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Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-C Interreg Europe
Date of latest update: 2026-06-13

Description

Description (EN): SMART CON EUROPE helps to recognise regional and European needs to encourage more SMEs to successfully participate in European R+I programmes.
Project outputs: Policy instruments addressed Website: https://www.interregeurope.eu/

Thematic information

Innovation capacity and awareness-raising SME and entrepreneurship

Priority: (VI-C_IE_1) Priority 1: Strengthening institutional capacities for more effective regional development policies

Priority specific objective: ISO6.1. Enhance the institutional capacity of public authorities, in particular those mandated to manage a specific territory, and of stakeholders (all strands)

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance

Type of intervention: 173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Pomerania Development Agency Co.

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Grunwaldzka 472 D, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Total budget: EUR 337 320.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 269 856.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 67 464.00

NERE - Núcleo Empresarial da Região de Évora, Associação Empresarial

Name: NERE - Núcleo Empresarial da Região de Évora, Associação Empresarial

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Parque Industrial e Tecnológico de Évora, Rua Circular Norte, Edifício NERE, 7005-841 Évora, Portugal

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Total budget: EUR 187 960.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 131 572.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 70.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 56 388.00

Into Seinäjoki Oy

Name: Into Seinäjoki Oy

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Tiedekatu 2, 60320 Seinäjoki, Finland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Total budget: EUR 246 444.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 197 155.20

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 49 288.80

ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΔΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ

Name: ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΔΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Active Urban Planning Zone (ZEP) Kozani, 50100 Kozani, Greece

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Total budget: EUR 235 755.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 188 604.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 47 151.00

Axencia Galega de Innovación

Name: Axencia Galega de Innovación

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Rúa Airas Nunes, s/n., 15702 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Total budget: EUR 229 326.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 183 460.80

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 45 865.20

Pomorskie Voivodeship

Name: Pomorskie Voivodeship

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: ul. Okopowa 21/27, 80-810 Gdańsk, Poland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Total budget: EUR 167 323.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 133 858.40

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 33 464.60

Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France

Name: Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: 151 Avenue du Président Hoover, 59000 Lille, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Total budget: EUR 212 744.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 170 195.20

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 42 548.80

Seinäjoen kaupunki

Name: Seinäjoen kaupunki

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Kirkkokatu 6, 60100 Seinäjoki, Finland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Total budget: EUR 125 490.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 100 392.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 25 098.00

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Partners and Projects info
NERE - Business Association of the Region of Évora

Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

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Agencja Rozwoju Romorza S.A.

Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

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Into Seinäjoki Ltd

Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

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Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας

Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

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GALICIA INNOVATION AGENCY

Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

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Pomorskie Region

Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

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The Hauts-de-France Regional Council

Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

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City of Seinäjoki

Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

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Summary

Project name (EN): Smart Connection of Regional Research and Innovation Ecosystems with European R+I programmes

Project acronym: SMART CON EUROPE

Project ID: 02C0354

Project start date: 2024-04-01

Project end date: 2028-06-30

Project status: ongoing


Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 742 362.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 375 093.60

Co-financing sources:


    Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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    Programme Common Output Indicator:

    • RCO 001 - Enterprises supported (of which: micro, small, medium, large), Measurement unit:
    • RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:

    Programme Result Indicator:

    • RI 3 - Policy instruments improved thanks to Interreg Europe, Measurement unit: policy instruments
    • RI 2 - Organisations with increased capacity due to their participation in interregional cooperation, Measurement unit: organisations
    • RI01: Persons with increased capacity due to their participation to ESPON activities, Measurement unit: %
    • ISI - Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across the borders, Measurement unit: No. of organisations
    • ISO006 - Organizations whose institutional capacities have been strengthened because of their participation in activities of cooperation across borders, Measurement unit: organisations

    Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

    Financing programme

    2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-C Interreg Europe

    Latest month of project-partner-call data publication

    2026-02

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

    262 / 262 (100%)

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

    2 261 / 2 261 (100%)

    Notes on the data