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Value Intellectual Property for SMEs (VIP4SME)

Start date: Dec 15, 2015, End date: Dec 14, 2019,

The main goal of the VIP4SME project is to sustainably enhance Intellectual Property (IP) support services to SMEs in order to allow them to understand the value of the intellectual capital they create and own, and to define strategies and management practices allowing them to better turn this capital into commercial values and competitiveness. This challenge will be jointly addressed by 31 Nation ...
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CO.Create 2016- CO.Design education and training for creative professionals

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2019,

...pen learning materials are allowed to be sustainably reused, permanently reviewed and further developed through the target group of designers itself. The consortium consists of: Creative Region Linz&Upper Austria, a qualification, service and networking hub for creative professionals, Development Centre UMT, a creative industries consulting company in Denmark, Kunstuniversität Linz, a Universit ...
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Personsalised Medicine Innovation through Digital Enterprise Solutions (PERMIDES)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

It is the aim of PERMIDES to strenghten the competitiveness and foster the innovation potential of Personalized Medicine as an Emerging Industry in Europe by providing key solutions for the reconfiguration of the biopharmaceutical value chain towards a Health Economy 4.0 with a special focus on oncology (i.e. cancer treatment). Current value chain challenges lie in e.g. data gathering and exchange ...
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Establishing Services Enhancing the Innovation Management Capacity of SMEs in the Enterprise Europe Network (EENINNOAUSTRIA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

A lack of innovation management capacity represents an important barrier to creating economic impact from innovation activities in SMEs. The Horizon 2020 Work Programme “Innovation in SMEs” therefore foresees support services for SMEs via the Enterprise Europe Network addressing this specific issue.The Austrian consortium will support SMEs in addressing factors hindering successful innovation cycl ...
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Peer learning in business innovation tools for SMEs (Peer-BIT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

The Peer-BIT project will increase the quality of innovation support services provided for SMEs in area of innovation management. In line with the trend of individualization of SME support services, the project will explore tools that are easy to use, yet flexible and ready to be customized to the specific needs of an SME. The Peer-BIT builds on smE-MPOWER methodology that represents state-of-the ...
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Capitalising knowledge on Alpine Building Culture by performing regional smart planning and consultancy strategies for sustainable development and closed loop economies in the Alpine Space (AlpBC)

Start date: Aug 31, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

The project AlpBC will define and implement strategies and measures to preserve and advance Alpine Building Culture in the broader context of territorial development and ecologic sustainability. It aims at enabling local actors to capitalize on this outstanding cultural asset as a source of regional identity and economic development. Central elements of AlpBC are a) the implementation of inter-mun ...
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Assessing subsurface potentials of the Alpine Foreland Basins for sustainable planning and use of natural resources (GeoMol)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

To meet the EU’s ambitious targets for carbon emission reduction, renewable energy production must strongly be upgraded and made more efficient and capable for grid energy storage. Alpine Foreland Basins feature a unique geological inventory which can contribute substantially to tackle these challenges. Deep ‘Molasse’ basins at the fringe of the Alpine mountain range offer an abundant geothermal p ...
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Establishing SME Innovation Management Services in the Austrian Enterprise Europe Network (SMEINNOAUSTRIA)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

The Horizon 2020 work programme names the lack of innovation management capacity as “…an important barrier to creating economic impact…” and accordingly as a significant challenge for innovative SMEs. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that consulting services to address these gaps are either not sufficiently available in certain regions, not affordable or not sufficiently tailored to the spe ...
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Capitalising Climate Change Knowledge for Adaptation in the Alpine Space (C3-Alps)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

C3-Alps will synthesize, transfer and implement in policy and practice results of previous Alpine Space projects on climate change adaptation. The capitalisation approach aims at a) generating new and directly usable forms of state-of-the-art synthesis adaptation knowledge in the Alps, harmonised across sectors and useful to adaptation decision-makers, b) its effective and tailor-made communicatio ...
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moting Cross-Innovation in European Cities and Regions (Cross-Innovation)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

ABOUT PROJECT CROSS-INNOVATIONProject Cross-Innovation focusses on experience exchange between 11 leading European cities in relation to the promotion of collaborative and user-driven innovation that happens across sectoral, organisational, technological and geographic boundaries (= cross-innovation). In this context, a specific focus rests on policies and support measures that enable cross-innova ...
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Alpine space industrial Clusters’ networks: paving the way for Europe 2020 (ALPClusters 2020)

