The programme covers nine medical institutions, 11 educational and healthcare institutions and 12 associations.
"Communication is necessary for expressing our needs, interests, thoughts. With this donation children with autism and other complex communication disorders will be given a chance to fully develop their potential," the head of the Zagreb Autism Centre, Zeljka Klopotan, told a news conference in Zagreb.
"Today we can see how efficiently various institutions can cooperate with civil society and how efficient projects can improve the available systems," Assistant Science and Education Minister Lidija Kralj said.
The UNICEF Director for Europe and Central Asia, Afshan Khan, said that the technology provided in cooperation with private and public sector partners had the key role in helping children with autism spectrum disorders develop their full potential. She also welcomed efforts geared towards making that technology available to every child in need of it through the national health insurance system.