House Gmajnički had an area of 84m2 and was built between the 16th and 18th centuries and is considered a protected cultural property registered in the Register of Cultural Properties of the Cultural and Historical Urban Unit of Kastav of the 1st category of protection.
Within the project Kastav Smart Start, financed by the Operational Program Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014-2020, based on the Call “System of start-up incubators in the area of the Urban Agglomeration Rijeka” (KK.03.1.2.20.), with a total value of HRK 3,581,1143.58, the house Gmajnički was converted into the KASPI business incubator facility, where all kinds of services will be provided to citizens, i.e. to new and existing entrepreneurs.
The incubator includes using a fully equipped space to acquire new knowledge related to entrepreneurial education and environment, using the working space according to the coworking concept of work, and using the conference room for educational and business purposes.
The entrepreneurial incubator KASPI is a valuable addition to the entrepreneurial infrastructure of the City of Kastav.
In addition to the support of other public sector organisations, the business incubator KASPI also has support from the private sector. It has a major technological partner, the renowned company Ericsson Nikola Tesla, which equipped this facility with modern technology.
As part of Kastav’s Town Day, the first edition of the Kastav Smart City manifestation will be held on June 2nd 2. and 3rd in Kastav.
The themes of the event’s first edition are sustainable development, green transition, smart housing and new technologies. On the newly refurbished Lokvina Square and in the new premises of the business incubator KASPI and the innovation laboratory InoLab, Kastav Smart City will gather representatives of the public and private sector, technology companies, academia, architects and urban planners, scientists, experts and innovators.
From the exciting program, we highlight the Smart City Expo corner on Lokvina square, presented by CEKOM — Competence Centre for Smart Cities, Regional Energy Agency Kvarner and local initiatives for civic energy (Drenova and Veprinac).
Thursday, June 2nd
Old town square Lokvina 11:00 AM — 4:10 PM Presentation of CEKOM and local initiatives for civic energy, Participants: CEKOM, local initiatives for civic energy (Drenova, Veprinac), REA, “Kavrer” d.o.o.
11:00 AM — 12:30 PM Keynote lectures and panel discussion Topic: Digital Transition of the Private Sector
KASPI — guided tours for citizens from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (informing about the incubator and its activities)
4:00 PM Lecture on Starting Business and Basic Entrepreneurship (information on self-employment, financing opportunities, writing business plans using an example)
5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Lecture on Green Transition for Citizens (information on opportunities, incentives and cost-effectiveness of investment in solar power plants for households)
Friday, June 3rd
Old town square Lokvina: 5:30 PM — 8:00 PM Panel discussion on the topic Development of cities in the context of green and digital transition in the new programming period 2021-2027
The organiser of the Kastav Smart City event is the City of Kastav, with the help of partners: Regional Development Agency of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County — Prigoda, the University of Rijeka and Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d.
