In the framework of the prestigious CIP Forum, held in Göteborg from the 29th of May to the 1st of June 2011, the 6 DISTRICT + sub-projects - approved last 28th April – have been presented. In detail:
- EAST_INNO_TRANSFER "Supporting Innovation and Fostering Knowledge Transfer in the New EU Member States" - with a budget of € 374,396, Lead partner: Territorial Office for SMEs and Cooperation (Romania);
- KNOW-ECO "Enhancing Knowledge Collaboration in Eco-Innovation" with a budget of € 288,484.16, Lead partner: Coventry University Enterprises Ltd (UK);
- NGSP "Next Generation Science Park" with a budget of € 561,763.00, Lead partner: Chalmers Industrial Technologies Foundation (Sweden);
- NICER "Networks for the Internationalisation of Excellence in Cluster Regions" with a budget of € 353.307Lead partner: PIN-University of Florence;
- SPWW "Science Park Without Walls" with a budget of € 578,400 - Lead partner: Birmingham City Council (UK);
- STEP "Improved Definition and Profiling Technology for Sustainable Parks" with a budget of € 274,018.64 - Lead partner: Innovation and Founders Centre in Magdeburg (Germany).
The two days of activities devoted to the DISTRICT+ Project saw the active participation not only of the 6 project partner regions ( Tuscany Region, Vastra Gotalands - which hosted the initiative - Lower Silesia, Saxony-Anhalt and Brasov County), but also and above all of the partners of the 6 sub-projects that presented the program of their activities and objectives of their sub-project, and participated in a training session on the Interreg IVC procedures.
source: http://www.districtplus.eu