AS TRANSFER
Alliance for smart specialisation in advanced services towards the digital transformation of the industry
Programme: URBACT
Project duration: 03.2021-09.2022
Budget: 502 825 EUR (including the budget for Tartu City Government: 75 900 EUR)
The level of digitalization of Estonian industry is below the EU average (until 2021). Companies are increasingly striving to achieve the goals of Industry 4.0, which in turn necessitates knowledge-based professionals. The aim of the project is to create training programs in vocational and higher education institutions that meet the needs of the automated industry, to raise the level of services & activities that support the digitization of companies and bring them in line with Industry 4.0 objectives.
Project activities
- To identify the needs of the manufacturing industry regarding Industry 4.0 concept.
- To carry out different interdisciplinary training programs for students, entrepreneurs and professionals so they can acquire the necessary skills to answer to the industry demands.
- To build a collaborative working methodology to match the education and expertise needs from the industry with the offers of the service providers (individually or in cooperation).
- To create more specialized jobs in Tartu.
Partners
Lead partner: Bilbao Ekintza - Good Practice City, see also video describing the good practice here.
- Bielsko Biala Regional Development Agency
- The Municipality of Timisoara
- Tartu City Government
Boilerplate to be found here.
news
- Project website, Linkedin page
- newsletter
- Final brochure with Investment Plans
Contact:
Katrin Kask
+372 5334 5253
FOSO POCO
Fostering Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystems Post-Covid19
Programme: co-funded by the European Innovation Council and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Executive Agency (EISMEA) under the COSME programme.
Project duration: 01.02.2021-31.01.2022
Budget: 114 902 EUR (including the budget for Tartu City Government: 34 940 EUR)
The aim of the project is to better understand and support entrepreneurs engaged in social entrepreneurship and to develop proposals and processes to support this type of entrepreneurship.
Project activities
- Create better understanding of social entrepreneurship in the country, identify and involve the relevant stakeholders and use best practices and expert involvement to address existing gaps in the ecosystems.
- Establishing a framework to assist social enterprises in a post-Covid economy which results in furthering the economic development and creating jobs.
- Assisting promising social enterprises / startups to pilot, pitch and internationalize their product or services through the networks of the project partners.
Partners
Lead partner: Malta Enterprise
- Cork City Council
- Tartu City Government
news
- Sunday Times of Malta: Malta Enterprise builds momentum on EU projects
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Cork City Council takes part on EU project supporting social enterprise
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The Malta Independent: Project to raise awareness about social enterprises to be introduced
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Press release of the 1st workshop hosted by Cork City Council on 21 July. Presentations from the workshop are available here.
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Tartu City Governments hosts the 2nd workshop on 25 August in Tartu and online.
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Press release about the closing event in January 2022.
Contact:
Katrin Kask
+372 5334 5253