Interreg Europe InnoCom – A new stakeholders' meeting in Perugia to present the results of the regional analysis

The first year's work of InnoCom has concluded; the proejct began with a kick-off meeeting in Perugia on 29/30 March 2023, attended by partners from around Europe

On 28 February 2024, regional stakeholders met at offices of the Umbria Region to learn about the territorial analysis and the results of the online survey of SMEs.

The main outputs of the study activities of the project's first year are the completion of an online survey on SMEs' experiences in accessing public funding, and the Regional Analysis. The report was prepared under the guidance of Professor Cecilia Chirieleison from the Department of Political Science of the University of Perugia. The professor illustrated the first results of the survey and some key elements of the regional analysis, highlighting strengths and weaknesses of the Umbrian entrepreneurial ecosystem with respect to institutional communication aimed at accessing public financing. Download the "Regional analysis - Communication of public administration with SMEs in Umbria, Italy to promote business participation in public calls and projects" ->

Stakeholders present included representatives from Confindustria, Camera di Commercio dell'Umbria, EuropeDirect, Villa Umbra, Confcommercio, the Umbria Region and the University of Perugia.

Sviluppumbria leads InnoCom, whose partners include the Regional Development Agency of Bucharest-Ilfov (Romania),  Latvia University, the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica (Slovenia),  the Hauts de France Region (France), Carlow County Council (Ireland) and the Zemgale Planning Region (Latvia).

The Umbria Region partecipates as an associated partner, responsible for the policy PO FESR 2021-27.

InnoCom is cofinanced by the European Union (ERDF) through the Interreg Europe programme with a total budget of 1,511,394 euros for the period 2023-2027.