Promoting UPcycling in Circular Economy through INNovation and education for creative industries in MEDiterranean cities

Programme 2014 - 2020 Mediterranean Sea Basin ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2024-03-25

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Description (EN):

Mediterranean cities face the issue of overwhelming waste production demanding effective and urgent actions. Circular economy principles may offer a solution to this problem. As it is generally recognised that a noticeable percentage of waste in city centres is produced by Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs), their involvement in circular economy schemes is of great importance. Although there are disparities between cities in the North and the South of the Mediterranean area, they share common cultural characteristics. Therefore, by building on their common identity and by integrating into their productive schemes the principles of the circular economy, Mediterranean cities can create resilient urban environments and communities, establishing a supportive framework for CCI SMEs clustering. INNOMED-UP proposes to work with CCIs to shift local urban economies towards a circular production and consumption paradigm including optimal use of material resources, innovation enhancement for SMEs, knowledge transfer among cities, social inclusion and citizens’ engagement. The project will work at a cross-border level supporting both technological developments (such as modern procedures of upcycling, technological informative platforms, etc.) and traditional recycling practices.

Achievements (EN):

At a time when fast fashion has become the norm, a Jordanian entrepreneur is taking the time to give a new life to worn-out items. With the support of the EU-funded INNOMED-UP project, Yusra Al Ja’bari has launched an initiative to turn leftover fabric and material into valuable artistic pieces, thereby promoting the importance of a circular economy and sustainable development. In the province of Irbid, in northern Jordan, an EU-funded project is bringing the topics of circular economy and conscious consumption to the table. Implemented as part of the EU programme ENI CBC “Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme”, the INNOMED-UP project is promoting upcycling through innovation and education for Mediterranean cities’ creative industries. Having in mind the dramatic impact of waste production in Mediterranean cities, much of which is produced by cultural and creative Industries, the project focuses on the involvement of 60 Small and Medium Sized Entreprises and over 3,000 individuals in circular economy schemes. In Irbid, more than 38 entrepreneurs and small businesses have benefited from the project’s support, allowing them to regain means of stability following the COVID-19 pandemic. Obyda Hummash, General Manager of Future Pioneers, the local NGO in charge of implementing INNOMED-UP in Jordan, explains: “this project came at the perfect time, on top of our existing efforts to improve the lives of vulnerable groups here. It provided a unique opportunity to support individuals who had lost their registered businesses due to the pandemic.” The project offered subgrants to a variety of beneficiaries, including women working from home, universities and small businesses. All had come up with innovative ideas to contribute to the circular economy within their local community. “The projects we supported were as diverse as the imaginations of the entrepreneurs involved. Some were impressively groundbreaking,” Obyda remembers, citing projects dedicated to recycling bees waste, wood, glass and banana leaves, among many others.

Website: http://www.enicbcmed.eu/projects/innomed-up

Expected Results (EN):

1 model to foster a circular economy in urban planning. 60 CCI SMEs involved in training activities on circular economy. 6 clusters of CCI SMEs established in selected Mediterranean historic cities. 2 smart tools for waste collection (smart bike and smart garbage bin) developed. 1 central information system to monitor waste collection. 1 open source repository for sharing circular designs and eco-design toolkits. 27 pilot innovative products and services. 2 reuse open markets to foster the upcycling and creative use of waste or unwanted materials. € 205,000 granted to SMEs as innovation and mentorship vouchers.

Expected Outputs (EN):

3.1 - INNOMED-UP Strategic Context Report, 3.2 - Methodological Framework Reports, 3.3 - INNOMED-UP Model for the Mediterranean, 4.1 - Strategy design for Specialization of the INNOMED-UP’s Holistic Approach at local level, 4.2 - CCI SMEs’ clustering roadmaps for each city, 4.3 - Clustering smart tools, 5.1 - Pilot clusters, 5.2 - Pilot innovative products, 5.3 - Pilot Reuse Open Market, 5.4 - Socio-Urban Circularity Workshops, 6.1 - Training Activities for SMEs in each participating city, 6.2 - Innovation vouchers, 6.3 - Access to cross-border mentorship schemes & new financial tools.

Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation Waste and pollution

Thematic Objective: Support to education, research, technological development and innovation

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο

Department: School of Architecture: 1.Spatial Planning&Urban Development Lab, 2.Architectural Design & IT Lab School of Electrical&Computer Engineering: MicroLab

Address: 9 Heroon Polytechniou, Zografou CampusAthens, Greece

Legal status: n/a

Website (not verified): http://www.ntua.gr

Total budget: EUR 674 862.92

ENI budget: EUR 607 376.63

جامعة بيرزيت

Name: جامعة بيرزيت

Address: P. O. Box 14, 627 Birzeit, Palestine

Legal status: n/a

Website: http://www.birzeit.edu

Total budget: EUR 620 334.64

ENI budget: EUR 558 301.18

Centro di Ricerche Economiche e Sociali per il Meridione

Name: Centro di Ricerche Economiche e Sociali per il Meridione

Address: Via Empedocle n. 5, 91024 Gibellina (TP), Italy

Legal status: n/a

Website: http://www.cresm.it

Total budget: EUR 243 366.15

ENI budget: EUR 219 029.54

Εταιρεία Περιβαλλοντικών Μελετών

Name: Εταιρεία Περιβαλλοντικών Μελετών

Address: 141b, Acharnon str, 10446 Athens, Greece

Legal status: n/a

Website: http://www.epem.gr

Total budget: EUR 214 772.54

ENI budget: EUR 193 295.29

رواد المستقبل لتمكين افراد المجتمعات في المجالات البيئية و التعليمية

Name: رواد المستقبل لتمكين افراد المجتمعات في المجالات البيئية و التعليمية

Department: Projects Department

Address: Al-Aqrabawai street , building 16 , P.OBOX 2184, 11941 Amman, Jordan

Legal status: n/a

Website: http://www.future-pioneers.org

Total budget: EUR 441 411.37

ENI budget: EUR 397 270.23

Comune di Prato

Name: Comune di Prato

Department: Sportello Europa

Address: P.zza del Comune, 2, 59100 Prato, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Website: http://www.comune.prato.it

Total budget: EUR 457 515.95

ENI budget: EUR 411 764.36

بلدية تونس

Name: بلدية تونس

Department: Department of Exterior Relations and International Cooperation

Address: Hôtel de Ville de Tunis, Rue 2 mars 1934, 1008 Tunis, Tunisia

Legal status: n/a

Website: http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn

Total budget: EUR 530 916.88

ENI budget: EUR 477 825.19

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National Technical University of Athens

Promoting UPcycling in Circular Economy through INNovation and education for creative industries in MEDiterranean cities

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Birzeit University

Promoting UPcycling in Circular Economy through INNovation and education for creative industries in MEDiterranean cities

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Center for Economic and Social Research for the South of Italy

Promoting UPcycling in Circular Economy through INNovation and education for creative industries in MEDiterranean cities

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Environmental Planning Engineering and Management

Promoting UPcycling in Circular Economy through INNovation and education for creative industries in MEDiterranean cities

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Future Pioneers for Empowering Communities’ Members in the environmental and educational fields

Promoting UPcycling in Circular Economy through INNovation and education for creative industries in MEDiterranean cities

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Municipality of Prato

Promoting UPcycling in Circular Economy through INNovation and education for creative industries in MEDiterranean cities

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Municipality of Tunis

Promoting UPcycling in Circular Economy through INNovation and education for creative industries in MEDiterranean cities

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Project name (EN): Promoting UPcycling in Circular Economy through INNovation and education for creative industries in MEDiterranean cities

Project acronym: INNOMED-UP

Project start date: 2019-09-01

Project end date: 2022-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 199 096.35

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 879 186.72

Co-financing sources:

ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 2 879 186.72.

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2014 - 2020 Mediterranean Sea Basin ENI CBC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2024-02-09

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

80 / 80 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

610 / 610 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.enicbcmed.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2024-02-28. Fields project name (from 3 projects) translated from French into English using the European Commission's eTranslation machine translation service.

The projects which fields include an eTranslation English text are the ones with the following acronyms: RESMYLE, OENOMED and RE-MED.

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