1. Project Summary

4helix+ aims at stimulating, coaching and funding CROSS-SECTORAL & TRANS-BOUNDARY INNOVATION OF THE MED KEY SECTOR “BLUE GROWTH ” which deserves to be better supported being an economic driver and a potential generator of development & jobs.

Main change sought is to improve basic conditions for bridging the gap among the MED maritime clusters and within their 4helixes thanks to the collaboration with the NOT INSTITUTIONAL NEW INNOVATION AGENTS such as like fablabs, co-working spaces, makerspaces, creative hubs, etc. For sustaining innovation in Blue Growth, beside typical research facilities, it is imperative to favor its partnership with and within open spaces for exploratory interaction and creativity that may find room in this new kind of innovation agents. This innovative partnership is also empowered by the ground-breaking combination with CULTURAL&CREATIVE INDUSTRIES knowledge and expertise. The enhanced 8 MED maritime regional clusters (LISBON REGION, ANDALUSIA, CATALUNA, PACA, MARCHE, ZADAR COUNTY, CENTRAL MACEDONIA and DURRES,VLORA,SARANDA&SHENGJIN coastal areas in ALBANIA) can, thus, be fruitfully involved in the testing, evaluation and regional/national transferring of a transnational INNOVATION PROCESS according to an open source, knowledge sharing and community-based approach.

The project overall amount is 2.193.983,75 € (whose over 500.000,00 € dedicated to allocation of INNOVATION VOUCHERS to MED BLUE SMEs/STARTUPs).

2. Information

Call: MED – 3rd CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Project Acronym: 4helix+

Project Number: 2896

Programme Priority: Priority Axis 1 Promoting Mediterranean innovation capacities to develop smart and sustainable growth

Specific objective: To increase transnational activity of innovative clusters and networks of key sectors of the MED area

Start – End Date: 01.02.2018 –31.07.2020

Total budget: EUR 2,193,983.75

EU contribution:

ERDF budget: EUR 1,720,636.95

IPAII budget: EUR 144,249.25

3. Project Partners

LEAD PARTNER:

SVIM – Sviluppo Marche S.r.l.

PROJECT PARTNERS:

Albanian Development Fund
University of Camerino – School of Science and Technology – Computer Science Division
Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry
CEI – Central European Initiative
Croatian Chamber of Economy – Zadar County Chamber
Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Shipping of Seville
XXI Dinamic Network
Barcelona Official Chamber of Commerce, Industrie, Services and Navigation
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marseille Provence