Project title:
Improving Policies to Foster Innovative Cooperation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Rural Areas – InnoCoop
Donor:
Interreg Europe Programme
Project value:
EUR 1,683,295.00 (RDA Bačka budget: EUR 189,100.00)
Project objective:
The project aims to enhance economic development in rural areas by increasing the effectiveness of policies that support cooperative innovation among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Taking into account the diverse needs and challenges of rural territories, the project seeks to develop better-tailored and territorially specific policies that will contribute to increased SME activity in these areas. The objective of the project is to provide examples of good practice and transfer experiences and policies that contribute to the development of SME cooperation in rural areas through networking, clustering, and innovation.
Lead partner:
Foundation Centre for Entrepreneurship in Somogy County (Hungary)
Project partners:
Social Ascension of Somogy Development Communication and Education Nonprofit Ltd. (Hungary)
Regional Development Fund of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Greece)
Kaunas Science and Technology Park (Lithuania)
Regional Department for Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fisheries – Department of Agriculture (Italy)
CESIE ETS (Italy)
Regional Development Agency Bačka (Serbia)
Podlaskie Voivodeship (Poland)
Project duration:
May 2025 – 31 July 2029
