Polona Frumen leads the Interact Office Viborg team and co-manages the Interact programme, focusing on strategic initiatives and ensuring excellence in service delivery across Interact. Combining a strategic mindset with a hands-on approach, she develops innovative solutions that enhance cooperation, knowledge-sharing, and capacity-building across European programmes. As the initiator and key architect behind the Harmonised Implementation Tools (HIT) , Typology of Indicators, and Interact Academy , she has made a lasting impact on Interreg programme management practices across Europe.