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
Boosting  cREative induSTries in urbAn Regeneration for a stronger Danube region
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

Project Partners

Name Type Email 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
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Project News

  • RESTART_4Danube - Invitation to the Project Final Conference
    - 04-11-2022
    Invitation to the Project Final Conference

    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...

  • RESTART_4Danube - Our Creative Danurban Competition is entering its final stage!
    - 08-08-2022
    Our Creative Danurban Competition is entering its final stage!

    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...

  • RESTART_4Danube - City-study tour in Karlsruhe, Germany
    - 26-07-2022
    City-study tour in Karlsruhe, Germany

    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...

  • RESTART_4Danube - Trip to Villach, Austria: Training “Creativity & Urban Governance” & City Tour “Creative Urban Development”
    - 22-07-2022
    Trip to Villach, Austria: Training “Creativity & Urban Governance” & City Tour “Creative Urban Development”

    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...

  • RESTART_4Danube - Steering Committee Meeting and Study visit in Hungary
    - 24-06-2022
    Steering Committee Meeting and Study visit in Hungary

    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...

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