Zugdidi Technology Park opens in west Georgia

The country’s second Technology Park has opened, encouraging young creative thinkers outside capital Tbilisi to develop their entrepreneurial skills and innovative potential.

Georgia’s Economy Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili today opened a new Technology Park in Zugdidi, in the western Samegrelo-Zemo-Svaneti region.

The new 700 m2 Technology Park, described as a special workspace where dreams can be brought to life, opened in the Zugdidi Presidential residence.

The purpose of opening a Technology Park in Zugdidi is to help local population, private companies or local governance to develop their activities and gain knowledge of about creative industries by using the hard to access technologies,” said Kumsishvili.

The new 700 m2 Technology Park opened in the Zugdidi Presidential residence. Photo by Georgia's Ministry of Economy.

The Technology Park would promote scientific research and innovative ideas in Georgia, and create a partnership between innovation and technology.

This is the second Technology Park in Georgia which is equipped with the latest technologies, even more modern than we have in Tbilisi’s Technology Park. The space is open and all services are free of charge,” said the Minister.

The Zugdidi Technology Park featuresd a modern laboratory study areas, a shared work space, a conference hall and a recreational zone.

In the past three years 1,359 large infrastructural projects have been implemented in Samegrelo-Zemo-Svaneti region, worth 632 million GEL (about $269 million/€239.41 million*).

* Currencies are equivalent with the latest National Bank of Georgia exchange rate.