The Andalusia Technology Park () in

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is a small

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. The Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía was conceived as a technological nucleus to stimulate industry in

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. This complex is one of the most important economic centres in the south of Spain, with 715 companies and 27,940 employees in 2024. 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, telecommunications, and

research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...

. They include some multinationals such as

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, TDK, Ciklum, CGI,

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and

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. 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). File:Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía.jpg File:Premier building PTA Malaga (Medium).jpg File:Building PTA Malaga.jpg File:Edificio_Alei-front.jpg

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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 Parks

Foro PTA
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