Project Funded by Interreg IPA Cross Border Cooperation Programme “Greece – Republic of North Macedonia 2014-2020”
Role in the project: Beneficiary / Partner
Project Partners:
- Waste Management of Western Macedonia DIADYMA S.A., Greece
- Cluster of Bioeconomy & Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE), Greece
- GAUSS Institute – Foundation for New Technologies, Innovations and Knowledge Transfer, North Macedonia
- Association for Research & Analysis ZMAI, North Macedonia
BECircular converts Circular Economy (CE) /Bio-Economy (BE) routes into employment hubs through the development of:
a) Repair & Reuse center for specific waste streams involving suppliers, end-users, repair lines & sponsors.
b) Research & Development center involving symbiotic networks, bio-materials suppliers, end-users & technical personnel to evaluate & deliver business plans.
c) Entrepreneurship & Creative center to prepare young scientists, artists, technicians & engineers to enter CE&BE.
The outputs focus on:
– Coaching campaigns in the CBC area, over 300 participants (students, young graduates & entrepreneurs) estimated at least 50% flow in CE expected (referring to 30% arts students, 30% BE entrepreneurs & 40% technicians).
– Building capacities actions for at least 50 participants in the coaching sessions to work in centers &/or begin own business on CE&BE.
The relative activities to achieve its outputs are:
– Knowledge transfer seminars fostering CE & business startup for project consortiums of at least ten people are trained per each side.
– E-platforms transformation into CE & BE hubs:
– E-learning platform as an innovative tool for monitoring the mentoring program, offering online training for startup businesses & structural support to entrepreneurs in building their business ideas.
– ‘Living Labs’ ecosystems in a) Bio-Economy, b) Creative Industries (design on textiles, wooden material, new items) & c) general entrepreneurship (business idea evaluation, necessary capital).
– Business model for the development & execution of a startup company on CE.
– Marketing plan to support the long-term operation of the centers & safeguard their sustainability.