Building on a successful pilot action from 2014-2020, the Commission proposes to create the Interregional Innovative Investments. Regions with matching ‘smart specialisation’ assets will be given more support to build pan-European clusters in priority sectors such as big data, circular economy, advanced manufacturing or cybersecurity.
The regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 2 regions of the Union covering contiguous functional areas, taking into account, where applicable, macro-regional strategies
Specific objectives under PO4:
Proposals should focus also on:
Building on a successful pilot action from 2014-2020, the Commission proposes to create the Interregional Innovative Investments. Regions with matching ‘smart specialisation’ assets will be given more support to build pan-European clusters in priority sectors such as big data, circular economy, advanced manufacturing or cybersecurity.
For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land borders with third countries or partner countries. Regions on maritime borders which are connected over the sea by a fixed link shall also be supported under cross-border cooperation.
Specific objectives under PO4:
Proposals should focus also on:
(depending on the call)
(depending on the call)
Close a strong consortium as soon as possible
Hire a specialist consultant if you don’t have previous experience;
Read the call thoroughly;
Overestimate the budget