The significant turnout and interest of scientists in participating in the First International Scientific Conference "The Istrian Economy Yesterday and Tomorrow" in 2013 was the occasion for the organisation of the Second International Scientific Conference. The concept of the conference is expanding and increasingly connecting the scientific framework with the real sector and professional and cultural institutions. The two-day conference on 25 and 26 November 2016 in Pazin and Pula became the basis for the continuation of the scientific approach to the historical heritage and contemporary challenges of the economic development of Istria. As part of this year's event, special emphasis is placed on the 160th anniversary of the founding of Uljanik, connected with the proclamation of Pula as the main war port of the Habsburg Monarchy, which represents a true trigger for the industrial transformation of our peninsula. It is therefore natural that the event extended to the concept of zero on 24 November 2016 with the exhibition ‘The Beginnings of Pula’s Library’ at the Pula City Library and Reading Room and the multimedia exhibition at the Pula Polytechnic entitled ‘Three Centuries of Pula through Three House Numbers’. The success of the scientific conference was confirmed by about fifty participants who presented the topic of the Istrian past, but also its modern development. In addition to Croatia, scientists from Austria, Italy, Poland and Slovenia contributed. The multidisciplinary scientific approach has gathered for the same scientists from the natural, social and humanities sciences this year, offering a dialogue on the economic connection between Istria and its geographical neighbors, reflecting on the intertwining of the economy in all aspects of society. The received announcements are grouped into the following sessions:

ECONOMIC AND SOCIETY-POLITICAL, CHURCH, RIGHT.  The economic presence of Istria in the Mediterranean area through the Middle Ages and the Early New Ages was considered; Monastery inventories (from the 17th and 18th centuries) of Franciscan conventuals in Istria as a kind of indicators of material condition; Monastery of st. St. John the Baptist in Dajla in the perspective of the "Economy of Providence"; The influence of the church on Istrian medieval statutory law; Economic base of the Croatian movement of Istria (from 1880 to 1914); Finally, the Catholic Church in Istria and the agrarian reform in 1945 were shown. 1947-1947

INTEGRATES, INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT, ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE. Presentation of the ‘alienatio’ (alienation) in the contractual law of the Istrian medieval period; Fiscal policy and smuggling in Venetian Istria in modern times. Small Value Credit System in Rural Towns of Istria in the Modern Era. Administrative and economic history of the Poreč district in 1945. 1947-1947 Black market and smuggling in zone ‘B’ of Julia Krajina 1945 1947-1947 Weaknesses and opportunities of Istria in EU funds today and before joining the European Union. Strategic development goals of Istria County and a vision of development through a competitive economy and the development of human resources; Effective management of the public good as a prerequisite for regional and local development. Possibilities of strengthening the absorption capacity of Istrian cities and municipalities for the successful use of EU funds. Integrated Territorial Investments of the European Union (ITU mechanism) as a driver of economic development of the Istrian County.

LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOUTH AND TIME. New contextualisation of old sources: the economy of late antique Istria as part of the economic conditions in late antiquity according to Cassiodorov Variae. Assets of the population as an indicator of the economic strength of the area on the example of the inventory of the assets of the subjects of the Pazin County (1775. – 1825) Economic hardships in the Pazin district in the last third of the 19th century. Social and economic changes in Pazin in 1945 – 1955; The economy of Istria with a review of Pazin area in 1963. 15-2015 Influence of post-war international disputes on state border issues between Yugoslavia and Italy on maritime activities in Slovenian Istria. Cross-border cooperation : the ; Divided Culture Project Corporate social responsibility in Istria County – the role of Polytechnic Pula. Women’s entrepreneurship in the Istrian economy – Quadruple Helix interaction. Istria County in the context of Croatian-Slovenian cross-border cooperation. Selected aspects of local development in the Polish region of the Sądecczyzna and the Istria County. Istrian entrepreneurship without borders.

ECONOMICS OF PRODUCT ACTIVITIES SOUTH AND TIME. The role of salt in the life of prehistoric communities of Istria. Method of beekeeping in the vestibule. Use of wheat v Piranu at 18. A century. The development of industrialization and the emergence of a modern consumer society in Istria, on the example of the fish processing industry brand in Izola.

LINK OF ECONOMICS WITH EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE. Cultural heritage as a factor of production in economic and social capital in Istria. Economic activities and labour demand in the vestibule – yesterday and tomorrow. The link between higher technical education and the Istrian economy – foundations and trends. Results of research on the impact of volunteering on quaternary activities – an example of successful cooperation between the Red Cross of Pula and the city of Pula. The role of the ‘watch what you eat’ event in promoting organic farming in the cottage. The impact of the Great War and the economic downturn on the activity of the Red Cross in Pula. Digitalization of enterprises as a prerequisite for the growth and development of the Istrian economy in cooperation with higher education. Link between Higher Technical Education and the Istrian economy – foundations and trends.

THE ECONOMIC OF SERVICE ACTIONS SOUTH AND TIME. Istrian Forests of the Year 1754 – from the point of view of tourism and natural sciences, using the example of the Motovun Forest. Organized communication in Istria-Napoleon network. Importance (Health ) Tourism 1900-1914;Authenticity of Istrian tourism offer – housing. Mijo Mirković and the economic history of Croatia – on the importance of transport infrastructure in regional development. Waste management in Istria on the example of good practice in remediation of municipal waste landfill Cere. A retrospective of tourism science in Istria. Cyclotourism in the tourist offer of Istria County.

Based on the interest expressed by scientists this time, we conclude that the international scientific conference IGJS will become traditional and its third edition is expected in 2018.

 

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