Description
Description (EN): CONTEXT:
Many business intelligence surveys demonstrate that Digital Realities (Virtual reality and Augmented reality) are becoming a huge market trend in many sectors, and North America is taking the lead in this emerging domain. Tourism is no exception and the sector in Europe must innovate to get ahead of the curve of this technological revolution, but this innovation needs public support.
PARTNERSHIP:
In order to provide labs, startups and SMEs willing to take this unique opportunity with the most appropriate support policies, 9 partner organizations from 8 countries (FR, IT, HU, UK, NO, ES, PL, NL) decided to work together: regional and local authorities, development agencies, private non-profit association and universities.
OBJECTIVE:
Thanks to their complementary experiences and know-how, they intend to improve policies of the partner regions (structural funds and regional policies), in order to foster a tourist channelled innovation in the Digital Realities sector.
APPROACH:
All partners will work together on policy analysis tasks before exchanging their best initiatives and transferring them from one country to another. This strong cooperation will allow them to build the best conditions to foster innovation thanks to more effective structural funds policies and regional policies.
MAIN ACTIVITIES AND OUTPUTS:
8 policy instruments are addressed, among which 7 relate to structural funds programmes. Basis for exchange of experience: Reciprocal improvement analysis and 8 study trips with peer-review of each partner’s practices. Video reportages for an effective dissemination towards other territories in Europe.
MAIN EXPECTED RESULTS:
At least 16 good practices identified. 8 targeted policy instruments improved. At least 27 staff members will transfer new capacities in their intervention fields. At least 8 involved stakeholders with increased skills and knowledge from exchange of experience. Expected 17 appearances in press and media, including at European level.
Read more Achievements (EN): In terms of activities, the project has organised a total of 40 policy learning events. It has also identified 22 good practices, produced 8 action plans and led to the increased capacity of 43 people. In terms of results, the project has succeeded in improving 3 regional development policies for a total amount of funds influenced of EUR 115,000.
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Website: https://www.interregeurope.eu/interreg-europe-2014-2020
Expected Results (EN): The aim of the project is to improve policies of the partner regions (Structural Funds and regional policies), in order to foster innovation in the Digital Realities sector in tourism.
As phase 1 of Digitourism is due to end in May 2021, it may be difficult to improve our Structural Funds target policies by changing their strategic focus. In these cases, we will concentrate on:
- the improvement of their governance
- finding ways to increase the number of projects supported by the end of the programming period.
Policy Instrument 5 is a Norwegian regional policy and has no relation with EU programming periods. The aim in this case is to improve it through structural change.
In order to reach our main objective, Digitourism aims at the following sub-objectives:
- To exchange experiences and initiatives of public policies and instruments dedicated to:
• Fostering innovation in a specific sector (Digital Realities when such initiatives exist): grants schemes, projects stimulation, etc.
• Organizing the best conditions to stimulate innovation in the Digital Realities sector, by strengthening the links between public research bodies, SMEs, public authorities etc., and by ensuring availability of public digital data to feed Digital Realities applications and products.
• Involving stakeholders of the tourist economy in the innovation process to help channelling this innovation into the tourist sector.
- To ensure the involvement of regional stakeholders, in particular Managing Authorities of Structural Funds, in the interregional learning process through the creation of 8 stakeholder groups.
- To build, implement and monitor 8 action plans to inject the fruits of these exchanges into 8 regional and Structural Funds target policies (see part B.2).
- To disseminate widely the results of the project in the partner regions, but also to whom it may concern in other EU regions and at EU level, so that the impact of the Digitourism project is as high as possible.
Read more Expected Outputs (EN): Outputs:
Project management:
1 subsidy contract signed; 1 Partnership agreement signed by all partners; 13 Steering Group meetings & minutes (11 during phase 1 + 2 project meetings during phase 2 which are also Steering Group meetings).
6 audited progress reports in phase 1, 2 audited progress reports and final report in phase 2;
Communication and dissemination:
9 project posters; 1 created and updated project webpage on Interreg Europe website; 1 Augmented Reality information leaflet about the project; 8 video reportages; 8 Joint Dissemination Workshops (1 per partner region except Breda on the occasion of the study trips); 1 final video presenting project results; 1 Final Dissemination Event; 17 press releases issued by the partners.
