Developing innovation network for uptake of solutions in robotics and sensors to improve monitoring and prevention of pollution of freshwater and sea ecosystems
Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Croatia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - MontenegroDescription
Piloting of centralized environmental monitoring system(EN)
Real-time web application for monitoring of environmental parameters in hot spots(EN)
Thematic information
Priority:
(VI-A_HR-B-ME_1) Smart investments in research, innovation and competitive entrepreneurshipPriority specific objective:
RSO1.1. Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologiesPriority policy objective (Interreg specific objective):
PO1 A more competitive and smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivityType of intervention:
004 Investment in fixed assets, including research infrastructure, in public research centres and higher education directly linked to research and innovation activitiesPartners (6)
Lead Partner: Sveučilište u Zadru
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 10839679016
Department: Center for geospatial technologies and Department of geography
Address: Ulica Mihovila Pavlinovića , 23000 Zadar, Croatia
Department address: Ulica Mihovila Pavlinovića , 23000 Zadar, Croatia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: https://www.unizd.hr/
Total budget: EUR 294 491.97
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 250 318.17
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 44 173.80
- Fond za inovacije Crne Gore
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Name: Fond za inovacije Crne Gore
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 03382052
Address: Mihajla Laića, 81 000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Legal status: public
Organisation type: N.a.
Website: http://www.fondzainovacije.me
Total budget: EUR 94 080.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 79 968.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 14 112.00
- JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE/POMORSKI FAKULTET KOTOR
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Name: JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE/POMORSKI FAKULTET KOTOR
Department: Faculty of maritime studies Kotor
Partner’s ID if not PIC: ME3031039516
Address: Cetinjski put, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Department address: Put I Bokeljske brigade, 85331 Kotor, Montenegro
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://www.ucg.ac.me
Total budget: EUR 231 100.80
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 196 435.68
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 34 665.12
- Privredna Gospodarska komora Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine
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Name: Privredna Gospodarska komora Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine
Partner’s ID if not PIC: BA200005540007
Address: Branislava Đurđeva , 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legal status: public
Organisation type: N.a.
Website: http://www.kfbih.com
Total budget: EUR 145 387.52
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 123 579.39
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 21 808.13
- Institut Ruđer Bošković
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Name: Institut Ruđer Bošković
Department: Division for Marine and Environmental Research
Partner’s ID if not PIC: HR69715301002
Address: Bijenička, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Department address: Ribarski institut , 22000 ŠIBENIK, Croatia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: https://www.irb.hr
Total budget: EUR 280 645.31
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 238 548.51
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 42 096.80
- Šibensko-kninska županija
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Name: Šibensko-kninska županija
Department: Department for environmental protection, spatial planning, construction and communal affairs
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 99395814920
Address: Trg Pavla Šubića I., 22000 Šibenik, Croatia
Department address: Trg Pavla Šubića I., 22000 Šibenik, Croatia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Regional public authority
Website: https://www.sibensko-kninska-zupanija.hr/
Total budget: EUR 170 940.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 145 299.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 25 641.00
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Summary
Project acronym: ROBONETCBC
Project ID: HR-BA-ME00269
Project start date: 2024-10-01
Project end date: 2027-03-31
Project status:
ongoingRelevant linked projects:
- WA-MBRELLA (EN) | The project answers to the question with the creation of a wide umbrella of actions for protecting water which is the natural element that is directly related to both the human practice (and human life) and to the natural ecosystems. These umbrella actions for the protection of the water resources constitute the project with the acronym "wa-brella".
- The overall objective of the project is the reduction of the environmental footprint of human activities with sustainable use of natural water resources in ecosystems of the cross border area. In Almopia, a great area is included in the Natura2000 network with a forest characterized as a Monument of Nature and a part of the EU Biogenetic Reserve Network. Additionally, endemic species of flora can be found in the numerous mountains, accompanied with protected species of avifauna making crucial the role of the 40 villages of the municipality to the protection of biodiversity. Negotino has also a significant natural environment with the river Vardar pasing through its territory and the area Orlovo Brdo which is a Natural Monument according to national law. Thus, the halt of the overexploitation and degradation of the natural water resources is needed, focusing on water polution, water stress, overconsumption of water and the vivid involvement of the citizens. (EN), AQUA-M II (EN) | Axios/Vardar River represents one of the main aquatic resources of the cross-border area of Greece – The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Therefore, the protection and preservation of the quality of the water stands as an issue of central importance in the framework of cross-border cooperation. The river’s water plays a vital role for all human activities taking place in the area, including the ones with major economic importance, such as agriculture, extractive activities and industry. As a result, the river’s aquatic environment is being increasingly pressured while the water quality is under threat by the irresponsible use and the disposal of agricultural, municipal and industrial waste. At the same time, the effective management of aquatic resources involves increased operational and functional costs for the local authorities, while it is practically impossible to be achieved without joint action among the responsible stakeholders from both sides of the border.
