NAME OF THE PROJECT: E-SME Electric Mobility meets SME’s

DURATION: 1.7.2016 – 30.6.2019

FINANCING: INTERREG V-A Slovenia–Austria 2014–2020; the project is co-financed by EU through European Regional Development Fund.

PROJECT MANAGER AT ZRS BISTRA PTUJ: Robert Novak

PARTNERS:

• Energy Region Oststeiermark GmbH (Austria) – lead partner
• Development Centre Murska Sobota (Slovenia)
• Regional Chamber of Crafts and Small Businesses Murska Sobota (Slovenia)
• TU Graz - Graz University of Technology (Austria)
• Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj (Slovenia)

PROJECT GOAL:

The objective of the E-SME project is to improve the cross-border competitiveness and innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of e-mobility through the transfer of knowledge, service development, network building and demonstration.

• Encouraging bilateral SME’s and other companies to identify appropriate innovative E-SME services and products and consequently also to develop new or improved innovative pilot models in the field of e-mobility.
• Enhancing the innovativeness and development of SME’s through experts, transfers of knowledge and engagement in activities.
• Establishing and building a wide network of companies and bilateral and international co-operations in the field of e-mobility.
• Encouraging the technology development and knowledge transfer between developmental, scientific, technological organizations and SME’s in the field of e-mobility.
• Demonstrating of the practical capabilities of SME’s (cross-border race with electric vehicles E-VIA, events …).
• Supporting innovative SME’s and their achievements in the field of e-mobility through cross-border promotion (web site, industry overview, presentation at the race with electric vehicles E-VIA, events …).
• Practical innovation experiences for SME’s within the E-VIA race.

RESULTS:

• Building of innovative cooperation and transfer of knowledge through two professional conferences with European experts and companies.
• Establishment of cooperation in the process of identification and classification of appropriate products for SMEs (initial state, industry overview, workshops).
• Establishment of innovative cooperation in the development of pilot models for concrete innovative services and products E-SME (4 development workshops).
• Establishment of cooperation between companies and European partners in two cross-border races with electric vehicles to demonstrate the efficiency of innovative e-mobility pilot models.
• Establishment of cooperation between companies and European cooperative partners through E-SME networks and activities.
• Strengthening the cooperation with communication measures

WEB SITE OF THE PROJECT:

www.e-sme-info and www.e-via.info

FACEBOOK PROFILE:

@elektrorallye