CARISMED

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CApitalisation for Re-setting Innovation and Sustainability in MED-Cities

About the project

CARISMED promotes the uptake of results achieved by 3 ongoing ENI CBC MED projects to develop policies for improving sustainability and integrating innovation into the urban settings of Mediterranean cities, through the capitalization of circular economy (CE) and creative approaches. A great deal of experience in re-setting the existing environment will be provided by these projects through refurbishing and re-using underutilized or abandoned urban stock. Towards a more sustainable and smart urban development, a low-cost Adaptive Reuse Strategy will use MAIA-TAQA innovation practices and interlinks with policy-makers, and INNOMED-UP model for CE procedures within Cultural Creative Industry (CCI) SMEs. CE supply chain will address urban challenges while creating business opportunities for SMEs by using INNOMED-UP model and SME4SMARTCITIES smart tools and techniques through ‘ready to deploy’ solutions. Cooperation agreements among cluster members will be further built up to enhance collaborative innovation schemes based on MAIA-TAQA policy instruments, SME4SMARTCITIES framework for collaboration between the public and private sector, and INNOMED-UP framework for CCI SMEs clustering. Finally, the project will promote innovative methodologies for re-setting the built environment in Mediterranean cities by developing a toolkit and guide on upcycling buildings and areas through CCI SMEs clustering.

Key information

Acronym:

CARISMED

Full title:

CApitalisation for Re-setting Innovation and Sustainability in MED-Cities

Thematic objective:

A.2 Support to education, research, technological development and innovation

Priority:

A.2.2 SMEs access to research and innovation

Countries:

Palestine, Greece, Spain, Italy, Tunisia, Jordan

Financial data

1.1 million

Total budget

0.9 million

EU contribution

10%

Project co-financing

Highlights

Project in numbers

Partners

Countries

Technical outputs

Project duration

Start date

23 November 2021

End date

22 November 2023

Partnership

News

Events

Library

Project outputs

Documents

Videos

Objective

To develop urban policies for improving sustainability and integrating innovation into the urban setting of Mediterranean cities in order to effectively re-structure living and working conditions

What will be improved?

The project will promote innovative methodologies for resetting the built environment by developing a toolkit/advisory guide on up-cycling buildings through CCI SMEs clustering. Over 5 SMEs per city will benefit from being involved in the project and from their cooperation with researchers. 12 cross-border mentorship vouchers will be launched to establish transnational cooperation. Over 500 citizens per city will engage in communication activities. Moreover, the digital e-learning platform will make knowledge, resources, results and good practices available for mainstreaming and dissemination at cross-border level.

Who will benefit?

At least 40 SMEs
Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) clusters
Women and young people working in CCIs
Local communities and authorities
Over 4,000 citizens to be reached
Policy and decision-makers

Expected achievements

At least 8 SMEs of CCI participating in awareness and training activities
8 underutilized or abandoned urban stocks refurbished as creative studios/labs
40 SMES will upgrade their capacities benefiting from workshops
Toolkits and advisory guides published on upcycling buildings and areas

Contribution to policy-making

The project aspires to contribute to the policy development of the participating territories in a multi-level way. Concerning the adoption of circular practices in the Mediterranean Partner Countries, there is a proven lack of waste management capacities due to a low level of training of key communities and the public as well as insufficient policy tools. INNOMED-UP’s model on circular economy will add much needed valuable experience. The synergy with MAIA-TAQA and SME4SMARTCITIES will be pursued in terms of policymaking & best practices adoption.

About the project

Acronym

CARISMED

Title

CApitalisation for Re-setting Innovation and Sustainability in MED-Cities

Description

The Capitalization for Re-setting Innovation and Sustainability in MED-cities (CARISMED) Project promotes the uptake of results, achieved by ongoing ENI CBC MED Projects, addressing INNOMED-UP, MAIA-TAQA and SME4SMARTCITIES, as well as UNDERGROUND4VALUE, to enable cross-sector/border level cooperation of MPC and EUMC. In order to disseminate digital transformation and innovative thinking by training, an integrated Urban Policy will be developed for improving sustainability and integrating innovation into the urban settings at Mediterranean cities (Med-cities) through capitalization of already acquired conceptual and systematic approaches as regards Circular Economy (CE) and Creativity; fostering synergies between MPC-EUMC and piloting collaborative innovation schemes among SMEs clusters. Facing a post-pandemic recovery phase, a great deal of experience in re-setting the built environment will be provided by all the above Projects through refurbishment and re-using underutilized or abandoned urban stock. Towards a more sustainable and smart urban development, a Low Cost Adaptive Reuse (LCARS) Strategy will use MAIA-TAQA innovation practices and interlinks with policy makers, and INNOMED-UP model for CE procedures within Cultural Creative Industry (CCI) SMEs. Identifying clusters will be tackled with INNOMED-UP framework for CCI SMEs clustering and UNDERGROUND4VALUE synergies by interacting with authorities, stakeholders and local communities. Cooperation agreements among cluster members will be further built up to enhance collaborative innovation schemes based on MAIA-TAQA policy instruments; SME4SMARTCITIES framework for collaboration between the public and private sector; INNOMED-UP framework for CCI SMEs clustering. CE supply chain will address urban challenges while creating business opportunities for SMEs by using INNOMED-UP model and SME4SMARTCITIES smart tools and techniques through ‘ready to deploy’ solutions.

Associates

Role

Name of the organisation

Country

Region

Contact

Lead beneficiary

Birzeit University

Palestine

Partner 1

National Technical University of Athens

Greece

Attiki

Partner 2

CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING

Greece

Attiki

Partner 3

Business Innovation Centre of Murcia

Spain

Murcia

Partner 4

Centre for Social and Economic Research in Southern Italy

Italy

Sicilia

Partner 5

National Research Council of Italy - Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean

Italy

Partner 6

Creative collective

Tunisia

Tunis

Partner 7

Future Pioneers for Empowering Communities’ Members in the Environmental and Educational Fields (FPEC)

Jordan

Amman

Associates

Role

Name of the organisation

Country

Project news

29 August 2023

The implementation of Low-Cost Adaptive Reuse (LCARS) practices, highlighted in the CARISMED Third Newsletter

This newsletter comes after holding of the third meeting of the project steering committee

Sustainable tourism

Artisanal fishing

Green entrepreneurship

Technology transfer

Resource efficiency

Creative industries

Elderly care

Social and solidarity economy

Women’s empowerment

Water efficiency

Waste management

Marine litter

About the project

Key information

Financial data

Highlights

Project in numbers

Project duration

Partnership

News

Events

Library

Project outputs

Documents

Videos

Objective

What will be improved?

Who will benefit?

Expected achievements

Contribution to policy-making

About the project

Associates

The implementation of Low-Cost Adaptive Reuse (LCARS) practices, highlighted in the CARISMED Third Newsletter

CARISMED trains SMEs on the reuse of abandoned buildings across 4 workshops in Hebron City, Palestine

CARISMED organizes in Palestine a consolidation workshop addressed to Cultural and Creative Industries' SMEs

CARISMED in Palestine fosters the concept of circular economy applied to old buildings

CARISMED completes its first training in Jordan, focused on Low Cost Adaptive Reuse practices in buildings.

Tunisia: CARISMED launches a call for an external auditor

CARISMED in Spain launches a call for tenders provision of external training services

CARISMED partners agreed in the 3rd Steering Committee the buildings where adaptive reuse practices will be applied

CARISMED will prepare its lasts workshops during its 3rd Steering Committee in Tunisia

Discover the "Low-Cost Adaptive Re-use" workshops and other activities led by CARISMED in its 2nd newsletter

CARISMED in Palestine launches a call to recruit an External Evaluator

CARISMED in Greece launching a call for a service provider

Low Cost Adaptive Reuse practices for improving the urban setting presented in the First CARISMED Conference in Palermo

Craftsmen and small business owners in Hebron make their way to success through the CARISMED project

CARISMED in Greece is launching a call for a service provider.

CARISMED held its World Café Workshop in Hebron along with small and medium entreprises operating in the creative and heritage industries

CARISMED gathers jordanian SMEs in the World Café event in Irbid, Jordan

Sustainable and smart urban development: discover CARISMED project in video

Spain: CARISMED launches a call for a video producer

CARISMED presents in its first newsletter the entities who will integrate innovation into Mediterranean cities

CARISMED HOLDS ITS FIRST STEERING COMMITTEE IN ATHENS

CARISMED in Greece opens a call for tenders for the supply of IT equipment

CARISMED in Palestine launches a call to for offers of printing material

CARISMED in Palestine launches a call for video developers/media producers

CARISMED in Jordan launches a call for video developers/media producers

CARISMED in Jordan launches a call to recruit an auditor

Jordan: CARISMED is looking for video developers and media producers

CARISMED in Greece launches a call to recruit an financial auditor

CARISMED in Italy launches a call to recruit an auditor

CARISMED in Palestine launches a call to recruit an auditor

CARISMED Project kicks off to enable a better life quality in Mediterranean urban areas

CARISMED in Spain launches a call to recruit an auditor

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CARISMED launches a large media campaign in Palestine to broadcast its videos through Wattan TV