Kärnten (AT21)

Population per km2 - 60

Regional Innovation Performance (2019) Strong +

Regional website

Kärnten (Carinthia) is the southernmost Austrian state with a population of 557,773. The regions’ S3 priorities include a focus on control technology and module switching technology, information and communication technologies, sustainability technologies and materials and production technologies at the interfaces of IT. The region is involved in a number of initiatives including Pflegenahversorgung, HealtNet and Consenso.

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

Yes - Interreg, Erasmus

Policy documents

1. National Policy Framework for Smart Specialisation in Austria

Policy document (RIS3): Yes

Policy document PM@RIS3: Yes

Major initiatives

1. Pflegenahversorgung

2. HealthNet Interreg V-A Italia – Austria project Building integrated health care through the use of ICT solutions in home care 

3. CoNSENSo Interreg Alpine Space project

4. Cross-sectoral Alliances for Smart Healthcare Solutions

5. Cross border education for health professionals

Image attribution

By TUBS - Austria location map.svg by Lencer, CC BY-SA 3.0,