1. PA 8 Meeting WG Innovation and Technology Transfer
Dr. Jonathan Loeffler
Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum, Germany
Budapest,

2. Territorial challenges in Danube Region
Significant disparities in the relationship between R&D&I centers and market participants
The proportion of technology- and knowledge-intensive industries decreases from NW to SE
Lack of ability to implement knowledge-based and technology-intensive activities in the SE regions
Significant disparities of SMEs and situation in Danube Region
Lack of internationalization of SMEs
Weak cross-border relations in the Eastern area of the region
Low innovation potential at the Central and Eastern part of the programming region
Insufficient transnational cooperation and coordination at institutional level
Difficulties in transforming scientific results into marketable products

3. Projects synergy .

4. PA8 Competitiveness: Baden-Württemberg Germany and Croatia
“THE DANUBE TRANSFER CENTRES” An pilote initiative from Baden-Württemberg
PA8 Competitiveness: Baden-Württemberg Germany and Croatia

5. 09/11/2018
Danube Transfer Centers – BW pilot initiative to support the competitiveness of enterprises in Danube Region
Project Ojective - fill the gap between research and innovation
Installation of Danube Technology Transfer Centers (DTC) organized as “one-stop-shops” mainly for SMEs in regard of innovation & technology transfer.
Results
2 DTCs operational (Nitra, Cluj-Napoca)
3 DTCs ready to start (Vukovar, Novi-Sad, Ruse)
7 R&D organisations with project collaboration
Further multiplication of the DTCs with the support of:
Danube Inco NET Project
NoGAP Project
Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I would like to present you the Steinbeis approach on technology transfer, and I would like to explain how this approach can support the process of internalisation of SME. 5

6. TIN Portal
Mapping R&D and Innovation and TT potential

8. Cross-fertilisation Workshop
The objective of the Workshop is to open Priority Areas (PAs) cross-fertilisation perspectives on common understanding of innovation and technology transfer priorities for the Danube Strategy with the participation of representatives of all PAs.
Target audience - 20 participants for workshop in total
- representatives from all PAs
Expected results:
Improving PAs policy dialog in the field of Research and Innovation
Establishing a PAs cross-cutting EUSDR, Coordination WG for Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer
Linking Research and Innovation PAs goals with Danube Transnational Programme goals

9. Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
Haus der Wirtschaft
Willi-Bleicher-Str. 19
D Stuttgart
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Erbprinzenstr. 4-12
D Karlsruhe
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Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum
Jonathan Loeffler
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