Boosting INVESTments in INnovation of SMEs along the entire FISHery and aquaculture value chain

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Italy - Croatia

Date of latest update: 2024-03-26

Description

Description (EN):

INVESTINFISH main objective is strengthening of competitiveness of F&A production system through promotion of investment programs aimed at acquisition of innovation services. INVESTINFISH implements pilot actions providing some IT-HR F&A SMEs with a roadmap to innovation instruments & services, boosting creation of marketable innovative products and/or processes that will improve the SMEs potential market positioning. Expected benefits for enterprises are: accelerate time to market, increase linkages with innovators, increase F&A enterprises R&D expenditures in new&greener components/technologies/services, to boost HR-IT competitiveness. INVESTINFISH intends also to offer to the F&A sector to substitute the value chain concept with value network, proposing a shift from traditional value chains towards more collaborative value networks. Information added on 2020-05-18, regarding the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19 (the coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019) (English language only): Support to SMEs in F&A sector for new entrepreneurship development.

Achievements (EN):

The goal of the INVESTINFISH project is to strengthen the competitiveness of the production system in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors by promoting investment programs aimed at acquiring innovative services. During the implementation of the project a pool of 48 companies, 8 for each pilot area were involved in the project through pilot activities carried out with the aim of creating innovative products and processes that would improve the position of these companies in the market. INVESTINFISH ENABLES DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE INVESTMENTS OF ISTRIAN ENTREPRENEURS IN SECTOR OF FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE As part of the INVESTIFISH project, the Istrian Development Agency prepared an analysis of the current situation and guidelines for the development of fishery and aquaculture in the County of Istria and these were recently presented at the Association of Craftsmen Poreč. On that occasion, director of IDA, Boris Sabatti, emphasized that the document contains a vision for the implementation of the strategic transformation of fishery and aquaculture in Istria for the upcoming programming period with the aim of strengthening the sustainability of the blue economy. The emphasis in the analysis and guidelines is on strengthening the sustainability of Istrian fishery and aquaculture in all its aspects (ecological, social, economic) and on introducing innovations in fisheries and the value chain of fishery products, strengthening cooperation between the public sector, scientific community and private sector. Technologies, production processes and standards of market recognition certificates and transfer of knowledge and experience. The main part of the document was dedicated to the specifics of the fishery and aquaculture sector in Istria County, based primarily on input data collected from 8 Istrian companies operating in the fishery and aquaculture sector that were willing to receive experts support for investment in innovation and have expressed interest thought the public call announced by IDA. The presented analysis includes the needs and planned investments of these economic entities, and their business ideas through the activities of the project INVESTINFISH were shaped to the level of investment studies that will serve for the further development of their business ideas.

Website: http://www.italy-croatia.eu/

Expected Outputs (EN):

The durability of INVESTINFISH outputs and results is linked to the results got from the evaluation of technical feasibility & economic & environmental sustainability of the pilot application of innovative solutions. They will be used for the definition of monitoring indicators of some thematic KPI to evaluate and measure the impacts of the pilots. Another important aspect is related to the financing streams for F&A SMEs: the INVESTINFISH strategy, discussed with the ESIF Funds public Regional Authorities and also with the EC DGs, will be proposed as approach to mitigate existing disparities between regions and as model for other industries.

Thematic information

SME and entrepreneurship Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Specific Objective: Enhance the framework conditions for innovation in the relevant sectors of the blue economy within the cooperation area

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 (6)

Lead Partner: T2I-TRASFERIMENTO TECNOLOGICO E INNOVAZIONE SCARL

Address: PIAZZA DELLE ISTITUZIONI 34/A, 31100 Treviso, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.italy-croatia.eu/invenstinfish

Total budget: EUR 344 280.00

ERDF budget: EUR 292 638.00

Agencija za ruralni razvoj Zadarske županije

Name: Agencija za ruralni razvoj Zadarske županije

Address: GLAGOLJAŠKA 14, 23000 Zadarska, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.italy-croatia.eu/invenstinfish

Total budget: EUR 174 240.00

ERDF budget: EUR 148 104.00

Istarska razvojna agencija – IDA d.o.o.

