SLORITTS, the Regional Innovation and Technology Transfer Strategy for Slovenia, is the action, led by the Municipality of Ljubljana that guided Slovenia in the accession process to the EU as far as innovation is concerned. The strategy aims to help SMEs, both from traditional and innovative sectors, to strengthen their competitiveness, supporting Slovenian stakeholders in identifying effective services, tools, cooperation schemes and policy measure.
META Group has provided its unique expertise and operational based know-how to help Slovenia in identify needs, prioritise actions and implement pilot projects with a focus on research results valorisation, collaboration between Universities and SMEs, spin-off creation and early stage financial tools.
Our pool of expert has worked on the ground with:
- Capacity building;
- SME’s need analysis;
- Supply-side analysis;
- Strategy formulation;
- Tutoring on both methodological that content-based.
Which is the added value of SLORITTS?
Andrea Di Anselmo, Responsible for SLORITTS at META Group: "Give Slovenia visibility at EU level as a frontrunner, among new member states in innovation support and rise policy awareness on the importance of start-ups, early stage finance and technology parks for keeping a competitive edge as a country".
What is the distinctive element of META Group?
Andrea Di Anselmo, Responsible SLORITTS at META Group: "The capability to liaise and cooperate with relevant stakeholders and the knowledge of the RIS process and of the current challenges for Innovation gained assisting more than 25 regions since 1994".
Mrs Vanja Rangus, Municipality of Ljubljana: “SLORITTS gave us the opportunity to fully recognize the importance of an international dimension to facilitate and accelerate the implementation of our actions…”.