Exchange of experiences:
8 Stakeholder groups created (1 per target policy)
3 Stakeholder group meetings in phase 1 in each partner region (total of 24 meetings and minutes).
8 Reciprocal Improvement Analysis (1 / partner except P9)
1 synthesis paper of project findings issued by P1 & P9
8 study trips lasting 2 days long organized in each partner country except Netherlands to exchange experience. 8 visit agendas.
8 Technical meetings to debrief after the study visits (peer reviews); 8 minutes of the technical meetings
1 Thematic workshop in Semester 5 in the Netherlands organized by P9 to summarize project findings, report on the most up-to-date trends and give guidance for the preparation of the action plans.
1 Technical meeting in Brussels at the end of Phase 1 to discuss draft action plans; Minutes of this meeting.
8 action plans produced (1 per target policy)
2 partners meetings in Brussels during phase 2.
Results:
Project management:
Successful project delivery which achieves its objectives, notably through effective joint working culture between partners => no serious conflict; effective financial management & accounting => all reports submitted in due time
Communication and dissemination:
Expected attendance of 420 people in dissemination events (average of 40 per Joint Dissemination Workshop + 100 participants in the Final Dissemination Event); expected average number of sessions at the project pages per month: 100 (600 per reporting period), 17 expected appearances in press & media;
Exchange of experiences:
At least 16 good practices identified and used to build the 8 action plans. At least 3 staff members/partner with increased capacity: at least 27 staff members will transfer new capacities in their intervention fields; at least 8 involved stakeholders with increased skills & knowledge from exchange of experience; 8 target policies improved.
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Thematic information
Specific Objective:
Improve the implementation of regional development policies and programmes, in particular programmes for Investment for Growth and Jobs and, where relevant, ETC programmes, that support the delivery of innovation by actors in regional innovation chains in areas of “smart specialisation” and innovation opportunity
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Thematic Objective:
(01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:
Investment Priority:
(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies
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Partners (9)
Lead Partner:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Tourisme
Address:
59 boulevard Léon Jouhaux - CS 90706, 63050 CLERMONT FERRAND Cedex 2, France
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://pro.auvergnerhonealpes-tourisme.com/
Total budget:
EUR 362 144.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 307 822.40
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BUAS
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Name:
BUAS
Address:
Mgr. Hopmansstraat 1, NL-4817 JT Breda, Netherlands
Legal status:
public
Website:
https://www.buas.nl/en
Total budget:
EUR 114 536.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 97 355.60
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Innlandet Fylkeskommune (until 31/12/2019 Oppland Fylkeskommune)
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Name:
Innlandet Fylkeskommune (until 31/12/2019 Oppland Fylkeskommune)
Department:
Business and international cooperation
Address:
Parkgt 64, N - 2327 Hamar, Norway
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.innlandetfylke.no
Total budget:
EUR 126 158.00
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Pécsi Tudományegyetem
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Name:
Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Address:
Vasvári P u 4, H-7622 Pécs, Hungary
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.pte.hu
Total budget:
EUR 174 228.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 148 093.80
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Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie
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Name:
Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie
Address:
Plac Teatralny 2, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl
Total budget:
EUR 187 725.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 159 566.25
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Surrey County Council
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Name:
Surrey County Council
Address:
Whitebeam Lodge, Merrow Lane, GU4 7BQ Guildford, United Kingdom
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk
Total budget:
EUR 203 314.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 172 816.90
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Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón
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Name:
Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón
Address:
C\María de Luna 7-8, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.itainnova.es
Total budget:
EUR 217 376.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 184 769.60
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Asociación Innovalia
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Name:
Asociación Innovalia
Address:
Calle Santiago Cuadraro, 30, 38002 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Legal status:
private
Website:
http://innovalia.org/
Total budget:
EUR 259 090.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 194 317.50
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Fondation Grand Paradis
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Name:
Fondation Grand Paradis
Address:
Villaggio Cogne, 11012 Cogne, Italy
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.grand-paradis.it
Total budget:
EUR 313 127.00
ERDF budget:
EUR 266 157.95
