The partnership meeting of 28-30 April was cancelled because of the current situation. We hope the TraCS3 team can meet again soon to see the highlights of North East Romania innovation infrastructure in Iași. This is the biggest university city and innovation pole of North-East Romania.
Stakeholder meeting in Lithuania
The Agence for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) gathered online with TraCS3 stakeholders to discuss opportunities for the regional innovation infrastructure in Lithuania.
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Tampere Health Technology and Life Science Ecosystem
In Finland the website of the Tampere Health Technology and Life Science Ecosystem is now online. Check out Tamperehealth.com and read more about the partnership and business opportunities in Business Tampere Magazine.
TraCS3 brings West Flanders and Northern Netherlands closer
Project partners Province of West-Flanders and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in the Northern Netherlands see a lot of similarities in the ecosystem for innovation in their regions. Reason enough to pick up the gauntlet to start a joint research on the wishes of small and medium enterprises for a regional innovation infrastructure. Read more
North East Romania challenges main innovation players
Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) priority areas are subject of continuous change, in line with the socio-economic dynamics of a region. In Romania a wide public consultation has been launched in March 2020 which was discussed during the TraCS3 stakeholder meeting. Read more
Stakeholder meeting in Lithuania
The Agence for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA) gathered online with TraCS3 stakeholders to discuss opportunities for the regional innovation infrastructure in Lithuania.
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Ostend Science Park officially launched in Belgium
The Ostend Science Park is located in Ostend, West Flanders. The science park joins the forces of three founding partners: Ghent University, Port of Oostende and POM (West-Flanders Development Agency) with leading companies in BLUE growth. Read more
Design and Innovation Center for Sustainable Craftmanship in Germany
TraCS3, its discussions, findings and results, as well as the related learning processes contributed to the conceptualization and planning of a further project which aims to foster innovation in the field of Craftmanship: The Design and Innovation Center for Sustainable Craftmanship. TraCS3 project partner Intstitute of Labour and Economy of the University of Bremen will establish a network of real estate investors, housing companies, craftsmen and researchers to develop innovative solutions for sustainable housing and building in cooperation with the Bremen Chamber of Handcraft and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research.
About TraCS3:
The project objective is to improve regional policies in support of innovation infrastructure in S3 key priority sectors with strong innovation potential adressing the societal challenges and enhancing interregional cooperation within and between emerging and expanding innovation ecosystems
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We look forward to keep on sharing and learning experiences on regional innovation infrastructure and interregional collaboration to improve innovation policy in European regions.
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