Research and innovation

Research and innovation

Raising awareness, connecting with projects – the Policy Learning Platform at the Experience Fair in Sofia

Raising awareness, connecting with projects – the Policy Learning Platform at the Experience Fair in Sofia

 

“We are interested and ready to get involved” was the clear message passed by projects to the team of the Policy Learning Platform in Sofia.

 

Towards synergies for industrial modernisation

Towards synergies for industrial modernisation

 

Interreg Europe projects and S3P-Industry partnerships explore synergies for future collaboration.

 

EARTO study shows crucial role of research and technology organisations in the European research and innovation ecosystem

EARTO study shows crucial role of research and technology organisations in the European research and innovation ecosystem

 

RTOs bridge the gap between basic research and practical application, by producing, integrating and transferring science and technology.

 

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SME competitiveness

SME competitiveness

Raising awareness, connecting with projects – the Policy Learning Platform at the Experience Fair in Sofia

Raising awareness, connecting with projects – the Policy Learning Platform at the Experience Fair in Sofia

 

“We are interested and ready to get involved” was the clear message passed by projects to the team of the Policy Learning Platform in Sofia.

 

Vote for your favourite #EURegionsWeek session!

Vote for your favourite #EURegionsWeek session!

 

You can vote for your favourite session(s) for the next edition of #EURegionsWeek between 16 and 27 April.

 

Helping businesses to achieve competitiveness through resource efficiency

Helping businesses to achieve competitiveness through resource efficiency

 

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre (EREK) support services are targeted at both businesses and business support organisations.

 

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Low-carbon economy

Low-carbon economy

The Renewables Networking Platform: Connecting policy makers to shape Europe’s energy future

The Renewables Networking Platform: Connecting policy makers to shape Europe’s energy future

 

Europe aims to lead the world in renewable energy deployment, but for this ambition to be realised policy makers need to be pulling in the same direction.

 

Raising awareness, connecting with projects – the Policy Learning Platform at the Experience Fair in Sofia

Raising awareness, connecting with projects – the Policy Learning Platform at the Experience Fair in Sofia

 

“We are interested and ready to get involved” was the clear message passed by projects to the team of the Policy Learning Platform in Sofia.

 

Vote for your favourite #EURegionsWeek session!

Vote for your favourite #EURegionsWeek session!

 

You can vote for your favourite session(s) for the next edition of #EURegionsWeek between 16 and 27 April.

 

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Environment and resource efficiency

Environment and resource efficiency

Towards Green Industrial Symbiosis – an Experience from Denmark

Towards Green Industrial Symbiosis – an Experience from Denmark

 

Promoting more sustainable use of resources for hundreds of Danish companies: The National Data

 

Raising awareness, connecting with projects – the Policy Learning Platform at the Experience Fair in Sofia

Raising awareness, connecting with projects – the Policy Learning Platform at the Experience Fair in Sofia

 

“We are interested and ready to get involved” was the clear message passed by projects to the team of the Policy Learning Platform in Sofia.

 

The EU Strategy on plastics: protecting the environment and citizens from plastic waste

The EU Strategy on plastics: protecting the environment and citizens from plastic waste

 

Building upon previous efforts to tackle the escalating problem of plastic pollution, in January 2018 the EU adopted the European Strategy for Plastics in a Cir...

 

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SME Competitiveness

SMEs are the backbone of our economy, accounting for 99% of businesses and up to two-thirds of all private sector jobs in the EU. This is why the competitiveness of SMEs is at the forefront of Interreg Europe, feeding into the broader Europe 2020 strategy for smart, inclusive and sustainable growth.

Some 1.2 million enterprises are created in the EU every year, yet only half of those survive the first five years. So the challenge for regions is to improve policies that can boost entrepreneurship and support SMEs - in all stages of their life cycle - by helping them to grow and innovate and breaking down the barriers that prevent business growth.