Start date: Aug 31, 2013, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

The Alpine Space economy is largely based on manufacturing SMEs and clusters are a powerful tool to enhance competitiveness. The establishment of transnational clusters networks is a step forward to favour cross-border cooperation although poor awareness of the potentialities from the addressees and the lack of self-sustainability in the medium and long term are still real barriers. AlpClusters202 ...
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Harmonized Inland Navigation Transport through education and information technology  (HINT)

Start date: Nov 30, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

HINT is a NELI follow-up project whose main aim is to foster and enlarge transnational cooperation among stakeholders in the field of inland waterway transport, including education and training institutions, administrations and transport organizations in the South East Europe region. HINT capitalises existing results from NELI as well as other related projects or initiatives like EWITA (European W ...
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Boosting innovation through new cluster concepts in support of emerging issues and cross-sectoral themes (CluStrat)

Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

Clusters are part of the new economic environment, but often miss the dynamism which is needed for innovation. New cluster concepts which upgrade clusters & cluster policies are needed. Central European governments need to increase the effectiveness of their policies in this area to secure further development and competitiveness. The policy frameworks on cluster and innovation policy need to be up ...
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Innovative transnational governance for the regional coordination of innovation driven key players related to ambient intelligence technologies for independent living of Elderly  (SEE_INNOVA)

Start date: Dec 31, 2012, End date: Jan 30, 2014,

Worldwide, the proportion of people aged 60 and over is growing faster than any other age group: this demographic change represents a challenge that needs to be met at transnational level, having a strong impact in the social and health services and in the labour market. The change of economic position of older people within the knowledge economy demands an innovative policy approach strengthening ...
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Central European Knowledge Platform for an Ageing Society (CE-Ageing Platform)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

Fall of the working age population in Europe is becoming more apparent year by year with young people being slowly but surely outnumbered by people over 60. This obviously poses a number of challenges for the society.It is therefore important to adequately respond to "ageing challenges" using the potentials of older workers and capitalizing on the needs of an ageing society The Central European (C ...
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ALPlastics: a network of private/public actors actively involved in local development policies in 5 Alpine regions, to create proper conditions for STRATEGIC INNOVATION in the ALPINE PLASTICS CLUSTERS and strengthen the related economic sector. (ALPLASTICS)

Start date: Aug 31, 2011, End date: Aug 30, 2013,

Competitiveness is today - more than ever- linked to strategic innovation, and innovation in this globalization age cannot be pursued like in the past, at the level of single enterprise or in a confined regional cluster. Cluster management bodies (CL.MB) can play a fundamental role toward innovation and competitiveness:• CL.MB are at the center of the “cluster ‘s triple helix system” and their ac ...
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Improving quality of life in small towns (QUALIST)

Start date: Jun 30, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

Whilst metropolitan areas are growing or at least having a stable number of inhabitants middle and smaller towns are shrinking, sometimes with serious rate. Along with this, these towns have obsolescence and workforce problem, because of the migration regards especially young and well educated people. The reasons for this are the absence of jobs, poor quality of infrastructure and connectivity to ...
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CREATIVE REGIONS (CREA.RE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

...Creative Sector initiatives.(b) Furthermore, as a good practice example, a CCI (cultural and creative industries)-project from Central Finland will be transferredand mainstreamed into the Upper Austrian Objective 2 programme. The results of this mainstreaming activity will be integrated into the final outcomes of the project. (c) An important objective of CREA.RE will be specific targeted recommen ...
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Innovation transfer in the medical sector from clinics to companies (INTRAMED-C2C)

Start date: Mar 31, 2010, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

The innovation processes in the medical sector have specific features and dynamics. However, the results of the medical research from companies is transferred into results only to its limited extend. When it comes to the single entity in the process, the hospital that functions as driving force for a bottom-up approach in the innovation transfer procedure, it enjoys a good service from the side of ...
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Alpine building culture and ecology. Competence development of local craft companies in the area of energy-efficient renovation of traditional alpine old buildings and settlements (AlpHouse)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Aug 30, 2012,

