The constitution of CROTEC

THE CONSTITUTION OF CROTEC: THE ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK ON THE CROATIAN TERRITORY

The Croatian Association of Technological Culture (CROTEC) is the highest national institution of technological culture and gathers in it 19 county and 35 city technological culture communities, 16 national associations and the Technical Museum in Zagreb. CROTEC, the county and city communities of technological culture, the associations of technological cultures and national associations of technological cultures are legal persons – associations of citizens founded according to the Law on Associations.

The Croatian Association of Technological Culture is run by: the Assembly consisting of the representatives of city and county communities of technological culture, national associations and the Technical Museum in Zagreb (66 representatives in total), the Executive Board with 17 members, the Supervisory Board with 3 members, the President, Vice-president and the General Secretary.
The communities of technological culture, as a form of territorial integration of technological culture associations, are founded when there are at least three associations from different fields of technological culture active in a county or the City of Zagreb. A community of technological culture can be founded for a city area under the same conditions.
There should be at least three associations from the same field of technological culture active in the entire state, in order to establish a national association of technological culture. They are autonomous in their work and can be members of international associations. Associations, federations of associations, and institutions active in technological culture, join together to form national associations. These associations have governing bodies: the assembly, the executive body and working bodies, the administrative services and the supervisory board. They are financed through the state budget and state lottery funds, based on the criteria for public needs in technological culture, as well as through their own activity.

The national associations of technological culture are:

• Croatian Association of School Cooperatives,
• Croatian Astronautical and Rocketry Association,
• Croatian Association of RC Model Cars,
• Croatian Film Clubs’ Association,
• Croatian Photographic Union,
• Croatian Sailing Association,
• Croatian Canoe Federation,
• Croatian Amateur Radio Association,
• Croatian Diving Association,
• Croatian Ship Modelers’ Association,
• Croatian CB Radio Clubs’ Association,
• Croatian Informatics Clubs Association,
• Croatian Technological culture Pedagogues’ Association,
• Croatian Aeronautical Federation,
• Croatian Robotics Society, and
• Union of Croatian Innovators