Interreg Central Europe project URBAN INNO - Utilizing Innovation Potential of Urban Ecosystems is addressing the challenge to make Central Europe more innovative and competitive by maximizing the innovation potential of smaller and medium sized urban ecosystems. A significantly better linkage of actors within urban innovation ecosystems is needed for a better use of innovation potentials. The project activities of URBANN INNO have been implemented in the ecosystems of the project partners. 5 new quadruple-helix innovation networks are established, and 6 regional/urban innovation plans developed in partnership regions. In parallel, a Toolbox of smart participatory methods and tools has been developed and tested in 9 pilot projects, implemented in partners regions.

1. Tina Ragužin (City of Rijeka, Croatia)
   Opening Remarks & Introduction
   
2. Ante Lučić (A-link LLC, Croatia)
   Human Capital, Work, and Educational Perspectives on SmartCity Initiatives
   
3. Matjaž Gerl (E-zavod, Slovenia)
   Involving Users into Urban Innovation: Tools for Facilitating the Process
   
4. Nicola Doppio (Hub Innovation Trentino, Italy)
   An Introduction to Design Sprint Innovation Challenges
   
5. František Janke (Technical University of Košice, Slovakia)
   Creating the Agri-Food Digital Marketplace Upon End-Users‘ Inputs in Košice Region
   
6. Balázs Barta (Pannon Business Network, Hungary)
   Story of a Successful Digital Innovation Hub in Western Hungary
   
7. Bojana Suzić (Fachhochschule Vorarlberg, Austria)
   Collaborative Business Model: Quadruple Helix Perspective to Modelling Business Processes
   
8. Carina Halper (Forschung Burgenland, Austria)
   Burgenland Pilot: A Motivational Pitch for the Energy Strategy
   
9. Christin Eckerle (CyberForum, Germany)
   Karlsruhe Pilot: Shaping the Vision of Energy Efficiency with the Support of Citizens
   
10. Damir Medved (Ericsson Nikola Tesla Inc., Croatia)
    Citizen Participation – Key Enabler for Optimal City Governance, Transparency and Trust
    
11. Vesna Avguštinčič, Tadej Kurent (Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia)
    Engaging Users in Improvement of e-Services
    
12. Joanna Rudawska (University of Jan Kochanowski/Kielce Technology Park, Poland)
    Modern Technologies in Urban Clusters
    
13. Marco Combetto (Trentino Digitale S.p. A., Italy)
    Design Thinking as an Instrument for Smart Innovative City Government: The Trentino Pilot Experience and Results

More details at www.interreg-central.eu/urban-inno.
 

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