Project Details
Description
Northern Connection is a partnership of 20 clusters, cities, regions and knowledge institutions working together to create innovation connections between enterprises and clusters in the energy sector.
The joint challenge is to test the use of domestic innovation support measures transnationally and address barriers to competition which exist between clusters and regions. Innovation support is mainly applied within narrow geographies where calls to action are not visible transnationally and cities & clusters lack capacity to involve SMEs broadly.
Our objective is to get more enterprises to participate in transnational innovation collaboration via strengthening transnational cluster and city/region cooperation.
Main output is building capacity and transnational relations of sustainable energy clusters to provide demand-led innovation support. This creates the foundation for involving more SMEs in innovation. Develop broader political backing using northern connections to create coherence between political ambitions and cluster potential for innovation support.
The joint challenge is to test the use of domestic innovation support measures transnationally and address barriers to competition which exist between clusters and regions. Innovation support is mainly applied within narrow geographies where calls to action are not visible transnationally and cities & clusters lack capacity to involve SMEs broadly.
Our objective is to get more enterprises to participate in transnational innovation collaboration via strengthening transnational cluster and city/region cooperation.
Main output is building capacity and transnational relations of sustainable energy clusters to provide demand-led innovation support. This creates the foundation for involving more SMEs in innovation. Develop broader political backing using northern connections to create coherence between political ambitions and cluster potential for innovation support.
| Grant title | Northern Connections – Strategic Transnational Cluster Cooperation. Unlocking the potential for regional in-novation |
|---|---|
| Acronym | Northern Connections |
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 1/11/16 → 30/04/20 |
| Links | https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections/ https://northsearegion.eu/northern-connections/ |
Collaborative partners
- HafenCity University Hamburg (lead)
- Aalborg Municipality (Joint Applicant)
- Aarhus Municipality (Joint Applicant)
- Business Region Göteborg (Joint Applicant)
- Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Joint Applicant)
- Oslo Kommune (Joint Applicant)
- Region of Southern Denmark (Joint Applicant)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