The project AlpHouse strives to enhance the competitiveness of regional SMEs by providing them with the knowledge, skills and tools for top-quality renovations of Alpine old buildings. These shall meet the highest standards of energy efficiency and at the same time preserve the regional characteristics and the endogenous wisdom of Alpine architecture. To this end, AlpHouse will develop and impleme ...
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Cooperation-Network for logistics and nautical education focusing on Inland Waterway Transport in the Danube corridor supported by innovative solutions (NELI)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2012,

In the past 20 years, the Danube region witnessed tremendous changes due to increased traffic flows, the economic growth and the significant trend to develop the European Single Market. This situation directly affects the transport, research and education sectors. The Danube region is a heterogeneous territory of EU and Non-EU Member States characterized by disparities in terms of technological pr ...
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Climate Change Adaptation by Spatial Planning in the Alpine Space (CLISP)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 30, 2011,

Climate change impacts, esp. growing risks from natural hazards, increasingly threaten settlements, infrastructure, lives and future development in the Alpine Space. CLISP aims at preventing increasing climate change-related spatial conflicts, vulnerability, damages and costs by providing "climate proof" spatial planning solutions as a substantial basis for future sustainable territorial developme ...
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Upper Austrian Researchers' Night (OOE-NIGHT)

Start date: Jun 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2008,

The Upper Austrian Researchers' Night aims to bring the most successful researchers closer to the public in the region of Upper Austria. During the OOE-NIGHT on 26.09.2008 around 60 researchers and scientists will present themselves and their research activities at six different locations in Linz - the capital of Upper Austria. The visitors will have the opportunity to take part in experiments, in ...
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Clusters Linked Over Europe (CLOE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Mar 30, 2008,

...rticipants) have been successful events. Both were held once again - as before during INTERPART fair Karlsruhe/Oct.05 (~80) - in the 'surroundings' of an interesting industrial/cluster event (Linz: UpperAustrian PlasticsCluster Meeting, Lyon: TCI's 9th Global Congress) as this concept has been proven to be of good means for cooperation, contact-making and cluster linkage. _Finally, awakening EC's ...
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Exchanging know-how and transferring experience among border regions in Europe (CHANGE ON BORDERS)

Start date: Oct 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

Since 1990, the EU has provided financial support for internal and external cross-border cooperation, helping to establish cross-border programme structures and to implement numerous cross-border projects along the EU’s internal and external borders. Despite the progress made, there are still a large number of cross-border problems, especially along the current (and future) external borders of the ...
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Adaptation and Mitigation – an Integrated Climate Policy Approach (AMICA)

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...nd to adapt to the impacts of climate change were reviewed. Thus prepared the ground for integrated local climate policies. The fields of construction (Lead Partner Dresden), energy (Lead partner Upper Austria) and land use planning (Lead Partner GranLyon) were identified as areas of main potential for the integration of adaptation and mitigation. Local and regional partners exchanged their experi ...
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Network for the promotion of the internal market in European regions through consumer topics (Nepim)

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

... Every phase of the proceedings takes place on-line: from request to final agreement. In the middle of the process stays the mediator, who is linked with the parties through a chat room.In December, Upper Austria organized a conference about 'Product Labelling for sustainable Consumption.' The Consumer Minister of Tuscany Region Mr. Baronti participated actively in the debates. After the end of th ...
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Flood Awareness and Prevention Policy in border areas (FLAPP)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The network is seeking to contribute to common European strategies for flood risk management, especially in border areas where flood-related issues are likely to arise. It intends to achieve this by enabling those responsible for European river systems and their feeders to exchange information and experience. FLAPP also expects that its work will influence a new European flood water directive. ...
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Building a know-how-generation and transfer-system for improving INTERREG-quality by multiple training and exchange activities at the border regions of Austria, Italy and the neighbouring New Member Countries (Iq-Train (Interreg-quality-Training))

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Jul 30, 2007,

Iq-Train aims at- supporting INTERREG-actors at all levels in their professional tasks and career by setting up and operating a userfriendly know-how-transfer-system- improving skills and attitudes of INTERREG-actors in the context of programmes, projects and interregional and intercultural joint development- strengthening the capabilities and competencies to meet the challenges coming along with ...
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Interregional Co-operation for Development of Innovative Regional Economic Clusters (INNOFIRE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

