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Boosting the Innovative Potential of Romanian SMEs (Ro-Boost Inno SMEs)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

...oposal is built around relevant institutions at Macro Region 4 level, using in-depth competences of our experts to create success regarding the indicators, satisfaction among clients, impact at macro regional level and innovation culture within business environment."
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Collaborating for the excellence of public entities for business promotion. An example of policies aimed at the improvement of the competitiveness of the regional enterprises throughout the EFQM (CooExcell2015)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

"The objective consists on using the "EFQM Framework for Innovation Agencies" as a tool for self-assessment by ADER (Spain), with a peer learning approach in which 2 other European Innovation or Economic Agencies participate.The project will end achieving the deliverable 'Recognised for Excellence EFQM assessment' that provides training and learning for all bodies involved in the process.This prop ...
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WATER Development Resources Opportunity Policies for the water management in semi-arid areas (Water-DROP)

Start date: Dec 17, 2013, End date: Dec 16, 2015,

Project in brief Population growth, rapid urbanization and industrialization, the expansion of agriculture and tourism, as well as climate change are all factors which put water under increasing stress. The scarcity of this vital resource for human and social development has placed water at the top of the agenda of many Mediterranean countries. Most of the water problems are due to the mismanageme ...
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Development of a Next generation European Inland Waterway Ship and logistics system (NEWS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

"The proposed project “Development of a Next generation European Inland Waterway Ship and Logistics System” aims at1. developing and validating a novel container ship (hull) which will include the following TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS:a) re-design of a standard inland ship hull = increase of transport efficiency (+ 100%)b) adaptable draught = crossing below even low bridges and react to altering water-l ...
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Clusters for European Innovation Cross-Linking (CLUSTERIX)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

All 9 partners from 8 countries represent regions/countries, where clusters are already in place as an important instrument for regional economic development, supporting innovative collaboration within industries. Now experience shows, that new technological fields emerge in the interface between existing industries. As such the regional authorities who initially set up and developed clusters in c ...
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MOVE ON GREEN (MOG)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...e environmental, social and economic perspectives) transport pattern has severely hampered every development initiative. MOVE ON GREENs overall objective is to improve the design and effectiveness of regional policies on sustainable transport in rural areas, through an exchange of experiences aimed at fostering sustainable mobility from the environmental, social and economic points of view.13 part ...
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Improving Regional Policies promoting and motivating non-technological Innovation in SMEs (InnoMot)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...promotion of innovation in SMEs, using the practices found- to facilitate the creation of platforms involving the different stakeholders to learn more about the deployment of new practices- to define Regional Implementation Plans- to improve among the regions the development of materials to push ahead the deployment of new policies' approaches- to disseminate the policies and results beyond the co ...
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Territories of Rivers Action Plans (TRAP)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

