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SIRA DANUBE:
Competence Centres
„Smart and Innovative
Rural Areas“
Presentation of the project
development, 10.12.2015
Project history
EU Danube Strategy
 joint Action plan of 14 member states
 11 Priority Areas (PA)
 PA 8 Competitiveness
 Working Groups
Innovation and Technology Transfer
Cluster of Excellence
Vocational Training
Entrepreneurial Learning
Competitiveness in Rural and Urban Areas
Environmental Technology and Energy Efficiency
SIRA DANUBE activities at the University of Hohenheim since July 2013
Project history
2013-2014 prephase
2014 announcement of Danube Transnational Programme and Pre-Funds
03/2015 Workshop Hohenheim
► Centre of Competences approach as key idea of SIRA Danube project needs to be
adjusted for INTERREG proposal (budget) and broadened (to country situations and
different strategies to enhance innovation)
► smart combination of activities needed with other funds, since INTERREG is no means
for pure research and infrastructure investments
► Inclusion of pilot projects (also from other funding sources)
► Partnership is strong and expanded, but bias on academia
05-08/2015 START project activities
23 September 2015 call for proposal in Danube Transnational Programme
10/2015 planning workshop
And submission of expression of Interest in DTP
project concept: base
Focus on the bio-economy of rural areas
Bioeconomy includes all
economic sectors which use
biological resources such as
plants, animals, and microorganisms.
SMEs in Rural Areas in the Danube Region
Agriculture, forestry, the
food industry, but also parts
of the chemical, energy,
pharmaceutical, cosmetic,
and textile industries are part
of bioeconomy.
 have limited opportunities to benefit from R&D
programmes and activities
“Bioeconomics” designates a
type of economics that is
knowledge-based, innovative, and sustainable.
https://bio-oekonomie.uni-hohenheim.de/concept
 are hampered by a lack of market access for
products and services, lack of liquidity, big
share of shadow economy and frozen
investment plans
 comprise unexploited potentials for the valorization of agriculture and food value chains
 are agriculturally dominated with a high
percentage of small farms and micro enterprises
 face unsolved problems through aging
population, low living standards, poor
infrastructure and the respective effects on the
local economy, social and cultural life
Project concept: 1
Overall goals: SIRA Danube
Centres of Competence support
the:
- competitiveness of SMEs in
rural areas in the Danube
region
- optimization of value chains
and product life cycles of
agricultural and food products
as well as by-products and
residues
- capacity building of local and
regional actors of the bioeconomy
- transnational cooperation for
research and development
projects of regional relevance
CC for sustainable management of
natural resources
CC for regional value chains in crop
production
CC for entrepreneurship in processing
and marketing of small farm products
CC for food processing of regional,
traditional products
CC for renewable energies from
biomass and waste
Project concept: 2
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‘Hot spots’ along the value chain
WP1 Project Management
Transnational Network set-up
Horizontal / cross-cutting topics (WP7)
WP5
processing and marketing of
regional, traditional products
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WP4
processing and marketing of
small farm products
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WP3
primary production and
natural resource use
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Innovation tools, approaches and set-ups
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Organization and cooperation of actors
WP6
renewable energies from
biomass and waste
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Quality assurance
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Entrepreneurship of producers/ actors
optimization of value chains and product life cycles of
agricultural and food products as well as by-products
and residues
WP2 Project communication, dissemination within
Project concept: 3
Civil society
Business praxis, farm
enterprises
Research, academia
Public involvement
WP3
Sustainable resource use in
crop production
(innovation – overall topic)
WP4
on farm processing and marketing
of small farm products
Quality assurance + risk management
WP5
Supply chain management for
regional food
Organization and cooperation
WP6
Green livelihoods (renewable
energies from biomass and waste)
Entrepreneurship + capacity building
development of value chains on
local, cross-border and regional
markets
WP2 Communication and Dissemination in the transnational Network
Individuals
Groups
processes
WP1 Project Management
SIRA Danube Workshop 19-20 October 2015 | introduction | project concept
Potential WP7 ‚capitalisation‘
=> tools, methods, approaches for innovative learning systems
Project concept
(‘content’ ) - work packages are related
to the content of developing specific
products (e.g. trad. food), processes
(e.g. use of waste) and the respective
valorization in local, regional value
chains
WP
WP
WP
Cross-cutting topics analyze and
develop successful methods, tools and
approaches and feed the experiences
into the transnational partnership –
WP ‘capitalization’
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Q
O&C
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Tangible project outputs are produced at the
intersection of content/ case examples and
transferable methods and approaches
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(should also include horizontal principles laid
down in transnational program: environment,
sustainable development, equal opportunities and
non-discrimination, equality between men and
women)
Project concept
The knowledge triangle/ quadruple helix inputs to the project:
as a third dimension with the inclusion/ co-operation of different actors:
Research: Short-termed accompanying analyses support the development or
assessment of the case examples and deliver timely results to be used during
project life time.
Private involvement of praxis: ensures needs orientation, delivers the case
examples and implements pilots for experience gathering and sharing
Public involvement: supports project work of societal interest, improves
framework conditions and disseminates developed tools, approaches within the
related administration, services
Civil society: stakeholder involvement and re-assurance that the project activities
meet demand and needed problem solutions
Project concept
Specific contents
& case examples
concerning the development
and optimization of value chains
Transferable
methods
&
approaches
UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | EASTERN EUROPE AND ASIA
Dr. sc. agr. Angelika Thomas