ARDIA-Net
Developing an Alpine Space Research, Development and Innovation Area by lowering barriers for cross-regional cooperation
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Overview

The Alps are home to several innovation hotspots, but cross-sectoral and interregional cooperation is still limited. As this is becoming a key to creating new value chains and exploiting economic trends such as circular bioeconomy and health economy, the ARDIA-NET partners created an Alpine Research and Development Area, whose transregional funding framework will stimulate cooperation. In addition, the partners carried out demonstration projects to showcase the benefits of cross-border smart specialisation strategies.

Factsheet

  • 2014 – 2020
  • Well-Governed
  • Increase the application of multilevel and transnational governance in the Alpine Space
    • Group 2: To increase the economic potential of strategic sectors
  • 10/2019
  • 06/2022
  • 1.591.414 EUR
  • 1.169.952 EUR
  • Completed
  • Clustering and economic cooperation, Green technologies, Innovation capacity and awareness-raising, Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks, Knowledge and technology transfer

Partners

BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH (Lead partner)
  • Lead partner
  • Germany
  • Stuttgart
  • Stuttgart
    SC Sviluppo Chimica S.p.A.
    • Italy
    • Lombardia
    • Milan
        Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur Ltd.
        • Austria
        • OberAustria
        • Linz
            Poly4EmI hosted by Anteja ECG d.o.o.
            • Slovenia
            • Zahodna Slovenia
            • Ljubljana
                Bavarian Research Alliance GmbH
                • Germany
                • Oberbayern
                • Munich
                    Innovation Salzburg GmbH
                    • Austria
                    • Salzburg
                    • Salzburg
                        University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland – School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg
                        • Switzerland
                        • Espace Mittelland
                        • Fribourg
                            Lombardy Green Chemistry Association
                            • Italy
                            • Lombardia
                            • Milan
                                • 48.77668699.19005976492914
                                • 45.47971089.1619794
                                • 48.318793814.3086431
                                • 46.074217314.5077592
                                • 48.1418603511.593056928236505
                                • 47.801509613.0183245
                                • 46.79227817.1603362
                                • 45.45124639.2518388

                                Outcomes

                                • Blueprint for a synchronized S3 RDI funding scheme

                                  Tool
                                  Guidelines for a S3-based RDI funding scheme, providing administrative and thematic scope to leverage the capacity of regional S3 to foster RDI, economic growth and job creation through cross-regional collaboration.
                                  For executing the multi-level, multi-regional governance, dedicated guidance is developed for a synchronized funding scheme for RDI projects addressing the development of Alpine Space. The thematic scope (circular bioeconomy, health-economy) is implemented by focusing on combining priority areas defined in regional S3 and reflecting EUSALP macroregional S3 synergies.

                                • Training on cross-sectoral and -regional S3 cooperation opportunities

                                  Network
                                  Demonstrator missions for the Alpine Space are implemented through synchronized demonstrator calls and ready-to-use-projects are developed as innovation beacons for sustainable development in the Alpine Space.
                                  Methodology and summary of training of policy makers, regional public authorities, funding authorities to implement and disseminate ARDIA-Net – an S3-based cross regional and cross-sectoral cooperation to increase the capacities of governance structures; Methodology and summary of demonstrator calls and projects within the ARDIA-Net funding scheme under the missions “circular bioeconomy” and “health economy”, as the consolidation of built capacities of governance structures for prompt piloting.

                                • Strategy for the establishment of a durable and upgradeable ARDIA network

                                  Strategy
                                  A coherent strategy for an ARDIA common multi-level governance system that enables S3 cross-regional cooperation of policy makers, public authorities and funding authorities for executing a common funding scheme.
                                  A strategy for a durable and upgradeable ARDIA network serves as code of conduct for consolidation of new capacities of governance structures to implement a cross-regional funding scheme governance structure
                                ARDIA-Net
                                Vanessa Kelsch