The Andalusia Technology Park ( es, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, PTA) in
Málaga is a
science park
A science park (also called a "university research park", "technology park”, "technopark", “technopole", or a "science and technology park" (STP)) is defined as being a property-based development that accommodates and fosters the growt ...
.
The Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía was conceived as a technological nucleus to stimulate industry in
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...
. This complex is one of the most important economic centres in the south of
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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, with over 600 companies and 16,774 employees in 2015.
The sectors with the greatest presence at the PTA are: Information Technology (Electronics, Information, Computing and Telecommunications) together with Engineering, Consultancy and Advisory services. Most of the companies are focused on
information technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...
,
telecommunications
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...
, and
research and development. They include some multinationals such as
Oracle,
Ericsson
(lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in informa ...
,
IBM,
TDK
is a Japanese multinational electronics corporation that manufactures electronic components and recording and data-storage media. Its motto is "Contribute to culture and industry through creativity".
"TDK" is an initialism of the original Ja ...
,
Ciklum
Ciklum is an international software development and IT outsourcing company founded in Denmark in 2002. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
The company has software development centers and branch offices in the United Kingdom, Unite ...
,
CGI,
Accenture and
Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ( ; ) is a Chinese multinational technology corporation headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It designs, develops, produces and sells telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics and various smar ...
.
PTA is one of the most important technological parks in southern Europe and since 1995, the world headquarters of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP).
References
External links
Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía
Malaga, the place for global companies
Malaga Open for Business
Digital Malaga, virtual space of the Malaga Innovation Ecosystem
IASP, International Association of Science ParksForo PTA
Buildings and structures in Málaga
Science parks in Spain
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