INNOMED-UP: supporting circular economy in Cultural and Creative Industries

Objective

a) Grants for the design and production of innovative products/services using materials from the pilot testing of the smart tools for waste collection the smart tools (smart
bike and smart garbage bin)

b) Cross-border mentorship vouchers will give the possibility to participating Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) SMEs to develop activities at transnational cross-border level. An innovation project is defined as one that transfers knowledge of a scientific, technological or innovative nature that it is new to the SME. The new knowledge will be used by the CCI SME to implement operational instruments (equipment) in favour of CCI SMEs innovation within the concept of circular economy

c) Innovation vouchers will give the possibility to participating CCI SMEs to have access to industrial research & experimental development in high tech systems, or other collaborative schemes with third institutions in order to integrate high-technology and innovate on Circular Economy principles 

Potential beneficiaries

SMEs from the cultural and creative sector.

Total available budget

420,000 euros

Number of sub-grants and breakdown by country

a)    27 (5,000 euros)
b)    21 (5,000 to 10,000 euros)
c)    21 (5,000 to 10,000 euros)

Greece: €30,000
Italy: €60,000
Tunisia:€120,000
Palestine: €105,000
Jordan: €105,000

Actions to be carried out with the sub-grants

To be defined

Selection criteria and award procedure

The vouchers and the grants will be awarded after the organization of open calls. Selection will be based on criteria of relevance to the project and technological and artistic competence.

Calendar

Call in Jordan - Deadline for applications: 29 July 2022
Call in Italy - Prato (deadline: 22/08/2022) and Palermo (deadline: 05/08/2022)
Call in Greece - Deadline for applications: 20 September 2022

Contact

Sofia Avgerinou - Kolonia
Professor, National Technical University of Athens
+302107723813
skolonia@arch.ntua.gr

Website

http://www.enicbcmed.eu/projects/innomed-up