Tools for Transnational Innovation Support in Centrope

Programme 2007 - 2013 Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

Innovation is regarded as an important success factor for regions in their striving for economic competitiveness. Successful regional innovation systems involve many different players in networks and enable them to easily access information. Geographical proximity is still an important aspect of an innovation system, since especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) depend, to a high degree, on the access to research results within their immediate vicinity. Both SMEs and institutional players can gain competitive advantage by using potentials of their neighbours. Well established institutional networks across borders, easy flow of information between players and cooperation between official bodies contribute to successful regions in the wider European context. Bearing this in mind, it is astonishing that almost 20 years after the fall of the iron curtain, 15 years after EU-accession of Austria and 5 years of Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, this transnational region still suffers from insufficient connectivity in the field of research, technology and innovation. Enterprises are already taking advantage of business opportunities in the other countries but to a little extent of research results and technology offers right across the border. There are few effective institutional networks between RTI-players established. In general, it can be stated that the regions do not sufficiently use the cooperation potential between its regional RTI systems, especially considering the high proportion of SMEs and the high number of universities (36 universities and estimated 1000 research institutes in the cities of Brno, Bratislava, Trnava, Györ and Vienna Region). In the field of innovation the involved regions are facing different weaknesses but share one common issue: the insufficient connectivity of regional RTI systems. The project directly addresses this area of weakness. Therefore this project focuses on the establishment of transnational RTI tools and helping the projects` regions to grow together, namely in the field of research, technology and innovation. This shall be reached by the active involvement of all key players in this geographical area.

Achievements (EN):

The CENTRAL EUROPE project centrope_tt aims at supporting the growing together of the innovation systems of the Centrope region (Lower Austria, Vienna, Burgenland, South Moravia, West Slovakia, West Hungary). The project shall in particular develop and test transnational innovation support tools and related communication structures. Hereby Research & Development (R&D) activities in the region shall be made more easily accessible for enterprises respectively shall intermediary organisations strengthen their transnational cooperation. Most relevant activities of the project are the development of a database with a collection of more than 1.500 profiles of R&D providers, the conduction of a training course on the support of transnational innovation activities as well as the innovation voucher, a cheque which enables enterprises to buy services of R&D institutions from other parts of the Centrope region. In particular the following outputs have been achieved so far: elaboration of Social Network Analysis (SNA) based on the database with the display of research relations between R&D institutes (benefit: results of SNA have already been used for discussion of strategic options in Advisory Board meetings related to the future of the Centrope region), conduction of first round of training cycle (centrope_tt Academy) on transnational innovation support with four 2-day workshops in each of the participating Centrope countries (benefit: persons trained in transnational cooperation in the field of research, technology and innovation and establishment of network among them) and the implementation of more than 30 cooperation projects (vouchers) between companies and R&D institutions (benefit: test of pilot scheme for transnational voucher scheme in particular concerning administrative challenges as well as related to the content of the voucher-projects).

Thematic information

Innovation capacity and awareness-raising Knowledge and technology transfer

Partners (15)

Lead Partner: ecoplus. The Business Agency of Lower Austria Ltd.

Address: Niederösterreichring 2, Haus A, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria

Legal status: n/a

Technology Promotion Burgenland

Name: Technology Promotion Burgenland

Address: 7000 Eisenstadt, Austria

Legal status: n/a

Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Technology- and Innovation-Partners

Name: Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce, Technology- and Innovation-Partners

Address: 3100 St. Pölten, Austria

Legal status: n/a

West Transdanubian Regional Developement Agency Non-profit Company

Name: West Transdanubian Regional Developement Agency Non-profit Company

Address: 9022 Győr, Hungary

Legal status: n/a

INNONET Centre of Innovation and Technology

Name: INNONET Centre of Innovation and Technology

Address: 9027 Győr, Hungary

Legal status: n/a

DANUBE Association for European Programms in Training, Research and Technology for the Vienna Region

Name: DANUBE Association for European Programms in Training, Research and Technology for the Vienna Region

Address: 1070 Vienna, Austria

Legal status: n/a

Austrian Association of Technology Centres - the VTÖ

Name: Austrian Association of Technology Centres - the VTÖ

Address: 1030 Wien, Austria

Legal status: n/a

Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bratislava Regional Chamber SCCI

Name: Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bratislava Regional Chamber SCCI

Address: 816 03 Bratislava, Slovakia

Legal status: n/a

Trnava Regional Chamber of SCCI

Name: Trnava Regional Chamber of SCCI

Address: 816 03 Bratislava, Slovakia

Legal status: n/a

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Name: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Department: Spectra Centre of Excellence of the EU

Address: Vazovova, 812 45 Bratislava, Slovakia

Legal status: public

Website: www.stuba.sk

South Moravian Innovation Centre

Name: South Moravian Innovation Centre

Address: 616 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Legal status: n/a

Vysoké učení technické v Brně

Name: Vysoké učení technické v Brně

Department: Netme Centre

Address: Antonínská 548/1, 601 90 Brno, Czech Republic

Legal status: public

Website: www.vutbr.cz

Pannon Business Network Association

Name: Pannon Business Network Association

Address: Gesztenyefa u., 9027 Győr, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: www.pbn.hu

Győr-Moson-Sopron Megyei Kereskedelmi és Iparkamara

Name: Győr-Moson-Sopron Megyei Kereskedelmi és Iparkamara

Address: 9021 Gyor, Hungary

Legal status: n/a

Austria Wirtschaftservice GmbH

Name: Austria Wirtschaftservice GmbH

Address: 1030 Wien, Austria

Legal status: n/a

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Project name (EN): Tools for Transnational Innovation Support in Centrope

Project acronym: CENTROPE_TT

Project start date: 2009-01-01

Project end date: 2012-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 934 168.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 533 669.50

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2007 - 2013 Central Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2014-10-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

124 / 124 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 331 / 1 331 (100%)

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Tools for Transnational Innovation Support in Centrope

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