Project
IaaS 4 DR – Innovation as a Service for Digital Regions
Tags
Innovation services
Capacity building
Regional development
Web
Description
How to bring innovation to remote areas?
Innovation as a Service (IaaS) is a model that accelerates the innovation process and industrial transformation in industrial rural and remote areas with low innovation capacity in the Danube region.
Budget
€2,700,000
Project type
Interreg Danube
Partners
10
Project leader
Technical University of Košice (Slovakia)
Problems / Solutions
What problem we are working on
Traditional regions in the process of transformation often do not have access to harmonised, high-quality innovation support services and they also lack the capacity to provide them effectively.
Implemented solutions
A joint design of standardised IaaS service models, training of providers through blended learning, and pilot services with an evaluation framework for long-term integration into regional systems.
- IaaS4DR online learning platform
- Training courses (basic and advanced)
- Transnational toolbox and service portfolio
Results
Project goal / Impact
Strengthening of regional innovation ecosystems, significantly better access of small and medium-sized enterprises to professional innovation services, increased competitiveness of regions, and better preparedness for successful transformation.
