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Priority 1. Economic, social and institutional cooperation . . . pag. 5Project Metris Plus code 112 1.1Project Cluster Club code 189 1.1Project Zoone code 124 1.1Project Agronet code 204 1.2Project GRCOPQ-SEWAM code 93 1.3Project SLID code 325 1.3Project Bessy code 195 1.3Project Future Medicine code 149 1.1Project B.W.S. code 314 1.4Project Youth Adrianet code 32 1.4Project Delmvet code 283 1.4Project S.I.M.P.L.E. code 309 1.4

Priority 2. Natural and Cultural Resources and Risk Prevention . . pag. 23Project Shape 167 2.1Project Archeo.S 193 2.2Project AOGRPSL.1Project MedPaths 321 2.2Project SEA-R 187 2.3Project Powered 87 2.3Project AHVN 04 2.4Project TUR.GRATE 49 2.4Project KEY Q 137 2.4Project Adristorical Lands 207 2.4

Priority 3. Accessibility and Networks . . . . . pag. 39Project Air Net 130 3.1Project A3-NET 246 3.1Project Adriatic Mos 29 3.2Project Adria.MOVE IT! 315 3.2Project APC 111 3.2Project Adri-Seaplanes 82 3.2Project Pitagora 46 3.3Project AdriaMuse 15 3.3Project F.L.A. 151 3.3Project S.T.A.R. 219 3.3

5Priority 1Economic, social and institutional cooperation

7Project METRIS Plus code 112 1.1

METRIS Plus project idea was elaborated under the leadership of the Istrian development

agency (IDA) by five different Adriatic cross-border partner regions as the follow-up

initiative of the previous Met.r.is. project that was successfully implemented by IDA and

partners within Phare 2006 - New Adriatic Neighbourghood Programme. Within Met.r.is.

project IDA and its partners set up research centre for metal industry in Istrian region

and equipped it with essential scientific equipment and tools for base metal research and

development activities. When exploring possible research development solutions for the

named centre, some preliminary analyses were made on the international level. These

analyses were related to problems and needs of research sector in the cross-border area

and it brought to light that one of the main problems to be addressed is the lack of

joint research and innovation initiatives between different relevant stakeholders in the

involved territories and quality complete solutions. Basically it was established that the

strategicvalue for the project is mainly to be found in the need to identify new solutions

in the sector of environmental research and the correlated eco-innovations. In order

to achieve this, the project summarizes and analyses joint problems and fosters the

cooperation and networking among research, public, private and academic sector in the

cross-border area. During the preliminary analyses phase IDA as lead beneficiary collected

support letters to the project proposal, issued by local public companies dealing with

environmental technologies, thus giving an added value to the project idea and ensuring

successful project implementation.

Lead Beneficiary

IDA-Istrian DevelopementAgency ltd

Programme Contribution

1.768.374,00

8Project Cluster Club code 189 1.1

The Cluster Club project aims to improve the innovations possibility of territorial and

productive system through cooperation, business opportunities and market research. It

aims also to accelerate the creation and reinforcing of clusters system, in particular the

creation of SMEs network, Public Administration, public and private institutes of research,

consumers and potential products and services purchasers and related associations of

the Adriatic Basin. Through the partnership composed by different institutions: Chambers

of Commerce and Chambers of Economy, Regional Development Agencies from Croatia,

Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Greece and Serbia, the project intends to valorize the different

information of the development skills of clusters in a strategic cross-border integrated

framework. The project is based on the analysis of the existing clusters to the nautical

sector and shipbuilding through a mapping and identification of the merchandising sector

connected to the productive chain with particular attention to wood, mechanic, plastic,

rubber, metal and textile of the project area, through the exchange of best practices

and experience of entrepreneurship cooperation, business scouting actions and match

making events. The elaboration and creation of common methodology will support the

participating Countries to establish new links between SMEs and business institutions with

aim of supporting the promotion of new financial and innovation instruments. The involved

partners have an important role for the identification and selection of firms to be involved

in the survey, by exploiting institutional databases, lists of SMEs accessing institutional

services related to internationalization and previous institutional relations. During the

implementation of the project, partners will prepare contact lists and support to the

diffusion of the questionnaires, also by providing translation into the Country languages.

Lead Beneficiary

Association of Chambers of Commerce of Veneto Region


2.629.694,71

9Project ZOONE code 124 1.1

ZOONE background is represented by successful results achieved and CBC networks

created in the previous programming project (Marcbal cod.276)concerning sustainable

development of agro-zootechnical sector in Western Balkans, by the relevance of

agriculture and husbandry in rural areas of Adriatic Countries as source of employment and

profitability. Sprung from the realization that Adriatic Countries rural and marginal areas

are affected by similar costrains, joint cross-border cooperation and innovation transfer in

the of agro zoo technical sector can play a fundamental role in order to harmonize related

policies and quality issues to fill the existing economic, institutional and social gaps among

Adriatic Countries. ZOONE aims to strengthen innovation capacity both at researchers/

technicians and institutional level to create a favorable environment and specific support

to zootechnical enterprises. Building a shared innovative scientific and institutional

baseline is the requirement to develop innovative entrepreneurial frame. ZOONE aims

to promote innovative joint research activities and scientific-institutional cooperation

networks(reinforcing and widening the existing cbc network)to strengthen Adriatic rural

areas economies and consolidate/develop shared institutional framework and policies

forMS/CC/PCC modernization, ensuring environmental, economic and social sustainability

for a knowledge and innovation based zootechny. Starting from the awareness of innovative

and sustainable cattle breeding systems as economic investment for Adriatic Areas, the

project overall strategy focuses on the first levels of the production chain, considering that

a proper reproduction and breeding sector management is essential requirement for ensure

quality of production both at producers and consumers level.Projec

Lead Beneficiary

Marche Region Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Department


1.884.386,86

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Project AGRONET code 204 1.2

The sector of distribution and logistics of agricultural and food products in the Adriatic area

lacks institutional and economic governance such as to make it possible to establish an

Adriatic transnational economic cooperation system capable of balancing and harmonizing

technical, managerial, financial and innovation service (certification) issues among the two

Adriatic coasts (eastern and western) with an exchange of best practices supporting the

internationalization of the system and enterprises. The project is a permanent network

of logistic, distribution and service infrastructures in food production lines in the Adriatic

area, aiming to develop transnational economic cooperation by developing the following

activities: 1. enhancement of cooperation in the distribution of agricultural and food products,

enhancement of small- and medium-size enterprises and logistics, with a work group which

will provide: - information and stimulation to cooperation between SMEs and Institutions;-

support to an entrepreneurial development of production lines. 2. establishment of a

permanent network of distribution infrastructures and services in food products production

lines in the Adriatic area: - identifying local distribution structures and infrastructures; -

implementing strategies, measures and transnational territorial development projects in the

field of distribution of food products, logistics and SME reference;- by sharing experiences.3.

identification of suitable financial services for developing network structures and the SME

system by means of: - implementation of suitable financial tools for developing the network

structures identified (specific credit lines); - promotion and use of joint ventures among

economic subjects in different areas or countries, as well as guarantees;4. improvement of

managerial and financial knowledge of the enterprises 5. Sharing and developing innovative

technologies and network connections. A common management software programme was

identified for distribution platforms in the partnership, capable of connecting the various

facilities and the SME system by using modern TLCs to promote commercial exchanges.

6. Definition and development of a harmonized operating system guaranteeing quality of

processes, hygiene and safety of food products along the whole production line, by drafting

guidelines implementing the EU regulations applicable to products/companies/production

lines 7. Definition of shared rules for certifying companies and products- Creation of a

joint transnational network of certification bodies and development of a series of pilot

certifications in areas lacking harmonization.8. Creation of a web portal for products and

certified companies, as a tool to simplify connections between products and companies 9.

