Hakom - Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency

ZAGREB, 28 November 2014 – At the 9^th official dinner of the IEEE Croatia Section, which took place on 26 November 2014, at the International Hotel, the Award Committee of the IEEE Croatia Section announced the annual awards of the IEEE Croatia Section for 2014. The recipient of this year’s Friends of the IEEE Croatia Section award was the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) for a special contribution to the IEE Croatia Section through sponsorship of scientific gatherings, co-organization of workshops and encouraging membership and activities of its employees. The award was received by Mr Mario Weber, the Director of HAKOM, who represented HAKOM at the official award ceremony together with Mr. Željko Tabaković, Assistant Director.  
 
Every year, the IEEE Croatia Section grants several annual awards to distinguished individuals and companies supporting its activities. HAKOM has been supporting activities of the IEEE Croatia Section for many years through sponsorship of international gatherings organized by the IEEE and by encouraging its employees to actively participate in the work of the IEEE Croatia Section by writing scientific papers and by participating in workshops and panel discussions. This award is another in a series of proofs of recognisability and reputation of HAKOM, and it is even more significant because it was awarded by colleagues from the scientific community. It should also be mentioned that Ms. Ana Katalinić Mucalo, HAKOM’s expert for radiocommunications, is serving her second mandate as the Secretary of the IEEE Croatia Section and that she was rewarded in 2012 for her contribution to the work of the section.
 
Other annual awards of the IEE Croatia Section were also presented at this event. The Nikola Tesla award was presented to prof. Ignac Lovrek (University of Zagreb) for exceptional scientific, expert and educational contribution in electrical engineering and computing and for significant achievements in the application of information and communication technology. The award for exceptional contribution to the IEE Croatia Section was presented to Mr. Josip Balen (University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek) for many years of contribution to promotion, success and international visibility of student activities of the IEE Croatia Section. The IEEE Croatia Section award for distinguished contribution to engineering education was presented to prof. Vladimir Mikuličić (University of Zagreb) for exceptional educational activities in the electrical energy systems and the award for exceptional engineering contribution was presented to prof. Šandor Dembitz (University of Zagreb) for the idea and development of Hascheck, the Croatian academic spell-checker that has been freely available to Internet users for more than two decades.
 

ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.