Cooperation between innovative SMEs, Lead Users and support organizations in the field of ICT

(Tri ICT)

Tri ICT project partnership

• Friuli Innovazione, Udine • Lakeside Labs, Klagenfurt• University of Udine - Mathematics and Informatics Department • Alpe Adria University, Klagenfurt - Institute of Informatics

Systems, Interactive Systems• University of Trieste - Electrotechnics, Electronics and Informatics

Department• BIC Incubatori FVG S.p.A, Trieste• Regional Service Centre for small and medium sized industry (CReS),

Udine

Tri ICT context: project data

Interreg IV Italy-Austria Programme

Cross border cooperation FVG-KAR

• Priority 1: business, competitivness, diversification• Action 1: SMEs support

Total budget € 1.659.000,00

Time 30 months (Sep 2008 – Feb 2011)

The economic background KAR-FVG

Assumptions

In both regions we have:• Many knowledge based SMEs• Innovative legislation schemes • Supporting instruments for

innovation• Reasonable number of Lead

Users (e.g. universities, public administrations, technology parks, investment funds) keen to adopt ICT solution to improve the citizens’ life quality

Problems

• Two separate “innovation ecosystems”

• Need of investments• Unawareness of Lead users’

needs• Unexploitment of geographical

proximity advantages

Tri ICT project objectives

Improved collaboration among SMEs is decisive to accelerate investments and growth throughout the area.

Collaborative actions must take place at three levels (hence the project named Tri-ICT):

Tri ICT Specific Objectives

ICT target sectorsLead Users demand has been divided - for research and activities scope -

into 4 domains/Lead Markets:

Project Activities Activities are repeated per each Lead Market

Lead Market e-Health

• e-Health & Domotics event, at L. Danieli Science Park, Udine - 14 May 2009

• Key speaker prof. Francesco Pinciroli, Politecnico di Milano

• Thematic Workshop + Matchmaking session

• Partecipants > 60 people; 20 SMEs

• 1-to-1 meetings: n° 25

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Lead Market eTourism

• Tourism and ICT event, Villach Congress Centre 28 October 2009

• Key speaker Mr. Manuel Arens, Google

• Panel discussion + Matchmaking session

• Partecipanti > 70 people

• 1-to-1 meetings: n° 25

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