We generate opportunities

About us

The Innovation Center (InnoK) is the research, development, and innovation hub of the Pestszentlőrinc–Pestszentimre district, as well as a knowledge-sharing and community-driven planning center.

Its primary mission is to collaboratively develop the district's economic development strategy, bringing together experts, businesses, and local stakeholders to shape the future collectively.

Among its key activities are stimulating the local economy, strengthening corporate cooperation, promoting knowledge and technology transfer, and supporting social innovations based on real dialogue and collaboration.

InnoK’s goal is to enhance social well-being through initiatives that encourage active participation and are built on the principles of inclusive, opportunity-focused planning—both in content and methodology.

“Social well-being is not just about alleviating poverty, but also about expanding opportunities, ensuring equality of opportunity, and creating social justice.”

Titmuss, Richard M. (1974)

Social Policy. London: George Allen & Unwin

Social research

Let's plan the future of our district together!

The Local Government of the 18th District is working to make our district as livable, greener and friendlier as possible. But this can only be achieved if we jointly figure out and discuss what our beloved district should be like. Because developments are worth nothing if they do not serve the interests of the people who live here. That is why we are asking the residents of the district. That is why we are starting community planning. As the first step in this community planning, the local government is addressing you, the member of our district community, with this questionnaire. We are curious about your opinions and experiences. We will select the topics for the community meetings based on your answers and those of the people living in the district.

Share your opinion with us! The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. The survey first asks for your opinion on general district topics. Then we ask for your answers to some specific questions.

Our mission

Starting point / Identification of social need

Problem identification: perceived lack, injustice or dysfunction at the individual, community or societal level.
Stakeholder engagement: participatory problem definition (bottom-up approach).
E.g. exclusion of marginalized groups from the labour market, housing poverty, lack of community spaces, etc.

Joint solution-finding and brainstorming

Integrating knowledge and resources: cooperation between civil, state, market and scientific spheres (quadruple helix model).
Generating innovative ideas: designing new practices, institutions or services.
E.g.: collaborative economy, community recycling, participatory budgeting.

Implementation / Intervention

Pilot programs, experimental projects: solutions tested on a small scale, adapted to the local context.
Co-creative implementation: active involvement of stakeholders, empowerment.

Distribution and sustainability

Scalability, replicability: adoption of good practices in other communities.
Institutionalization: embedding in local or national policy and regulation.
Resource provision: development of a long-term financing and operating model.

Impact and evaluation

Social value creation: at the level of individuals, communities and systems.
Measurement and feedback: with qualitative and quantitative methods.
E.g.: increased social inclusion, strengthened community cohesion, systemic change.

New investors

Economic stimulus, finding domestic and international investors, facilitating their investments in our region.

Higher employment rate

Expanding employment opportunities in the region, promoting the creation of new workspaces.

Modernization

Facilitate the establishment of modern industrial-logistics, technological and innovation centers.

Evolution

Active participation in the qualitative and quantitative development of the infrastructure and the workforce of the region, what is essential for achieving and strengthening our international competitiveness.

Knowledge management

Executing tasks related to corporate cooperation and technology transfer.

Increase tax revenue

Providing active professional support in increasing the tax revenues of Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre district.

Rehabilitating the Üllői Road

Suiting the main road of our district, the Üllői Road section into the new urban development concept of the 18th district.

The Üllői Road connects Ferihegy Airport and the city center, it covers 5 districts (8th, 9th, 10th, and 18th, 19th), 15 km long.

This section of the road crosses the Pestszentlőrinc region in the length of 6 kilometres, in the east-west direction, so its most important route is, in fact, the main road of our district.

As the main road of our district, it is the most important route of Pestszentlőrinc, making its appearance as a settlement image is of paramount importance. The defining elements of this image are the proportion of areas used by pedestrians and reserved for public transport vehicles (e.g. trams), along with their coverage and quality, which are key elements in the appearance of a public space. The presence or absence of green spaces is crucial, but providing the proper public lighting and the placement of public lights and signs is also an important part of the street scene. The aim with the rehabilitation of the main road of the district is to create a part of the city that has a freer, more creative and attractive enviroment, with its urban experiences.

InnoK Knowledge Management Institute Nonprofit Ltd. is responsible for the creation of the new urban development concept as a business entity indirectly owned by the Municipality. At the same time, Városrehabilitáció18 Nonprofit Zrt. is responsible for the implementation of the development within the framework of transparent operation.