In recent years proactive cluster management has become one of the standard tools of regional development. It is important for promoting technology-oriented economic development and for helping small and medium-sized companies to meet the challenges of global competition. However, approaches to cluster management differ widely and information gaps still exist in many regions. Overall objective / O ...
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Common strategy on cross-border and interregional development in the field of Culture in Central Europe (STRATCULT)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

The operation Common strategy on cross-border and inter-regional development in the field of Culture in Central Europe (STRATCULT) focuses on the stimulation of cross-border cultural activities and improving the efficiency of cultural Structural Funds projects. Although cultural activities account for about 2.8 % of total Structural Fund expenditure, results of cross-border cultural projects tend ...
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CENTURIO – Exchanging experiences, fostering interregional co-operation and strenghtening Regions’ self-development. (CENTURIO)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Apr 29, 2007,

The CENTURIO programme, created by the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in 1994, has been successfully promoting dialogue and exchange of experience between European regions for several years. However, the enlargement of the EU in May 2004 served to illustrate that the European and global context for the regions is changing. Their growth and competitiveness depend on their capacity to develop in ...
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REGional standardised Interfaces for a better integration of regional SMEs in the European Economy (REGINS)

Start date: Jan 31, 2004, End date: Jan 30, 2007,

Since competitiveness in most industries is now determined on a global scale, companies need to continuously develop their products and production processes to stay ahead of the game. However, innovation and development processes are becoming more and more complex, calling for resources and competences often beyond the reach of an individual company, especially if that company is small. Cooperatio ...
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Integrated Land Use Planning and River Basin Management (ILUP)

Start date: Dec 31, 2001, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

The risk potential in river basins has increased strongly due to the enormous use pressure. In view of the demographic concentration in river basins and potential climate changes, safety in valleys is only possible if protective water management and other disciplines cooperate. In selected river basins, exemplary new methods are being tested, strategies developed and pilot projects implemented. Du ...
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TEN and Corridor Nodes Managment Network-perspectives (TECNOMAN perspectives)

Start date: Dec 31, 2002, End date: Aug 30, 2006,

The subject of TECNOMAN perspectives was to elaborate strategies for the development of demand- and future-oriented business location development in the TEN and TINA node regions, which react to the networked economy and facilitate the optimal economic positioning of each region in a transnational, functionally-defined cluster of cities and agglomeration regions. The project planned to contribute ...
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SUSTRAIN Implement Corridor (SIC!)

Start date: Dec 31, 2002, End date: Jul 30, 2006,

With the 2004 enlargement the EU area has increased by about 75 million people. A GDP of only 23-68% of the EU average and long transport routes do not only increase the imbalance between Europe's economic core area - London, Paris, Milan, Munich (Blue Banana) and Hamburg and periphery, the regional development and growth opportunities of the new EU countries are also on the decline. However, the ...
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Value Added Wood - fostering a dynamic competence area (VAW)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2006,

The operation VAW- Value Added Wood - Fostering a Dynamic Competence Area joins eight European wood clusters in developing new ideas and policies to stimulate the sector. Participating clusters have specific competences and strategies but also face a range of common challenges, including low export rates and a high pressure on prices, limited innovation management skills and a low value added in p ...
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European Leader's Training in Education

Modern school leaders are faced with the management under new circumstancesaccording to permanently changeable objectives. School priorities are determined moreand more by the users of the school services. Within the constellation of relationseducational leaders should discover the ways of management that would strengthen theschool, not only as a place for education, but also as an organization th ...
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A Multicultural Exploration into Research and Education for Surface Computing

Start date: Sep 16, 2010,

Interactive surface computing systems, such as multi-touch smartphones and digital wall and tabletop systems, provide intuitive,natural means for accessing and sharing digital information and media. The LEIF project will formally initiate student and facultyexchange across several Canadian and European institutions which have strong research efforts in this technology field. Theproject will suppor ...
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INNOVATION IN THE TEACHING OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LIFE SCIENCES IN EUROPE

Start date: Oct 1, 2010,

The I.S.L.E network: Innovation in the teaching of Sustainable Development in Life sciences in Europe, will ultimately involve HEIs, Research institutes, and enterprises from 32 countries (including two "third countries" Ukraine, Belarus), interested in introducing the concept of Sustainable Development in their curricula and/or institutions having had experience in this area and who are willing t ...
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