Smart Accelerator

SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT

INNOVATION ENVIRONMENT IN THE USTI REGION

USTI REGION

#NEW START

SMART ACCELERATOR +I

OBJECTIVES OF THE CHALLENGE

to enable the development of capacities and competences in individual regions of the Czech Republic contributing to the creation of conditions for strengthening smart specialisation, development of innovation ecosystems and development of cooperation between actors across spheres of the so-called “smart specialisation”. triple/quadruplehelix (especially research organizations, educational institutions, the corporate sector and the public sector) in accordance with the priorities defined by the National Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization of the Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as the “National RIS3 Strategy”) and its regional dimension (hereinafter referred to as the “Regional RIS3 Strategy”)
It is a substantive follow-up to the Smart Accelerator I and II calls implemented in the 2014-2020 programming period in the OP R&D and its purpose is to further develop cooperation between institutions responsible for the preparation and implementation of R&D support instruments and at the regional level and to use the outputs of the implemented interventions and projects for further regional development.

Implemented by: Usti Region Office, Innovation Centre of the Usti Region + participation of other partners

Registration number: CZ.02.01.02/00/22_009/0004316

Implementation period: 1. 10. 2023 – 31. 3. 2027

PROJECT SUPPORT

SMART ACCELERATOR ii

The Innovation Centre of the Usti Region is a co-organiser of the project Support and Development of Innovation Environment in the Usti Region II (Smart II – ÚK).

The project builds on the Smart Accelerator for Usti Region project and aims to support the development of innovation economy in the Usti Region in accordance with the National Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization of the Czech Republic (i.e. the National RIS3 Strategy) and its regional annexes for the Usti Region.

The aim of the project is to improve the environment for improving the innovation performance of the region, to support the ecosystem and to expand the capacity and core competencies of experts.