[Erik Logar]

Idea Overview:

Many peripheral and rural areas in the Euro-Mediterranean region have registered geographical indications (GIs), particularly Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), with the hope of boosting their local economies and protecting traditional foods and their producers. However, preliminary research shows significant challenges: in many regions, these GIs exist only on paper and are not fully implemented. This is unfortunate because successful examples like Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Aceto Balsamico demonstrate how powerful GIs can be for local economic and territorial development.

Project Aim:

We aim to develop and implement new solutions to help regions where GIs exist but are not functioning well in practice. Our goal is to create a common tool, strategy, or governance model that identifies challenges and successes of each GI and provides practical support to improve their implementation and impact.

Project Objectives:

Identify Challenges and Successes:

Conduct thorough research to understand the specific issues each GI faces.
Analyze successful cases to extract best practices.
Develop Practical Solutions:

Create strategies and tools to address identified challenges.
Promote the exchange of good practices among regions.
Empower Local Stakeholders:

Connect producers, local governments, and support services.
Provide training and resources to improve GI management.
Enhance Marketing and Production:

Develop marketing strategies to promote GIs.
Optimize production processes and organize producer networks.
Call for Partners:

We are seeking partners from the Euro-Mediterranean area who are interested in developing these solutions. We warmly welcome stakeholders with knowledge and ideas in this field, especially those with previous INTERREG experience. Ideal partners include:

Universities and research organizations
Associations of producers
Local and regional governments
Support service providers
Join Us:

If you are passionate about protecting traditional foods, supporting local economies, and have experience or interest in geographical indications, we invite you to join our project. Together, we can empower regions to fully realize the benefits of their GIs, creating a more vibrant and sustainable local economy.

Contact Information:

Please reach out to us with your interest, ideas, and any relevant experience. We look forward to collaborating with you to make this initiative a success. Post message below or send email to erik.logar@zrc-sazu.si

[Blagoy Klimov]

I am writing to you on behalf of BATTI. We are very interested in becoming a partner in your project proposal.
Bulgarian Association for Transfer of Technology and Innovation (BATTI) is the largest association in Bulgaria, focusing on the transfer of technology and innovation. BATTI has a head office in Varna. BATTI’s experts have been involved in more than 60 regional and international projects as a Lead organization and partner funded under Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, COSME, Bulgaria-Romania Cross Border Cooperation Programme, Bulgaria-Greece Cross Border Cooperation Programme, Black Sea Joint Operational Programme, Southeast Europe-Transnational Cooperation programme and different Operational programs in Bulgaria. BATTI’s experts have years of experience in running and managing projects covering a wide range of actions including facilitating the public-private interaction, planning issues, capacity building and knowledge transfer for SMEs, companies, developing ICT and cloud technologies, public sector, developing regional and national tourism development plans, environment protection strategies, sustainable development, responsibility, promoting best practises in business support, providing professional and structured support services stimulating the development of the local economy business sectors, entrepreneurship’s initiatives, cluster’s initiatives, life-long learning, youth activities, immigrants’ integration, social entrepreneurship, empowering disabled people and cross-border cooperation.
The team of the association has extensive and varied in-depth experience in the preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and dissemination of results of projects, both as a leader and a partner organization.
BATTI may provide established contacts, networks, resources and experience necessary to more than 400 stakeholders in Bulgaria and the region from the public sector, NGOs, SMEs, universities, companies, etc; bringing together actors and stakeholders to facilitate learning, exchange of experience, culturally and economically to further develop existing and create new creative industries within the region and beyond.
Our project portfolio consists of a broad range of international projects, such as:
Increasing the Conformance of Academia towards Rehabilitation Engineering (i-Care), Development of Entrepreneurship in the Black Sea Basin (TREASURE), Black Sea Joint Environmental Monitoring and Protection (ALERT), Vocational Education and Training on Product Environmental Management for the Footwear and Textile Sector (EcoTextyle), etc. Further participation in the said project will complement the whole cycle of our services, add value to our mission and main activities, will creatively mobilize our resources and further the existing partnerships of BATTI, stimulating the creation of new links. A valuable output for BATTI is the opportunity to expand its internationalization and profit from the challenges of a broader partnership.
We would also love to learn more about your idea. If you wish to know more, you can visit our website (batti.eu) or send us an email (battinnovation@gmail.com). We will be looking forward to your reply and hopefully working together soon!

[Andrea Smolić]

Dear Erik,
I’m contacting you in the name of the Institution for the Development of Competence, Innovation and Specialization of Zadar County INOVAcija.
INOVAcija has a team of highly highly qualified experts with multidisciplinary skills and experience in managing EU projects (co)financed in the framework of different programmes. Also, we have participated in projects (both as project partner and as a lead partner).
Through the implementation of the projects, INOVAcija collaborated with the different sectors and target groups that are needed for the successful implementation of the project proposal. Also, we are a public institution funded by Zadar County and one of our core businesses is contribution to the development of a technologically innovative and competitive economy of Zadar County.
We find Your project proposal very interesting and would love to know more about it. We are open to new ideas and innovative approaches and we are looking to join as partner into this call.
Feel free to contact us to share project and activities information on: andrea.smolic@inovacija-zadar.hr
Looking forward to your reply.

Best regards,
Andrea Smolić

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