Through our SME Competitiveness theme, Interreg Europe fosters exchange of experience, capacity building and networking aimed at helping SMEs to grow in regional, national and international markets.

The field is complex and requires much learning in terms of internationalisation, access to markets, financing, growth capacity, networking and clustering, innovation capacity, business transfer, entrepreneurship development and capacity building. It also entails the incorporation of new forms of SME development, such as design, eco-conception and corporate social responsibility.

Solutions do exist. INTERREG IVC has shown, for example, that a solution found in one region can be shared, transferred and adapted for the benefit of other regions. In this context, our SME Competitiveness Policy Learning Platform offers regional and local actors the means to accelerate the design and implementation of their policies, making them as effective and efficient as possible.

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Meet your peers in October

Meet your peers in October

In October we organise two policy learning events giving you an opportunity to meet your peers, network and learn about the latest developments in your field.

Latest Users

Vasileios Kratidis

Mathemagenesis PCC

Interested in: Joining a project, Sharing a project idea, Networking with peers, Exchanging good practices, Attending networking events, Following online learning activities

Giuseppe Conti

Versalis SpA

Beatriz Klein Laseca

Cabildo de Tenerife

Teresa Tena Marmaneu

Diputación de Castellón

Amalija Koren

Institut za razvoj i inovativnost mladih

Comunicación Proyecto RECORD

Regional Government of Aragón

Małgorzata Piotrowicz

Poznan Science and Technology Park

Olusegun ADEKOYA

Birmingham City Council

Elza Bontempi

Lombardy region

Interested in: Joining a project, Networking with peers

Lasse Holm Groenning

Groen Bruun

Latest Project Ideas

CREATELLE - SMEs Growth -...

Our project idea is to enhance the local economies and promote innovative...

Submitted by: Irina Craciun

Romania (România)

EFSAC: Expanding Financial...

This program would create a platform for familiarizing SMEs with the methods and...

Submitted by: Cosmin Nitu

Romania (România)

AD-ETC: Advancing...

This project would prepare SMEs to be more competitive and innovative in the...

Submitted by: Cosmin Nitu

Romania (România)

Improving ITI through setting...

Due to difficulties and challenges caused by legislative framework of integrated...

Submitted by: Boriss Kņigins

Latvia (Latvija)

Pole of Creativity: An...

We are developing a local Pole of Creativity dedicated to promote...

Submitted by: Diego Tartari

Italy (Italia)

SME

NGOs around Europe have developed a unique operational system to meet the...

Submitted by: Ioannis Koutoudis

Greece (Ελλαδα)

INCLUDE (Inclusive Cluster...

Tackling inequality and disadvantage is imperative for the future health &...

Submitted by: Eileen Crowley

Ireland (Éire)

Human Resource Psychometric...

Great People Inside Nordic AS based in Oslo, Norway is a full spectrum...

Submitted by: Edgar Furtado

Norway (Norge)

FOUNDATION -Building regional...

Across Europe public bodies are pressed by an increasing need to provide...

Submitted by: Eileen Crowley

Ireland (Éire)

Ecolabel Toolbox

European Ecolabel (EU EE) for accommodation for SMEs (hotels, camp sites,...

Submitted by: Muriel Desgeorges

France

Get Inspired

Interreg Europe is the follow-up programme for INTERREG IVC. Between 2007 and 2014 INTERREG IVC set the cogwheels of interregional cooperation in motion and gathered a lot of knowledge throughout the 204 financed projects. Get inspiration for your project proposal from the INTERREG IVC policy recommendations!

Suggested reading: Entrepreneurship brochure

Suggested reading: Entrepreneurship brochure

A timely inventory of up-to-date evidence and experience to help regional authorities introduce or develop their regional policies in the field of entrepreneurship. 
Suggested reading: Innovation capacity of SMEs

Suggested reading: Innovation capacity of SMEs

A timely inventory of up-to-date evidence and experience to help regional authorities introduce or develop their regional policies on innovation capacity of SMEs.