Promotion of the network by spreading the results achieved by using innovative technologies,

Lead Beneficiary

Finest SPA


2.503.804,66

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spreading information on technical assistance in the field of innovation, in order to increase

companies competitiveness. 10. Definition of the conditions for establishing a reference

European group for transnational cooperation (GECT) for governance in the agricultural

and food sector and related logistic platforms. The GECT designs its actions in order to give

momentum to the development of a target area and guarantees medium- and long-term

effects.

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Project GRCOPQ-SEWAM code 93 1.3

Gender Resources Centers for Orientation and Professional Qualification of socially

excluded women in Albania and Montenegro (GRCOPQ-SEWAM), is a concrete action,

which contributes to the women social cohesion in Albania and Montenegro, by using two

work methodologies. The first one is based on creating professional training employment

of the Albanian and Montenegrin women, in Durres District (Albania) and Ulcinj District

(Montenegro). This process will be done by providing professional skills through professional

orientation to the project target groups. On the other side the project intends to help these

women, increasing their knowledge with regards to their role and status within the society,

gender balances, equal opportunities, constitutional rights, reproductive rights, civil, social

and other fundamental rights for women in Albania and Montenegro. The project aims to

improve women economic situation, as one of the key factors of women empowerment.

This will be done by increasing the professional skills of marginalized category of women,

in order for them to respond to the market needs of employment, andmake the necessary

efforts to offer direct opportunity of work to them (employee about 600 women in Albania

and about 300 women in Montenegro), decreasing the number of unemployment in Durres

and Ulcinj districts. By this, the project intends to reinforce gender situation in this 2 regions,

where the actual situation represents ; Albania - unemployment rate ; 13.8% with woman

representing more than 30 % of it, and in Montenegro where the female employment rate

falls well behind the male employment rate of 48%. A part from the professional training

courses, the project will realize strong sessions of consulting for women with social

difficulties, delivering information on civil political.

Lead Beneficiary

Indipendent Forum for the Albania Women


1.000.000,00

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Project SLID code 325 1.3

Social and Labour Integration of the Disabled (SLID) is an 11-partner project designed to

contribute to the quality of life of over 250.000 persons with disabilities who live in project

target areas of the Adriatic basin including Croatia, Italy, BiH, Montenegro and Albania. This will

be done through development of effective, innovative and integrated cross-border cooperation

paths of intervention for their social and labour integration. The specific objectives of the

Proposed Project are:1. To raise public awareness and stimulate information dissemination

and mainstreaming about issues related to people with disabilities and the social model of

intervention in order to create the most favourable conditions to their full integration.2. To

build, reinforce and sustain the innovative networking and cooperation between the targeted

Adriatic territories, among public bodies and private actors; service providers, disability

associations and employers.3. To design, promote and sustain a Lifelong Learning System

Initiatives, VET (Vocational Education Training), able to facilitate the access of the disabled

to VET and labour opportunities, thus increasing their employability and competitiveness in

the open labour market; 4. To analyse, verify and improve the employability conditions of

the disabled in the target Adriatic territories, through promotion of a concerted paths of

interventions able to establish and sustain networks promoting the access to work for the

disabled; 5. To stimulate and facilitate the exchange of technical, scientific and managerial

expertise among the stakeholders relevant to social and labour integration of the disabled in

the target Adriatic territories and to facilitate the exchange of good practices between local

government, public institutions, civil society organisations and employers.

Lead Beneficiary

Split-Dalmatia County


2.449.200,70

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Project BESSY code 195 1.3

The Blood Ethical good for Social capital and SafetY project aims to establish a sustainable

network in the Adriatic cross-border area of Policy Makers, NGOs and Heatlh Care Providers

involved in blood donation in order to give an effective common answer to the problems

of scarcity and safety of donated blood, respecting autonomies and single identities, and

promoting blood as an ethical good for social capital and safety. The countries participating in

the development and implementation of BESSY project are as follows: Italy, Croatia, Slovenia

and Albania. The project will be implemented both at the institutional level (Ministry of Health,

Regions) and at the NGOs-Blood Transfusion Organizations level (Red Cross organisations,

blood transfusion centres, promotion and recruitment organisations), in order to arrange an

adequate policiy context and, at the same time, to support sanitary structures and NGOs to

reach high performance levels with regard to the blood donation. The project will involve

in all the partner countries collection of information regarding the blood donation issues,

communication and training activities, analysis of methods and approaches in the promotion

activities and management of Voluntary Non Remunerated Blood Donors (VNRBDs), as well

as health promotion in general. The project will also produce printed and digital materials

targeting the professionals that operate this field.

Lead Beneficiary

Local Health Authority n. 10 Veneto Orientale


1.718.625,00

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Project FUTURE MEDICINE code 149 1.3

The FUTURE MEDICINE project is in fact the synthesis and further development of two

projects that have already received EU-funding under the INTERREG IIIA Programme,

Futuro Donna and Adriatic Telemed, whose objectives included the acknowledgement

by health operators of the patients right to self-determination, putting emphasis on

health as a collective good, and making medical care more humane. All this was achieved

through constant training of different teams of doctors specialized in the field concerned,

which involved holding very frequent meetings as well as clinical meetings at some of

Italys best professional centers. The actions foreseen will be implemented in the same

areas covered by the two previous projects, namely: Regione Abruzzo (LAquila), Regione

Puglia (Bari) as well as four territories in the Balkan Region: Croatia (Rijeka) Montenegro

(Cetjn), Bosnia Herzegovina (Sarajevo), Albania (Tirana). This will make it possible to take

advantage of the participants professional skills. The project is structured in such a way

that the knowhow gained so far and the cultural and scientific knowledge acquired by

participants in the previous projects mentioned above will not be lost. This remarkable

deal of knowledge will be fully put to use and expose its value when the Centers are set

up. The Excellence Centers to be established under this project will comply with all EU

requirements applying to facilities, equipment and staff used in the provision of medically

assisted reproduction services. Medically assisted reproduction techniques include both

first level and third level techniques. The potential offered by such techniques also allows

for work in the field of stem cells, with a view to developing treatment capabilities in the

area of so-called Regenerative Medicine. This activity will necessarily make use of cell

breeding methods typically used at RM centers so as to use solely adult somatic cells

instead of embryonic cells.

Lead Beneficiary

Abruzzo Region


3.300.00,00

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Project B.W.S code 314 1.4

In order to minimize environmental impacts & pave the way for a sustainable development,

integrated and specific actions need to be adopted and implemented. The core is promoting

innovative services to the citizenry through the exchange of technical and government

expertise, and exchange of best practice between governments & local authorities. The

AIM of the project is to disseminate existing knowledge and know-how to various target

groups (competent authorities, industries, decision makers, NGOs, scientific community

and public) in the field of innovative techniques for the integrated solid waste management.

The MAIN OBJECTIVE of the present proposal is promoting innovative services through the

exchange of technical and government expertise and best practice between governments &

local authorities. BUILDING WASTE SUSTAINIBILITY:NEW CAPACITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE

WASTE MANAGEMENT, acronym BWS, will test a pilot project for a disposal system of

solid waste management in Albania & Montenegro. In both countries (municipalities of

Bushat and Kamez in Albania & Bar in Montenegro) will realize an integrated plan for waste

management, that will respond to 20 communes and municipalities inhabited by around

500.000 people. The SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES of the project will be: identification and/

or rehabilitation of the disposal sites to function as properly designed regional landfills;

provision of modern collection equipment; initiation of a pilot recycling campaign. The project

includes enforcement of reviewed by-laws, fee collection, monitoring &evaluation systems,

private sector linkages & start-up machinery for pilot project in Albania & Montenegro. The

project will also stimulate & strengthen associations of waste collection groups: cross border

workshops &conferences will be use for practice exchange; will make use of a web site for

the activities promotion and it will publish best practices book. The project will promote

Environmental Education(EE) for pupils & teachers and public campaigns.

