CORINNA

The cooperation intensity in the field of technology and innovation in the CORINNA partner regions lacks behind that of other comparable regions. This equally applies to the policy and the individual company level. Various barriers –different governmental structures, regulations, policies and support schemes – hamper cross-border cooperation in technology and innovation. The project will address key barriers for cooperation in specific sectors and join efforts to overcome them.

The overall objective of the CORINNA project is to develop the regions’ innovation systems by stimulating cross-border cooperation in technology policy and company innovation efforts.
The project aims to increase the mutual knowledge of the partner regions’ innovation systems, policies & strategies in order to get stronger coherence in the regions’ approaches; aims also to find best practices of promoting regional innovation potential and develop cross-border cooperation in fields of common technological strengths complementarities that will be identified in the project.
 

Partners

• Carinthian Economic Promotion Fund (KWF)–Klagenfurt, A Joanneum Research Institute – Graz, A
• Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)–Vienna, A
• Economy Service Burgenland (WIBAG)– Eisenstadt, A, Hungarian Science and Technology Foundation – Budapest, H
• West Hungarian Research Institute – Gyor, H,
• Institute for Economic Research (IER)– Ljubljana, SLO
• Friuli Innovazione – Udine, I
• Stuttgart Region Economic Development Corporation – Stuttgart, D

Activities
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS 

• mapping the partner regions’ innovation systems, strategies and policies
• identification of thematic strengths & complementarities in the region
• publishing a report of the research results and presenting the report to policy actors

 POLICY BENCHMARKING & DEVELOPMENT OF SYNERGIC STRATEGIES

• collecting good and bad practices of innovation policy measures and instruments 
• creation of synergetic strategies by combining complementary strengths and building
  critical masses of technology competencies in the region

 INTERREGIONAL EXPERT GROUPS

• identification of critical barriers for cross-border cooperation (legal, economic,
  technological)
• preparation of studies, recommendation documents and public discussions

COMPANY MISSION

• organising visits with the aim to help regional companies find their partners for R&D
• cooperation and production

 

 INTERREGIONAL DATABASE OF R&D ORGANIZATIONS

• compiling a database of R&D competencies, categorised by an international standard