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Tartu, with its population of 100 000, is the second largest city of Estonia. The Tartu City Government has experience in drawing up a Regional Innovation Strategy – Tartu Regional Innovation Strategy 2004-2008 (TRIS).
In the VBN InnoReg project Tartu City Government will share its experiences and utilize the results of the TRIS. Tartu City Government is responsible for organizing training events and workshops for SMEs and regional innovation support system leaders in cooperation with Tartu Science Park. It is also involved in conducting a pilot project, which focuses on the establishment of a regional seed capital fund, together with Tartu Science Park.
The Tartu Science Park was founded in 1992 and was the first organization in Estonia set up with clearly stated intention to support innovation. Tartu Science Park is linked to the Estonian biggest university – University of Tartu. The main goal of the Science Park is to provide variety of services needed in the process of R&D commercialization.
In the VBN InnoReg project Tartu Science Park is responsible for analyzing the implementation of the Tartu Regional Innovation Strategy (TRIS) and discussing how to develop TRIS further. It will be involved in organizing training events and workshops for SMEs in Tartu region in cooperation with Tartu City Government. Tartu Science Park also undertakes a pilot project, which focuses on the establishment of a regional seed capital fund.
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