Lead Beneficiary

Municipality of Bushat


1.601.500,00

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Project YOUTH ADRIANET code 32 1.4

YOUTH ADRINET project intends to promote actions finalized to the increase of the

European identity and the active participation in the social life of young people in the

multi-cultural and multi-ethnical framework of the Adriatic area. In the last decades

the young population has progressively lost confidence in the existing decision-making

system and has showed a growing lack of interest in the traditional forms of participation

in the associative public life; since young people represent the future European ruling

class, it is necessary to set up with them new strategies that will foster their commitment

in the public life and more particularly in the life of the European society. Starting from

the analyses and suggestions coming from several documents and communications on

Youth Policies drawn by the European Commission and already taken in by some national

and local entities involved in the project, YOUTH ADRINET proposes to foster the mutual

acquaintance, the development of joined methodologies and the setting up of new job

opportunities in a vast area context, in order to increase the youth active participation in

the public life. The project main goals are thus the setting up in the Adriatic basin area of:

institutional cooperation actions among political actors in charge for the management of

Youth Policies; a model where the principle of an active citizen ship for young people finds

the right place where to develop and where some concrete actions of social integration

can take place; an advanced methodological approach that includes both a local and

a transnational dimension; a professional couching and training process focused on the

creation of new possibilities for the employment of the young. The milestones of the

project are: the analysis of the existing laws and policies addressed to young people

in the Adriatic basin area; the creation of political boards for the direct and continuous

involvement of the decision-makers in all the processes

Lead Beneficiary

Province of Gorizia


3.640.321,60

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Project DELMVET code 283 1.4

States belonging to the Adriatic Region have been experimenting for about one decade

intense streams of labour force. If the mobility of such labour force develops an important

cultural exchange and economic relationships within the geographical region, it doesnt

seem to be supported by wider strategies at institutional levels, by concerted and agreed

policies for education and professional training. The Adriatic Macro-region, within the VET

system perspective, shows problems of mobility due to the lack of shared professional

qualifications and consequently the lack of opportunities for citizens to transfer their own

competences from a system to the other. The Albanian Region of Durres in particular

is characterized by low economic and social development, high unemployment rate,

very high migration rate which doubled its population, and great difficulty to adopt the

drastic structural changes during the political and economic transition that has drastically

changed the labour market status in terms of qualifications and skills. The actual Vocational

Education and Training system has not been able to adapt itself to the demands imposed

by these changes. Post-secondary VET system is not yet developed. Thus, there are

little possibilities to increase employment opportunities in the Region. The know-how

exchanges in this field with other Adriatic Region countries are nearly inexistent. There

is a significant need for the establishment of an active Regional VET Network, studies on

the local labour market needs, and reforming local VET system. For the above reasons,

the Regional Council of Durres, in association with other local and national organisations

and public bodies from Italy, Serbia and BiH as partners agreed to undertake an innovative

initiative for reforming of the regional VET system focused on post secondary VET.

Lead Beneficiary

Regional Council of Durres


1.363.000,00

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Project S.I.M.P.L.E code 309 1.4

Ethno-culture and State boundaries seldom overlap (OSCE 2008). Ethnic minorities

themselves transcend State frontiers. Their bridging role is the key to develop an

integrated, harmonious and sustainable socio-economic Adriatic Space. Such role however

is not yet predictable and the quest for the satisfaction of ethnic minorities rights may

cause political tension, socio-economic marginalization or even radicalization processes.

Ethnicity is now defined mainly in cultural and political terms rather than by race, and its

definition is open to changing social attitudes and values. Following the New Ethnicity

approach, the term new minorities is used to denote minority groups resulting from the

labour migrations (EUMC 2005). The Adriatic ethnic landscape includes historical minority

groups, national communities and large new minorities. However, such distinctions are

often blurred and it is possible to picture a homogeneous framework of criticisms: high risk

of poverty, unequal access to public services and labour market, low level of integration at

school, discrimination attitudes and prejudices - also in Media , womens high exposition

to violence, and low representation in civil society. All IPA Countries have constitutional

and legal provisions that protect minority rights, but these rights are not appropriately

monitored or implemented. Also, several States are still quite far from including minorities

in the respect of diversity. Overcoming such social exclusion is a matter of fairness, of

social solidarity and, consequently, of democracy, as is, at the same time, a basic lever to

promote the Adriatic socio-economic sustainable development. SIMPLE aims to achieve

social cohesion among Adriatic Countries through the strengthening of cultural diversity

values, in order to improve the life quality and the attractiveness of the Adriatic Region.

It is an unprecedented and innovative institutional cooperation and capacity building

project, showing possible governance systems to address locally the minority issues by

a wide area strategy. The cross-border multilevel Partners (including Public Authorities,

minority and Third sector organizations from Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Albania, Slovenia)

will develop jointly a comprehensive strategy (Adriatic Action Plan for strengthening

minority groups cultural identity) aiming at:

- Addressing minority-specific problems by targeted governance solutions: SIMPLE

tackles the 5 main minority exclusion issues (service accessibility; labour; education;

information; womens social protection), through targeted governance models showing

feasible governance options (guidelines), developing intensive capacity building actions

for professionals (cross-border intensive training and workshops) and actual testing of

Lead Beneficiary

Region of Istria


1.055.948,00

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innovative supporting services to enhance the

multi-ethnic dimension of public and private

citizens governance (pilot actions).

- Increasing the ethno-cultural sensitivity:

SIMPLE promotes the multi-culturalism, mutual

respect based on the recognition of diversity

and the strengthening of minority identity as

factors of socio-economic development. The

mainstreaming plan follows 2 directions: the

dissemination of governance models and tools

in Adriatic Countries (mainstreaming workshops

and conferences); an innovative communication

directed to people, young in particular, through

traditional and web-based Media (online

monthly magazine, fair news broadcast, Adriatic

journalist award, school and national media

campaign). The establishment of the annual

Adriatic Intercultural Day will be the symbolic

event to give wider visibility to cultural diversity

and non-discrimination within the Adriatic

society. The Adriatic Permanent Observatory

on Minority Communities established in Istria

will provide the Adriatic Area with effective

monitoring on minority policies as well as an

important tool for the pro-active institutional

promotion of minority issues.

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Priority 2Natural and Cultural Resources and Risk Prevention

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Project SHAPE 167 2.1

The strategic objective is the development of a multilevel and cross-sector governance

system, based on an holistic approach and aiming to the integrated management of

the natural resources, risks prevention and the resolution of the conflicts among uses

and users. Coast and sea are strategic for the well-being and prosperity of the Adriatic

Countries: a big value, both economic and ecological, as trade routes, climatic regulators,

food and energy source, sites for residence and recreation. On the other hand, coastal and

marine areas are subject to growing pressures, as human activities (fishing, aquaculture,

shipping and marinas, energy, harbours facilities, tourism) tend to develop together coming

into conflict with each other and with protection needs of habitats and landscapes. Also

global challenges as climate change strongly affect coastal areas and sea, with effects

often going beyond national or regional boundaries. The partners involved recognize the

Adriatic Sea as a single water body (same approach is also envisaged in the EU Marine

Strategy Framework Directive) because of its sensitivities and simultaneously growing

pressures from human activities. To face local and global threats in a comprehensive

way, to embrace several issues on a marine basin scale, to coordinate individual actions

towards joint objectives, to create synergies and strengthen the cooperation, Shape

project is proposed involving 6 Adriatic Countries in a 3 years period. In line with EU

horizontal/vertical policies and in the frame of programmes strategy, the project will

promote the strengthening of the institutional capacity to preserve and manage natural

and cultural resources and risks prevention, assuring the rational use of the Adriatic Sea

and its resources and enabling to solve conflicts among different uses. The focus is on

Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Maritime Spatial Planning. Project activities

will promote the application and successful implementation of the ICZM Protocol in the

Mediterranean and the Roadmap for MSP in the Adriatic region. The project is built on a

various and sound partnership, involving 13 partners from 6 countries of the IPA Adriatic

cooperation area (Italy, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro)

in order to develop an overall view and implement multilevel activities to embed the

totality of the Adriatic basin. Projects activities will lead to ensure a concrete coordination

among institutions and authorities responsible for coastal and sea management upgrading

existing governance structures for better integration and cooperation, to enhance the

stakeholders involvement and to strengthen the links among actors and key institutions,

Lead Beneficiary

Emilia-Romagna Region General Direction for Environment and for Soil and Coast Protection


4.139.170,00

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to improve the public participation process in the projects issues and to increase the

public awareness through open workshops and an effective communication plan. Finally,

SHAPE will help partners in sharing data and experience as a common base of knowledge

allowing the coherent and conscious governance of the coastal and marine environment

and will lead to the creation of innovative and common tools supporting ICZM and MSP.

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Project ARCHEO.S 193 2.2

In the territories involved in the project, there are cultural heritage sites of remarkable

importance under the historical viewpoint, which are often not sufficiently promoted. The

ARCHEO.S project aims at overcoming the problems concerning the promotion of cultural

heritage and at improving the cultural policies and the development of the territory,

located around the Adriatic Sea. The first task of Archeo.S is to found and constitute an

official Partnership Agreement between the Beneficiaries and the cultural heritage sites

involved in the project. The aim of the Partnership Agreement is to enact a system

capable of carrying out the project, by deploying the different characteristics of the

Beneficiaries (powerful Local Authorities, large culture producers, networks of cultural

distribution, and Local Authorities) so as to allow a real promotion and valorization of

the cultural heritage within the Adriatic Area. At the end of the project, the Beneficiaries

will be already committed to the continuation of the activities and will have the objective

to involve other Institutions present in the area. The promotion of the cultural heritage

will be achieved through the realization of several cultural and artistic activities hosted

in the cultural areas of the Beneficiaries Countries. The valorization will be achieved by

providing, with technical facilities for public events, the sites where all the activities will

be realized.

The project aims also at encouraging the local policy makers to develop innovative

ways of governance for a better management of cultural heritage, by promoting

the acknowledgement of cultural activities as instruments for the promotion and

enhancement of sites, and in general, for the sustainable development of the territory;

encouraging the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic outputs and expertise,

fostering cross-cultural dialogue; planning strategies that allow the promotion and the

preservation of the natural and cultural heritage; organization of a cooperative network,

i.e. a system between the different areas able to develop and to undertake a strategy

of long term through the Partnership Agreement; incrementing and fostering long-

lasting opportunities of cooperation in the field of live arts in the Adriatic area. ACTIONS:

constitution of Partnership Agreement between cultural heritage sites, which is capable

of developing and undertaking a long-term strategy. The network will allow the transfer

of skills and know-how of each Beneficiary Country, the development of partnerships

at public, private, local and cross-national levels as well as the practical testing of new

methodological approaches in the governance of cultural sites.

Lead Beneficiary

Public Apulian Theatre Consortium


2.995.000,00

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Project AOGRPSL 245 2.2

Among the common features of the Adriatic landscape is the olive grove, on which for

centuries have relied the economic and cultural activities of the local populations. The

shaping of that landscape is locally transformed, due to its recent history, changes in

traditional ways of human intervention as far as models and techniques of oil production

are concerned, the olive tree varieties and productivity, the economic efficiency of the

olive grove in specific areas. In particular Adriatic areas olive grove faces problems due to

economic, technological, environmental, legal etc. factors, while its efficient exploitation

is far from being homogeneous. Inefficient growing and management, abuse of pesticides

and low quality of the end product, waste of olive pressing, constitute threats transforming

a traditionally important source of economic and cultural resources into a problem for

local economies and societies. Such problems bear the risk of devaluation of that Adriatic

common feature, which could lead to its degradation and distancing of the residents from

a multifaceted and perennial culture related to everyday life, professions, skills, diet, social

events, art and literature. Considering that in the past, actions to face such problems

have been inefficient, in order to prevent such risks, it is necessary to promote innovated

practices enhancing efficient attitudes not only among producers, but also among local

societies. Such a change can be promoted by means of actions enhancing innovative

practices and sensitivities of the general population (young people, professionals of other

economic fields, for example tourist operators etc). By making evident the total spectrum

of the olive grove development possibilities, a broader interest on the prevention of the

above mentioned risks could emerge for the reversal of the degradation and rational

exploitation of the olive grove in areas where the problems are acute. In this framework,

the resolution of the problems on the basis of scientific knowledge, but also the exchange

of experience among the participating diverse areas of the Adriatic may play a significant

role. Through the project in which the Universities of the Ionian and Tirana and Province

of Rimini join as beneficiaries, it is aimed to collect data on the olive grove of the relevant

areas and exchange information, initially on a research level, which finally will enrich the

experience of target groups of these areas on matters such as prevention of natural and

technological risks of this so significant and quantitative potential of the natural and

cultural resources.

Lead Beneficiary

Ionian University


1.207.000,00

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Project MedPaths 321 2.2

Regions Molise, Abruzzo in Italy and Split Dalmatia County in Croatia are well known

Mediterranean tourist destinations in Adriatic area with recognized cultural and natural

heritage. Both cultural and natural sites in coastal areas are more or less preserved and

protected as well as almost fully utilized in all 3 regions while hinterland is not. This rich

cultural and natural heritage exists in hinterland areas but sites are scattered, divided,

poorly managed without proper protection. There is a danger of misled management of

cultural and natural resources and therefore possibility of wild and non-standardized

cultural and natural sites that could be misused both by local population and visitors due

to lack of information, knowledge and coordination. As a result these areas with its natural

and cultural heritage could be further destroyed and depopulated. The areas are facing

same problems and share of the concern and need for unified methodology which could

serve as a best practice example and could be applied to similar Mediterranean zones

and its hinterland and by that influence the whole Adriatic area. Regions have history of

communication and cooperation while Molise have strong traditionally Croatian minority

(Molisian Croats) taking roots from Split Dalmatia County. Creating project that can use the

opportunities of landscape and Cultural Heritage that can be enhanced with interventions

of environmental prequalification and cooperation for preservation we believe these

problems can be reduced. Strategy built by this project will combine several approaches

in order to interlink experience of Italy and Croatia hinterland in specific Mediterranean

zones and create best practice examples and set up sustainable models that can be

duplicated and used. Specific objective: development and standardization of usability and

management of local heritage in specifically detected Mediterranean zones of Adriatic

Sea hinterland. Overall objective: to contribute to protection and revitalization of local

heritage (cultural and natural) along the Adriatic coast Creating clear protected areas

and securing institutional sustainability for the solutions found by this project detected

Mediterranean zones will be both well managed and protected from future distortion by

which natural and technological risks are mitigated as much as possible.

