project No. 2(2i)-3.1-15
“Accelerating cross-border economic development – competitiveness through quality and innovation”
(09.09.2010-08.03.2012)
Romania – Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013
Priority axis 3:
"Economic and Social Development-Economic development and social cohesion by joint identification and enhancement of the area’s comparative advantages
Key area of intervention 3.1:
"Support for cross - border business cooperation and promotion of a regional image and identity”
PARTNERS:
Lead Partner: Romanian Association for Electronic and Software Industry- Oltenia Subsidiary (ARIES Oltenia)
Partner 2: Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Olt
Partner 3: Cross Border Association E(quilibrum) Environment
Partner 4: National Centre for Information Service - Pleven
Partner 5: Agency for Regional Development and Business Center - Vidin
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Dolj, Olt, Mehedinti counties and Pleven, Vidin, Montana, Vratsa districts represent one of most undeveloped regions in their countries, and of EU-27, according to national and European statistics. The economic crisis negative impact is even more visible in these regions, where few investments in supporting business environment have been done and where a small number of enterprises became competitive on national and international markets
ACCED-COM project is developed in line with European vision, aiming to develop sustainable infrastructure and a coherent Strategy and action plan for supporting the competitiveness of sectors of local economy
General objective:
“Accelerating sustainable economic development of Dolj-Olt-Mehedinti - Pleven-Vidin – Vratsa –Montana cross-border area, through joint initiatives supporting innovation and quality of area’s products, services and technologies”
Specific objectives:
“Development of supporting infrastructure for increasing the quality of products, services and technologies of the cross-border area”;
“Development of strong cross-border cooperation for promoting quality through innovation and technology transfer, by harmonizing work and evaluation instruments, indicators, methodologies with the European ones, and by creating a network with comparable parameters”
Within the project, a series of joint activities will be implemented in order to achieve the proposed objectives. A virtual infrastructure for sustaining cross-border enterprises and their services will be created (Cross-border virtual Stock Exchange for services, technologies and brokerage), as well as a physical infrastructure for supporting quality of cross-border products (Study). Research activities, continued by the creation of a database will be the starting point for updating and correlating the “Cross-border Strategy for Innovation”with European and national strategies for innovation. Interactive activities such as online and in-class entrepreneurial training courses, workshops, brokerage events with exhibitions, international conference will increase the communication level of cross-border SME’s representatives and local authorities, as well as promote the regional products and services. All these activities will be sustained by printed materials, studies and guides which will be presented at the project events.
- TARGET GROUPS
- 390 SME’s representatives from Dolj, Olt, Mehedinti, Vidin, Pleven, Montana, Vratsa
- 130 representatives of universities, rdi centres, tt entities, business and technology incubators from Dolj, Olt, Mehedinti, Vidin, Pleven, Montana, Vratsa
- EXPECTED RESULTS
- MATERIALS
