RESTART_4Danube Boosting cREative induSTries in urbAn Regeneration for a stronger Danube region
The number of urban regeneration (UR) initiatives promoted by European cities is rising. The new status quo is that UR strategies should encompass an integrated approach. Cities face challenges to develop a culture that generates public/private synergies to promote SMEs & stimulate creative urban communities. They need to tailor their UR policies to local specificities and assets & integrate local stakeholders.
In line with the Programme, we identified 2 main challenges:
- Lack of transnational cooperation & coordination on institutional level hindering R&I potential of the Danube region (DR)
- Insufficient capability of SMEs to adapt to innovation needs
These challenges convey the following needs:
- To establish a transnational creative UR network to improve cross-linkages & optimize internal synergies between creative & cultural industries (CCIs), R&D & public sector in UR in the DR
- To institutionalize exchange of good practice in UR
- To implement pilot actions based on open innovation via smart specialization strategies (S3) & KETs
- To strengthen service, social & eco-innovation capacities of SMEs
25 partners from 12 countries will support RESTART_4Danube’s main objective to improve the framework conditions & policy instruments supporting S3 for a new model of UR involving CCIs. The project includes a quadruple helix partnership to develop new types of governance & public policies in an innovative approach combining tandems & follower cities.
The envisaged results are a significantly improved transnational & institutional cooperation, and an enhanced capacity building - mostly thanks to the Local Action Plans & innovative trainings in UR.
The activities will produce 10 outputs improving innovative framework conditions in UR (SO 1.1):
- 1 common strategy
- 1 set of tools for Creative Urban Regeneration
- 5 Local Action Plans
- 1 package of cooperation agreements between entreprises and R&D
- 1 package of Readiness Level Audits
- 1 training toolkit
- Start date
- 01-07-2020
- End date
- 31-12-2022
- Budget in Euro
- Overall: 1,814,895
- ERDF Contribution: 1,348,100
- IPA Contribution: 57,710.75
- ENI Contribution: 136,850
- Call number
- Call 3
- Priority
- Innovative and socially responsible Danube region
- Specific objective
- Improve framework conditions for innovation
Library
| Filename | Date of upload | |
|---|---|---|
| Craiova LAP.jpg | 19-05-2022 10:04:08 | |
| D.T3.4.1 Creative Danurban Competition - call for proposals.pdf | 11-05-2022 16:44:10 | |
| D.T3.2.2 _Training Handbook CUG_Novum.pdf | 11-05-2022 16:42:48 | |
| D.T3.2.1 Training Handbook UIM_CCE.pdf | 11-05-2022 16:42:24 | |
| D.T3.1.3 Methodology for Readiness Level Audits for CCIs.pdf | 11-05-2022 16:41:07 | |
Project Partners
| Name | Type | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest | Lead partner | alexandru.marin@upb.ro | Romania |
| School of Advanced Social Studies | ERDF partner | Tamara.besednjak@fuds.si | Slovenia |
| IPA - Research and development company, engineering and manufacturing for automation equipments and systems | ERDF partner | office@ipacv.ro | Romania |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Vratsa | ERDF partner | cci-vr@cci-vratsa.org | Bulgaria |
| Steinbeis 2i GmbH | ERDF partner | clementine.roth@steinbeis-europe.de | Germany |
Project News
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RESTART_4Danube - Invitation to the Project Final Conference
- 04-11-2022
Over the last two and a half years, 25 partners from 12 countries in the Danube region have sought to form international partnerships to develop new types of governance & public policies in an innovative approach combining tandems & follower...
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RESTART_4Danube - Our Creative Danurban Competition is entering its final stage!
- 08-08-2022
The second stage of the Creative Danurban Competition was concluded on 31 July 2022. The contestants who submitted their Expressions of Interest during the first stage of the competition and were invited to the second stage further...
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RESTART_4Danube - City-study tour in Karlsruhe, Germany
- 26-07-2022
On 19-20 July 2022 Steinbeis 2i GmbH invited the RESTART_4Danube consortium to Karlsruhe for a two-day city-study tour. The balance of historical heritage, green spaces, leisure facilities and urban activities won Karlsruhe the title of the most...
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RESTART_4Danube - Trip to Villach, Austria: Training “Creativity & Urban Governance” & City Tour “Creative Urban Development”
- 22-07-2022
On 22-23 of June 2022, the project partners were welcomed by CUAS in their beautiful Austrian town Villach. The various program of our Austrian team started off by the training in the frame of “Creativity & Urban Governance” for the project...
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RESTART_4Danube - Steering Committee Meeting and Study visit in Hungary
- 24-06-2022
We managed to meet again face to face in Szombathely, Hungary! Last week PBN hosted the first personal steering committee (SCOM) meeting together with a study visit which is connected with the Hungarian Local Action Plan. In the SCOM on 14th...
