INCORD do not only address the issue of integrated regional development on an abstract and theoretical level, but also implements five pilot projects in partnerships between the "old" and the "new" member states. These pilot projects are focussing on specific thematic issues relevant for the respective region and are serving as experimental grounds for the development of common guidelines and methods.

There are  pilot projects on the following issues:

Region of Olomouc (CZ): Conversion of the military airport of Prerov to a partly civil use

The topic of the Olomouc project is an integrated development concept for the periphery of the Prerov Airport that is used for military purposes. The concept specifies the needs and impacts of the regional airbase located in Prerov and wider surroundings on a regional level. The aim of the project is the conversion of the military area to a partly civil use.

Region of Ostrava (CZ): Integrated redevelopment of old industrial areas

Leading industries of the Ostrava region are coal mining, metal industry and chemistry. The industrial infrastructure has changed in the last ten years: a high unemployment rate and industrial brownfield sites, especially in the city of Ostrava, impede the development of the whole region. However, positive impulses are given by the University of Ostrava and a number of activities in infrastructure development. Within the RDC-process, solutions and perspectives for the use of former industrial areas are discussed and shown.

Region of Malopolska (PL): Integrated redevelopment of old industrial sites

The main centre of the Malopolska region is the city of Krakow. Main high-tech industries are developing in the region. Still, investments are needed for industrial development, so there is a demand for restructuring and development of old industrial areas. The RDC is therefore especially focussing on the conversion of industrial areas.

Drawa river region (PL): Integrated tourism development of the Drawa river basin

Drawski District is situated in the Voivodeship of Zachodniopomorskie, a region which shows many possibilities for tourism development. In the past, the Drawa Lake area has been tightly connected with the development of the economic sectors agriculture and tourism. Therefore, the development strategy of the region concentrates on tourism infrastructure and marketing.

Keila river region (EST): Integrated tourism development of the Keila river basin

In the city of Keila tourism is an important and growing branch of the economy, especially in the region of Harju County and along the Keila river. At the moment, the decisions on locations, the investments in tourist projects as well as the marketing activities are taking place without an organized and coordinated planning process. In order to create a network of the existing tourism highlights, especially the city of Tallinn and the coastal locations, and to develop a harmonized management strategy, the project initiates a new kind of planning approach. On the basis of a differentiated evaluation of the present situation in combination with external expertise the process integrates top-down as well as bottom-up approaches.