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THEMATIC2GREEN - THEMATIC INNOVATION CAPACITY TOWARD GREEN DEVELOPMENT

Financed under INTERREG EUROPE PROGRAM
This project issupported by the Interreg IPA ADRION programme under the Interreg Funds (European Regional Devlopment Fund and IPA III).
Promoting innovation capacity for green devlopment based on cultural and natural resources ì, tackling emerging environmental and social challenges through:

• joint solutions for managing environmental quality;

• joint adaptation strategies to climate change;

• joint strategy for usage of renewable energy in small communities.

EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR PROMOTION OF CYCLE TOURISM IN NATURAL AREAS

Financed under INTERREG EUROPE PROGRAM
Cycling is a European success story tells the first heading of the Declaration on Cycling as a climate friendly Transport Mode. Over the last decade, cycle​-tourism has increased exponentially in Europe, both in terms of infrastructure & service and public attendance. The cycling tourism industry generates an annual turnover of €44bn. It represents nowadays a strategic priority for many territories in Europe mostly due to its potential for attracting added-​value tourism. Cycle-tourism has clearly taken substantial advantage from the extended urban mobility developments based on bicycle. New populations of cyclists are claiming for ne w experiences brought by new models of sustainable tourism. This is also extremely challenging for territorial management and land​use planning since Cycle​-tourism represents a powerful opportunity to provide infrastructures and create services and employments in remote areas. In that sense, natural heritage could deeply benefit of cycle​-tourism. 

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE NETWORK FOR THE PROMOTION OF EXTROVERSION OF AGRO-FOOD COMPANIES IN ADRIATIC - IONIAN AREA  

Financed under INTERREG ADRION PROGRAM
The main scope of INNOVAGRO PLUS project, as sequel of INNOVAGRO project, is the further promotion, exploitation and capitalization of the 2 main outcomes of INNOVAGRO project: a) INNOVAGRO Transnational Cooperation Network, and b) Virtual Transnational Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (VIBIEC), at national/regional/transnational level maximizing their effectiveness.
More specific, the overall goals of INNOVAGRO PLUS project are to: a) Increase awareness among potential beneficiaries, stakeholders and interested institutions on the role of European Territorial Cooperation to increase cohesion, b) Promote INNOVAGRO project’s outcomes and results to national/ regional/level, c) Promote the practical use, relevance, and transferability of INNOVAGRO project’s outcomes (e.g.: VBIEC) to potential beneficiaries, and d) Provide first-hand information on managing and implementing European projects to future potential beneficiaries.
Finally, the main target groups and beneficiaries of INNOVAGRO plus are: a) SMEs representative organisations in the agrifood & tourism sector, b) farmers associations, c) business support organizations, d) R&D Institutes, and e) Regional & Local Authorities.  

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE NETWORK FOR THE PROMOTION OF EXTROVERSION OF AGRO-FOOD COMPANIES IN ADRIATIC - IONIAN AREA 

Financed under INTERREG ADRION PROGRAM
The ADRION area is characterized by low innovation performance, limited capacity of SMEs, inadequate cooperation among companies and research institutes, low synergies among agro-food and tourism sector and low implementation of environmentally – friendly farming practices. The project focuses on the development of links and synergies between farmers, agro-food enterprises, Research Institutes and Public Authorities enhancing: the promotion of agro-food products’ extroversion, the development of agro-food companies’ internalization, the promotion of environmentally – friendly farming practices