Technological Corporation of Andalusia
Updated on 12.09.2024
Technological Corporation of Andalusia (CTA) is a regional public and private partnership (PPP) that was created in 2005 as joint effort of the Andalusia regional government and a group of key companies. CTA was created to trigger innovation activities performed by the Andalusian private sector and to connect these activities with academia and society, support public bodies’ innovation policy implementation, and promote world-class R&I in a transition region.
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Currently, CTA is owned by more than 165 companies, 70 % of which are SMEs, in seven main European industrial priority sectors:
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ICT
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aerospace and productive processes
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agrifood
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biotechnology
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building and civil engineering
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energy and environment
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leisure and tourism
For the past 16 years, more than 900 projects have been supported with a total investment of some EUR 200 000 000, having a leverage effect to mobilise additional private investment of EUR 460 000 000.
GDP or GDP Category (at NUTS 3 level) Eurostat, same as cohesion policy 2019: Transition region
Urban rural predominance: Intermediate
Link to existing circular economy strategy and/or action plan
The First Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), with a budget of EUR 1 529 000 000 and containing 116 measures, will be launched the Administration General of the State throughout the triennium 2021–2023 to support and progressively consolidate the deployment of a circular and decarbonised economic model.
These measures are articulated around eight lines of action that will allow the implementation of circular economy (CE) actions: production; consumption; waste management; secondary raw materials; and water reuse.
Recently, in 2023 the Andalusian government has launched the new Law on Circular Economy 3/2023 with the main goals of designing an innovative framework to develop a sustainable transition and accelerate the regional economy, local employment and social communities through public-private partnerships (PPP). The law emphasizes some pillars from the previous CEAP and new ones such as life-cycle analysis, circular bioeconomy, green public procurement or industrial symbiosis.
The law involves the creation of a new Circular Economy Office as well.
Leading organisation
Technological Corporation of Andalusia
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Other activities
The Andalusian region is one of the few regions in Europe that has a Regional Strategy for circular bioeconomy. The region has also its own CE strategy and has recently issued a regulation related to CE as well.
The corporation is member of European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN), the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and has participated in more than 20 EU funded projects that address different areas of expertise, some of which are linked to CE, bioeconomy, energy efficiency, and digitalisation.
Link to Circular Systemic Solution
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Circular economy good practices
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Participation in other relevant initiatives
The Technological Corporation of Andalusia participates in the following initiatives:
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Support from CSO
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