GREEN and smart Mobility INDustry innovation
The “green mind” project transnational challenge is the development of economic competitiveness & innovation in the green & smart mobility industry, by strengthening regional & transnational cooperation between businesses, research bodies and authorities. The green & smart mobility industry is an innovation sector of the MED area; it is developing fast due to technological development, but also to stricter environmental policies. “green mind” has the objective to strengthen the transnational activities of clusters and agencies to support SMEs systems in exploiting the market opportunities of the raising demand for green & smart mobility products and services. “green mind” is a mature project in which 8 MED territorial contexts (Ferrara, Thessaloniki, Andalusia, PACA, Istria, Sarajevo, Podravska and Split/Dalmatia) cooperate to: test new market intelligence, public funding screening, B2B matchmaking services for SMEs; build a transferable model of the tested services for clusters and agencies; set up a transnational innovation network involving authorities, business and research; implement a transfer programme targeted to clusters and agencies to foster their transnational activities; and deliver a policy support programme to mainstream the project results based on the Smart Specialisation Strategies of the involved regions. The “green mind” transnational approach lies in a joint learning, knowledge sharing and capacity building process for innovation in the MED area._x000D_
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Information added on 2020-05-27, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019) (English language only): Green mind is providing solutions for economic recovery through online seminars addressed to SMEs of the green and smart mobility sector to enable them to start with a new perspective after the COVID emergency. Tackled topics include: safety and security, funding opportunities, crisis management, recovery management solutions, innovation for greater resilience.