"Croatian Academic and Research Network - CARNet was created in 1991 as a project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia. In 1995 the Government of the Republic of Croatia issued a Decree on founding of the CARNet institution.
Apart from 70 employees, CARNet has about 20 external associates, and the employees of several institutions and companies participate in various project teams. The most important CARNet partners are the University Computing Centre - SRCE and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb.

Mission:
Development of advanced information and communication infrastructure for the academic and research community, including fast and safe network, diverse contents and services.
Improvement of higher education and science as well as of the work and lives of students, associates, lecturers and scientists by applying the information and communication technology, getting to know its capabilities and assisting in its implementation.
Stimulating information and communication technology implementation, and especially providing support to knowledge dissemination and information exchange as well as the development of contents available through the network.
Co-operation with the international organizations and linking with the academic and research networks, establishing and maintaining of central national services for the Internet.
Although CARNet activities are significant for the whole region of the Republic of Croatia, these are primarily targeted at the academic and research community. The role of the academic and research community in every society, including also the Croatian society, is to design, introduce and implement new technologies. This is the reason why the best and the latest information technology and infrastructure have to be made available first and foremost to the academic and research community."

Source: CARNet website, as accessed in May 2014.