The Living with Cultural Heritage (LiviHeri) project supported economic development and heritage preservation in historic towns by promoting sustainable tourism. It did so by linking tourist attractions and daily community life in Rauma in Finland, Visby in Sweden, and Kuldīga and Aizpute in Latvia.
fi | lv | svThe BioTex Fieldlab project based in Limburg, south Netherlands, is developing textile fibres from bio-based polymers, which can act as a replacement in products traditionally made from petroleum-based polymers. Research teams, large companies and SMEs have joined forces in the pilot lab to develop prototype clothing and apparel, carpets, home and technical textiles from a new range of biopolymers. The project is also developing an innovative network for R&D cooperation that is open to organisations not in the original consortium.
nlA section of Slovakia’s D3 motorway close to the city of Žilina in the north of the country has been built with EU funding. It is approximately 4.25 kilometres in length and part of the D1/D3 motorway transit route. This links the Slovak capital Bratislava with the city of Trenčín as well as with Žilina, and also provides an important international connection between Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
skThis project aims to reduce the impact of successive epidemics of vector-borne diseases affecting the Guiana Shield. Its approach enables the mobilisation of regional technical expertise while implementing local and community action.
frFinland’s six largest cities open their data resources to create a shared open data system that utilises mutually agreed to and developed operational models, publishing platforms and license models.
fiThe Digital Factory Vorarlberg provides local SMEs with the technological and research support they need to digitalise their production processes.
deThe Lean Landing For Micro SMEs project fosters innovative and lasting cooperation between micro-businesses, business incubators, knowledge institutions and public business development funders in six North Sea Region countries. It does this through development of a concept for creating profit-enhancing knowledge partnerships.
da | de | nl | svThe project involved rebuilding the patio located in the most recently (1968) erected part of the building of a non-profit public higher education institution, the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland. Thanks to this new, unique space, it has been possible to significantly expand the cultural activities the academy offers to audiences ranging from preschool children to senior citizens.
plStraddling two old brownfield sites (industrial and railway) that cover 11 hectares, the Alouettes eco-neighbourhood in Bruay-La-Buissière, in the Hauts-de-France region, is helping to restore the dynamism of the mining district thanks to ambitious redevelopment based on an urban approach that aims for social diversity and low environmental impact.
frA start-up company based in Lublin, Poland has developed a sophisticated remote diagnostics system which makes it possible to predict when industrial machinery will develop faults. Predictail received support from EU funding to improve and market-test its new product, which has now been launched for sale to a range of potential customers. Predictail’s system will help its users minimise maintenance costs, reduce accidents and shutdowns, thereby optimising production and operations.
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