Considered a science and technology hub including a significant number of internationally known research infrastructures, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region (FVG), located at the heart of Central and South East Europe, hosts a large community of international students and researchers together with a noteworthy network of public and private research institutions. Thanks to the regional Scientific and Innovation System network (SiS), territorial players can count on a strategic tool that enhances activities that help valorisation of innovation and scientific and technology research. According to the Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2023, Friuli Venezia Giulia is recognised as a strong innovator, thanks to the high number of scientific publications, design applications and SMEs innovating in-house.
Clusters:
Advanced manufacturing – COMET
Digital technology district – DITEDI
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S3 Strategy
The Sustainable Smart Specialisation Strategy (S4) of the Friuli Venezia Giulia 2021-2027 encompasses five specialisation areas: Energy transition, circular economy and environmental sustainability; Smart factory and sustainable development of Made in Italy supply chains; Maritime Technologies - Sustainable Waterborne Mobility and its Land Connections connections; Health, quality of life, agribusiness and bio-economy; Cultural heritage, design, creative industries, tourism.
Strategic R&I Projects
European Entrepreneurial Region (EER)
Friuli Venezia Giulia won the European Entrepreneurial Region 2024 award in July 2023, the specific territorial strategies which will be pursued next year rely on the implementation of three basic pillars: sustainability, digitalisation and clean energy in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 as set out in the Regional FVGreen Strategy.
At the 2024 edition of the European Entrepreneurial Region award Friuli Venezia Giulia was awarded for its entrepreneurial visions promoting sustainable, resilient and digital growth
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GO!2025 Goriza-Nova Gorica European Capital of Culture 2025
The City of Gorizia, together with the city of Nova Gorica, will host the first cross-border European Capital of Culture in 2025. The European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC GO) will be the tool used to carry out shared project both in Slovenia and in Italy. It can invest across the shared territory of the cities without the constraints of national and administrative borders, while coordinating cross-border investments and thus implementing a true joint conurbation.
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EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change Charter
FVG is a signatory of the Adaptation to Climate Change Charter in order to better understand and manage climate risks, as well as to develop innovative solutions to improve preparedness and resilience.
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Host organiser Big Science Business Forum
Friuli Venezia Giulia is the Host Organizer of Big Science Business Forum (BSBF 2024)
Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Site
FVG is part of the Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Site Collaborative Network (awarded “3 stars” European Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Site by the European Commission).
Latest Updates
- By SARA TESI
MARLESS project: A clean Adriatic sea for future generations
An upcoming MARLESS high-level event brings together experts, relevant policymakers and the general public in order to discuss and tackle the problem of marine litter in the Adriatic Sea.
- By Hilary Webb
Role of maritime clusters in the green recovery: Blue Growth WG workshop at EMD 2021
ERRIN's Blue Growth Working Group will lead a stakeholder workshop during the 2021 edition of European Maritime Day. The workshop will address the role of maritime clusters in the green recovery.
- By Hilary Webb
Technology transfer in Biotech: successful cases in an Italian border region
ERRIN member, the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, will later this month present the results of its TRAIN project at the European Economic and Social Committee. The Interreg project is a cross border platform of validated kits for the biotech industry, with a particular focus on pathologies.
- By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha
Regional Agency specialized on higer education is looking for LP for a project to be carried on in the field of ERASMUS plus. Keywords: WATER, ENVIRONMENT, RECYCLING
Ardiss, the Regional Agency for the Right to Higher Education (an entity established in the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia - Italy) whose main referent are students, is looking for partners fin order to exchange best practices in the framework of the ERASMUS plus Programme. Ardiss' institutional mission consists in organizing and managing an integrated system of services and interventi
- By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha
Italian Technology Centre is looking for partners in the setting-up of a EU Open Innovation Network in advanced technologies
Friuli Innovazione, a Scientific and Technological park based in Italy, is looking for a Lead Partner (coordinator) for setting-up a European Open Innovation Network with a central brokerage service point in response to the Call for proposals INNOSUP-07-2019 (deadline: 01/08/2019). Friuli Innovazione boosts a sound experience in management of large transnational EU project, mainly in the field o