Circular economy hubs in peripheral urban centres in Central Europe

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-11-15

Description

Description (EN):

CITYCIRCLE is improving innovation capacities of peripheral urban centers of Central Europe by introducing the circular economy system to partner cities. Peripheral cities of Central Europe are marked by lack of innovation cooperation and lack of access to global innovation processes. Circular economy (CE) has been acknowledged as a development concept that should provide sustainable, resource efficient development and a great pool for innovation of new technologies, services, solutions and business models (EU Action Plan “Closing the loop”) to make our cities and regions better places to live and work. The main CITYCIRCLE objective is to utilize innovation potential of circular economy in cities through 1) setting-up quadruple-helix circular economy hubs in partner cities and to 2) equip them with the knowledge and tools so they will be able to design circular economy value-chains in their cities. Hubs will implement 3) pilot projects in the framework of respective S3 strategies to test developed tools, while 4) transnational value chains (supported by transnational marketplace for materials) will be defined in transnational CE strategy (transnational S3 implementation) to link local circular economy value chains and reach critical mass. Transnational approach will provide transnational value chains, critical mass of target materials and knowledge to enable business cases for the main target groups - SMEs, industries, environmental service providers, while cities (citizens) will benefit from more efficient resource and waste management. Deployment of circular economy system in cities is innovative approach itself as well as full circular economy package for cities provided by CITYCIRCLE - organizational structures, knowledge and tools, transnational value chains.

Achievements (EN):

URBAN CENTRES of so-called peripheral regions in the Central Europe widely lack innovation and business development spirit due to their limited access to global innovation processes and cooperation partners. Various Circular economy models offer options for the sustainable and resource-efficient development of cities and municipalities and for pooling innovation, new technologies, services, solutions and business models. In order to help cities overcome those challenges, we created CITYCIRCLE. The CITYCIRCLE project facilitated innovation and technology transfer and improved services and business models in peripheral cities. By providing these with tools and knowledge linked to the circular economy, the project enabled a new generation of innovative solutions in their urban ecosystems in a long-run. A full circular economy package for cities deployed organizational structures, knowledge and tools, transnational value chains and presented visible benefits to their citizens.

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Expected Results (EN): R 1.1 Status of linkages among actors of the innovation systems achieved through transnational cooperation in central European regions.

Expected Outputs (EN):

CITYCIRCLE will directly contribute to the programme-specific result indicator 1. 1. “Status of linkages among actors of innovation systems…” by setting-up 6 circular economy hubs in cities where quadruple helix stakeholders will form local innovation partnerships (administrations, public utilities, companies, universities, end-users). The implementing capacities of hubs will be provided through the development of 6 local circular economy strategies (endorsed by authorities), 6 trainings and 1 transnational tool translated in local languages. Circular economy hubs will deploy 6 pilot projects in a form of circular economy solutions which methodology will be transnationally harmonized to provide bottom-up implementation of respective RIS3 strategies. This result is directly supporting the focus of the third call “Transnational integration of RIS3 implementation” and the “…bottom-up implementation of RIS3”. Transnational linkages among actors of innovation system will be provided by setting-up of 1 transnational circular economy network (innovation network of circular economy stakeholders – result indicator 1. 1.) – supported by 1 transnational strategy, 1 knowledge base and 1 transnational market-place (a tool) – all in support of setting-up transnational value chains (CE circles). Results will boost the innovation on peripheral cities and internationalize their businesses’ and solutions.

Thematic information

Innovation capacity and awareness-raising Clustering and economic cooperation

Specific Objective: To improve sustainable linkages among actors of the innovation systems for strengthening regional innovation capacity in central Europe

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

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Technická univerzita v Košiciach

Address: Letna 9, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.tuke.sk/

Total budget: EUR 253 025.00

ERDF budget: EUR 215 071.25

Agenzia Per l’Energia del Friuli Venezia Giulia

Name: Agenzia Per l’Energia del Friuli Venezia Giulia

Address: Via Santa Lucia 19, 33013 Gemona del Friuli, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ape.fvg.it

Total budget: EUR 278 075.00

ERDF budget: EUR 222 460.00

Bwcon GmbH

Name: Bwcon GmbH

Address: Breitscheidstr. 4, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.bwcon.de

Total budget: EUR 233 105.00

ERDF budget: EUR 186 484.00

E-zavod, zavod za celovite razvojne rešitve

Name: E-zavod, zavod za celovite razvojne rešitve

Address: Cuckova ulica 5, 2250 Ptuj, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ezavod.si

Total budget: EUR 209 200.00

ERDF budget: EUR 177 820.00

Razvojna agencija Sjever – DAN d.o.o.

Name: Razvojna agencija Sjever – DAN d.o.o.

Address: Trg bana J.Jelacica 17, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.dan.hr

Total budget: EUR 201 675.00

ERDF budget: EUR 171 423.75

Fachhochschule Vorarlberg GmbH

Name: Fachhochschule Vorarlberg GmbH

Department: Product & Process Engineering

Address: Hochschulstraße 1, 6850 Dornbirn, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.fhv.at

Total budget: EUR 199 425.00

ERDF budget: EUR 159 540.00

Comune di Udine

Name: Comune di Udine

Address: Via Lionello 1, 33100 Udine, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.comune.udine.gov.it

Total budget: EUR 186 225.00

ERDF budget: EUR 148 980.00

Grad Varaždin

Name: Grad Varaždin

Department: City department for EU funds, assets management and economy

Address: Trg kralja Tomislava 1, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.varazdin.hr

Total budget: EUR 154 825.00

ERDF budget: EUR 131 601.25

Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Via Carpatia s ručením obmedzeným

Name: Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Via Carpatia s ručením obmedzeným

Address: Namestie Maratonu mieru 1, 042 66 Kosice, Slovakia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.viacarpatia.eu

Total budget: EUR 147 700.00

ERDF budget: EUR 125 545.00

Mestna občina Kranj

Name: Mestna občina Kranj

Department: Mayor's Office

Address: Slovenski trg 1, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kranj.si/

Total budget: EUR 138 450.00

ERDF budget: EUR 117 682.50

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Summary

Project name (EN): Circular economy hubs in peripheral urban centres in Central Europe

Project acronym: CITYCIRCLE

Project start date: 2019-04-01

Project end date: 2022-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 001 705.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 656 607.75

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 82.50%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 656 607.75.

Documents

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Reports

Advanced knowledge-base – upgraded version

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/CITYCIRCLE.html

Publication date: 2023-02-17

Document date: 2021-03-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Transnational CECOMs implemented (Agro/Bioeconomy)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/CITYCIRCLE.html

Publication date: 2023-02-17

Document date: 2021-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Transnational CECOMs implemented (Energy and Environment)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/CITYCIRCLE.html

Publication date: 2023-02-17

Document date: 2021-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Transnational CECOMs implemented (Public health, Medicine and Life sciences)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/CITYCIRCLE.html

Publication date: 2023-02-17

Document date: 2021-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Circular Economy Maturity Index

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/CITYCIRCLE.html

Publication date: 2023-02-17

Document date: 2022-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Collaboration Roadmap

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/CITYCIRCLE.html

Publication date: 2023-02-17

Document date: 2022-03-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Transnational Learning Platform

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/CITYCIRCLE.html

Publication date: 2023-02-17

Document date: 2022-03-21

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

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2023-11-02

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1 434 / 1 434 (100%)

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Circular economy hubs in peripheral urban centres in Central Europe

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