Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1

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Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1 Projects funded
  • Coordinators: Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument
  • Allocated budget: 2 000 000€ - 10 000 000€ (70-100% of eligible costs)
  • End of applications: 5 December 2024
  • Project duration: 18 - 36 months
  • Project submitted on: Open calls

Objective

Enhance the competitiveness of European value chains by supporting Interregional Innovation, fostering collaboration between developed and less developed regions, and accelerating the commercialization of advanced technological innovations.

Priotities

Projects must address one of the following three priorities:

Digital Transition

Encourage investments in digital technologies for businesses and public administrations, focusing on innovative solutions (artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, etc.) and the digitalization of services to improve accessibility and efficiency.

Green Transition

Promote innovative investments in decarbonization, circular economy, renewable energy, smart cities, and sustainable mobility, aligning with the European Green Deal objectives.

Smart Manufacturing

Focus on improving industrial processes with advanced technologies (robotics, 3D/4D printing, artificial intelligence) to reduce pollution and promote a circular economy, while accelerating inovation diffusion in the manufacturing sector.

Eligible activities :

  • Interregional projects: Projects must address identified bottlenecks in European value chains to accelerate innovation adoption and increase competitiveness;
  • Tangible and intangible investments: Support for plans, designs, or prototypes tailored to companies needs, large-scale demonstrations, and validation of market-ready products or technologies;
  • Innovation services: Services facilitating investments in interconnected value chains, such as testbeds or removing regulatory barriers;
  • Financial support (cascade funding): Funding support for SMEs through project calls, encouraging innovation diffusion and involving less developed regions.

Eligibility

Eligible Entities: Must be a legal entity (public or private);

Eligible Countries: Must be established in an eligible country (EU Member States, including overseas territories, or certain non-EU countries such as EEA countries, those associated with the I3 instrument, or in negotiations for association agreements).

Consortium :

  • Minimum of 5 independent entities from 3 different regional ecosystems in 2 EU Member States;
  • Must include at least 2 “less developed region” of the EU;
  • The coordinator must be a public body or an antity mandated for innovation or investment actions for SMEs.
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