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Sub-Projects – Theme 2 – Labour markets
“B2S2B" - New concepts and processes for the whole innovation value chain in a cross-border environment
General description of the project
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) play an important role in the economic development of regions. It is in particular their ability to react flexible to customer needs and their potential of being innovative that makes them so important. In the last couple of years, it has become obvious that the closeness to science institutions can be crucial to improve an innovation process. But border regions are often far from the research centres and from customer markets; indeed borders are still considerable barriers for economic development. This barrier should be overcome since in many cases science institutions can be closely found at the other side of the border.
This is the reason why experts from seven countries come together in order to investigate the possibilities of building up integrated SMEs and knowledge centres in a cross-border context. They take a close look at effective models throughout Europe to find out the best way to bring SME's and science institutions into contact, especially for transferring the results into border regions. By disseminating best practices and successful stories in cross-border areas, the participants hope to bridge the knowledge gap and the mental differences.
For further information, please see www.b2s2b.eu.