Lead Beneficiary

Regional Development Agency of Split- Dalmatia County


2.013.835,00

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Project SEA-R 187 2.3

As stressed by the IPA Operational Programme, the socio-economical development of

the territories involved in SEA-R implies an increasing energy demand. At the same time

these regions must adopt more environmentally-friendly energy models due to increasing

oil prices, global warming, high-consuming patterns of transport, industrial and tourism

development, outmoded heating systems. SEA-R identifies three main sources from

which sustainable energies for Adriatic can derive; SUN; SEA; KNOWLEDGE. Sun and

Sea are distinguishing characteristics of the region, which can be effectively and better

exploited for friendly energies; Knowledge is a strategic fuel for their diffusion, as it

provides operators and users with BAT (Best Available Technologies) options to foster

investments. The general objective is the promotion of investment-oriented knowledge

on sustainable and competitive energy patterns (in terms both of energy saving and

renewable sources) in the Adriatic regions. In that perspective, the project is composed by

three main sub-projects, concerning the three identified energy source, and consequently

by the following specific objectives:

SUN ENERGY:

Adriatic region has at its disposal a strategic natural source for renewable energy, the

sun. Despite that, diffusion of solar energy (thermal and photovoltaic) is quite limited,

with differences among territories. In Italy, large scale applications are already a reality,

but a need is felt related to the integration of those applications to urban planning. In

Slovenia, adequate potential for low intensity solar energy has been identified, but the use

of solar thermal energy is limited, and photovoltaic applications are at an experimental

level (according to PV Eurobarometer 2008, SI ranges 15 out of 27 in PV capacity installed,

while Italy ranges 3rd). In Albania also, only some application in solar thermal energy is

registered. The project aims at creating instruments and tools to map the buildings whose

characteristics are consistent with the possibility to implement solar energy. The action

will start with energy saving measures (following the principle first do not dissipate);

then, it will put in place instruments and pilot applications on photovoltaics.

SEA ENERGY:

Sea is a great economical resource for Adriatic, but it can also be a source of negative

impacts. Seaweeds proliferation, for instance, affects coastal zones of highly tourist sites of

Lead Beneficiary

Municipality of Pesaro


1.960.338,00

31

Italian and Western Balkan countries (e.g. Albania and Ferrara), causing a problem which

is difficult and expensive to manage: this problem could be turned into an opportunity

for biogas producing. The objective is to analyse the feasibility to economically valorise

this waste material within an environmental perspective. The possibilities to produce bio-

gas from seaweeds will be tested in a pilot plant to be established in Ferrara, and hence

addressed in an industrial business plan.

KNOWLEDGE ENERGY:

A cross topic, common to all the territories involved, is the need to involve the business

sector to adopt sustainable energy models, and more in general to sensitize a civic

participation as regards energy saving and RES. In Bosnia, despite the availability of

several renewable sources, a low level of knowledge is common, relation between public

authorities and private sector is feeble, and no incentives are foreseen for sustainable

energy implementation. Knowledge has a double value: on the one hand, it serves to be

at the top of the actual technological solutions. Secondly, knowledge is a strategic fuel

in view of promoting wide investments on that field, as operators (public/private) need

to get familiar with new energy opportunities. The objective will be to create Sustainable

Energy Demonstrative and Informative Points able to offer information, consultancy,and

practical demonstration on RES application possibilities. The objective will be further

developed through Energy Road Shows around Adriatic.

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Project POWERED 87 2.3

POWERED aims to define a set of strategies and shared methods for the development of

the off-shore wind energy in all the Countries overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Such energetic

choice could allow a rapid increase of installations, thanks to the reduction of the problems

related to landscape topic that are frequently the main obstacles to the creation of wind

parks in high density population territories or in areas with high historical or landscape

value. Also the problems related to the transport of the wind turbines of big size should be

reduced, especially in Countries like Italy in which the problem of connection between the

main and the suburban roads is important, because of the small dimension of the roadway.

Industrial ports that overlooking the Adriatic Sea could be assume a decisive role in the

development process, becoming a marshalling but also productive areas of the technological

components. The main objective of the project is drafting guide lines for the realization of off-

shore wind parks in the Adriatic Sea compatible with the planning and conservation policy

shared among the project partners. In parallel will be identified development Sea basins for

the energetic technology above mentioned. It will allow the defining of the characteristics

for a project of electric submarine connection network that will enormously facilitate the

exchange of energy power between Countries. The achievement of the projects objectives

will be possible thanks to the study concerning the wind resources on the Adriatic Basin,

the study will be developed through numerical process and will be validated through testing

method. Such validation will be possible thanks to the installation of a network of coastal

weather stations and of, at least, ones marine. Such network, at the end of the project, will

be functioning and will support weather forecast services.

Lead Beneficiary

Abruzzo Region Directorate for Bureau Affairs, Legislative and EC Policies


4.453.000,00

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Project AHVN 04 2.4

Medical (health) tourism is an important economic niche, which can contribute to the

growth of sustainable tourism in the Adriatic region. The region all the way from Slovenia

to Montenegro can offer trusted European standards of healthcare, with sophisticated

European flavor, rich historical and cultural heritage, as well as high quality, healthful

options for gastronomy and comfortable accommodations. Adriatic medical tourism will

encompass conventional healthcare, spa tourism, retirement communities, alternative

health services, healthy lifestyle tourism with outdoor nature-based activities, cultural

activities, and gastronomy.

Specific medical tourism services were already assessed in selected Adriatic regions

(e.g. dental tourism in B-H, general medical check-ups in Slovenia). However, some key

challenges remain. Medical tourism providers are lacking strategic focus, in general the

level of marketing and management skills is low, they are not well networked in domestic

and international market, and they do not offer a range of service packages necessary to

attract tourists. Though the quality and price of medical/health services are competitive,

it is necessary for them to collaborate in networks and thus integrate their offer into

attractive, high quality health and vitality tourist experience.

Other challenges are: short, highly concentrated tourist season, concentration of tourism

in seaside areas, poor tourism infrastructure in inland areas, lack of diversity, creativity

and quality in package offerings, low level of co-operative marketing, generally low level

of service sensitivity, lack of connectivity between tourism operators and academic

institutions.The AHVN project integrates beneficiaries from private and public sector.

Lead Beneficiary

School of Economics and Business in Sarajevo


1.061.781,76

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Project TUR.GRATE 49 2.4

The project TUR.GRATE 2, in compliance with the Communication of European

Commission (COM/134/06/CE) of 17 March 2006 on a renewed EU Tourism Policy,

aims at improving promotion, valorisation and best fruition of cultural, agro-food and

natural cross-border resources and, consequently, at reinforcing, in a sustainable way, the

competitiveness of the involved Adriatic tourist destinations, belonging to the different

areas of Italian, Albanian, Montenegrin and Greek Countries. In order to purchase its goals,

the projects, schedules the implementation of the following activities:

- realization of several animation meeting, both at cross-border and at territorial level, to

involve all operators of tourist chain for the creation of a tourist product management

cross-border integrated system both on public and private bases;

- preparation and start up of 7 service centres , which will be able to provide different

qualified tourist services to enhance the living standard of the communities involved and

start up of new ones in the new project areas;- planning and consequent placement of

tourist signs to individualize and promote local and cross-border resources and services;

- implementation of common tools to improve agro-food and handmade products,

with attention to the chain of typical production in target areas These tools will be: an

analysis of cross-border typical productions and information-exchange among partners;

redefinition of typical products pannier connoting target territories; elaboration of a Life

Cycle Assessment (LCA) study for each selected product; completion of management

procedure of cross-border collective trademark for selected products (agro-food and

handmade typical products);

- identification of pilot receptivity structures to be accompanied in an Ecolabel/Emas

registration/ certification process;

- programming an innovative software system in order to rationalize and qualify tourist

public services network;

- concrete actions for the protection of cultural (rural, artistic and archaeological) resources

and heritage;

- creation and promotion of new lternative thematic tourist products;

- accomplishment of a cultural events Programme (art galleries with contextual restore

laboratories, dance and music representations, cultural exchange events to promote

historical origins and traditions);

- implementation of information, communication and capitalization measures intended to

Lead Beneficiary

Municipality of Mesagne


2.500.000,00

35

arouse the interest of public opinion and stakeholders in cultural and natural values and to

make them aware of the importance of actions to safeguard cultural identities.

