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CREATE 4 COMPETE. Creativity for Boosting Competence and Competitiveness. Overall Duration of the Action. 2 4 months 09/2012- 10/2014. Contracting authority Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland. Program m e Lithuania - Poland - Russia - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CREATE4COMPETE
Creativity for Boosting Competence and Competitiveness
Overall Duration of the Action
24 months
09/2012- 10/2014
Contracting authority
Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland
Programme
Lithuania - Poland - Russia
Cross - border - cooperation programme 2007-2013
Total eligible cost of the Action
395,539.840 EUR
Percentage of total eligible cost of action
90 %
Programme priority and measure
• Priority 2. Pursuing social, economic and spatial development
• Measure 2.3. Increasing competitiveness of SMEs and development of the labour market
Title of the Action
Create4Compete - Creativity for Boosting Competence and Competitiveness
Location of the Action
Lithuania, Marijampole and Kaunas Counties; Russian Federation, Kaliningrad
Oblast (region)
Project CoordinatorMarijampole Branch Office of Kaunas Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts www.chamber.lt
Project PartnersKaunas Regional Development Agency www.krda.lt
Kaliningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industrywww.kaliningrad-cci.ru
Fund Victoria www.fkt-sme.ru
Target groups
SMEs; intermediary business support structures for SMEs, in
target regions
Final Beneficiaries
SMEs sector in Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions
Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions
Estimated Results
4 business support organizations in Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions strengthened.
One new innovative business support infrastructure (BSO-EXT coachers) for SME’s created and tested.
130 SMEs’ coached to raise competitiveness, entrepreneurship and cooperation of SMEs’.
20 SMEs’ knowledge on innovations and creativity strengthened.20 companies having cross-border business capacities of
competitiveness strengthened.3 networks for benefits of SMEs in the regions created and tested.2groups of representatives of SMEs’ trained and coached to start
and develop cross border business and cooperation.
Main Activities
Raise competence and creativity of business support organizations.Improve material base of partners’ organizations for intermediary
support services for SMEs.Strengthen capacities of entrepreneurship and competitiveness of
SMEs’ in Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions.Strengthen capacities of innovations and creativity of SMEs having
interest to start cross-border business with Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad).
Create and develop the networks between partners’ organizations, SMEs’ and coachers.
Strengthen cooperation of business representatives in order to develop common ideas for cross-border business.
Specific problems and Needs the Action addresses (I)
Insufficient access to innovative public services (training services, networks and etc.) enhancing competitiveness and internationalisation of SMEs and a lack of diversity of services targeting SMEs start - ups on regional level
Insufficient application of innovative instruments for management and solving issues in SMEs
Lack of initiation of international projects and innovative activities targeted at fostering SMEs cross - border cooperation
Lack of companies and programmes and business events targeted at fostering the implementation of innovation strategies, especially on the regional level
Unnumerous number of innovative SMEs in the region Insufficient awareness on existing innovative technologies of entrepreneurs and employees.
Specific problems and Needs the Action addresses (II)
There are no cross - border activities of international business network of SMEs demanding actual trade or active entry
Insufficient experience of SMEs in the field of international cooperation (Lithuania with the Federation of Russia)
Lack of a clear regional innovative system having integrated rules as well as a system of relations between entities
Insufficient dissemination of cases on good practices of SMEs of the regions beyond the cross-border
Insufficient cooperation and common objectives between the SMEs, public institutions, education and training institutions and business support institutions by forming strategies of regional international cooperation.
Overall Objective of the Action
To contribute to encouragement of competitiveness and cross-border
co-operation of SME’s and business support structures among Marijampole,
Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions
Specific Objectives of the Action
Strengthened business support organizations in Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions;
Raised competitiveness and entrepreneurship of SMEs in Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions;
Enhanced cooperation among SMEs’, among business support organizations and among business support organizations and SMEs’ of Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions.
Expected impact of project activities to Marijampole, Kaunas and Kaliningrad regions at economical and social scales (I)
Improving Business Competitiveness and Increasing Economic Growth.
Labour Market Development and Encouragement of Entrepreneurship.
Promotion of Culture Inspiring Innovations and Creativity.
Expected impact of project activities to Marijampole, Kaunas and
Kaliningrad regions at economical and social scales (II)
Improving and Strengthening of Infrastructure of Organisation (Applicant).
Internationalisation and Cooperation Development.
Increasing Competitiveness of Region and State.
Contact information Marijampole and Kaunas Counties:E-mail: [email protected]
Kaliningrad region:E-mail: [email protected]