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European regions fostering innovation for sustainable production and efficient use of woody biomass (ROKWOOD)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

The ROKWOOD project will support the cooperation between six European research-driven clusters in order to improve research and technological development (RTD), market uptake and to increase investments in wooden biomass production and utilisation schemes at regional level. The six participating regional clusters will be co-ordinated in order to develop a Joint Action Plan (JAP) at European level ...
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Cooperatives of Employment and Services in Rural areas (CesR)

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

The CesR project involves 8 partners from all over Europe. These public authorities or development agencies from old or recent Member States of the EU are in charge of rural regions and share common problematics, in particular in the rural services sector: How to create or reinforce sustainable employment, so that people in sparsely populated areas can live on their work and stay in their areas ?I ...
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Interregional cooperation for competitive and sustainable regional food industries (I4Food)

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

I4Food project has gown out from the changes have taken place within European food producing industry. The fundamentally different playing field this sector is facing now is characterised with increased international trade in food and beverages, significant changes to traditional markets and consumer expectations. Whilst on one hand it is needed to participate in the European and in the world mark ...
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Developing Senior Tourism in Remote Regions (TOURAGE)

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

Tourism is one of the fastest growing and among three biggest industries in Europe. Relatively remote regions have a lot of unexploited development potential on this sector. However, accelerating unfavourable demographic changes bring new challenges for many regions to stay competitive and create growth and new jobs. Regions also face challenges of securing universal right for all to be complete p ...
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groWing of SMEs: organizational Innovation and Development in mEd area (WIDE)

Start date: May 31, 2010, End date: Mar 29, 2013,

WIDE project aims at strengthening Micro/SMEs innovation capacities, through strategic cooperation between MED public and private actors to deal with Euro-Mediterranean development process.Main concrete actions:definition of PPP solutions to improve coordination of MED innovation key-actors implementation of customized paths to boost MSMEs organizational innovation Joint strategies between public ...
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Improvement of Methodologies and Governance of European Entrepreneurship Network (IMAGEEN)

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

Business creation generates both growth and employment. Therefore, encouraging people to become entrepreneurs is a strategic goal to exploit the endogenous potential of territories and to maintain the competitiveness of EU regions. Start-up support policies are also an innovative marketing tool for EU territories because they increase their attractiveness, .Many EU regions have implemented polici ...
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High energy efficiency schools in Mediterranean Area: Multi-issues platform as interactive Network for technical regulations management, technologies data base and best practice dissemination activity (Teenergy schools)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2011,

The project is located in Italy, Greece, Spain and Cyprus and it aims at improving secondary existing schools energy efficiency, trough the implementation of a common Strategy based on the 3 typical climatic models that characterize the MED area: coast, mountain and city. The main activities are: - Realisation of Energy schools Audits, End users Surveys and Benchmark - Redaction of an Action Plan ...
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Multifunctional Intensive Land Use in Europe (MILUNET)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The overall objective of MILUnet is to create an effective partnership network, aiming to promote Multifunctional Intensive Land Use as a means to achieve more sustainable (urban) development in the EU. By utilising expertise and know-how on MILU, regional and local governments have the possibility to increase the effectiveness of both urban policy implementation and planning towards sustainabilit ...
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Local Equality Agencies Development (LEAD)

Start date: May 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

Despite their obvious presence as citizens, women in the EU are still under-represented in many decision-making structures. Typically women are key players in local associations such as residential organizations but do not have an equal share in high-impact decision-making forums. In order to help address existing imbalances in the cities and regions, effective policies are needed that ensure part ...
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InterMETREX

Start date: Mar 31, 2003, End date: Nov 29, 2007,

The achievement of the objectives of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP), of harmonious, balanced and sustainable development, depends to a large extent on the effectiveness of metropolitan governance and spatial planning and development practice. InterMETREX offers practical benefits by enhancing the competence, capability and processes of existing metropolitan planning, and by pr ...
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An Ecological Approach for the Next Decades (EcolAND)

Start date: Apr 30, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

SMEs do often not have the necessary economic and human resources to introduce innovation in their production processes. On top of that, “environmental awareness” seems to be less developed and is often seen purely as a cost and not a competitive factor. From a territorial standpoint, SMEs’ growth, if not properly “managed” by policy makers, can significantly increase the consumption of local natu ...
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