Innovation Ecosystems are networks of Universities, Public Research Institutions, Territorial Institutions and Companies. Such Ecosystems are active in technology specialization areas which are coherent with territorial industrial & research missions, and promote and strengthen cooperation among Research, Economic players and Institutions. Ecosystems add value to research outcomes, make easier technology transfer and digital transformation of companies and related processes, taking care of economic and environmental sustainability and of social impacts.
iNEST (Interconnected Nord-Est Innovation Ecosystem), financially supported in the frame of PNRR Program, is aimed at extending the beneficial effects of digitalization to the key specialization areas of “Nord-Est” (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto and Province Autonome di Trento e Bolzano): industrial and manufacturing, agriculture, marine and mountain environment, architecture and construction, tourism, culture, wellness and food are the fields addressed.