... deals with the challenge of integrated management of rivers & river territories. Its purpose is to build on and transfer good practices that embed aquatic & cultural heritage landscape protection in regional, sustainable growth solutions. TRAP contributes to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the European Landscape Convention (ELC) and the Europe 2020 strategy. The WFD est ...
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Developing Senior Tourism in Remote Regions (TOURAGE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...geing does not only bring challenges, but also offers possibilities. E.g. senior citizens have become a consumerist group of emergent business possibilities. Economically more diverse and sustainable regional economy (including tourism) requires new and innovative ways to take this growing segment into account. However, there is many innovations that are newly deployed or under construction. E.g. ...
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Geomatics Rural Information Society Initiative PLUS (GRISI PLUS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Nowadays, rural areas face various stakes: aging and declining population, poor local economy, isolation, lack of use of the ICT, lack of infrastructures, inertia regarding innovation... To address these issues, GRISI PLUS wants to introduce a new modernity in EU rural areas, mainly based on the results achieved in the development and implementation of geomatics tools within the GRISI project (Int ...
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Improving Communities' Sustainable Energy Policy Tools (STEP)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The STEP partnership consists of 9 ambitious partners from 8 regions wishing to improve their local sustainable energy policies and support the deployment of regional policies at local level. In order to achieve the EU 20-20 by 20 targets national and regional policies have to be deployed more efficiently at local authorities level, which are the key of successful policy implementation. The EU str ...
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Cultural Routes Entrepreneurship and Technologies Enhancement (e-CREATE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...s from partner- and other European regions will be capitalised for that purpose.Main activities of e-CREATE henceforth include an assessment and publication of good practices, the realisation of Interregional Capacity Building Workshops and the formulation of Policy Recommendations. Furthermore, the elaboration of Implementation Plans for the participating regions, as well as a Demonstration Proje ...
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Development of interregional financial assistance to SMEs and of non-grant instruments (DIFASS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...ative SMEs.Thus, it becomes a field for stronger engagement of the public sector. However, public financial resources are limited and need to be used as effective as possible. The development of interregional financial assistance to SMEs and of non-grant instruments is therefore an important task.Regions participating in the DIFASS project have teamed up to exchange experiences on good practice es ...
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Sustainable mobility along the newest EuroVelo route, the Iron Curtain Trail  (Iron Curtain Trail)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

...ty offers and connecting pilot activities (e.g. signposting, cycling friendly service providers' networks). WP5. Promotion and external communication. Marketing and communication plan. Development of regional soft tourism and mobility portals. Printed promotion tools and campaigns, promotional events. WP6. Exchange of experiences, know-how transfer. Organise the sustainable management of the route ...
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Integrated Tourism Action Plans for SEE excellence  (InTourAct)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

...rds the extension of the tourist season, a reduction of tourism concentration, environmental and economic sustainability and supply enhancement. The partnership is composed by 11 municipal, local and regional authorities from Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and lead by Province of Rimini aims at create a virtuous participatory decision making processes th ...
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Sustainable Transport and Tourism along the Danube  (TRANSDANUBE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

...ifferent available mobility options is crucial for the usage of existing and/or newly developed transport offers, access to this information has to be provided on different levels. The involvement of regional/national and transnational stakeholders is of major importance for the success of the project. Workshops on the regional/national level as well as the participation in transnational conferenc ...
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South East Europe jointly developed common advanced virtual accessibility solutions to support public services  (SECOVIA)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

1. Background & problem to be addressed Cloud-based, virtualised IT platforms & infrastructures offer a strong potential to deliver cost-effective, scalable digital public services and to unlock regional growth and competitiveness. EC promotes a common EU Cloud Strategy as a means to help governments and citizens to access and develop advanced online services. The South East Europe (SEE) area suff ...
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European Rural Futures - New opportunities to secure the provision of public services in rural cities and municipalities (EURUFU)

Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Jan 29, 2014,

...phase was marked mainly by administrative and coordinative work, building up a management and communication structure. This phase was replaced by a phase with focus on identifying rural potentials by regional analyses, final definition and delineation of rural areas in Central Europe and the setting up of scenarios. Now the development of Pilot Actions (exemplary pilots that are solving certain c ...
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European Collaborative and Open Regional Innovation Strategies (EURIS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

...as fostered by EC Communications.A broad framework of policy areas affects OI, but EURIS focuses on the Collaboration Policy area, because 1) it falls under the direct competencies of Regional Innovation Strrategies (RIS); 2) collaborative environments are crucial for companies to embrace OI and 3) it benefits from an interregional approach, as OI requires the overcome of the regional strategic th ...
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South East Transport Axis (SETA)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

...r economic growth and development (as the project SIC! has shown). Fluent transport of passengers and goods are the crucial preconditions of the competitive accessibility of regions. The low level of regional, transnational and seaport accessibility within South East Europe region especially in railway transport drag behind the transportation demand and therefore limit the regional (economic) deve ...
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Forwarding Resgional Sustainable Environmental Hierarchies (FRESH)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Feb 27, 2013,

