Som-InnPort
SOM-INN PORT, the Port de Tarragona Innovation Ecosystem
The Tarragona Port Authority is committed to promoting open innovation in the Port de Tarragona , which is why we have created Som-Inn Port, a participatory area for both the port community and our stakeholders, to foster innovation in processes, services and business models in the Port de Tarragona .
If you would like to know more, go to the Som-Inn Port website andthe Som-Inn Port social media sites, or contact the Port Authority Department of Innovation Studies.
Aims
To promote innovation in the processes and services that the Port de Tarragona offers to its clients.
To cooperate – to create and implement a wide range of innovative ideas and projects in the common interest.
To foster shared knowledge and the culture of innovation.
To promote the innovative talents of the Port de Tarragona and the members of the Innovation Ecosystem at an international level.
To implement benchmarking to share knowledge, experiences and good practices in innovation.
To back professional talent in the Port de Tarragona and Innovation Ecosystem members.
To promote participation in European Innovation Projects.
To create a unique experience in innovation for the port area.
Essential Aspects of Open Innovation
Competitive Monitoring: trending exploration groups will be identifying innovation challenges, which are then put into action using a virtual cooperation platform.
Co-innovation through Design Thinking: Multidisciplinary teams will design ideas and concepts focused on resolving the challenges of innovation in a creative manner. This process will involve centre users, and be led by experts in Design Thinking.
The Rapid Development of Prototypes: This involves a rapid development and validation programme of the prototypes and pilot plans that have emerged from the co-innovation process, using Sprint methodology with the participation of technical experts in prototyping.
Training in Corporate Innovation: A corporate innovation training programme, divided into several stages (based on the innovation maturity of each organisation), which will help each participatory organisation develop its own innovation culture and abilities.
Networking among Som-Inn Port Members: Follow-up meetings and networking between members of the Innovation Ecosystem to find out what other members are doing, sharing experiences and best practices, etc.
European projects
A constant in the activity of the Port Authority of Tarragona in recent years, within the framework of the Innovation Plan of the Port de Tarragona , has been the collaboration with other administrations, companies, ports and consultants, in the search for common innovation projects that allow the improvement of the competitiveness of the Port de Tarragona and the business fabric of which it is a part, both in the port activity itself and with the companies in its environment.
Projectes Europeus d'Innovació a l'Autoritat Portuària de Tarragona
A brief description of the European Innovation Projects in which the Port Authority is participating or has participated and the results obtained can be found by clicking on the corresponding anagram of each Project.
