RESTART_4Danube

Project manager at SASS: dr. Tamara Besednjak Valič

V uradnem angleškem zapisu (kot je navedeno v projektni dokumentaciji) ostane naziv enak: Lead Partner: University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest

Project duration: 1.7.2020 - 31.12.2022 (30 months)

Project Focus

The RESTART_4Danube project (Interreg Danube) is a unique initiative aimed at fostering urban regeneration (UR) through cultural and creative industries (CCI) and innovative policies. Its main objectives are to establish a transnational network for UR regeneration, institutionalize the exchange of best practices, and enhance the innovation capacities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The project includes pilot activities based on the concepts of Open Innovation and the Smart Specialization Strategy.

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Short Project Description

The project “Boosting cREative induSTries in urbAn Regeneration for a stronger Danube region” is implemented under the Danube Transnational Programme, funded through ERDF, IPA, and ENI funds via the Interreg Danube mechanism. It is a unique project aimed at fostering urban regeneration (UR) by activating small and medium-sized enterprises and innovative policies. To achieve this, the project aims to:

  • Establish a transnational network for urban regeneration, which will create and maintain links between stakeholders and seek synergies between representatives of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI), the Research and Development (R&D) sector, and UR.
  • Institutionalize the exchange of best practices in the field of UR policy development.
  • Implement pilot activities based on the concepts of Open Innovation, Smart Specialization Strategy (S3), and Key Enabling Technologies (KET).
  • Enhance services and improve the innovation capacities of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Twenty-five partners from 11 countries across the Danube region will collaborate to achieve the goals of RESTART_4Danube, including the School of Advanced Social Studies (SASS) and its associated partner, the Municipality of Nova Gorica. The consortium is built on the Quadruple Helix model of social stakeholders.

As a higher education institution, the School of Advanced Social Studies is a key partner in the project, responsible for preparing the common methodological framework for mapping and baseline studies (Thematic Work Package 1, Activity 1). Additionally, it will participate in developing the methodological framework for the competitiveness report on cultural and creative industries (Thematic Work Package 5, Activity 3). Finally, it will lead the final thematic work package (WP4), which is dedicated to the evaluation and capitalization of project activities, knowledge, and results.

You can contact us at: restart.4danube@fuds.si