International co-operation project ECOS4IN started to strengthen regional innovation capacity in Central Europe

The 4th industrial revolution is inevitable and will affect all industrial sectors. The Impact of Industry 4.0 depends on readiness of regions to respond, accept and adopt the changes. ECOS4IN project supports the sustainable cooperation of actors of innovation systems to enhance and prepare the regional innovation capacities in the Central Europe area for such changes.

The project will start with a detailed analysis of the current situation of Industry 4.0 implementation and creating a tool “ECOS4IN knowledge base”, which will be used in pilot testing at information hubs to provide the knowledge to the target groups to raise awareness about Industry 4.0. The information gained by analysis will be used in the process of describing the ecosystem model according to the regional conditions and context. The last phase of project represents the development of action plans in all partner regions. This will ensure the sustainability of project results by providing the relevant material for forthcoming revisions of regional innovation strategies.

Project figures:

Total cost of the project: € 1.4 million

Of which ERDF-funded part: € 1.2 million

Duration of the project: 01.04.2019. – 31.03. 2022.

Partners:

Usti Region- Lead Partner- Czech Republic

CàFoscari University of Venice- Italy

Pannon Novum Innovation Agency - Hungary

Business Upper Austria - Austria

Koprivničkipoduzetnik Ltd. - Croatia

GIACOMO BRODOLINI FOUNDATION— Italy

Małopolska Regional Development Agency-Poland

The project is funded by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Program (https://www.interreg-central.eu) and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.