THE IPPDAT PROJECT PROVIDES FOR A COOPERATION BETWEEN UNIVERSTIMPRESSA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PRIORITY OBJECTIVES OF THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME. VIPCAAT WILL FOCUS IN PARTICULAR ON THE STRATEGIC AREAS OF SYSTEMIC INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND APPLIED RESEARCH, WHICH PRIMARILY DEPEND ON COMPETITIVENESS AND WELL-BEING. INNOVATION AND RESEARCH ARE ESSENTIAL LEVERS TO INCREASE COMP