Creating resilient rural communities in BSR based on the opportunities of digital bio-businesses

Project name: Creating resilient rural communities in BSR based on the opportunities of digital bio businesses

Project number: C033

Project programme: Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2021-2027

Project implementation period: 01.11.2023 – 31.10.2026

Project partners:

• Association of Municipalities of Tartu County (Estonia) - Leader
• Business Development Council of Toender Municipality (Denmark)
• Tartu County Development Association (Estonia)
• SYMBO – the sustainable FoodInnocenter (Denmark)
• RegioVision GmbH Schwerin (Germany)
• JPYP Business Service (Finland)
• Centria RDI (Finland)
• Valmiera Development Agency (Latvia)
• DIGITALEUS OÜ (Estonia)
• Into Seinäjoki Ltd (Finland)
• Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
• Creativity Works Europe (Poland)
• Association for the Development and Promotion of Podkarpacie “Pro Carpathia” (Poland)
• Bieliny Commune (Poland)

Associated partners:

• Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia (Finland)
• Business Development Agency Rostock County (Germany)
  
  

Project aim: Provide solutions to rural municipalities and business support centres to make them competent supporters of e-biobusinesses and to promote the creation of e-biobusinesses in rural areas. The target audience for the solutions developed will be small and medium-sized entrepreneurs as well as individuals.

Project acronym: eRural resilience

Project budget: The total funding of the project is EUR 2,918,835.00, of which the ERDF is EUR 2,335,068.00 and the co-financing of the partners is EUR 583,767.00.

Main activities of the project
Planned activities for the project are divided into three work packages:

(1) Preparation of solutions, this work package will include the following activities: creation of support groups, collection of existing solutions and knowledge, work on developing solutions/methodologies.

(2) Piloting and evaluating solutions, this work package will include the following activities: testing, evaluation and improvement of developed solutions/methodologies.

(3) Distribution and transfer of solutions in the Baltic Sea Region, this work package will include the following activities: measures for the dissemination of solutions/methodologies (based on the established communication and dissemination plan), the application of developed solutions in day-to-day work.

Results:

• Developed methodology for e-biobusiness launching
• Developed methodology for assessment of e-biobusiness supporters
• Piloted methodologies/solutions developed

Contact person: Agnieszka Pieniążek, email: Ten adres pocztowy jest chroniony przed spamowaniem. Aby go zobaczyć, konieczne jest włączenie w przeglądarce obsługi JavaScript. 

Project website: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/erural-resilience/