Catalonia has an active and innovative business community and a strong research and innovation system, including internationally recognised universities, research and technology centres. Catalonia is one of the main poles of attraction for foreign direct investment in Europe - it concentrates more than 25% of Spanish exports and 1% of the world’s total scientific production per inhabitant. Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is the world’s mobile capital and iCapital of Europe. Catalonia has adopted the Catalonia 2020 Strategy, which is the Catalan Government’s roadmap for relaunching the economy and consolidating Catalonia as an industrially-based country, with an open, competitive and sustainable economy combining talent, creativity, a diversified business ecosystem and its own research system of excellence - all within a dynamic, entrepreneurial and inclusive society.
ACCIÓ is the Agency for Business Competitiveness. ACCIÓ’s different programmes promote internationalization and innovation. We provide service to 24,000 companies a year. We connect businesses to the key strategic sectors. We promote internationalization and innovation. We help Catalan businesses and startups boost their competitiveness. We help international companies connect and tap into the competitive advantages Catalonia and Barcelona provide.
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S3 Strategy
The Strategy for the Smart Specialisation of Catalonia (RIS3CAT) defines the framework within which the Catalan Government establishes research and innovation (R&I) actions and programmes and provides support for the generation and development of innovative projects. RIS3CAT establishes four strategic objectives:
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To modernise the business fabric by improving the efficiency of production processes, internationalisation and the reorientation of consolidated sectors towards activities with greater added value;
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To promote new emerging economic activities through research and innovation to create and develop new market niches;
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To consolidate Catalonia as a European knowledge hub and link technological and creative capacities to existing and emerging sectors in the territory;
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To improve the overall Catalan innovation system, increasing the competitiveness of companies and steering public policies towards promotion of innovation, internationalisation and entrepreneurship.
The four pillars of action are:
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Leading sectors;
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Emerging activities;
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Cross-cutting enabling technologies;
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Innovation environment.
Strategic R&I Projects
AI REGIO
The AI REGIO innovation action aims to consolidate the collaboration in the pan-European network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) by enhancing the offering of regional DIHs to manufacturing SMEs on policy impact, technological impact and business impact.
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CATCIM
CATCIM stands for Catalan services for more Competitiveness and Innovation in the global Market and is focused on offering assessment, mentoring and coaching services to SMEs with the objective of increasing and accelerating the economic returns from innovation.
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RESET
RESET (Redesigning Equality and Scientific Excellence Together) envisions a human-centric, inclusive and diversity respectful approach for an intersectional approach to gender equality.
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Tecniospring INDUSTRY
Tecniospring INDUSTRY, ACCIÓ's international talent programme, boosts technology transfer processes by offering R&D companies and centres 2-year employment contracts to host a researcher.
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- By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha
ERRIN as a part of a blueprint alliance – the CHARTER project
ERRIN is part of the successful CHARTER consortium led by the University of Barcelona to develop sectoral skills, funded by the Erasmus+ programme. As part of the consortium, ERRIN also involves five members of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Working Group to take part in the project’s regional activities.
- By Hilary Webb
Measures adopted by the Catalan Government to face pandemic
The Government of Catalonia has adopted a series of measures since the COVID-19 crisis began, which it has collected into a report.
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ACCIÓ - H2020 EIC Innovation for SME and start-ups call
ACCIÓ, the Agency for Business Competitiveness of the Government of Catalonia, is interested in the H2020 call 'European Innovation Council Support Actions: Mutual learning and common tools and resources for national/regional schemes supporting innovation projects of start-ups and SMEs.
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Our Agency is looking for Scientific and technical evaluation to our EU Tecniospring INDUSTRY calls for project grants
ACCIO was granted by the European Commission (H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions-COFUND Grant Agreement No. 801342). The project granted name is EU Tecniospring INDUSTRY. That program will promote Phd exchange between companies. The Phd that ask for a grant has to prepare a technology transfer project. The project has to be evaluated by a third party. The tender is for a company that could provide Scientific and technical evaluation to the projects submitted by the Phd.
- By Karim Hassan Hosny
ALBATTS - Tour for Skills (Spain)
Acció is co-organising a webinar with the ALBATTS consortium to present essential skills and roles and their needs in education and training for the Battery Value Chain. The event will take place on 27 May, 11:30 - 12:30.
- By Maria Orobitg
The European AI Act: Advancing solutions to a global challenge
The Delegation of the Government of Catalonia will facilitate a compelling debate on the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act proposal by organising a public event on 5 December at 10:00. This event will bring together leading civil society organisations, top experts and authorities, leading developers, practitioners and decisive decision makers.