MARIA GOULAPTSI

The Region of Central Macedonia (Kentrikí Makedonía) is a 2nd degree level of
local administration in Greece. The Department of Innovation Support of the Directorate
of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support of the Region, is the responsible entity for
designing, monitoring, implementation and revising of RIS3 of the region and to undertake actions and initiatives that promote the innovation in our region. The region has many important innovation producers such as the Aristotle University, the Centre for Research and Technology, incubators, clusters, and large companies. The region's role is to foster innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems and to strengthen cooperation among them and promote their extroversion.