The AREA Science Park Consortium for scientific and technological research participates in the Support project, funded by the EU’s Leonardo da Vinci programme.

The aim of the project is the creation, checking and diffusion of training programmes and instruments aimed at encouraging the introduction into small and medium-sized enterprises of methodology and tools (such as TRIZ) which can further the adoption of innovative and ecologically sustainable strategies.

The Consortium’s role within the projects is that of defining the structure and lay-out of training materials created under the project.

Other partners in the project are the University of Leoben - Austria (project leader), Creax – Belgium, the Fraunhofer Institut – Germany, Joanneum Research – Austria and the University of Maribor – Slovenia.