The overall objective of the FRESH project is to strengthen development based on sustainable value creation at regional level and to contribute to the implementation of the Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP-COM 38/2004). FRESH is contributing to the 2nd priority area of ETAP, 'driving demand and improving market conditions'. Today we are aware that to address sustainable development eff ...
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Improving Innovation Capacity in European Chemical Clusters (ChemClust)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The project Chemclust is a cooperation between 10 chemical regions from 7 Member States with the objective to improve the effectiveness of regional development policies in the area of innovation and cluster policies for the chemical sector by means of interregional cooperation and exchange of best-practice. The project has the aim to 1. accelerate the innovation capacity in chemical clusters in c ...
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WOMEN IN NET 8 (WINNET 8)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

... low employment rates among women in combination with horizontally segregated labour markets and the lack of women in entrepreneurship, innovation and technology, Problems constituting obstacles for regional competitiveness. The participating regions from the Nordic countries has among the most horizontally segregated labour markets in EU-27, whilst the regions involved from South and East Europe ...
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Entrepreneurial Inspiration for the European Union (ENSPIRE EU)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

... the EU are talking about the need to develop the EU into a strong 'entrepreneurial economy', since this is the key to Europe’s competitiveness and continues modernisation. A lot has been done on a regional, national and European level to support the development of an entrepreneurial economy. However, the 2007 Eurobarometer Entrepreneurship Survey revealed that: 'The desire for Europeans to be sel ...
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Declining, Ageing and Regional Transformation (DART)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

Declining, Ageing and Regional Transformation (DART), demographic and economic change is a great challenge for about 30% of EU regions and this amount will increase up to 50% in 2030. Until 2030 every 3rd person in the EU will be 60+. Together with the low fertility rate and the outflow of human capital the regional effects are a declining population density with great difficulties in ensuring the ...
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ducer Services for European Sustainability and Competitiveness (PROSESC)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The project aims to establish a network of regional and local policy-makers and development authorities, which will improve the European public support strategies and policies regarding environmental sustainability and competitiveness of road transport by supporting knowledge-intensive producer services sector. The network shall stimulate improvement of regional strategies and policies through the ...
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The Cross Border Knowledge Bridge in the Renewable Energy Sources Cluster in the Eastern Slovakia and North Hungary (KNOWBRIDGE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

...n region in Hungary) by supporting the development of new innovative cross border research-driven cluster in the area of Renewable Energy Sources and associating research entities, enterprises and regional authorities. KNOWLEDGE project specific objectives are: • to develop Join Action Plan for cross border research driven cluster in order to increase regional economic competitiveness through res ...
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Capitalising on Partner Initiatives in Mobility Management Services (PIMMS CAPITAL)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Nov 29, 2012,

...rt by increasing the implementation of high quality mobility management techniques and policies in European regions. It is a capitalisation project, and has the single operational goal to produce a Regional Action Plan for each of the 12 regions represented. To do this the partners plan:* 32 transfers of 14 already-identified good mobility management practices [DONE]* 15 Export Visits, involving 3 ...
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Cooperating 2 Foster Renewables and Energy Efficiency (CO2FREE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2012,

...ions for energy challenges and new approaches to make transport more sustainable; the partners have decided to tackle these issues through the exchange of good practices and their transfer into their Regional Operational Programmes. The partnership has emerged from the ERNACT network, which has an established track record in developing and implementing Knowlegde Economy solutions in a regional co ...
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From detached Lisbon and Gothenburg Strategies to a regionalised indigenous EU 2020 (EU 2020 going local)

Start date: Sep 30, 2010, End date: Sep 29, 2012,

“EU 2020 going local – from detached Lisbon and Gothenburg Strategies to a regionalised indigenous EU 2020” is designed to contribute to the effective implementation of the current Lisbon and Gothenburg Strategies and the new EU 2020 strategy at local and regional level. In particular, this means building on the stock of tried and tested successful experiences at the local implementation of the fo ...
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European Research NEtwork on Sustainable Tourism (ERNEST)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

