Project description
Pushing for a green industrial transition
SMEs have in recent years played an important part in developing and introducing novel methodologies and technologies. They have received assistance from funding agencies that provide them with the necessary support. However, the dangers posed by climate change are now requiring them to embrace greener technologies and processes to overcome related challenges. The EU-funded CAFEIN project aims to help achieve this by developing and implementing a joint action plan for funding agencies to bring about the green industrial transition of their SMEs. The plan is to help reach a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 by improving circular economies, resource efficiency and new European industrial value chains.
Objective
CAFEIN aims at facilitating the design and subsequent adoption by national innovation funding agencies (members of the Innovation Funding Advisory Board) of an inclusive and cross border joint action plan to support the green industrial transition of their SMEs. The action plan will participate to make Europe climate neutral by 2050 with improved circular economy, resource efficiency and resilience, building European industrial value chains. The project uses a bottom-up approach, where national cluster associations act as facilitators and innovation ecosystem experts for national funding agencies. Having associations of clusters as partners will allow to efficiently engage and connect all stakeholders of the quadruple helix (public authorities, start-ups, SMEs, large companies, investors, research and innovation actors, academia, incubators and business servicCAFEIN aims at facilitating the design and subsequent adoption by national innovation funding agencies (members of the project’s Innovation Funding Advisory Board) of an inclusive joint action plan to support the green industrial transition of their SMEs. This joint action plan will participate to make Europe climate neutral by 2050 with improved circular economy, resource efficiency and resilience, building European industrial value chains. The project uses a bottom-up approach, where association of clusters act as facilitators and ecosystems experts for national funding agencies. Having associations of clusters as partners will allow to efficiently engage and connect all the quadruple helix’s stakeholders (public authorities, start-ups, SMEs, large companies, investors, research and innovation actors, academia, incubators and business service providers). Citizens will also be addressed, making them aware on the green industrial transition and collaboration challenges and opportunities. Furthermore, the partners will represent innovation leaders and less advanced innovation ecosystems, leaving no one behind.
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinator
75116 Paris
France