11/09/2020
BLUE CROWDFUNDING- Capacity Building of BLUE Economy Stakeholders to Effectively use CROWDFUNDING.
PROJECT TITLE: BLUE CROWDFUNDING- Capacity Building of BLUE Economy
Stakeholders to Effectively use CROWDFUNDING.
ACRONYM: BLUE CROWDFUNDING
ABOUT The project is focused on the fact that Blue economy
innovation in the Mediterranean could be significantly improved, if more
investment funds would be available. One possible solution is the use of
Crowdfunding (CF), but in the MED area, knowledge and capacities for CF are
still low in comparison to North EU. The project general objective is to
improve innovation capacities in the blue growth sector by mainstreaming the
use of crowdfunding. Additional project's ambition is to trigger change from
using public funds for innovation to use crowdfunding and crowdsourcing to
fund, test and validate innovative blue economy products and services.
Consequently blue-economy SMEs will get better access to funding and will be
able to deliver better and more innovative solutions.
EXPECTED RESULTS 1. Capacity building of blue economy SMEs on how to use CF; 2. Transnational blue-crowdfunding cluster with developed CF
services; 3. Mainstreaming the international CF trainings in business support
institutions; 4. Mainstreaming policy change and recognition of using civic
crowdfunding in regions.
KEY OUTPUTS 1. Toolkit for blue economy alternative financing 2. 15 innovative blue growth SMEs ideas supported by crowdfunding
campaigns 3. Blue crowdfunding cluster 4. Regional action plans on mainstreaming blue crowdfunding
Lead partner: E-Institute - Institute for comprehensive Development
solutions (SI)
Project partners:
- Network of the
insular CCI of the European Union
- Official Chamber of
Commerce, Industry and Shipping of Seville
- Crowdpolicy
- Goteo foundation
- University of
Algarve - CRIA - Division of Entrepreneurship and TechnologyTransfer
- Cyprus Chamber of
Commerce & Industry
- European
Crowdfunding Network
- Council of Vlora
region
- Campania Region
- Marche Region- Fish
Economy, Trade and Consumer Protection Unit
- Faculty of
Economics and Businesses, University of Rijeka
- Region of Central
Macedonia, Directorate of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support
Project value: 2,112,691.00 €
Project is supported by the INTERREG MED Programme of the European
Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Total co-financing amounts: 1,996,946.50 €
Project duration: 11.2019-06.2022
