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URBAN INNO

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PROJECT TITLE: “Utilizing innovation potential of urban ecosystems”

Project duration: 36 months (01.06.2016. – 31.05.2019)

URBAN INNO addresses the challenge of making central Europe more innovative and competitive by maximising the innovation potential of smaller and medium sized urban ecosystems. A significantly better linkage of actors within urban innovation ecosystems (public authorities, research organizations, industry as well as end-users respectively customers and citizens) is needed for a better use of innovation potentials. Public and private sectors recognise that there is especially a significant gap in the field of participation in innovation processes from people as citizens and as users and customers. Many smart solutions, technologies and services are not used widely because of the lack of knowledge and motivation or acceptance of end-users.

URBAN INNO focuses on maximising innovation potentials of urban ecosystems through:

  • Better linking actors in innovation systems by establishing and interlinking quadruple helix clusters and networks in the partner regions; and
  • Developing and implementing new participatory methods and tools to engage end-users in innovation processes with the objective to have educated and motivated users. 

URBAN INNO will be implemented in small-medium sized urban ecosystems in central Europe with strong replication potential due to the big number of similar-sized cities in the EU. Quadruple-helix networks will be established and regional/urban innovation action plans developed (setup of demo centres and testbeds for industry). In parallel, new participatory methods and tools will be developed and tested in pilot projects. Participative urban environments will substantially improve their innovation performance with the established innovation environment. A transnational cooperation strategy and platform will provide all interested regions the best available participatory tools and qualified facilitators and best practice will enable transfer and exchange of urban innovation models and practices throughout central Europe.

PROJECT PARTNERS:

  1. CyberForume.V., Germany (Lead partner)
  2. Inno AG, Germany
  3. E-Institute, Institute for comprehensive development solutions, Slovenia
  4. Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia
  5. Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
  6. Municipality of Kielce/ Kielce Technology Park, Poland
  7. City of Rijeka, Croatia
  8. Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d., Croatia
  9. Pannon Business Network Association, Hungary
  10. Research Buurgenland GmbH, Austria
  11. Vorarlberg University of Applied Science, Austria
  12. InformaticaTrentina Spa, Italy


ASSOCIATED PARTNERS:

  1. Economic Development Department Karlsruhe, Germany
  2. Vas County Authority, Hungary
  3. City of Pinkafeld, Austria
  4. City of Hartberg, Austria
  5. Košice Self-governing Region, Slovakia

 

Project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

Press releases

The URBAN INNO – "Utilizing innovation potential of urban ecosystems" project Kick-off meeting took place on June 23rd 2016 in Bled, Slovenia.

URBAN INNO is a project co-funded by the Interreg Central Europe Programme, which is addressing the challenge to make Central Europe more innovative and competitive by maximizing the innovation potential of smaller and medium sized urban ecosystems. A significantly better linkage of actors within urban innovation ecosystems is needed for a better use of innovation potentials. Therefore, URBAN INNO focuses on maximizing innovation potentials of urban ecosystems through establishment of quadruple helix clusters/networks in the partner regions  as well as by development and implementation of new participatory methods and tools to engage end-users in innovation processes with the objective to have educated and motivated users – SMART USERS.

URBANN INNO will be implemented in project partner`s urban ecosystems in Central Europe with strong replication potential in similar-sized cities in EU. 5 new quadruple-helix networks will be established in partnership regions, and 6 regional/urban innovation plans developed. In parallel, new participatory methods and tools will be developed and tested in pilot projects. A transnational cooperation strategy and platform will provide all interested regions the best available participatory tools and qualified facilitators. The platform will also include the transnational analysis, the strategic plan and will be available through the project website.

All twelve partners participated in the kick-off meeting, the first official project partners meeting and the launch of the project, where implementation activities were discussed, management structures and processes as well as communication activities were agreed. The representative of the Joint Secreteriat of the Interreg Central Europe Programme Mrs. Chiara Casarella participated at the meeting, presenting general rules and obligations for partners during the project implementation.

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Matjaž Gerl
Phone: +386 2 749 32 26
Fax: +386 2 749 32 17
E-mail: matjaz

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