Challenges: Structural change, untapped innovation potential and skilled worker shortages. 

Aims: Enhancing innovation support services by building precise capacities, fostering collaboration, accessing and exchanging transnational expertise. The applicated "Innovation as a Service" approach focuses on the increasing outsourcing-activities, the accompanying demand of specialized services and flexible resource access in modern economies. 

Key objectives: Building (trans)regional partnerships, active knowledge transfer and demonstrating project potential through pilot activities and the showcase of best-practises. 

Main outputs: 

• Digital blended learning platform. 

• Transnational community of support providers and integrated innovation support delivery models. 

• The project aims to deliver durable solutions integratable into used working practices. 

Project Partner:

• Technical University of Kosice, SK - Lead Partner

• Association for Democratic Prosperity - Zid, ME

• Atrineo, DE

• Austria Wirtschaftsservice, AT

• Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency Noprofit Limited, HU

• Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, AT

• INNOVATIVE COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES CENTER, UA

• Business Development Agency of Karlovy Vary Region, CZ

• North-East Regional Development Agency, RO

• Pannon Business Network Association, HU

• Development agency of the City of Prijedor “PREDA”, BA

• Pomurje Technology Park, SL

• Regional Innovation Center of Kosice Region, SK

• TERA TEHNOPOLIS Ltd., HR

• Technologiezentrum Horb GmbH & Co. KG, DE

• Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding, RO

Project Period: 01/2024 - 06/2026