Presentation of the Input Paper for Lombardy - Dr Jan C

Involvement of Lombardy in Eurocluster & I3 Euroclusters Interregional Innovation Invesments Instrument (I3) • One CO from Lombardy (AFIL) is part of the • Three Lombardy Technology Clusters participate in PIMAP4Sustainability Eurocluster five I3 partnerships: • Focus: Photonics for International Markets & • SMART-Growth (Zero-Defect Manufacturing via AI) Applications for Sustainability • BATMASS. [...] Accelerating SME internationalisation (AT, BE, BG, DE, EL, ES, FI, FR, NL, PT, RO SE, SI) • Cluster partners come from five other MS (CZ, FI, FR, PT, Se) Smart Specialisation Strategy of Lombardy and the role of clusters Contribution of competencies of Lombardy Technology Clusters to the S3 Innovation Ecosystems Sustainability 7 1 1 Innovation Ecosystems of the S3 2021-2027 of Lombardy Advanced ma. [...] Health & life science Health & life science 3 1 1 1 2 3. [...] Connectivity & Information Connectivity & Information 2 3 2 2 5. [...] Several clusters participate in various inter- regional collaborations initiatives to facilitate innovation & value chain transformation The S3 2021-2027 identifies 8 Innovation Ecosystems out of which the relevance of Innovation Ecosystems related to the Twin Transition is highlighted.