InnovatieCentrum Curaçao
InnovatieCentrum Curaçao (ICC), founded in 1991, is the National Agency for innovation and the first-stop shop for innovation in Curacao.

For whom?
ICC is committed to support small-to-medium sized enterprises (SME’s), providing entrepreneurs with tools and knowledge to improve their business performance and to increase competitiveness.

Innovation
We describe innovation as the introduction of something new, bringing added value in the broadest sense, for instance more cost-effective production, higher customer satisfaction, lower distribution costs, better cooperation between employees, less ecological impact, etc. It can be as simple as changing the sequence of your daily tasks.

Missions
The missions of ICC can be summarized by the following mission statements:

• ICC has the mission to educate, inform, encourage, advice and support SME’s as well as public and private research organizations and talents in order to stimulate their creativity and innovation activities.

• By implementing the policies, programs and initiatives of the government and responding to the needs of its target groups, ICC facilitates the access to knowledge, funding, technology, equipment, infrastructure,

networks, markets and business opportunities, through a portfolio of coherent services.

• ICC intervenes at national and international level to strengthen collaboration and networking.

• ICC carries out awareness-raising activities in order to promote creativity and innovation.

Core businesses and activities:
• Feasibility studies
• Brand development
• Quality management
• Product-and service innovation
• Business system innovation
• Safety management
• Marketing
• Benchmarking
• Workshops
• Innovation awards