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ITG1 - Sicilia/Sicily

Regional webiste

Regional Health Department / Assessorato regionale della salute

Regional Authority for Technological Innovation / Autorità Regionale per l'Innovazione Tecnologica 


Regional Innovation Performance (2019): Moderate -

Total population (2019): 4999891

Population per km² (2017): 196

Proportion population older 65 year %: 21,20%

Background


Sicily is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and  one of 20 regions of Italy. It is one of the five autonomous Italian regions and is referred to as Regione Siciliana.  


Policy documents


  1. Regional Digital Health

  2. Regional Sicily Digital Agenda

  3. Regional Digital Region

Regional Strategy for Research and Innovation for Smart Specialisation (RIS3)


Major initiatives


  1. Oncological Institute of the Mediterranean /   Instituto Oncologica del Mediterraneo 

  2. Science and Technology Park of Sicily / Parco   Scientifico e Tecnologico della Sicilia (PSTS) 

  3. Kazaam Lab 


Biobanks

  1. Biobank IOM (BIOM) 

  2. Research Biobank of Sciacca (BBRS) 

  3. Hematopoietic stem cells (HPC) 

  4. fetal   mesenchymal stem cell bank (BCSMF)

  5. ISMAC:   Sicilian registry of congenital anomalies - contributes to the EUROCAT network 

Digital Innovation Hub:

Membership status


  • Adriatic-Ionian MacroRegion

  • InnoStars Region

  • Regions4PM region



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