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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