ITH2 - Provincia Autonoma di Trento

Innovation Performance Group (2019) : Moderate +

Total population (2019) 541098

Population per km² (2017) 88

Proportion population older 65 year % 22,06%

Regional website

Autonomous Province of Trento

http://www.provincia.tn.it/

Background

Trentino, officially the Autonomous Province of Trento, is an autonomous province of Italy, in the country's far north with a population of 500, 000 people. The regions’ S3 priorities include a focus on technologies, products and services for healthy living: this includes cross-sector innovation area: new technologies and solutions for smart cities and communities, patients care, diagnosis and treatment, cultural and tourism activities and enhanced ecosystem services. Other S3 priorities include providing healthy and safe food (agri-food), new technologies for energy and the environment and mechatronics.

Is the region looking for international/European/interregional collaboration opportunities?

Yes - The Autonomous Province of Trento participates in different national and European projects and is always interested in new collaborations to increase the exchange of knowledge and best practices in the field of Personalised Health care.

Membership status

Member ICPerMed? no

Mountain ? > 50 % of population live & > 50 % of surface in mountain areas

Member Euregha? no

Adriatic-Ionian MacroRegion? yes

InnoStars Region? no

Northern Sparsely Populated Area (NSPA)? no

PM region according EC? yes

Baltic Sea MacroRegion? no

S3MedTech region? no

Danube MacroRegion? no

S3P4PM region? no

Alpine MacroRegion? yes

Regions4PM region? yes

S3ClusSport member? yes

Central Europe? yes

MedTech4Europe? no

Council of European BioRegions (CEBR)? no

1M+Genome initiative? country level member

European Regions Research & Innovation Network (ERRIN)? yes

Vanguard Initiative? yes

ERAPerMed no

Policy documents

Regional - Press release
Regional - Policy doc : Project approval for Salute + (App to monitor a healthy lifestyle)
Regional - Policy doc : Project approval for Personalized Digital Health Record TREC
Regional - Policy doc : Project approval for Personalized Digital Health Record TREC

Topics covered by policies : Medical research and innovation (-omics, biomarkers, diagnostics, etc.); Specific disease related research; Education, training and skill development; ICT/genomics, health, lifestyle data(infrastructure); Electronic and mobile health solutions; Public awareness, patient participation with respect to Personalised Medicine/Personalised Health

Funding for a dedicated programme related to personalised medicine : 900.000 €
Education and training, linked to personalised medicine: https://www.trentinosalute.net/Temi/Innovazione-e-ricerca/Trentinosalute / http://trainblue.eu/

Major initiatives

Is the region represented in: Horizon2020; Regional Smart Specialisation Strategy Platforms/Partnerships (RIS3); EIT Health/InnoStars/Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS); other?

Region represented in : Horizon2020 -

- Antisuperbugs

Self evaluation

General perception of the implementation level of PM in the region - High

Rate of the need for developing and implementing PM in the region - High

Rate of the need for increasing support/funding for PM activities in the region - High

Rate of the need for increasing the capacity of PM skills in the region - Very High

Rate of the genomics literacy of the citizens in the region - Medium

Rate of the need for increasing interregional collaboration in PM - Very High

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