The State delegate, Fran González, and the company's territorial director, Joaquín Segovia, signed the contract this morning by which the company will be in charge of energizing and promoting the growth of the projects hosted in Incubazul
The high-tech incubator is 80% financed by Feder Funds
Incubazul will be housed in the Base Zone, a center for innovation and technological expansion located in the outer polygon, which will be a benchmark in originality and sustainability since the building will be made up of recycled maritime containers.
Incubazul, the blue economy incubator financed by Feder Funds that is developing the Free Trade Zone, will have the specialization of Telefónica for the growth of the incubated projects. This was ratified this morning by the State delegate in the Free Trade Zone, Fran González, and the general director of Telefónica Territorio Sur, Joaquín Segovia, at the signing ceremony of the contract held in the Consortium.
Telefónica will put all its potential in the specialized services that it will offer to Incubazul and that are aimed at the management and dynamization of the acceleration system of projects that are selected to be hosted in this center linked to the blue economy, which has 80% financing of the European Regional Development Fund within the Pluriregional Operational Program of Spain Feder 2014-2020 “A way of making Europe”.
According to the signed contract, Telefónica will provide its resources and knowledge to provide specialized technical assistance and execute a set of actions aimed at the acceleration and growth of the incubated projects so that they become viable companies.
In this way, the projects that access incubation at Incubazul will have the experience and track record of the technology company to receive advice, mentoring and support for internationalization throughout the process, among other services, with the consequent added value that it represents for The projects have the prestige and experience of Telefónica.
Telefónica will provide Zona Franca with the necessary service to promote the growth of incubates, who will also receive training, networking and advice for access to financing, energizing Incubazul's activity through actions aimed at attracting talent and business projects.
Likewise, it will carry out initiatives to consolidate and enrich the ecosystem necessary to develop the incubator's activity, in order to contribute to the creation and consolidation of new companies linked to the blue economy and the new industrial model of sustainability and environmental commitment that it is developing. the Free Trade Zone of Cádiz.
The total amount of the contract is 990,476.11 euros (VAT included) and covers the provision of services for three years, ending in 2023, and includes items for consulting activities and specialized technical assistance, mentoring, training and activity programs, events and meetings.
It must be remembered that the Base Zone will be a center of innovation and technological expansion that is being developed in the outer polygon of the Free Trade Zone and that it will be a benchmark in originality and sustainability since the building will be made up of recycled maritime containers, configuring a versatile space with a new image that will articulate the connection between the outer polygon of the Free Zone and the rest of the city and will be in line with the new industrial model of the Free Zone, based on sustainability and respect for the environment
The State delegate in the Free Trade Zone, Fran González, has highly valued this new step in the development of Incubazul since “Telefónica's specialization in this type of actions will provide us with important added value in the launch of the incubator. and will offer highly qualified benefits to those incubated.”
“This collaboration with Telefónica will contribute to Zona Base and its incubator being a true reference center in the blue economy, a model to follow in sustainable industry and commitment to the future in the city of Cádiz, in the line that we are imprinting in all our projects and equipment,” he explained.
Fran González added that the concept of sustainability in this project applies even to the building itself since "the construction in which the incubator is housed will be made up of recycled maritime containers, which have a useful life of 10 to 15 years. and linked to the sea. This project is an absolutely different concept from the traditional industry, with green spaces and energy that comes from the photovoltaic roof.”
The Cádiz Base Zone project and its blue economy incubator, which is being developed on the old Ibérica Aga plot in the outer industrial zone of the Free Trade Zone, were born to attract industry 4.0. and generate a space of opportunity for Cádiz talent. Thus, the Consortium is committed to a sustainable economy model and responsible use of natural resources that connects all the marine potential of our province with new business strategies that generate wealth and employment.