- Its main objective are the effective and continuous monitoring of the water quality management of Axios River through the application of joint monitoring and management systems and the strengthening of cooperation among responsible stakeholders and authorities. Specifically, the project aims to:
- - Improve the river’s water quality.
- - Establish a permanent technological network for the 24/7 monitoring of specific water quality parameters
- - Establish an operational cooperation network for the prevention, protection and immediate action in case of emergency and potential threats among local authorities of the cross-border area and scientific experts.
- - To improve cooperation among public and private stakeholders as well as the society and the local population of the cross-border area for the protection of the river. (EN), HarmoNIA (EN) | The overall increase in maritime transport, coastal urbanization and the foreseen increase in offshore oil and gas atraction pose serious risks of pollution from hazardous substances for several coastal states in the whole Mediterranean, and in particular in the Adriatic - Ionian region. Countries sharing a marine region or sub-region should adopt a common approach to environmental monitoring, good environmental status definition and assessment.
- In the Adriatic – Ionian marine sub-regions, the level of coherence and consistency of several EU and regional environmental policies, particularly in the assessment of contamination from hazardous substances, needs a common implementation. In the framework of enhancing the capacity to tackle environmental vulnerability and safeguard ecosystem services at transnational scale, the objective of HarmoNIA is twofold: to share best practices to support the harmonized implementation of marine environmental directives in the ADRION region to strengthen the network of data infrastructures to facilitate access and re-use of marine data among countries bordering the Adriatic – Ionian Seas.
- Building on the EU initiative EMODnet for the management and supply of fragmented marine data, HarmoNIA will strengthen the existing transnational network of data infrastructures to facilitate access and re-use of marine data among countries bordering the Adriatic – Ionian Seas. The project will improve the coherence, among most countries bordering the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, all Contracting Parties of the Barcelona Convention, of protocols for monitoring and for assessment of contaminants in the marine environment and will facilitate data and information exchange within the region. (EN), TOUREST (EN) | TOUREST will support the development and proliferation of sustainable tourism policies & practices to increase water efficiency in ADRION coastal areas, seeking to: a) minimise the negative impacts of tourism activities on natural heritage, and b) protect increasingly scarce water resources. These focal interventions points will directly contribute to the implementation of the 4th EUSAIR pillar. ΜΑΙΝ TARGET GROUPS Territorial public authorities & bodies responsible for policies on water efficiency, environment, and tourism SMEs & enterprises in the tourism sector Key stakeholders, such as water infrastructure providers, business support organisations, and environmental agencies. OVERALL APPROACH AND MAIN OUTPUTS TOUREST partners will employ a comprehensive and integrated studying, testing, and transferability approach, rooted in transnational cooperation, involving all aforementioned target groups and stakeholders. Its main outputs are: A joint ADRION area strategy and resources for public authorities to monitor & assess sustainable tourism water management (O.T1.1) Demonstration of water use monitoring and assessment impact on increasing the sustainability level of the tourism sector (O.T2.1) Action plans (x6) for public authorities and tourism stakeholders of the partners’ areas (O.T3.1) To this end, TOUREST will produce the following main deliverables: Studies and policy recommendations for public authorities to support the integration of sustainable tourism water management measures, and for tourism enterprises to adopt best management practices in day to day operations (supporting O.T1.1, O.T3.1). Water sustainability indicators & evaluation criteria to measure tourism sector performance on water efficiency (supporting O.T1.1) An innovative digital tool for SMEs & enterprises to monitor, compare, and self-assess water efficiency performance & efforts, and for public authorities to assess the overall territorial situation (supporting OT2.1) (EN),