Name: Istarska razvojna agencija – IDA d.o.o.

Address: MLETACKA 12, 52100 Istarka, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.italy-croatia.eu/invenstinfish

Total budget: EUR 207 620.00

ERDF budget: EUR 176 477.00

PUNTO CONFINDUSTRIA S.R.L.

Name: PUNTO CONFINDUSTRIA S.R.L.

Address: VIA DELLE INDUSTRIE N 19, 30175 Venezia, Italy

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.italy-croatia.eu/invenstinfish

Total budget: EUR 257 100.00

ERDF budget: EUR 218 535.00

DISTRETTO AGROALIMENTARE REGIONALE

Name: DISTRETTO AGROALIMENTARE REGIONALE

Address: VIA GRAMSCI 89-91, 71122 Foggia, Italy

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.italy-croatia.eu/invenstinfish

Total budget: EUR 238 040.00

ERDF budget: EUR 202 334.00

SVILUPPO MARCHE SRL

Name: SVILUPPO MARCHE SRL

Address: VIA RAFFAELLO SANZIO 85, 60125 Ancona, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.italy-croatia.eu/invenstinfish

Total budget: EUR 277 160.00

ERDF budget: EUR 235 586.00

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Zadar County Rural Development Agency

Boosting INVESTments in INnovation of SMEs along the entire FISHery and aquaculture value chain

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Istrian development agency – IDA ltd.

Boosting INVESTments in INnovation of SMEs along the entire FISHery and aquaculture value chain

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PUNTO CONFINDUSTRIA S.R.L.

Boosting INVESTments in INnovation of SMEs along the entire FISHery and aquaculture value chain

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REGIONAL AGROFOOD DISTRICT

Boosting INVESTments in INnovation of SMEs along the entire FISHery and aquaculture value chain

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SVILUPPO MARCHE SRL

Boosting INVESTments in INnovation of SMEs along the entire FISHery and aquaculture value chain

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T2I – TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND INNOVATION S.C.A R.L.

Boosting INVESTments in INnovation of SMEs along the entire FISHery and aquaculture value chain

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Summary

Project name (EN): Boosting INVESTments in INnovation of SMEs along the entire FISHery and aquaculture value chain

Project acronym: INVESTINFISH

Project start date: 2019-01-01

Project end date: 2021-12-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 498 440.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 273 674.00

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 273 674.00.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

Deliverable 3.1.1 Mapping Innovation Poles Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 3.1.2 Funding Schemes - Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 3.1.3 Mapping Innovation Needs - Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 3.2.1 Collection FF Previous EU Projects’ Results - Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 3.2.2 Worldwide Technologies Periscope

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 3.2.4 3 Cross-border Blue Innovation thematic Labs in AN-IT, RO-IT, ZADAR-HR

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2022-03-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 4.1.2 5 Transnational thematic focus groups with regional authorities for sharing a common vision

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 4.4.2 Development of potential public, private, public-private funding platforms

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 5.1.2 Specific Action plan for transferring

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 5.3.2 5 Tactics for innovative funding schemes

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Studies / surveys

Deliverable 3.2.3 Worldwide Incubation And Acceleration Models For SMEs In Fishery & Aquaculture Sectors

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 4.1.1 Joint Methodology For The Policy Uptake And Legitimization Of The Project Innovation Service

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 5.1.1 Methodological document

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 5.4.1 Position Paper

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Deliverable 5.6.2 Operational e-manual to deliver innovation services in the F&A cross-value chain

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

Investinfish: azioni di trasferimento delle risultanze di progetto e sostenibilità futura

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2021-12-30

Languages: en

Knowledge Elicitation video

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://programming14-20.italy-croatia.eu/web/investinfish

Publication date: 2023-09-21

Document date: 2022-01-12

Languages: hr, en, it

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Italy - Croatia

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2024-03-01

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816 / 820 (99.51%)

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