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This programme is aimed at the creation of an ecosystem to support social entrepreneurship in Extremadura. It is an initiative by the Directorate General of Companies and the Entrepreneurial Activity of the Government of Extremadura which is aimed at entrepreneurs and social enterprises. FUNDECYT-PCTEX is running this programme through a collaboration agreement.

FUNDECYT-PCTEX participates in this project providing expert consultancy services for the "NETWORK Project - Connecting Innovation in Regions", whose management on the national level is done by Department of Regional and Administrative Development (SUBDERE) of the Government of Chile and the National Scientific and Technological Research Commission (CONICYT) under the Ministry of Education, and its aim is to contribute to the deepening of the regionalisation and decentralisation process of the country`s innovation system. In this context, FUNDECYT-PCTEX is carrying out the design and set-up process of the Regional Innovation Strategy in the O`Higgins Region through which to enhance and articulate key elements of the Innovation System of the said region, in particular of R&D offering and innovation support services, the supply of skilled human capital, as well as innovative activities of companies.

SmartCare aims to define a common set of standard functional specifications for an open ICT platform enabling the delivery of integrated care to older European citizens. A total of 23 regions and their key stakeholders will define a comprehensive set of integration building blocks around the challenges of data-sharing, coordination and communication. Ten regions will then pilot integrated health & social services to combat a range of threats to independent living commonly faced by older people while the other will prepare for early adoption. In a rigorous evaluation approach, the pilot will produce and document much needed evidence on the impact of integrated care, developing a common framework suitable for other regions in Europe. Guidelines and specifications for procuring, organizing and implementing the service building blocks will be produced. The organizational and legal ramifications of integrated care will be analyzed to support long term sustainability and up-scaling of the services.

The SILVERSUDOE project stems from the fact that companies from the south-west part of Europe, for not knowing consumer behaviours are hardly aware of the economic opportunities that certain markets may offer. In addition, SMES and micro-enterprises of this area lack R&D solutions needed to develop their offering of products or services. Nor do they have internal resources and tools required to adapt their development strategies to new market obstacles.

In this regard, the SILVERSUDOE project aims to increase the competitiveness of the companies in West European, drawing upon the innovation resources of the area and above all by integrating the R&D advances to its offering.

During the implementation of the project, which has begun in September 2013, a number of activities will be carried out with the goal of making it known and to involve companies interested in the actions to be implemented.

The purpose of the SABER (Satellite Broadband for European Regions) Thematic Network is to create a long term, sustainable environment in which stakeholders interested in tackling the Digital Divide by contributing to the roll out and take-up of broadband for all, at increasing speeds, and in particular through satellite-based services, can proactively collaborate. The scope of the SABER Thematic Network is to create the conditions for the most efficient and effective contribution of satellite systems to support the achievement of the objectives set in Europe 2020 and subsequently in the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE).