Main problem is related to innovation capacity in remote areas. In partner regions those areas are facing declining employment opportunities in traditional industries as result of structural change.This emphasises the need to take steps to stimulate economic activity with employment generating potential for regions are facing difficulties in maintaining a critical mass of facilities to support economic development.Analysis show that food sector together with other value chain related sectors represent one of the most important, potential field to leverage improvement of socio-economic situation in remote areas. The overall objective of RISE is improving entrepreneurial competences and skills in remote areas through food innovation potentials with the aim to accelerate transnational knowledge transfer integrated into sustainable trasnational mentorship program to raise the competences of (1) regional mentors in partner pilot regions and (2)small-scale food & drink providers in cross-sector topics with the focus on digital, energy efficient and material circular technology improvements in partner remote areas.

Main data of the project:
Project title: Rising competences & skills in less developed Danube regions through food sector cross-topic innovations
Project code: DRP0200476

Partners:
Pomurje Technology Park – Slovenia (LP)
South Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency – Hungary
Burgenland Business Agency – Austria
The Roznava Regional Advisory and Information Centre – Slovakia
Innovation Centre INION – Czeh Republic
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia – Serbia
Regional Agency for Entrepreneurship and Innovations – Varna (RAPIV) – Bulgaria
Pforzheim University – Germany
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca – Romania
Digital Innovation Hub ONEX – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Digital innovation hub Agrifood Croatia – Croatia

Project budget in EUR: 2,068,451.40 €
Grant programme: Interreg Danube Transnational Programme
Project Duration: 01.01.2024 – 30.06.2026