FORESDA Forest-based Cross-sectoral Value Chains Fostering Innovation and Competitiveness in the Danube Region
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You probably mean: OK, another project that is no doubt good, but to read about... ooooh, soooo booooooring.
Therefore, here is what FORESDA is about in one simple sentence: FORESDA wants to show that it is possible to transform the forest-based industries (FBI) into attractive and sustainable industry sectors.
And how is this possible?
By developing innovative products and services that come as a result of the cooperation with another economy sectors, such as agriculture, construction, pharmaceutics, etc. This is the so-called cross-sectoral approach.
What is needed to achieve this goal?
FBIs need support for improving the innovation culture of their SMEs and this also means to strengthen collaboration among companies, faculties, and universities, research institutions, clusters etc. All those organizations and individuals who are dealing with innovations in one concrete region are part of the so-called regional innovation system.
Why are we actually doing this?
Forests are one of the greatest treasure of the mankind. By finding ways on how to use this resource more efficiently, we contribute to the meeting of "the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs", as famously phrased by the Brundtland Commission in 1987. This is the so-called sustainable development.
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- Start date
- 01-01-2017
- End date
- 30-06-2019
- Budget in Euro
- Overall: 2128319,38
- ERDF Contribution: 1506935,36
- IPA Contribution: 302136,06
- ENI Contribution: 0
- Call number
- Call 1
- Priority
- Innovative and socially responsible Danube region
- Specific objective
- Improve framework conditions for innovation
Library
| Filename | Date of upload | |
|---|---|---|
| FORESDA_O_6.3_Transnational Sustainability Plan | 10-07-2022 23:48:23 | |
| FORESDA_O_6.3_Study visits to pilots/good practices | 10-07-2022 23:47:31 | |
| FORESDA_O_6.1_Mutual learning and Mentoring workshops | 10-07-2022 23:46:01 | |
| FORESDA_O_5.3 Cross-sectoral Transnational Innovation by SMEs | 10-07-2022 23:44:16 | |
| FORESDA_O_5.2 Training and Innovation Support | 10-07-2022 23:43:19 | |
Project Partners
| Name | Type | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CyberForum e.V. | Lead partner | hoegler@cyberforum.de | Germany |
| Regional Economic Development Agency of Northern Black Forest | ERDF partner | duval@nordschwarzwald.de | Germany |
| inno AG | ERDF partner | l.schmerber@inno-group.com | Germany |
| Wood Industry Cluster | ERDF partner | grozd@sloles.com | Slovenia |
| Slovenian Forestry Institute | ERDF partner | jozica.gricar@gozdis.si | Slovenia |
Project News
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FORESDA - Annual Forum of EUSDR
- 29-06-2019
As a key event of the 2019 EUSDR Presidency, under the Romanian EU Council Presidency, the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Romania, the European Commission, and the Danube Transnational Program are jointly organizing the 8th Annual Forum on...
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FORESDA - Clusters have a Significant Role in the Process of Transition towards Bioeconomy
- 29-06-2019
Bioeconomy often implicates reusing and recycling of the products, with the main aim to extend the life cycle of the products and resources. By gathering all relevant stakeholders of the regional innovation system based on the triple- or...
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FORESDA - New Project Proposals for the DTP 3rd Call
- 29-06-2019
The first step of the third call for proposals of the Danube Transnational Programme was launched on 28th of January 2019 and it lasted open until 8th of March 2019. 276 submissions were received by the deadline. The Specific Objective 2.2...
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FORESDA - Croatian Pilot Project Presented in Bruxelles
- 29-06-2019
At the invitation of the European Commission, the Croatian Wood Cluster presented a pilot project Increase the Level of Work safety to increase the Energy Efficiency, which is being carried out within the framework of FORESDA project. Namely,...
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FORESDA - The Time to shape the Future is Now
- 29-06-2019
The FORESDA project partners are aware that if we want to initiate the major changes and boost the cross-sectoral collaboration and R&D activities within forest-based industries, we have to act now towards pupils and students. In order to reach...
