PARTNERSHIP LOCATIONS

 

The Partnership is composed of 9 Institutions among them regional and local authorities and development agencies:

SIPRO Agenzia per lo Sviluppo – Ferrara (I) is the project lead partner.
SIPRO is the County Board for Local Development, it’s mission is the economic development of the territory through real estate activity (included the planning and the building of infrastructures for the economic development), the improvement of the cooperation among institutions and enterprises, the management of the business incubators’ network, the economic promotion and territorial marketing. Founded in 1975, SIPRO can boast a broad experience of this territory, have the services of a professional staff and a network of specialized external experts.

EuroBic Toscana Sud – Siena (I) is a the training and Development agency, its main task is to foster the economic development and the employment in the Province of Siena. It is part of the European BIC network (EBN), which assures the quality of the facilities offered to the SMEs and answers to the needs of the local area. Eurobic Toscana Sud promotes local territory by exploiting available resources and opportunities offered by the area through the creation of new enterprises and the strengthening of the ones already existent.

Provincia di Ferrara – Ferrara (I): The Province has got a large set of competences in various fields such as environmental authorizations, energy, wastes, water and air protection, transport, agriculture, fishing, tourism, SMEs support. The Province is also in charge of the management of regional, local and European funds granted to local public bodies and SMEs operating in all sectors. Moreover the Province fulfils to economic and promotional activities and manages the economic programming in partnership with local authorities, economic associations, trade unions, municipalities, local development agency, social bodies and environmental agencies. One of the main feature about which the Province is very thoughtful is the effort to foster the economic development of the county with a sustainable approach.

Udaras na Gaeltachta – Gaillimhe (IE) Údarás na Gaeltachta is a Regional Development Agency in Ireland with responsibility for the economic, social and cultural development of the Gaeltacht regions, ensuring the continuation of the Irish language as the spoken language of the community in these regions. The Gaeltacht's success in attracting mobile international investment is due to the financial and tax incentives on offer in a modern infrastructural setting. The best of what is available to industry can be found among Ireland's most beautiful scenery. It is an excellent location for anyone searching for an ideal environment in which to work and play.

Ajuntament de Granollers – Granollers (ES): Granollers, the capital of Vallés Oriental region, is an economically equilibrated city whose economic activities are evenly divided between diverse industries and a service sector which has one of its principal expressions in quality commerce. In the last years the city council is carrying on some projects specifically devoted to foster the competitiveness of local SMEs. One of the main aspects of these projects is connected with the effort of reconverting industrial areas and create an offer of new generation industrial areas.

Ayuntamiento de Ciudad Real – Ciudad Real (ES): the Town Council of Ciudad Real, through its Councillorship for employment and economic promotion, has set up different projects in the fields of economic development, employment and environmental policy. The most relevant
projects achieved in the last five years, most of them through European funds, are
connected with Employment, NICTs, Training, technological parks and the development of SMEs competitiveness. One of the aims of the Councillorship for Employment and Economic Promotion is to increase the cooperation and the exchange of experiences with other European regions, thanks to the projects promoted and the new economic scene characterizing the region".

Diputation de Granada - Granada (ES): It is an institution with vast experience in co-ordinating numerous business initiatives at provincial level. The Metropolitan Area and Spatial Programmes Department; this is the specialised instrument with which the Diputación de Granada collaborates to consolidate local development in the province. In this context, it offers services in the following sectors: NICT and SMEs, European programmes, information service for the Municipalities of the Province, advice about business projects, training and employment programmes.

Fundacion Ferrol Metropoli –Ferrol (ES): is a Foundation for the socioeconomic development of Ferrol area with the ultimate intention of involving the public institutions and the businesses by means of a common project-a metropolis based on strategic planning. The activities are: Strategic planning, Information and promotion for business, research studies, external promotion of the metropolitan area, organisation of conferences and events, promotion of the cooperation between the private and public sectors.

Dèl-Dunàntuli Regionàlis Fejlesztèsi Ugynoksèg Kht – Pecs (HU): The South-Transdanubian Regional Development Agency was founded in July 1998 as a working body for the South-Transdanubian Regional Development Council. The Agency has three offices in the 3 largest cities of the region (Pécs, Kaposvár, Szekszárd). Besides acting as a work organisation agent for the Regional Development Council, the Agency also performs important economic development and organisational tasks, as well as takes a leading role in promoting regionalisation and preparation for access to the EU. Its role also includes the regional co-ordination of grass-roots processes of national planning.