The OIS–AIR project establishes and develops the Open Innovation System of the Adriatic-Ionian Region, a single marketplace for technology and innovation compet-itive and attractive at macro-regional level.
Low investments in R&D, poor Intellectual proper-ty protection and weak technology transfer activities are still the main features of the innovation system of the Adriatic-Ionian Region. Against this, OIS-AIR creates an Open Innovation System by establishing a transnational Open Innovation Hub connecting locally established Innovation Centres. The project has developed a wide set of activities, consolidating and strengthening the development of industrial and entrepreneurial activities in order to:

• Improve skills and competencies of R&D centres in stimulating the creation of innovation networks beyond borders
• Stimulate SMEs access to research infrastructures and facilities and increase business investments in R&I, with a specific focus on those sectors characterizing the competitive advantage of the region
• Valorise research results and establish durable links and synergies between enterprises, R&D centres and research infrastructures of the Adriatic-Ionian area.

The project has established the OIS-AIR Network currently composed by 7 Innovation Centres and open to new adhesions. It is supported by the OIS-AIR INNOVAIR Platform, a virtual innovation marketplace aimed at improving the innovation capacity that offers free-of-charge innovation services to businesses and promotes the establishment of R2B collaborations between innovation players of the Adriatic-Ionian area.

Elena Banci
Ufficio Progettazione e Gestione Progetti – Area Science Park
Padriciano 99, Trieste, Italy
elena.banci@areasciencepark.it
+39 040 375 5164