Description
Description (EN): The project aims at being implemented in a cross broder area dealing with a common series of challenges. The main challenges consist in insufficient valorization of the intangible cultural and natural heritage as resource for developing innovative tourism products and services and the development of cultural entrepreneurship in local communities. The overall objective of the project is constructed starting from the need of better cross border collaboration in tourism both in valorising regional and local cultural heritage, as potential resource for communitarian sustainable development, economic growth and social cohesion and also as social involvement and responsibility.
Overall objective of the project is: Strengthening the economic and social cohesion in the Romanian – Serbian cross -border area by joint promotion of heritage and development of tourism.
The main outs wich will be produced consist in:
-Research, Studies and innovative touristic products in the field of heritage and turism,
-Trained persons,
-Join software platform for communication and dissemination,
-Cross border Networking for research, heritage and turism.
Developing from an empiric and scientific approach, the project proposes pro activeinvolvement in communities from both sides of the border, while it aims at enabling people to create bridges based on their shared heritage as well as to transform individuals on a personal level, taking into account criteria such as gender equality, environmental consciousness or social inclusion.
The approach of the project consist in:
-A general approach: Opportunities opposite challengeswill be taken in consideration and will form the substance of thematic work packages and activities.
The project is delivered through the work of 3 Work-packages (WPs) lead by different partners. The core activity package deals with scientific research which lay the basis of further activities. Identifying well kept traditions, local craftsmen and local arts and crafts, local cuisine and specificities, we thenintend toassist communities intotransforming their cultural resources into products which can attract tourists. By creating a tourist offer which include local traditions and customs, folk crafts, traditional cookery, wines, this will lead to a growing interest in cultural tourism in Banat.
Read more Achievements (EN): The overall objective of the project has been constructed starting from the need of better cross-border collaboration in tourism both in valorising regional and local cultural heritage,
as potential resource for communitarian sustainable development, economic growth and social cohesion and also as social involvement and responsibility. Developing from an empiric and scientific approach, the project proposed a proactive involvement in communities from both sides of the border, while it enabled people to create bridges based on their shared heritage as well as to transform individuals on a personal level, taking into account criteria such as gender equality, environmental consciousness or social inclusion. The core activity package dealt with scientific research which laid the basis of further activities. After identifying well-kept traditions, local craftsmen and local arts and crafts, local cuisine and specificities, the project assisted communities’ in transforming their cultural resources into products that can attract tourists. By creating a tourist offer that includes local traditions and customs, folk crafts, traditional cookery, wines, the project increased the interest in cultural tourism in the Banat region of Romania and Serbia.
Results achieved:
7 research, studies and products in the field of heritage and tourism.
50 trained persons.
1 joint software platform created (https://hera.uvt.ro).
1 cross-border network for research, heritage and tourism created.
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Website: http://www.romania-serbia.net/
Expected Results (EN): PA4-RI3 New “touristic products” created as a result of programme actions in the field of promotion and information on integrated touristic networks in the CBC area.
Expected Outputs (EN): The most important project results consist in :
-Publication „Banat in 10 ways”;
-Book of recipes;
-Yearly Calendar of events;
- Study in turism;
- Advertising touristic spots;
-Common joint software platform for information and promotion of heritage as cross border potential;
The project results are link to the programme result indicator:
New “touristic products” created as a result of programme actions in the field of promotion and information on integrated touristic networks in the CBC area.
The contribution of this project to the program result indicator result is that these results themselves constitute innovative tourism products:
- created based on cultural and natural heritage of local communities;
- resulting from activities of ""partnership"" with the target groups through consultation activities done by the project partnership;
-develeped as products and tools for communication, promotion and dissemination of the touristic potential;
- will be used and disseminated by a Networking for research, heritage and tourism initiated by the project.
Innovative touristic products willhelp at :
-increasing tourist attractions from local communities;
-improved visibility and accessibility of gourmet tourism;
-developing of human resources with entrepreneurial competence in managing heritage and tourism;
-improving interest on institution level in order to suport tourism offer;
-raising interest of tour operators and travel organizations to include communities as tourist destinations in their tourist offers and increase the number of tourists coming in contact with cultural and natural heritage of these communities;
- raisind interest of pivate business, local people and turists for a traditional gastronomy;
- exposure in public areas: promoting activities in local or regional media;
-Improving quality of life and increasing income generation in the community;
-increase the economy through border thematic tourism;
-strengthening economic impact of heritage tourism, in terms of local spending, investment and job creation.
Both tourism products and actions taken to achieve them are constitution as support for the development of cross-border tourist offers. The project will contribute to the development ofcross border tourist offer, ensure by entrepreneurs in local communities, tourism agencies, public authorities and the private sector in the field of gastronomy.
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Thematic information
Specific Objective:
Developing the local tourism economy based on the improvement of quality of tourism services, a sustainable use of the natural and cultural heritage, the creation of capacities and skills for high quality tourism services, the design of innovative products in cross border networks and partnerships, the improvement of Accessibility and sustainability of tourist infrastructures
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Thematic Priority:
(d) Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage
Partners (3)
Lead Partner:
Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara
Address:
Vasile Pârvan Av 4Timisoara, Romania
Legal status:
public
Total budget:
EUR 303 740.85
IPA2 budget:
EUR 258 179.72
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Grad Kikinda
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Name:
Grad Kikinda
Department:
Secretariat for local economic development and promotion
Address:
Trg Srpskih Dobrovoljaca br. 12, 23300 Kikinda, Serbia
Legal status:
public
Total budget:
EUR 29 566.95
IPA2 budget:
EUR 25 131.91
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Narodni muzej Kikinda
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Name:
Narodni muzej Kikinda
Address:
Trg srpskih dobrovoljaca 21, 23300 Kikinda, Serbia
Legal status:
public
Total budget:
EUR 12 507.60
IPA2 budget:
EUR 10 631.46
