ACS is a business association based on economic interest of its members uniting Slovenian automotive suppliers. Its members' aim is to reinforce the competitiveness and create greater added value. GIZ ACS is the central communication point of the automotive cluster and it is supported by infrastructure. ACS provides support for its members to integrate into the global automotive industry and to improve the range of their products and services. Therefore it accelerates the efficiency of its members by providing adequate research and development and co-operating with expert development and scientific institutions both in Slovenia and abroad.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia as an effective lobby representing the interests of economic enterprises in the country and their relations with trade unions. It is set up to create conditions for work and business and to provide conditions for economic development. It provides new opportunities to members to develop and grow their business, raise their competitiveness and help them to penetrate into foreign markets.

The Institute for Innovation and Technology (Korona plus d.o.o.) is innovatively oriented organisation with a mission of raising the level of companies' innovativeness, and especially young people, namely in close cooperation with the education system and economy.

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology performs tasks in the field of higher education, research, technology, metrology and promotion of the information society in the areas not covered by other ministries. The ministry also co-ordinates work in the field of the information society.

The National Institute of Biology (NIB) is a public research institute formed by the Government of RS. Apart from fundamental and applicative directions in science that are mutually interconnected, they wish to strengthen transfer of knowledge to users in business and public sector and to stimulate the pedagogic work of our co-workers.

Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrpreneurship and Foreign Investments (JAPTI) has a mission to enhance Slovenia’s economic competitiveness through technical and financial assistance to entrepreneurs, businesses and investors. It is a point of contact for foreign investors, local exporters and importers, and it works closely with key players including the Slovenian Government and local authorities, as well as business, trade and professional associations.

Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj (SRC Bistra Ptuj) presents a supporting structure of the developmental environment of the region, intended for local communities and enterprises. It forms a creative research space between economy and the academic sphere. It is the first officially registered interdisciplinary research institution in Slovenia.

TechnoCenter at University of Maribor (UM) was established in 2005 as a Technology Transfer Office. Its mission is to provide services for promoting and supporting technology and knowledge transfer, thus contributing to national and especially regional economic development.

Technology park Ljubljana provides the organisation and environment for the development of technology based entrepreneurship. It motivates, verifies and assists in the realisation of entrepreneurial initiatives through a high concentration of knowledge and higher growth potential.

The Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) is the leading Slovenian scientific research institute, covering a broad spectrum of basic and applied research. The staff of more than 850 specializes in natural sciences, life sciences and engineering. The subjects concern production and control technologies, communication and computer technologies, knowledge technologies, biotechnologies, new materials, environmental technologies, nanotechnologies, and nuclear engineering. The mission of the Jožef Stefan Institute is the accumulation - and dissemination - of knowledge at the frontiers of natural science and technology to the benefit of society at large through the pursuit of education, learning, research, and development of high technology at the highest international levels of excellence.

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Andrej Gyergyek
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France Podobnik
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Marjeta Trobec
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