"The ERNEST “European Research Network on Sustainable Tourism” project will address the issue of sustainable development in tourism through coordination and collaboration among regional research programmes. ERNEST will be a horizontal ERA NET action, not directly linked to one specific cooperation theme but with much European added value. The overall objective is to develop and strengthen a framew ...
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Networking for Enterprises in the Eastern External Border Regions (NEEBOR)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

...ries on the external borders of the European Union, who decided to work more closely together and to ellaborate joint actions for their common challenges. The partnership of the project includes the regional authorities/bodies in 10 regions from 8 European countries, and intends to involve further interested European and non-European partners to their activities. Core elements of successful SME d ...
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Transnational Network for the Promotion of the Water-Ground Multimodal Transport (WATERMODE)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

The programme area is crossed by relevant freight traffic flows, originated and directed in- and outside it. This traffic is mainly supported by road infrastructures, that were not planned for these flows. This involves a negative impact on the territorial competitiveness and environment, due to air pollution, noise and reduced mobility. The project objective is to promote the coordination between ...
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From Army To Entrepreneurship (F.A.T.E.)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

...e the promotion of entrepreneurial spirit and the creation of innovative firms represent pivotal assets for the local economy and where the rehabilitation of military brownfields is a priority of the regional/local agenda of the administrations. To reach the project goal all the activities will involve both the strategic (public administrations, RDAs and other regional/national Institutions) and t ...
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Sustainable and Equipped Productive Areas (SEPA)

Start date: Jan 31, 2009, End date: Jul 30, 2011,

...elop consistent policies, plans and pilot projects targeting sustainable growth and jobs in the SEPA functional areas. It shall also target cooperative marketing activities in support of economic and regional development, attracting investments through a trans-national network of regions. Moreover, raising awareness on the concept of sustainable equipped productive areas shall be the subject of a ...
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REGIONAL ACTION PLANS for INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT AND ENTERPRISE (RAPIDE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Nov 29, 2010,

... implemented through mainstream Competitiveness and Convergence Programmes. The project will also ensure a wider audience for the mainstreaming of good practice and will be influential in relation to regional and EU policy.Through this two phase process, the partnership aims to develop robust, evidence based and workable Action Plans that will be effective in steering mainstream Programme investme ...
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ERIK ACTION - Upgrading the innovation capacity of existing firms (ERIK ACTION)

Start date: Jun 30, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2010,

...tices (already available in the ERIK database) into mainstream Structural Funds programmes in regions wishing to improve policies. ERIK ACTION’s overall objective is to improve the effectiveness of regional development policies in the field of innovation and the knowledge economy and, specifically, in upgrading the innovation capacity of existing enterprises. This project aims to create additional ...
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Support Actions for the Emergence of a Research Driven Automotive Cluster in West Romania (WESTEER)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2010,

The main objective of this project is to put in place a set of tailor-made support activities and to create an appropriate institutional framework which will help catalyze the emergence of a research-driven automotive cluster in West Region Romania. Starting from the promising evolution of the rapidly growing agglomeration of automotive enterprises in West Romania, the project will promote the co- ...
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Energize Regional Economies (ERE)

Start date: Nov 29, 2005, End date: Jun 30, 2008,

... Achievements: In the ERE project, five regions (the core partners) systematically analysed their regional situation, looking for strong points and opportunities, and assessed various ways to stimulate the regional economy through sustainable energy.The main result of this was a toolkit, which can ...
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Intermodal Port Access and Commodities Transport in Europe

Start date: May 31, 2005, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

International traffic between the UK and continental Europe is a specific territorial issue which the partnership will address through sustainable distribution and the economic development of ports. They will also develop a maritime integrated network and strategy.
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