Duration 07.2020 – 12.2022
The RESART_4Danube project is co-funded by 3 European Union funds, the European Regional Development Fund, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ERDF, IPA, ENI).
Budget in Euro:

Overall: 1.814.895
ERDF Contribution: 1.348.100
IPA Contribution: 57.710,75
ENI Contribution: 136.850

Web page: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/restart-4danube

Cities face challenges to develop a culture that generates public/private synergies to promote SMEs & stimulate creative urban communities.

The activities will produce 10 outputs:

• 1 common strategy
• 1 set of tools for Creative Urban Regeneration
• 5 Local Action Plans
• 1 package of cooperation agreements between entreprises and R&D
• 1 package of Readiness Level Audits
• 1 training toolkit

As a part of the project pilot action, 5 Local Action Plans (LAPs) will be developed. The LAPs will significantly improve the transnational & institutional cooperation and enhance the capacity building.

1. LAP 1 - New spaces for experimentation, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the CCI sector in Craiova, Romania.
2. LAP 2 - Sustainable regeneration of industrial building in Rijeka, Croatia.
3. LAP 3 - Transit-oriented development in Maribor, Slovenia.
4. LAP 4 - Refurbishing heritage and historical buildings in Sárvár, Hungary.
5. LAP 5 - Green urban regeneration in Vratsa, Bulgaria.

The partnership comprises 25 project partners coming from 12 countries and is coordinated by University “Politehnica” from Bucharest, Romania.

The project uses a quadruple helix approach through the collaboration of 11 public authorities, 7 companies & business support organizations, 4 higher education & research institutions and 3 civil society actors.

The countries participating to the RESTART_4Danube project next to Romania are Germany, Slovenija, Croatia, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Ukraine, Serbia, and Estonia.
Playing an important role in the consortium, Steinbeis 2i is a project partner responsible for two working packages, “Capitalization and Policy Recommendation” and “Communication”.

Social media links of the project are:
•             Facebook: https://fb.me/Restart4Danube
•             LinkedIn business page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/restart4danube
•             Twitter: https://twitter.com/Restart4Danube
•             Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restart4danube/