{"id":40442,"date":"2025-01-17T12:27:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T12:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ris3rcm.eu\/open-innovation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:28:03","slug":"open-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ris3rcm.eu\/en\/open-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40442\" class=\"elementor elementor-40442 elementor-38098\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc5fbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6dc5fbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30d5cc3 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"30d5cc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3d8cc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae3d8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><div><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Innovation for Society Awards 2024<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div data-gdlr-animation-duration=\"600ms\" data-gdlr-animation-offset=\"0.8\"><div><div><div><p>There is a growing consensus that innovation policies should be geared towards addressing societal challenges<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-40594 size-trx_addons-thumb-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ris3rcm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC6023-370x493.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ris3rcm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC6023-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.ris3rcm.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC6023-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p><p>The open innovation actions planned by the Region of Central Macedonia aim to highlight the dynamics of the region&#8217;s innovation ecosystem and to strengthen partnerships between businesses, institutions and researchers to find business solutions with social impact.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Within the framework of the competitions, entities from various sectors of the economy publish their Challenges, inviting researchers, start-ups, and individuals to develop innovative solutions with a social and environmental impact.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Continuing its successful 2024 edition, the &#8216;Innovation for Society Awards (IFS Awards by RCM)&#8217; are making a dynamic return in 2026! The competition is an initiative of the One Stop Liaison Office \u2013 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Mechanism of the Region of Central Macedonia, actively strengthening the local ecosystem.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Find more information about the 2nd IFS Awards by RCM 2026 at <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/ifsawards.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahcKEwjbodapjNmUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQbw\">https:\/\/ifsawards.eu\/<\/a><\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/ifsawards.eu\/challenges-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Challenges<\/a> of the IFS Awards by RCM 2026 and submit your solution <a href=\"https:\/\/ifsawards.eu\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p>For further information you can contact:<\/p><p>Email: info@ris3rcm.eu<\/p><p>Phone: 2313 319667-8<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e8eb4 sc_height_tiny sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"07e8eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1418722 scheme_default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1418722\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-154ef8d sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"154ef8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cdc4b sc_height_huge sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13cdc4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cae576 sc_layouts_hide_on_notebook sc_layouts_hide_on_tablet sc_layouts_hide_on_mobile sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8cae576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovation for Society Awards 2024 \u00a0 There is a growing consensus that innovation policies should be geared towards addressing societal challenges The open innovation actions planned by the Region of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39677,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40442","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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