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Island of Lesvos
Smart

Welcome to Lesvos

The portal www.welcometolesvos.com, by West Lesvos Municipality, offers a “Smart Tour” showcasing the island’s authentic, sustainable tourism and services.

29 Nov 2024 | By project TOURBO
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women as managers in the decision making process
Smart

Gender equality rules for the election of the board of directors in Clust-ER Health

Promote higher women participation in the decision-making process as gender equity is a key element for sustainable innovation

11 Nov 2024 | By project DEBUTING
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AFA Cluj
Smart

AFA Cluj - Empowering women entrepreneurs through networking and community engagement

AFA Cluj empowers women in business through networking events, community projects, educational initiatives and health campaigns, impacting local communities

28 Oct 2024 | By project DEBUTING
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Meeting of Silver Club members in Szombathely
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Silver Club Szombathely

Silver Club is an initiative to help seniors explore & test technologies that support independent living,such as health monitoring tools and smart home devices.

21 Oct 2024 | By project NOTRE
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Peer review
Peer review-Vizdeme
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Setting-up a regional Open Innovation Hub in Vidzeme Region

On 23-24 January 2025, the Policy Learning Platform hosted a peer review on behalf of the Vizdeme Planning Region in Latvia, on the topic of setting-up a regional Open Innovation Hub.
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Peer review
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Evaluation and development of the target country system in the European context

On 12-13 December 2024, the Policy Learning Platform hosted a peer review on behalf of the Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises on adapting foreign trade support to changing European and global environments.
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Peer review
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Developing of a cultural and creative industry strategy

On 20-21 November 2024, the Policy Learning Platform hosted a peer review for Amiens Métropole (France). The Region sought advice and inspiration on an economic development and innovation strategy for cultural and creative industries.
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Peer review
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Financing interregional innovation cooperation in Basque Country

On 5-6 November 2024, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite peer review for the Regional Government of the Basque Country (Spain), which was looking for inspiration on how to finance interregional innovation through cooperation and realise cross-programme synergies in practice.
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Policy brief
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Equity funding for startups

Explore policies and schemes for venture capital and equity investment in technology-based startups. Get inspired by good practices coming from Interreg Europe projects.
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Policy brief
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Interregional complementarities in innovation

Discover how your region can use its complementarities to collaborate with regions across Europe. In this policy brief, you'll find good practices from Interreg Europe and policy recommendations.
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Policy brief
Office
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Business incubation: from startup to scaleup

In this policy brief, you'll explore examples from the Interreg Europe community on the diversity of business incubation programmes and recent trends in the area.
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Policy brief
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Digital transformation of public services

This policy brief provides a general overview of the most relevant initiatives, regulations, and strategies of the European Union, which are shaping Europe’s digital future.
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Story
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Bootcamp and Outlab: a method tested in San Sebastian 

Explore the Bootcamp and Outlab method from San Sebastian and how it brought the academic and entrepreneurial communities closer.
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Story
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Smart

Designing a citizen-oriented future for cities and regions

Explore how three trailblazing cities and urban regions have embraced smart services with a clear focus on citizens’ involvement to develop smart city strategies
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Story
Green hydrogen displayed as miniature car on grass field with wind turbine
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The Green Hydrogen Booster

Discover how the UNLOCK project brings together policy authorities, universities, and key stakeholders from seven European regions to develop local green hydrogen economies.
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Story
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Supporting deep tech innovations – the Austrian approach

Explore two funding programmes that support the development of deep-tech businesses with financing, gender bonus, IP support and certification.
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Workshop
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E-workshops on islands as testbeds for innovation: key learnings

Explore the key learnings from the e-workshop on Islands as testbeds for innovation, that the Policy Learning Platform organised on 9 December 2024.
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Workshop
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Thriving innovation ecosystems: key learnings

Find out how building innovation ecosystems, emphasize specific policy tools such as promoting research and innovation infrastructures, innovation vouchers, and open challenge competitions, in the key learnings from the capacity-building event held in Skopje, North Macedonia on 19 November;
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Workshop
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Leading industrial transition: key learnings

Discover the key learnings of our workshop in Bilbao, Spain which gathered public authorities and Interreg Europe project partners to explore Europe’s path toward industrial transformation.
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Webinar
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Female entrepreneurship: Key learnings

The Policy Learning Platform hosted a webinar on female entrepreneurship. Learn from initiatives and networks across Europe how female entrepreneurship can be supported in your region.
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