Aragón Exterior (AREX) is a government-owned company to promote the internationalisation of the economy of the Region of Aragón (Spain). It belongs to the Public Business Corporation of Aragón and is attached to the Department of Economy, Industry and Employment of the Government of Aragón. AREX provides personalised services for internationalisation and foreign direct investment attraction. In this frame, the AREX delegation in Brussels focuses primarily on the internationalisation of Aragon innovation through two activities: advising on strategic grant development and facilitating consortium building.
Furthermore, AREX plays a significant role in deploying the Aragon S3 by supporting interregional cooperation through Aragon contributions to the S3 platform activities and the involvement in the following partnerships: Safe and Sustainable Mobility / Water Smart Territories / European Hydrogen Valleys / Cultural and Creative Ecosystem / High Performance Production through 3D-Printing / Traceability and big data in the agrifood value chain / High Tech Farming Partnership / Medical Technologies / Advanced battery materials
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S3 Strategy
The Aragon S3 2021-2027 seeks to tap into the European policy framework that creates opportunities for the regional economy. The Aragon S3 aims to maximise the impact of the Structural Funds and the Recovery and Resilience Facility by guiding the prioritisation areas to invest these funds in Aragon. Internationally, the Aragon S3 is also committed to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (https://www.aragon.es/-/agenda-2030). The Aragon Specialisation Pattern is a mix of scientific, technological and business capabilities interacting to create and strengthen a regional innovation ecosystem able to compete within today's highly competitive world. Aragon has remarkable entrepreneurial capabilities, including several large multinational industrial and service companies. In addition, it has a stable system of high-excellence Technology Centres and Research Institutes. The Aragon S3 facilitate tech and R&D agents to better focus their lines of work on the following strategic objectives: 1/ To guide and promote the industrial transition of Aragon. 2/ To strengthen the Aragonese R&D&I system to adapt it to the needs of recovery and transformation of the productive fabric of Aragon and the region. 3/ To position Aragon's knowledge and technology in national and international markets. 4/ To create, attract and retain talent in Aragon.
Strategic R&I Projects
RECIPROCITY
RECIPROCITY aims to initiate and support replication projects in at least 20 cities and municipalities varying in size, location, degree of urbanisation and mobility demand. As a result, RECIPROCITY will equip them with the tools, knowledge and contacts.
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Working Group Leaders
Latest Updates
- By Francisco Vigalondo
EPREU PROJECT (Extended Producer Responsibility in European Union)
The Government of Aragon is looking for partners for the Interreg Europe project (EPREU Extended Producer Responsibility in European Union). The Government of Aragon, through the General Direction for Climate Change and Environmental Education, is the competent body and is in charge of planning, coordinating and developing actions in the field of prevention and management in the area of waste.
- By Rodolphe Doité
S3 Partnership publishes position paper for a dedicated roadmap for Hydrogen Valleys
The European Hydrogen Valleys S3 Partnership has published a position paper "Through the Valley to the top: Why the EU needs a dedicated roadmap for Hydrogen Valleys".
- By Gianpiero Petruzziello
The RECIPROCITY project has launched a call for tender to select financial experts for mobility projects
RECIPROCITY has launched a call for tenders to select a Technical Service of Financial Experts for Mobility Projects. The contract will be for 8 months and should cover around 20 consultations for a maximum allocated contract budget of 15,000€.
- By Gaia Ialisa Marotta
The RECIPROCITY project has launched a call for tender to select financial experts for mobility projects
RECIPROCITY has launched a call for tenders to select a Technical Service of Financial Experts for Mobility Projects. The contract will be for 8 months and should cover around 20 consultations for a maximum allocated contract budget of 15,000€.
- By Hilary Webb
ERRIN members preparing for Cities Mission co-creation activities with MOSAIC
Last month, ERRIN’s project MOSAIC ran an open call to find cities and regions preparing for the Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, interested in collaborating with MOSAIC on their citizen engagement activities. ERRIN is pleased to share that 14 ERRIN members are being engaged under this initiative.
- By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha
Be.CULTOUR project – Beyond Cultural Tourism
Be.CULTOUR is one of ERRIN’s new projects led by the Italian Institute for Research on Innovation and Services for Development. It will mobilise five ERRIN members from the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Working Group to offer real-life settings to co-create and test human-centred innovations for circular cultural tourism.