TURGRATE2 intends to overcome the local dimension of territorial tourist development

policies and to make possible the creation of international cooperation network for

developing a joint methodological approach to manage cultural and natural heritage. The

both cross-border and territorial proposed approach, will allow to achieve the following

results: tourist promotion and best practices exchange and routes for shared tourist

development; joint management in international promotion of typical products (this

approach couldnt be realized only in local autonomy and it becomes a pilot action to be

replicated in the future on other products in Adriatic area); one-policy on qualification and

innovation of tourist offer both by the side of private companies and public organizations;

one-policy on cultural goods, thank to creation of a sustainable management and

maintenance program, the application of it in different realities and the insertion of already

identifying goods in circuits, itineraries, area products which could make good to exploit

their potential appeal in other areas.

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Project KEY Q 137 2.4

The project has a complex general objective aiming to promote an integrated and sustainable

development of the Adriatic area by the valorization, from the tourism point of view, of

typical products and agro-food resources in terms of environmental and cultural heritage

(gastronomic culture and exploitation of typical products); human capital (competences and

employment) and citizens education to aware food consumption and quality products. The

aware development of high quality diffuse tourism can help local economies, without negative

environmental impacts on natural resources, contributing to social stability and balance in the

relations between urban and rural areas, coastal and inland territories, and between countries

sharing the same high level natural and cultural richness. The project goal is to support the

exchange of experiences, competences, expertise, and professionals, as like as the mobility

of workers and students for the development of an integrated tourist offer among territories

based on quality agro-food products and catering. The project is expected to realize:

a good and participated management and coordination;

an efficient monitoring and a participated decision based evaluation process (producing

intermediate and final reports);

effective promotion and communication: project web site, blog area; a kick off meeting;

cross-border promotion seminar, international gastronomic fair;

a set of training resources, including infrastructures, human resources, training modules

and educational materials:

* a fully equipped cross-border didactic kitchen;

*an international team of specialized trainers for the valorization of typical local products;

*5 common training modules for the qualification of human resources in the in the field

of agro-food and typical products exploitation (modules are addressed to different target

groups: teachers/trainers, students, citizens in general, economic stakeholders such as

professional cooks, entrepreneurs and managers from restaurant and agro-tourist subjects;

new training curricula are tested by a total number of around 330 people for the whole

project);

*common educational materials (materials are addressed to different target groups: young

and adult citizens, economic actors from the agro-food and catering sectors; they are

distributed to about 7 schools/vocational training centers in the programme area.

Lead Beneficiary

AZRRI_ Agency for Rural Development of Istria Ltd Pazin


677.695,00

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Project ADRISTORICAL LANDS 207 2.4

The project promotes the utilization of existing cultural values and tourist potential of

target territories creating local identities having as references both promotion and tourism

management based on the appeal factor of historical villages, walled cities, castles and

cultural sites comprised in the these territories. These factors contribute to the development

of the economic potentials of the local economy assuring the highest employment rates and

improved living conditions for the population of the target territories. The project supports

both the preservation of these areas and the use of historical and cultural determinants

in order to promote sustainable tourism as an essential factor in developing urban areas

together with their surrounding rural areas.

The envisaged activities include:

The promotion of the historical villages, fortified cities, cultural sites and cultural itineraries

in the target territories.

The sensitization of the target area stakeholders and local policymakers/operators to the

economic and social advantages that can be derived from creating a network of common

experience and by the affiliation to the to-be constituted network of cross-border centers

with a high tourist appeal.

The management of pilot projects regarding particular territories and itineraries.

The development of a institutional training and promotion shared network among cross-

border centers with a high tourist appeal.

The creation of a series of promotional and educational activities together with media

representatives and tour operators.

The main goal is to strengthen the bond of common origin among Adriatic cities through

territorial cooperation, the aim being to create and to put into practice a common cross-

border strategy emphasizing local history and heritage, cultural tourism and other factors

essential for the economic rebirth of historical centers.

Lead Beneficiary

Molise Region Department Cooperation and Planning


3.900.000,00

39

Priority 3 Accessibility and Networks

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Project AIR .NET 130 3.1

The connectivity and mobility of people and goods between modern countries constitute

the basis for economic growth, social and cultural cohesion and facilitate in a significant way

the development of cooperation relationships between different countries or regions. The

air transport, by giving the possibility of rapid and direct connections, is seen as a principal

generator of economic prosperity. In the Adriatic area the main problems regarding the

communication issues are represented by the insufficient physical connections between

two sea coasts. The AIR.NET project copes the problem by supporting the establishment of

direct air connections along the east-west Adriatic coasts in order to improve accessibility

and mobility of the area. The project partnership is mainly based on the Adriatic regional

airports that constitute an important engine for the socio-economic development of local

societies. AIR.NET has a particular attention to those areas which have relevant economic

potentials but are in development delay due to the existence of communication barriers

like for example inland or peripheral territories which economic growth is imposed by the

insufficient transport infrastructure. The establishment of new air routes connecting the

regional airports involved in the project will notably improve the economic situation of their

territories by generating new possibilities for business and investments, especially in the

tourism sector through travel time savings ensured by the new air flights. The definition of

new routes development scheme, including destinations and timing schedules as well as

selection of air carrier and the whole start-up process, is planned through detailed SWOT

analysis consisted of market, territorial and legal studies in order to ensure the concrete

basis for the development of feasibility and business plans to open new air services across

Adriatic sea.

The project activities foresee elaboration of the marketing strategy tailored to support new

routes launching process and assured their performance for one year, within the project

duration. It is important to underline that the economic activities of regional airports

involved in the AIR.NET project, constitute a service of general economic interest for the

whole region and comply with the conditions established by the European Commission in

the communication entitled Community guidelines on financing of airports and start-up

aid to airlines departing from regional airports (COM 2005/C 312/01). AIR.NET activities,

regarding the support for new routes from the peripheral regions (including air services

to neighbouring non-member countries), in view of the significant difficulties which result

from launching a new connection, are in line with above-mentioned Guidelines and do

Lead Beneficiary

Apulian Airports


2.083.520,00

42

not distort competition or affect trade to an extent contrary to the common interest.

Furthermore AIR.NET endeavours to improve the accessibility of regional airports involved

in the project, by design of regional mobility plans in order to develop and promote

co-modality, the integration and collaboration of the transport modes in accordance

to the Action plan for airport capacity, efficiency and safety in Europe (COM(2006)

819 final) and provide efficient and direct public connections between airports and main

business/tourist locations. Therefore the AIR.NET project aims, through the establishment

of new permanent air connections between two Adriatic coasts, to enhance accessibility

and communication which are of key importance to strengthening regional economies

and improving the cross-border social, economic, political and cultural cooperation and

relationships in the Adriatic region.

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Project A3-NET 246 3.1

The main issue of the project is relatively poor accessibility and connection among regions

in Adriatic. In the past, each country has developed separate transport system, because

of that the cross-border traffic is insufficient and undeveloped. In a modern society

connectivity is the basis for economic competitiveness, social and regional cohesion and

cultural development. Consequently, not only do the economic and commercial needs of

globalization drive the growing demand for air transport, but the demand for air travel is

also boosted by evolving societal and cultural needs. In the area there are some smaller

airports, which normally don`t have regular air lines. Though they serve for the purposes of

touristic traffic, their primary function is to provide needed infrastructure for the purposes

of protection and rescue; on the other hand they also satisfy the needs of sport aviation.

