URENIO

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URENIO

• URBAN AND REGIONAL INNOVATION
• Research Unit
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Faculty of Engineering
• 54 124 Thessaloniki
• Tel [phone] and 489 304
• Fax [phone] and 472 240
• Url www.urenio.org

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• Research collaboration
• UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTES
• CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN DEMOCRITUS
  UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND
  TECHNOLOGY PANTEION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND
  TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE OF MAASTRICHT TECHNICAL
  UNIVERSITY OF CRETE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF
  MILAN UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY OF
  SOCIAL SCIENCES OF TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY OF
  THESSALY UNIVERSITY OF WALES, CARDIFF 
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• TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATIONS
• ANDALUSIA TECHNOLOGY PARK  ARCHIMEDES, ESTONIA
  CENTRO SVILUPO, AOSTA FUNDACION LABEIN
  FUNDECYT, EXTREMADURA JOSEF STEFAN INSTITUTE,
  SLOVENIA INFYDE, BILBAO INSTITUT JULES DESTRE
  KENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTRE LEIA TECHNOLOGY
  CENTRE, ALAVA PRONOVUM, HUNGARY SCIENCE AND
  TECHNOLOGY PARK, CRETE STEINBEIS FOUNDATION,
  STUTTGART TAGUS TECHNOLOGY PARK TALOS, CYPRUS
  TECH TIROL, LOWER AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGY PARK OULU
  TEKES FINLAND THESSALONIKI PARK THESSALONIKI
  ZENIT, MULHEIM
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• REGIONAL AUTHORITIES
• BASQUE COUNTRY CENTRAL MACEDONIA IONIAN
  ISLANDS NORTH RHIN WESTFALIA LORRAINE MANTOVA
  SOUTHERN AEGEAN SW OLTENIA, ROMANIA THESSALY
  WALES W. MACEDONIA

• Urban and Regional Innovation research unit is a
  University Lab for the promotion of applied
  research, and the supply of scientific and
  technological services.
• URENIO is mainly involved in competitive projects
  of the European RD framework programmes and the
  innovative actions of the ERDF.

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Research

• URENIO's research focuses on cities and regions
  that base their development on RD, innovation,
  knowledge-intensive companies, technology
  infrastructure, knowledge and information
  networks.
• Central research theme is the cities, regions,
  and environments of innovation including (1)
  knowledge clusters, technopoles and science
  parks, (2) regional innovations systems and
  strategies, (3) digital innovation spaces,
  digital cities, and intelligent cities.
• We are working on planning models for innovative
  areas (districts, technopoles, RIS-regions), on
  models of innovation processes (spin-offs,
  producer-supplier relations, technology
  co-operation, new product development), and
  digital spaces supporting innovation practices
  and policies.

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Research Field 1Cities, regions, and
environments of innovation
Physical components

• Cities and regions of innovation
• Islands of innovation
• Knowledge clusters
• Science and technology parks
• Micro-cosmos of innovation

• Digital cities
• Digital innovation spaces
• Online innovation tools
• Virtual communities

Institutional components
Digital components

• Regional systems of innovation
• Regional innovation strategies
• Learning networks
• Technopolitan planning
• Planning clusters and tech districts

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Research Field 2 Clusters, technopoles and
science parks
This research topic covers projects dealing with
the development and planning of clusters,
technology poles, science and technology parks,
innovation centres, incubators, and business
networks and innovation. Most of this research
stands on industrial district, and flexible
specialization, theories.

• Andalusia Technology Park
• Innovation Centre Belice, Italy
• Science Park, Technical Univ. Crete
• Science Park, Democritus Univ. Thrace
• Industrial Districts and System-areas in Greece

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Research Field 3 Regional innovations systems
and strategies
This research orientation focuses on the
initiatives of European regions to develop
innovation strategies and systems, and the
creation of regional competitive advantage based
on knowledge and technological learning.
Participation in 20 RIS/RITTS and ERDF Innovative
Action Programs.
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Research Field 4Virtual Innovation
Environment/Intelligent cities and regions

• This topic focuses on the use of information
  technology to create virtual / digital innovation
  spaces. We are working on the development of
  virtual islands of innovation, such as research
  centres, technology parks, industrial districts,
  and knowledge-based clusters.

Digital Tech Park
Digital Research Centre
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SERVICES
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People

• The permanent staff of URENIO is 20 people and
  external contract research involves 15 to 50
  people per year.
• Qualifications of the permanent staff cover
• Urban and regional planning
• Electrical and electronic engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Information technology
• Sociology and economics
• Applied mathematics and statistics

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More.