RIS Monitoring: Focus on the Innovation Environment in Thuringia

The implementation of the "Regional Innovation Strategy for Intelligent Specialization and Economic Change in Thuringia (RIS Thuringia)" is accompanied by comprehensive monitoring (RIS monitoring). 

The focus is on the research and development (R&D) projects of Thuringian companies and research institutions, which are specifically supported by funding programs of the state, the federal government and the EU.

However, it is not only the R&D projects that are important. All activities that address an innovative environment in Thuringia and support its development play a role. These activities encompass a wide range, from building and expanding the innovation infrastructure, promoting technology transfer, supporting start-ups, recruiting skilled workers, and networking activities to measures for internationalization.

The state of Thuringia supports this innovative environment through its funding program for research, technology, and innovation (FTI-Thuringia). For example, between 2021 and 2023, more than €29 million in grants were awarded for innovation infrastructure, particularly for equipment at research institutions. This state funding is supplemented by federal programs and numerous Thuringian organizations that act as sponsors of activities and initiatives.

The newly published factsheet "Innovation Support Activities 2022-2023" consolidates these diverse activities and thus offers a thematic overview for the first time. Together with the previously published factsheet "R&D Activities in 2023," it constitutes the annual evaluation of the RIS monitoring.

More details can be found in the full fact sheets: