The Andalusia Technology Park ( es, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, PTA) in

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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

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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

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, and

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. They include some multinationals such as

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, IBM,

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, 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

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 Parks

Foro PTA
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