Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
MATCHER Data-Driven Innovation Edition is financed by the Enterprise Europe Network.
The Enterprise Europe Network helps businesses innovate and grow on an international scale. It is the world’s largest support network launched by the European Commission for companies and research institutes with innovative and international ambitions.
The Network is active in more than 60 countries worldwide. It brings together 3,000 experts from more than 600 member organisations. ART-ER is a member of the EEN since its creation in 2008 through the SIMPLER Consortium (Support Services to IMProve innovation and competitiveness of businesses in Lombardia and Emilia-Romagna). The Network offers free services on:
- international partnerships (international matchmaking events, company missions, technology, business and R&D partner search)
- advice for international growth, including Finance and EU funding and application support (e.g. Horizon Europe)
- support for business innovation (innovation management, sustainability and eco-innovation, Intellectual property rights – IPR, technology transfer support and Open Innovation).
Teams of Network experts in each member organisation offer personalised services to businesses. They know the local business environment and have contacts for business opportunities worldwide.
The EEN is co-financed under the European Union’s programme for the competitiveness of SMEs (COSME).
For information and advice, find a local Network contact point in your region.
→ Visit the website Enterprise Europe Network Italia
Emilia-Romagna Region
MATCHER Data-Driven Innovation Edition is organized by ART-ER is financed by Emilia-Romagna Region.
A region boasting excellent quality of life and widespread social cohesion
Emilia-Romagna is one of Italy’s leading regions in terms of per capita income and for many years has been classified as one of the richest regions in Europe. Emilia-Romagna also ranks amongst the top regions in Italy for bureaucratic efficiency and quality of life.
Small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the driving force of the region’s economy and have fostered the extraordinary spread of wealth across the entire regional territory. The dynamic nature of the production sector in Emilia-Romagna has resulted in high employment levels; indeed, employed inhabitants amount to over 68%, considerably higher than the Italian average.
According to the Regional Innovation Scoreboard, based on the indicators analyzed by the European Commission Emilia-Romagna ranks first at the national level.
These indexes consider indicators such as the economy, governance, broadband coverage, mobility, innovation and the quality of life.
Among the intervention strategies of Emilia-Romagna Governement’s Pact for Work is the enhancement of investments made in the Data Valley, a focal point for research and innovation, contributing to the sustainable development of Emilia-Romagna, ensuring that all components of regional society can benefit. The Tecnopolo Manifattura is the Data Valley Hub and serves as an international reference for supercomputing, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence, with applications in scientific and technological fields such as meteorology, climatology, health, earth sciences, and industry.
ART-ER Attractiveness Research Territory
MATCHER Data-Driven Innovation Edition is organized by ART-ER.
ART-ER Attractiveness Research Territory is the Emilia-Romagna Joint Stock Consortium born with the purpose of fostering the region’s sustainable growth by developing innovation and knowledge, attractiveness and internationalisation of the region.
It promotes industrial research as the main driver of sustainable economic development and collaborates with company associations to develop joint research and corporate strategies and actions, facilities and services for industrial research, and the enhancement of human capital working in these areas.
It coordinates the regional innovation ecosystem that includes the Emilia-Romagna High Technology Network, the Technopoles, the business Incubators, the Clust-ERs and Startups and also operates – through territorial Help Desks – to foster the relationship between young people and the most innovative employment networks. ART-ER operates under an open innovation model, fostering collaboration among businesses, startups, researchers, and associations. This approach enables them to exchange experiences and action plans, granting equal access to resources. Participants are encouraged to align their endeavours towards generating innovative and impactful solutions, ultimately contributing to Emilia-Romagna’s aspiration of becoming an open, inclusive, and appealing region.