Networking for Enterprises in the Eastern External Border Regions (NEEBOR)

Title

Networking for Enterprises in the Eastern External Border Regions

Abbreviation

NEEBOR

Lead partner

Észak-Alföld Regional Development Agency www.eszakalfold.hu

Partners

Észak-Alföld Regional Development Council www.eszakalfold.hu

Regional Development Agency of the Presov Self-governing Region www.arrpsk.sk

Regional Council of North Karelia www.pohjois-karjala.fi/english

Foundation “Vidzeme Development Agency” www.vidzemes-regions.lv

Vidzeme Planning Region www.vidzeme.lv

Warmia and Mazury Regional Development Agency www.wmarr.olsztyn.pl

South Transdanubia Regional Development Agency www.deldunantul.com

Region of East Macedonia– Thrace www.remth.gr

Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences, University of Lapland, Finnbarents www.finnbarents.fi

Agency for Regional Development and Innovation Bourgas www.ardi-serp.org

North-West Regional Development Agency www.nord-vest.ro

 

 

Target

Overall objective - to exchange and exploit solutions for a more competitive and innovative SME sector while increasing the efficiency of regional SME development and innovation policies in the external border areas.

The specific objectives:

  • to develop a clear understanding of the external border regions' key challenges, key strategies, key actors and key actions on SME development and innovation;
  • to exchange good practices which can help to unlock business potential in these regions as cross border business cooperation, access to finance and access to knowledge for SMEs;
  • to exchange and exploit experiences on these areas through successful seminars, study visits, staff exchange and transferability actions;
  • to develop joint methodologies and give policy recommendations on the above mentioned areas;
  • to deepen the relations among the external border regions, and to upgrade their networking capacity.

Activities
  • Management and communication ensures smooth implementation of the project and visibility, and good spread of results within and beyond the partner regions.
  • Exchanging of experiences has a sequence of activities building on each other, as the state of the art, identification of good practices, study trips/staff exchange, transferability of project results, furthermore joint methodologies and policy recommendations.

Results

It is expected to improve SME development and innovation policies in the external border regions and it will improve the cross border cooperation of SMEs, will create better access to finance and access to knowledge for SMEs.

Outputs:

1 analysis-good practice guide;

5 study visits;

4 conferences;

10 staff exchange;

10 transferability;

1 joint methodology;

1 action plan.

 

Budget

1336703,65 EUR

Implementation period

09/2008 – 08/2011

Contact person

Kristine Zubkane

E-mail: kristine.zubkane@vidzeme.lv
Phone: +371 29428451

Project home page

http://www.neebor.eu/ 

Picture

Project partners in study tour, Vidzeme enterprise “Varis Toys”, photo Zane Jurane