EU-INTERREG V-A Italia - Austria - 2014-2020

Instrument/Program level: 
European
Name of the instrument/Program: 
INTERREG V-A
Instrument/Program application areas: 
Italia - Austria
Instrument/Program eligible areas: 
Gorizia
Pordenone
Trieste
Udine
Bolzano-Bozen
Belluno
Treviso
Vicenza
Klagenfurt-Villach
Oberkärnten
Unterkärnten
Lungau
Pinzgau-Pongau
Salzburg und Umgebung
Außerfern
Innsbruck
Osttirol
Tiroler Oberland
Tiroler Unterland
Managing authority: 

Bozen Autonomous Province - Alto Adige - Office for European integration

Objectives: 

1. Strengthening research and innovation capacities by the cross-border cooperation between research institutions; 
2. Promotion of investment in R & D by strengthening cross-border cooperation between companies and research institutions; 
3. Improving the innovation base for companies in the program area;
4. Protection and valorisation of the natural and cultural heritage; 
5. Strengthening cross-border institutional cooperation in the key areas of the program area; 
6. Promotion of integration and of local ownership in its immediate frontier zone with integrated cross-border strategies in accordance with the CLLD approach. 

Eligible thematics in line with ERC sectors: 
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Social Sciences and Humanities
Eligible thematics in line with S3: 
Alpine activities & technologies
New Technologies for mountain agriculture
Public health & security (e-Health)
Sustainable energy & renewables
Action typologies: 
Cluster cooperation
Development of cluster initiatives (i.e. joint training and market research)
Training session and workshops
Actions to improve sustainable linkages among actors of the innovation systems for strengthening regional innovation capacity
Exchange of experience (e.g. seminars, studies and publications)
Implementation of cross-border measures for the exchange of knowledge to support multi and interdisciplinary research teams
Best-practice, demonstration, pilot or information, awareness and dissemination projects
Other eligible actions: 

Establishing common platforms (such as databases) to ensure cross-border access to existing infrastructures and equipment.

Beneficiaries: 
Local public authority
Regional public authority
National public authority
Sectorial agency
Infrastructure and (public) service provider
Higher education and research
Education/training centre and school
Large enterprise, enterprise excluding SME
SME
Business support organisation
Status of the eligible institutions: 
Public
Private
Public equivalent body
Program contribution maximum: 
85%
Program Budget: 
77 304 535,00 €