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From Army To Entrepreneurship (F.A.T.E.)
Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Sep 29, 2011 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The project aims at developing economic growth and diversification,through specific measures to support the conversion of military brownfields into Business Support Centres (BSC) or Incubators (BI) in regions,where 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 the operational level (Informest, CDCAS, ZCFEP, Drama Chamber of Commerce) of the partnership. Integrated vertical, orizontal and transnational cooperation, active involvement of target groups and stakeholders and cross-sectoral activities envisaged are the approach to ensure the best result from the rehabilitation of military brownfields into BI/BSCs and to give sustainability to the action. Activities expected have follow up national investments and can be summarised as follows: definition and application of models on property disposal and restructuring of ex military assets; mapping and assessments of military brownfields; analysis of economic and entrepreneurial context; setting up of strategies to foster entrepreneurship; pilot actions, feasibility studies, operational plans and investment projects on rehabilitation and transformation of military brownfields into BSC/BI; incisive dissemination action. Main project outputs and results are represented by: transfer of methodologies; adoption of programming/recommendations on military brownfields restructuring;urban planning for the creation of BSC/BI with high technological & management standards; BI/BSCs business plans(strategy/feasibility); position paper on brownfield property transfer process from central to local level; adoptions of a common strategy to promote entrepreneurship; PPPs for rehabilitation investments; durable partnership. Achievements: • Analysis of economic, policy, and business support framework in partner regions• FATE Book collects lessons learnt in the FATE project and the results from pilot actions• FATE case studies handbook is a collection of examples for converting military brownfields into economically productive areas• FATE Position paper on ownership transfer for revitalisation of military brownfields• Report from mapping and assessing infrastructure, environmental conditions, economic potential of military brownfield(s) in Drama Prefecture• Report from mapping and assessing infrastructure, environmental conditions, economic potential of military brownfield(s) in Osijek-Baranja County• Report from mapping and assessing infrastructure, environmental conditions, economic potential of military brownfield(s) in Friuli Venezia Giulia region• Report from mapping and assessing infrastructure, environmental conditions, economic potential of military brownfield(s) in Kavala Prefecture• Report from mapping and assessing infrastructure, environmental conditions, economic potential of military brownfield(s) in Posavje Region• Report from mapping and assessing infrastructure, environmental conditions, economic potential of military brownfield(s) in Romania • Report from mapping and assessing infrastructure, environmental conditions, economic potential of military brownfield(s) in Sarajevo Macroregion• Report from mapping and assessing infrastructure, environmental conditions, economic potential of military brownfield(s) in Vojvodina Province• Report from mapping and assessing infrastructure, environmental conditions, economic potential of military brownfield(s) in West Pannon Region• Summary of regional measures for entrepreneurial support from partner regions• SWOT analysis of partner regions related to entrepreneurial potentialFor more information see:http://www.southeast-europe.net/en/projects/approved_projects/?id=63
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  • 85%   1 870 000,00
  • 2007 - 2013 South East Europe
  • Project on KEEP Platform
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