SpinIT – Boosting IT Spin-offs and Smart Specialisation in Danube Region
The Danube flagship 2025 of the Priority Area 8 was presented at the Steering Group Meeting of the Priority 8 of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region on 8 May 2025 in the framework of the congress “Virtual Worlds – Experiencing Opportunities in the Metaverse” in the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart.
The Certificate was awarded to Mirza Sikirić, Zenica Development Agency ZEDA, BiH and lead partner of the project by the PA8 coordinators Carmen Hawkins, Helia Kovačević Grčić, Katalin Kovács-Kasza Katalin, Danube Region Programme, and Cristina Cuc, Danube Strategy Point.
Baden-Württemberg Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism, Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut acknowledged the new PA 8 Danube flagship projects and offered their congratulations.
SpinIT – Boosting IT Spin-offs and Smart Specialisation in Danube Region
By promoting knowledge exchange and transnational implementation of pilot projects, the project aims to support digitalization, smart specialization, and sustainable development in 10 locations across 8 countries in the Danube Region. What is new and original about the SpinIT project is its focus on special niches of three pre-defined clusters: IT, I4.0 (Industry 4.0), and IT cross-sectoral collaboration. By concentrating on these areas and targeting less developed geographies where the distance to global best practices is greatest (Southern and Eastern Europe), the project aims to maximize its impact. Additionally, the project emphasizes the importance of diversity and transnational cooperation as catalysts for innovation, market growth, resilience, sustainability, and financial performance.
Duration of the project:
30 months, starting from 01.01.2024 until 30.06.2026
Budget:
2,419,000 EUR, 80% funded by Interreg Funds
Lead partner
Zenica Development Agency ZEDA Ltd.
Mirza Sikirić, Project Manager
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Project partners
9 Countries, 16 Partners
ASPECT-Management and Intercultural Relations – BG
Bulgaria Economic Forum – BG
DEX Innovation Centre – CZ
European Development Agency – CZ
Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb – HR
Foundation for Innovation, Technology and Transfer of Knowledge – BA
Innomine Digital Innovation Hub Nonprofit Ltd. – HU
NOSENS Ltd Novi Sad – RS
Institution for development of competences, innovation and specialization – HR
Municipality of Cluj-Napoca – RO
Optimization Ltd. – HR
Pannon Business Network Association – HU
University of Montenegro – ME
University of Pannonia – HU
Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj – SI 9 Countries, 16 Partners
