days the total of 250 innovations were presented.

Within this year fair, there was a conference under title Through Innovations to Competitiveness, where prominent experts from Croatia, USA, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, Russia and Romania took part. The key topics discussed were: creation of innovation encouraging environment, creative relation between employer and employee in companies, academic society and other institutions, academic degree achievement and specialization in applied research and good practice application.
Besides other distinguished persons, the participants were specialists from Ericsson Nikola Tesla headed by its president MSc Gordana Kovačević.

On the first day of the conference, Gordana Kovačević read the paper titled:  Innovativeness – Source of Competitive Advantage –Ericsson Nikola Tesla as an example. In her paper she pointed out that ICT industry is the driver for the development of any other sector and positively influences the people, business and environment. Since we live in times of all kind of reorganizations and positioning round the globe, the key of our further success is the rate of adjustment, innovativeness and pro-activity, since only by such work, which is directed to creation of new values we will be able to contribute to the satisfaction of all our groups of interest and the improvement of the society as a whole.

The inevitable connection between economy, science and public administration in creating innovative society was the topic discussed by DSc Darko Huljenić, the manager for technology and scientific activities in Ericsson Nikola Tesla. He stressed the role and importance of the synergic effect of the economy and science in the process of creating the society of knowledge we are all streaming to.

 On the second day of Conference Snježana Bahtijari, the director for Marketing and Communications and Social Responsibilities in Ericsson Nikola Tesla address the attendees and talked on innovative access of socially responsible companies. She stressed that when it is about the socially responsible business performance, Ericsson Nikola Tesla follows the world standards and the example of Ericsson as a technology leader and global creator of positive impacts to development of technology and society. In the long term business activities we have implemented the principles of responsible behavior in all segments of activities and relations to all groups of interest. 

The innovations program in Ericsson Nikola Tesla was discussed by DSc Saša Dešić, the manager of Research department in Ericsson Nikola Tesla. He pointed out that the innovativeness is among the top values in the company. Therefore, Ericsson Nikola Tesla has developed and maintains the company culture, which supports the innovation approach.  .

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