TPNM

The project is co-funded by European Union
and by National Funds of Greece & Albania
under the IPA Cross-Border PROGRAMME
"Greece - Albania 2007-2013"

InnoPolis Organization

innopolis Interregional Centre for Inter-Regional Innovation & Competitiveness

InnoPolis' vision is to promote a holistic sustainable approach of innovation - both technological and social, in harmony with cultural values for the benefit of EU

integration and Regional competitiveness.

Rationale

Innovation may be defined as: the art and science of transforming something – be it an idea, a method or an object – that already exists into something new of value and is characterized by the use of new knowledge in order that such a new product or service or method be offered to people around the world (economy, market and society).

InnoPolis’vision is to promote a holistic sustainable approach of innovation - both technological and social, in harmony with cultural values predominant in the different communities, societal groups and regions of the world.

Mission/ Aims

InnoPolismission is characterized by the continuous pursuit of actions related to inter-regional innovation taking into account the cultural dimension.

ThereforeInnoPolis aims are:

To act as a catalyst and promote collaboration among different innovation policies/approaches/national systems/programmes etc. and relevant authorities and organizations with a view to establish synergetic activities at all levels and spaces: local, national, transnational, regional, supranational, worldwide.
To promote Research and Technological Development initiatives and undertake and participate in studies and research and deployment activities on technological and social innovation with particular concern on their cultural impact.
To develop a space-platform for dialogue on competitiveness and innovation and societal values among different stakeholders – including governments, private sector and civil society at all different levels
To promote participation of organizations dealing with cultural identity and diversity in innovation priority setting and undertake development and diffusion of innovative solutions in different economic sectors
To develop and disseminate innovative tools and methods in relation to different application areas with emphasis on sustainable development and cultural tourism
To contribute to the inter-cultural dialogue in Europe and at global level and promote adoption of innovative approaches towards establishment of a knowledge equitable society.
To promote participation of non-profit civil society organizations dealing with diverse scientific domains including their cultural expressions & cross thematic Multicultural dialogue in the decision making process about innovation policy for the benefit of their respective regions and EU integration.
To develop and implement awareness raising, education and training initiatives on above priorities

Activities

Innovation and Culture activities are structured around a number of main strands according to their focus and level of intervention: local, national, transnational, regional, interregional, supranational, worldwide.

Innovation related activities

These are designed and deployed around the following main pillars:

Innovation policy for Regional Competitiveness