These airports are not sufficiently equipped and don`t have the needed infrastructure to

provide long scale fluctuation of people and goods. Project is coincident with the Measure

3.1, physical infrastructure, because the first step will be to upgrade five small airports, so

they can provide modern and safe air traffic services to their customers. Specific objective

of the project is to upgrade airports facilities (airport Bovec, airport Nikic, airport Drvar,

heliport on island Rab), prepare conditions for upgrading of airport Lisicji Jarak and

airport Rab, to increase air traffic in Adriatic area and to improve accessibility of involved

regions. To ensure that we should modernize airport infrastructure and airport services

which are necessary for the modern air traffic. With this is related next objective of the

A3 NET project, which is establishing conditions for new tourist products with the aim

to accelerate the creation of a common tourist and economic space.

Lead Beneficiary

Municipality of Bovec


4.418.600,00

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Project ADRIATIC MOS 29 3.2

The creation of a Motorways of the Sea Master (MoS) Plan in the Adriatic, connecting

Europe with the southeast edge of the European Union, Cyprus, and the neighbouring

regions, through a trans-European multimodal transport system, offers an opportunity

for further development of short sea shipping and intermodality in the region. The overall

objective of the project is to develop the MoS in the Adriatic as an integral part of East

Mediterranean MoS transport system, through the creation, development and elaboration

of a Master Plan. When MoS in Adriatic area will be developed at sufficient level, it will

positively influence to high share of modal shift from road to intermodality, thus to reducing

road congestions, benefit to environmental protection and, at the end, to sustainable

growth of economy in the region. Development and implementation of complex transport

systems, such as MoS, have to be detailed planed combining multidisciplinary science

methods and real experience. Our Master Plan will be developed based on that approach.

Main objectives of the project/Master Plan are:

- to define viable MoS in the Adriatic area and their connections to EU member states in

East and West Mediterranean, as well as their extensions to other regions

- to define quality and security requirements for the identified MoS services,

- to perform an analysis of the transport needs in the region

- to forecast the future demand of the MoS and identify bottlenecks and missing links,

infrastructure and services needs,

- to identify and evaluate (Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Impacts Assessment)

alternative scenarios of the Master Plan elaboration,

- to provide investment and time planning and identify funding sources, and,

- to provide guidance of coordinated actions for implementation of MoS

- to produce a sound communication system with all regions concerned to the enhancement

of MoS, as well as to promote the involvement of the interested stakeholders.

AdriaticMoS is a common project of Ministry of Transport of all Adriatic countries with the

aim of creation of unique and common strategic development document for development

of Motorways of the Sea system. Adriatic MoS Master Plan is a regional segment of

East Mediterranean MoS Master Plan which is a strategic document of the European

Commission and guideline for future development activities. All Adriatic countries will, by

the implementation of this project, get, for the first time, common development strategy

in the transport. By encouraging and implementing MoS system in the region, modal shift

Lead Beneficiary

Rete autostrade Mediterranee (RAM)


1.790.770,00

45

from road to intermodality is maximally stimulated, which has, as a consequence, decrease

in pollution, road traffic load and development of economy. This is, in the end, a specific

result of this project. Furthermore, as a result of the project, network of experts and

authorities (MoT and Faculties) which will be formed through this innovative approach in

common project implementation and which will in the future be the generator of common

collaboration and coordination in Adriatic transport, will have additional benefits.

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Project Adria.MOVE IT! 315 3.2

Adriatic coastal cities face similar issues when it comes to mobility due to specific spatial

and historical circumstances. Congested traffic is the result of the historical heritage

of compact cities at unique spatial location which were not designed for car use, and

tremendous increase of population in peak tourist season. With transfer of best practices

and joint solutions on sustainable mobility transfer of good practice among similar

cities will be ensured and money will be more effectively spent. On the basis of this, the

City of Dubrovnik (Croatia), Municipality of Piran (Slovenia) and Municipality of Kotor

(Montenegro) initiated preparation of a project nicknamed Adria.MOVE IT! that was joined

by the Cities of Umag and Novigrad and Municipality of Lopar (all Croatia). The general

objective of this project is to promote sustainable mobility for improvement of quality of

life in the Adriatic area and greater efficiency and safety of traffic. The specific objectives

are improvement of mobility and accessibility through more sustainable transport solutions

and increased quality and attractiveness of public transport.

The key activities will result in preparation of Local Sustainable Mobility Plans: first, a

transport stakeholder assessment will be made, followed by an analysis of current situation

and scenario building. Scenarios will be built on different assumptions and on the objectives

of the beneficiaries and as a result a transport model will be defined. On the basis of that

the model Mobility Plans will be defined for each Beneficiary. This is a complex process

that will involve intensive data search, analysis of land use and development plans and

potential organization of public transport and infrastructure for non-motorized mobility. A

feasibility study and a strategic environmental assessment will be undertaken in order to

check for environmental as well as financial and socio-economic impacts of the selected

transportation model and mobility plan.

Lead Beneficiary

City of Dubrovnik


1.796.268,70

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Project ADRIMOB 34 3.2

ADRIMOB involves the main ports of Adriatic cross-border area. Venice, Ravenna,

Rimini, Cesenatico, Pesaro-Urbino, Pescara, Brindisi, Bari, Rovinj, Rab, Spalit, Durres,

Bar, Igoumenitsa and the main ports of Slovenian area. The involved partners gathered

their efforts with the purpose of defining a project generating concrete solutions to real

problems: improvement and upgrade the accessibility in the Adriatic area, infrastructures

and transport inter-operability networks. Adriatic sea has been considered for long

time as an obstacle to EU integration; in reality it represents a big opportunity for the

development and the competitiveness of the Adriatic area. The project is defined taking

into consideration the specific problems identified starting from the general overview on

EU politics in the field of sustainable mobility, the analysis of the mobility situation in the

Adriatic area, down to the specific state of art and problems raised by the partners in such

field. Taking into account cooperation area, and the real constant increase of business and

tourism activities between the Adriatic sides, it is necessary to make an effort toward the

sustainable mobility, thus to make a concrete break through to define and structure an

efficient and less polluting mobility system both for goods and passengers. This means to

focus on specific issues such as: public transport, ports, multimodal centres, bike facilities

and so on. The need is to plan an integrated strategy of sustainable transport to favour the

sustainable movement of the increasing number of people travelling for different reason:

work, tourism, business, etc. This will be achieved by strengthening and integrating

existing infrastructure networks, with the development and upgrade of transport and

communication services. ADRIMOB is in line with the Priority 3, Measure 3.2 of the IPA

Programme: it is aimed at favouring the development of sustainable transport system

along and between the Adriatic coasts as well as their inlands.

Lead Beneficiary

Province of Ravenna


2.881.770,00

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Project APC 111 3.2

The ports of the Adriatic area represent one of the main gates linking Continental Europe

towards Asia and Southern Mediterranean regions and these ports need to increase port

efficiency and productivity rates. A real better performance can be achieved by introducing

a better organisation of the port operations and smart ICT systems capable to smoothing

the interfaces between modes and operators.Another priority area of intervention to

achieve a better efficiency appear to be the administrative treatment of ships.

The European Commission has expressed in different documents its support to the single

window systems, in order to manage tasks as the clearance of documents and controls

by the relevant administrations. The improvement of the ship-shore communications,

contacts with the previous port of call and port-logistics software involving both public

and private stakeholders will allow for the development of port integrated systems.They

will improve clearance of goods, better planning, faster transfer to inland transport, reduce

pressure on port space, and be a key tool for seafarers, ship, port services and planning

(Communication on a European Ports Policy COM(2007)616).

The APC project will develop a system based on the principle of the Single Window,namely

a facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardized

information and documents with a single entry point to fulfil all import, export, and

transit-related regulatory requirements.The project aims at improving the effectiveness

of the procedures for the clearance of freight flows in port areas, through the design,

development and testing of a support instrument for ship arrival and departure, customs

clearance and cargo logistic.

