EU-INTERREG V-A Austria - Czech Republic - 2014-2020

Instrument/Program level: 
European
Name of the instrument/Program: 
INTERREG V-A
Instrument/Program application areas: 
Austria - Czech Republic
Instrument/Program eligible areas: 
South Moravian Region
Vysočina Region
South Bohemian Region
Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen
Sankt Pölten
Waldviertel
Weinviertel
Wiener Umland/Nordteil
Vienna
Innviertel
Linz-Wels
Mühlviertel
Steyr-Kirchdorf
Managing authority: 

Office of the Government of Lower Austria

Objectives: 

1. Improved and extended research and innovation capacities;
2. Fostering the involvement of enterprises (primarily SMEs) in the innovation system;
3. Valorising the region's cultural and natural heritage in a sustainable way;
4. Increase of ecological stability and improvement of ecosystem services;
5. Fostering the utilisation of eco-innovative potential of the region;
6. Extension of common supply of education and qualification activities in order to utilize human resources potential in cross-border region;
7. Fostering cross-border cooperation of communities and institutions in joint regions.

Eligible thematics in line with ERC sectors: 
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Social Sciences and Humanities
Eligible thematics in line with S3: 
Agrifood processing
City development
Climate Change Mitigation
Entrepreneurship & Growth of young companies
Environmental technologies, renewable energies & resource efficiency
ICTs (Digital technologies & user-friendly systems)
Nature & Biodiversity
Sustainable Living & mobility
Action typologies: 
Networking R&I actors
Cross-border and cross sector mobility of researchers
Best practices exchange (Interregional Cooperation)
Implementation of cross-border measures for the exchange of knowledge to support multi and interdisciplinary research teams
Research roadmapping, stimulating learning and exchange, expanding the range of disciplines (including the life sciences and humanities where relevant), involving multi-actor or citizen
Promote joint research and innovation activities related to thematic areas
Implementation of research, innovation and technology transfer projects to support the building-up of competences in common fields of strength defined by the Smart specialization strategy
Beneficiaries: 
Local public authority
Regional public authority
National public authority
Sectorial agency
Infrastructure and (public) service provider
Interest groups including NGOs
Higher education and research
Education/training centre and school
Large enterprise, enterprise excluding SME
SME
Status of the eligible institutions: 
Public
Private
Public equivalent body
Program contribution maximum: 
85%
Program Budget: 
91 946 038,00 €