- I-STORMS (EN) | In adapting its Climate Change indicators according to the IPCC V Assessment Report (2014), the EEA has introduced two indicators relevant for the I-STORMS project: a) flood & health as “extreme coastal high-water events have increased the risk of river & coastal flooding in many European regions”; b) storms as they “may lead to structural damage, flooding & storm surges”. Indeed, extreme sea storms events are recognized, by the scientific community, as one of the major factors, together with the anthropic pressures, affecting the coastal changes. Coastal flooding & erosion, impacts on ecosystems, damages to infrastructures & productive activities can be worsen if combined with the absence of adequate early warning systems, coordinated strategies, coastal management & planning with significant related economic costs. The territorial challenges linked to lack of shared information & know-how on sea storms, poor macro-regional cooperation, low data interoperability, lack of coordination & exchange on civil protection procedures will be jointly faced by the I-STORMS partners. The aim is to enhance transnational cooperation sharing knowledge, data & forecasts through a common infrastructure, joint strategies to deal with sea storm emergencies, improving at the same time countries' capacities on data interoperability, early warning & civil protection procedures, in alignment with the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The innovative approach on data sharing, the common guidelines on early warning & civil protection, the transnational strategy, and the permanent cooperation table set up by the project will ensure that current challenges are faced & overcome in the framework of EUSAIR and with a medium-term implementation perspective. Project benefits will firstly tackle citizens of the Adriatic-Ionian coastal areas and competent public administrations, but also decision makers, sectoral agencies, marine productive activities, research & scientific community.
- (EN), CORMA Project (EN) | OGS explain regarding underwater noise, OGS has developed, as part of the CORMA
- (COntrollo Rumore MArino) project, a system for monitoring underwater noise and
- installed it on our buoy in the Gulf of Trieste. The results of the project will be embedded in ROBONETCBC activities mainly analysis and relevant secondary research data. (EN), Innovamare (EN) | Innovamare's mission is to work on the development of innovative marine
- technologies that enable the monitoring and protection of the Adriatic Sea.
- Innovamare has developed two autonomous surface robotic solutions that enable the
- monitoring of seawater quality based on various parameters. The second technology
- developed by Innovamare are smart buoys that can measure physicochemical
- parameters of seawater in the water column (such as salinity, temperature, etc.) and
- collect and send data to a dedicated platform. Innovamare has resulted in the establishment of Digital Innovation Hub Innovamare where 3 our of 6 ROBONETCBC consortium members are founding members. DIH Innovamare wishes to extend its network to BA and MNE but also contribute to the application of new innovative technologies in the marine and freshwater ecosystems of the area. (EN), PEPSEA (EN) | Main objective of the project is to protect the Adriatic sea from pollution coming from ships, offshore platforms and inland sources, to increase the quality of life for coastal population and to preserve biodiversity of the Adriatic region. Croatian and Italian partners worked together on increasing the safety of the Adriatic sea, protecting it from natural and man-made disasters, which will produce benefits for the fishery and tourism sector. This model of protection and response to pollution is believed to be transferable to other parts of the Adriatic and perhaps beyond. ROBONETCBC will continue to develop its approach based on the results of the PEPSEA project. (EN)
Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 216 645.60
Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 034 148.75
Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%
Co-financing sources:
- IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 1 034 148.75. Co-financing rate, 85.00%.
Investments, deliverables, policy contributions
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Deliverables:
Contribution to wider strategies and policies:
Programme Common Output Indicator:
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RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
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RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
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RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:
Programme Common Result Indicator:
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RCR 084 - Organisations cooperating across borders after project completion, Measurement unit:
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RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSAIR
EUSAIR Priority (Policy) area / Horizontal action:
EUSAIR Degree of compliance:
Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project
Financing programme
2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Croatia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Montenegro
Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme
2025-12-15
No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)
37 / 37 (100%)
No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)
167 / 167 (100%)
Notes on the data
The end dates of project: - RACE 2 - APOLLO - CODES - SMART STEP are an approximation based on the programme's List of Operations available on the programme's website on 2024 -09-18. There the end date is marked in quarters. Combined total of all projects partnerships (11764705.89) in field total_budget is larger than projects total (1499618.4) of total_budget.