Diapositiva 1

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REAL NORTH PORTUGAL GALICIA FOOD INNOVATION
NETWORK
European Regional Development Fund Cross-border
Cooperation Operative Program Spain Portugal
2007-2013
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SCOPE
The North of Portugal and Galicia Euro-region
geographical peripheral situation in Europe and
moreover the negative effect of the border,
generate problematic issues of isolation, which
in turn imply its well-being indicators are below
the average levels of European Union The food
industry in this Euro-region is the one of the
main socioeconomic sectors, although it is
characterized by atomization, heterogeneity, few
knowledge-transfer capacity, low competitiveness
and limited innovation aptitude which turns into
a great hobble to get significant development
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REAL NORTH PORTUGAL GALICIAFOOD INNOVATION
NETWORK

• Cross-border Cooperation Operative Program Spain
  Portugal 2007-2013
• Cooperation Area Galiza North of Portugal
• Axis 1 Competitiveness and Job Promotion
• Chief institution University of Trás-os-Montes e
  Alto Douro
• Beginning 01-01-2009 Conclusion 31-12-2010
• Total Cost 2.060.517 Co-funding FEDER
  1.545.387 75
• Partners University of Minho, Catholic
  Portuguese University, Polytechnic Institute of
  Viana do Castelo, NERVIR Enterprises
  Association, University of Vigo, University of
  Santiago de Compostela, Galician Technological
  Centre of Meat and Food Quality, National
  Technological Centre of Seafood Conservation, RD
  and Innovation Directorate General - Galician
  Government.
• Objective To perform a structured cooperative
  knowledge network, to promote the innovation in
  the food sector in the euro-region North
  PortugalGalicia, which in turn implies its
  development, competitiveness increase, and
  internationalization.

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Actions
Euro-regional Food Innovation Network
Vision Document Strategic Agenda
European Regional Development Fund
Operative Structure
Validation Consultative Committees
Technical Secretariat Executive Committee Working
Groups
Catalogue of services
Workshops
Mobility Program
Communication Plan
Cooperation and Networking
Institutional contacts
Innovation Cabinet
Sci Tec Committee
Internationalization
Knowledge transfer and Innovation Induction
Collaborative RD and Innovation Projects
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Expected results

• Achieve a critical mass with integration of
  resources and capacities in a joint space
• Definition of a common vision and a strategic
  agenda
• Consolidation as a basic reference tool for RDI
  activities
• Increase of innovation system stakeholders
  cooperation
• Increase of knowledge transfer capacity of SMEs
• Strong the cooperation among institutions across
  the border
• Mobilization of productive traditional resources
• Increase of innovation aptitude and
  competitiveness
• Development of the food-processing sector in the
  Euro-region
• Internationalization of the network

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Challenge
The challenge is the development of embedded
network relations between regional food sector
stakeholders, integrating the existing
capacities, allowing to establish a joint space
and defining a RDI joint strategy This space
will allow to profit from the opportunities for
the sustainable development, competitiveness and
internationalization of food sector through
innovation capacity increase with the consequent
social well-being improvement
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• REAL
• NORTH PORTUGAL GALICIA FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK
• www.rede-real.eu
• info_at_rede-real.eu

European Regional Development Fund Cross-border
Cooperation Operative Program Spain Portugal
2007-2013