INTER-A
INTERREG Best Practices Analysis in terms of Managing Tools for Cooperation Programmes and Support Tools for SMEs in Innovation & Internationalisation Process
Lead Partner: Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias, S.A.
No of Project Partners (including Lead Partner): 15
Participating countries: Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Latvia, Portugal, Czech Republic
ERDF allocated (EUR): 280 000.00
Project Duration: 01.11.04 - 31.10.06
Questions to be analysed by the Project
- Improve the effectiveness of the programmes while transferring from the tools to facilitate the management of the programmes of cooperation.
- To federate the methods of stimulation and introduction of the innovation within SME.
- To facilitate exchanges and cooperation within and outside the geographical zones of the INTERREG programme
Objectives
- Facilitate the exchange and access to diverse tools and methods implemented by partner organisations by other initiatives' promoters and by INTERREG authorities on the two main priority axes (i.e. management of INTERREG programmes and innovation with SMEs).
- Build an efficient tool allowing the extension of cooperation towards other territories (possibility of "replicability" of the tools and methods).
- Increase the efficiency and adaptability of the INTERREG programme and future cooperation programmes to territorial needs, including the analysis of potential overlapping, inconsistencies and synergies with other SMEs support programmes.
Expected outputs
- Drafting a vademecum / practical guide on the management tools for cooperation programmes and on incentive methods facilitating innovation within SMEs.
- Drafting a management, organisation and policy recommendation document for the attention of national, regional and European authorities involved into the definition, coordination or management of INTERREG type initiatives.
- Extension of cooperation networks (potential project partners / project leaders) and improvement of their cooperation with the INTERREG managing authorities, insuring a better involvement of European territories in the cooperation programmes.
Contact details:
Raquel Fernández Horcajada
Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias, S.A.
Plaza Sixto Machado, 3 , 38009 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canary Islands, Spain
intera@itccanarias.org
t: +34 922 56 89 65 /00
f: +34 922 56 89 13
Website: http://www.intera-eu.net/
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