Innovation Eco-System in the Cross-Border Area
Project Value
389,028.69 €
Project Status
Finished
Beneficiary
Beneficiary Sector
Municipality
Implementing Partners
- EuroPartners Development
- National Agency of Scientific Research and Innovation (ARTI)
- Fund for Innovations and Technology Development (FITD)
- National Centre for Development of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Learning (NCDIEL)
330,674.38 €
January 2018 - April 2021
Overall Objective
The project aims to increase competitiveness and trade in the cross-border area, through facilitating the transfer of know-how technologies among start-ups and SMEs.
Summary of the Project
This project aimed to establish innovation support infrastructure for the transfer of know-how technologies among start-ups and SMEs in the cross-border areas between North Macedonia and Albania. The main purpose of the proposed action was to help establish, within the existing educational and businesses context, an innovative eco-system of SMEs and start-ups.
Activities
- Research on the innovation potential and on the application of national innovation strategies
- Establishment of a cross-border and cross-sector innovation platform
- Launching pilot innovation hubs within universities
- Capacity building for innovation stakeholders
- Promotion of an innovation eco-system between North Macedonia and Albania
Expected Results
- Developed cross-sector innovation platform for the transfer of know-how and technologies among start-ups and SMEs
- Enhanced capacity of innovation stakeholders to create an effective innovation eco-system in the cross-border area with two innovation hubs
- Increased competitiveness of start-ups and SMEs in the cross-border area
Project Reference Number
391-283
