Danube S3 Cluster Transnational Cluster Cooperation active on Agro – food, based on Smart Specialization Approach in Danube region
The project addresses the major territorial challenge of the Danube area – the unbalanced distribution of innovation performances between Western part of the region with a high level of development and the Eastern part that is lagging behind, most of the countries belonging to the Modest Innovators group with more than 17% of enterprises producing only 3% of added value. This is due to different framework conditions and wide range of policies governing the R&I sector. Public policies in the area should be better coordinated while investment needs to be smarter and better focused. This is why cluster cooperation policies based on the smart specialization concept are at the core of delivering the EUSDR strategy, as they help take the geographical and thematic context into account in order to boost growth.
Main objective
To leverage the innovation-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Danube area by developing smart and coordinated cluster policies in the context of RIS3, to enhance innovation management knowledge and skills and foster transnational cluster cooperation in Agro-Food sector.
Specific objectives
- SO1 - Develop cluster policies and implementing instruments - Implementation of 5 regional pilot initiatives in 4 cross cutting themes;
- SO2 - Enhance innovation management knowledge - Development of 2 innovation assessment tools and delivering 3 training sessions;
- SO3 - Foster cooperation for clusters active on Agro-Food - Development of Danube S3 Cluster Strategy& Programe and providing 3 training sessions and 2 brokerage events.
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Danube S3 Cluster team at the Launch Conference in Sinaia, Romania - 25th-26th of September 2018

- Start date
- 01-07-2018
- End date
- 30-06-2021
- Budget in Euro
- Overall: 1790445,70
- ERDF Contribution: 1263982,66
- IPA Contribution: 128113,91
- ENI Contribution: 129782,25
- Call number
- Call 2
- Priority
- Innovative and socially responsible Danube region
- Specific objective
- Improve framework conditions for innovation
Library
Filename | Date of upload | |
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Handbook Innovation Management | 28-10-2020 07:35:49 | |
Handbook Business Internationalization and Scale up | 28-10-2020 07:30:55 | |
Output 3.3 – Danube S3 Cluster Strategy | 29-07-2020 14:10:54 | |
Transnational analysis of Danube regional context and cluster innovation potential | 25-03-2020 15:26:21 | |
Methodology Local Action Plan_Danube S3 Cluster | 05-11-2019 15:07:24 |
Project Partners
Name | Type | Country | |
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South Muntenia Regional Development Agency | Lead partner | programe@adrmuntenia.ro | ROMANIA |
Steinbeis 2i GmbH | ERDF partner | chiran@steinbeis-europa.de | GERMANY |
Pannon Business Network Association | ERDF partner | lazary@pbn.hu | HUNGARY |
University of Maribor | ERDF partner | andreja.curin@um.si | SLOVENIA |
The Foundation „Romanian Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises” | ERDF partner | cristio@imm.ro | ROMANIA |
Project News
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Danube S3 Cluster - Successful online training on Innovation Management and Business Internationalization and Scale up organized
- 23-02-2021On Friday, 19 February 2021, an online training on Innovation Management and Business Internationalization took place, hosted by Pannon Business Network in the framework of the Danube S3 Cluster project. Due to the restrictions because of the...
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Danube S3 Cluster - European Alliance Against Coronavirus morning sessions are started!
- 06-02-2021After the incredible mobilisation of clusters, associations, institutions, networks, universities, NGOs, companies etc. to exchange information and solutions for challenges brought to us by the COVID-19 crisis in more than 160 meetings past...
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Danube S3 Cluster - Online training session about Self-sustainable clusters and the related digital solutions, 24th of February 2021
- 04-02-2021Why should I use digital solutions? How do I find the right digital solution for my business activities? These and other questions will be answered in an online training session on Self-sustainable clusters and the related digital...
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Danube S3 Cluster - Online training session about “Digitalization opportunities and the role of DIHs”, 23rd of February 2021
- 03-02-2021Why should I use digital solutions? How can a DIH help? What is in a DIH portfolio? What do you need to know about cascade funding? These and other questions will be answered in an online training session on Tuesday, 23rd...
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Danube S3 Cluster - Next Generation EU: European funds for digital and ecological transformation webinar
- 02-02-2021The Next Generation EU plan will promote projects that involve structural change and have a lasting impact on economic and social resilience, sustainability and long-term competitiveness. A webinar on 19 Feb (12:00 CET), organised...