Lead Beneficiary

Venice Port Authority


2.557.000,00

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Project ADRI-SEAPLANES 82 3.2

ADRI-SEAPLANES aim is to create the best conditions for the set up of stable connections

through a common seaplane system. The Adriatic areas of Italy, Greece, Albania, Croatia

and Montenegro, in fact, even if very closed in terms of nautical miles, are linked only

through the maritime system and not by direct air connections. This condition allows only

the reach of the countries involved with a lack of time, situation that affect the establishment

of stable economic relations. The maritime routes, in fact, are covered only through the

commercial relations between the main international Adriatic ports through RO/PAX

vessels with a period of travel, sometimes, more than ten hours. Seaplane transport is very

common and used in some area of the world, and thde Adriatic basin offer an important

network, constituted by its Ports in order to introduce a new seaplane system. Through

the project, in fact, partners intends to develop an alternative and faster way of transport

through the set up of a stable seaplane connection, through the following steps:

1) harmonization of the conditions at normative, operational and structural level in order

to facilitate investments from all the European countries;

2) give ports the small infrastructural level, supported by the mandatory investments

related to security in order to obtain the status of water airports

3) involvement of the private sector in the activities, as indirect beneficiaries of project

results;

4) Support at political, instritutional and operational level of the newly established seaplane

system through the set up of an Adriatic seaplane Steering Committee, whose aim is also

to enlarge the network of seaplane also to other Adriatic Ports.

Lead Beneficiary

Province of Teramo


2.319.000,00

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Project PITAGORA 46 3.3

PITAGORA project was born in the effort of answering to the need of the Adriatic area,

accelerating ICT penetration, raising awareness among Public Authorities and SMEs about

the advantages of ICT services. Digitalisation is a process developed with big disparities

in Adriatic regions, where some areas already have defined some good practices and

others need a strong transfer of know how, mainly into daily practices. In addition

global competition requires an improved use of ICT within enterprises, including good

infrastructure networks, the adoption of e-business solutions, and also the enhancement

of Public Administrations performances, adopting new ICT applications. Starting with the

model-making of some good practices, such as Plonegov, PEOPLE platforms (re-use of

e-governmental solutions) and WI-FE infrastructure, PITAGORA aims at adapting it to the

partners frameworks thus transferring it. Moreover the cross border activities will enable

the uptake of an Adriatic ICT platform, resulting from the agreed and tested services/

methodologies concerning 3 strands of activities:

1)ICT/TLC infrastructures in Adriatic area;

2) Enterprises needs in terms of ICT;

3) ICT applications for Public Administrations. The key aspect is linked to the

complementarity of the 3 strands, designed to be a sort of overall umbrella, called

PITAGORA TABLE-Toolkit. The operative character of the Toolkit is given by the elaboration

of templates, facsimile of all the documents required as operative steps (e.g. agreements

for PA, protocols for the policies implementation,contracts for experts and so on) as well

as a training programme for the project staff, based on speed-dating and seminars with

ICT experts. In this way the project will enable to educate professional figures within the

Institutions involved, therefore keeping in the area the acquired know how.

The PITAGORA partnership is made of different stakeholders, representing the whole

scenario of partners which might be involved in digitalisation process: Public Authorities

(Municipalities,Chambers of Commerce, Regional Authorities,Counties), intermediaries

between public and private actors (Development Agencies, Regional technical Board)

and private organization. All over Adriatic area several initiatives have been launched to

meet EU request in terms of ICT, in view of the accession or potential accession to EU,

foreseing funds or identifying information society as a priority. In Italy the regions are

working at their own telecommunication Plans, without negleting each territory but giving

to each Province the responsability of developing it. In Croatia ICT is growing fast, but the

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disparities are very strong, as shown by the 3 Croatian partners representing the 3 actors

of the process (private, public and intermediary body). Albania is trying to define concrete

governmental support to ICT, while Montenegro needs strong transfer of know how and

in Bosnia-Herzegovina some areas are defining Regional Strategical Paper, such as Zenica

Doboj Canton.

Considering ICT as a demanding process, the project deals with it thanks to the

participation of nearly all the Adriatic areas, in the effort of beinga gateway to these

territories contributing in general to ICT sensibilization and improving the quality of the

services provided. Besides representing a gluing factor, PITAGORA witnesses the will of

managing in a coordinated way the ICT development of bordering regions.

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Project AdriaMuse 15 3.3

The AdriaMuse project aims to strengthen the relationships among its partners in the

Member, Candidate & Pre-Candidate countries by pooling information on cultural tourism

offer in the Adriatic area via an extended use of existing and new information networks.

The project will create new tools and services, supported by ICT, able to help tourism

players, museums and cultural bodies in implementing innovative ways of attracting

audience interested in exhibitions.

In the 32 months of the project, EU partners will supply some innovative IT systems and

tools they are developing, to share them with the CC & PCC partners. All the AdriaMuse

partners will then set up a communication infrastructure, to mutually support the partner

areas in their efforts for increasing accessibility to their own cultural tourism offers. In

parallel new branded exhibitions/cultural events will be designed in conjunction with

other running pertinent events, such as fairs, sport competitions, cultural and other events

specific of the partner areas. This will increase the number of events where heritage is

shown to typologies of target users not used to visit museums.

These actions will be organised according to a common methodology, relying on the

specificities of the partner areas and adopting international standards to raise the service

quality. In this way, AdriaMuse will not simply transfer competences and technology from

some countries to the other ones, but rather create the basis for new sustainable initiatives,

providing direct tangible benefits to all the partner areas, through an effective information

network where the partners will be able to share resources and plan joint strategies and

events. The project takes its origins from the consideration that more and more museums

are playing an important role in the offer of cultural tourism services. Over the last years,

the Province of Rimini and the other partners have developed several initiatives to identify

and promote special tourist segments corresponding to specific spheres of interest

(vocational communities, i.e. groups of tourists sharing a common interest).

They identified cultural tourism as one of the most interesting directions for further

exploitations, with the objective to define a common cultural and tourism marketing

strategy of the Adriatica regions. In parallel, a major information network has been

created among the top EU museums, with the objective to provide an unique access point

giving accurate information on major exhibitions and permanent collections in European

museums, to raise accessibility to information (please see http://www.euromuse.net).

Through euromuse.net, information on each museum, available in the native language and

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in English, is made available to develop a wider pan-European data-collection based on

public sector information, immediately re-useable by different actors in the cultural and

tourism fields. Starting from these two main assets, the AdriaMuse project will:

- improve the access to information on museum collections, exhibitions and events

organised in the partner areas;

- extend the service created by euromuse.net to the Balkan cultural institutions, in a

multilingual context including all the languages of the partner countries using Web 2.0 tools;

- develop new concepts of cultural tourism, diversifying the typology of visitors and

extending the activities of museums beyond their physical walls;

- organise pilot actions in the partner areas, to test methodology and tools created for the

network.

Cultural tourism can be indeed one of the winning assets of the area, where its potential

is not yet fully developed. A major use of IT will provide the partners with a strong

advantage in the competition with other international tourism destinations, also reducing

the disparities of tourist flows in the different seasons, which still is a major problem for

several Adriatic countries.

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Project F.L.A. 151 3.3

The project aims at creating a communication system capable of facilitating the development

and coordination of the different companies operating inside the entire wood supply chain

present in the Adriatic Basin, supporting the clustering and planned development of the

entire sector. This activity will be achieved by creating a common networking system,

i.e. a permanent network that is capable of coordinating and managing the relationships

between the entities belonging to the supply chain. It will start by boosting the efficiency

of raw material supplies and improving the logistics, and finish off by providing incentives

for trade and contacts between the countries involved. Therefore, it will strengthen and

create, if they are missing, Permanent International Centres of coordination, management

and clustering focused on providing shared and well-defined projects and solutions for

restructuring the wood supply chain in order to strengthen the supply and transportation

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