The development and the implementation of a Business Innovation Model in the Danube Region

  • Project idea information

    Priority

    Innovative and socially responsible Danube region - Increase competences for business and social innovation - Strengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention - Support environmentally-friendly and safe transport systems and balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas - Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges

    Project Idea Promoter
    (name of the institution)

    South Muntenia Regional Development Agency

    Needs and challenges
    (Needs, main problems or challenges to be addressed)

    In the context of the financial crisis it is evident that SMEs and start-ups in the Danube region have begun to recognize the need for innovation both in terms of products and services and in terms of processes. Given that more and more economic sectors h

    Objectives
    (main and specific objectives to be achieved)

    The general objective is:

    - increasing the competitiveness and the competences of the states participating in the project by developing, testing and implementing a Business Innovation Model by the SMEs and start-ups in the Danube region

    Main results and core outputs

    Main Result/Change:
    Increasing the competences of the SMEs and start-ups that will implement the Business Innovation Model

    Main foreseen activities

    WP 1 – Project Management
    WP2 – Communication Activities
    WP3 – BIM Analyses, User Requirements, Architecture
    WP4 – BIM Customization and Deployment to companies
    WP5 - BIM Results evaluation.
    WP6 – Dissemination and Exploitation

    Innovative character of the project idea

    The business innovation is a new concept that involves using the elements of management innovation (Innovation strategy, Organization structure, Holistic Management Innovation

    Estimated Total Budget
    (in EUR)

    1,5 M Euro

    Estimated duration
    (in months)

    30

  • Partners involved at this stage

    ERDF Partners

    South Muntenia Regional Development Agency, ROMANIA – Lead Partner
    ARC FUND Applied Research and Communication Fund - BULGARIA
    SC IPA SA - R&D Institute for Scientific Research and Technological Development in Automation – Informatics, ROMANIA
    Regional

    IPA Partners

    -

    Associated Strategic Partners

    -

  • Partners requested

    ERDF Partners

    ERDF partners with expertise in Improve Management: Innovation strategy (vision), Organization structure, Innovation of Management (Human resources, IT and Knowledge Management, Program and Project Management, Holistic Management)
    - Austria, Bulgaria, C

    IPA Partners

    IPA partners with expertise in Improve Management: Innovation strategy (vision), Organization structure, Innovation of Management (Human resources, IT and Knowledge Management, Program and Project Management, Holistic Management)
    (Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Associated Strategic Partners

    ASP - Associated Strategic Partners, that will assist related ERDF partners in order to assure political sustainability of actions, deliverable of outputs and results

  • Contact Person

    Name

    Niculescu Gilda

    Address

    General Constantin Pantazi, no.7A

    Country

    Romania

    Telephone number

    E-mail address

    Is the applicant the project's potential Lead Partner?

    If not, is the potential Lead Partner already being chosen?

Programme co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA, ENI)