WE.Circular – Boosting digital and industrial capacity for sustainable circular transition of women entrepreneurs in the Danube Region
WE.Circular is a response of specific needs of WE in the DR through project transnational activities focused on: identification of needs and challenges WE face in their digital and CE transition; exchange of knowledge; CE policy measures in the DR, policy improvement and S3s harmonization to be aligned to their needs through developed Transnational Strategy for WE Circular Transition; innovative training programme for development and improvement of digital and CE culture and skills delivered by Learning Network; innovative circular business models for recycling, reuse, and reduce developed and tested by WE.Circular Labs which will also facilitate increase of skills of stakeholders to harmonize S3s; capacity building of the public authorities regarding assessment of innovative circular business model and, design of a supportive WE policy framework via Transnational Policy Learning Centre.
Objective of the WE.Circular project is to address a very important challenge – to increase the digital and business skills of women entrepreneurs for the industry transition and to provide stakeholders with the skills needed to develop and implement smart specialization strategies.
Duration of the project: 30 months, starting from 01.01.2024.
WE.Circular consortium gathers 15 regular and 11 associated strategic partners from 12 countries from the Danube Region and brings together national, regional, public and private organizations and universities, whose specific thematic background guarantees solid knowledge and necessary expertise by coming forward with appropriate innovative solutions.
The flagship project of the Priority Area 8 was presented at the Joint Steering Group Meeting of the Priority Area 7 and 8 of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region on July 8th, 2024, in Ulm.
Certificate was awarded by the PA8 coordinators Carmen Hawkins, Nirvana Kapitan Butković, the State Secretary Andreja Metelko-Zgombić, State Secretary Dr. Patrick Rapp, Cristina Cuc to the WE.Circular Lead Partner Dr. Ralitsa Zhekova.
Contact person :
Dr. Ralitsa Zhekova
Regional Agency for Entrepreneurship and Innovations
Professor Asen Zlatarov 6
Varna 9007, Bulgaria
office@rapiv.org
Tel no. +359 52 383 700 ; +359 88 931 5771