Solutions and best practice examples

The European Commission has recently developed a digital translation service called the eTranslation tool to connect European facilities. Since March 2020, the eTranslation tool has been available to European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to translate to and from 27 different languages. It is widely used and trusted by the EU and national administrations. This state-of-the-art neural machine...

Research and innovation will be key drivers of economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis. In this context, the EU IP Helpdesk is organising a webinar about the exploitation of IP rights in H2020 projects. The webinar will give an overall view of the creation and development of IP rights both during and after the duration of the current H2020 programme. The webinar will take place virtually on...

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has published a guide with necessary steps to reopen micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It is structured into several chapters adressing the most pressing issues, in a logical sequence: preparation, financing, market position and survey, strategic thinking, employees, equipment, marketing and prices. According to this...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a policy brief discussing the measures that countries have taken to support the livelihoods of those who cannot access unemployment benefits or short-term work schemes. It examines the raft of new programmes introduced across OECD-countries and beyond, including means-tested assistance, new cash transfer schemes, and...

The scientists at the Silesian University of Technology, part of Silesian Aviation Cluster, has developed a new platform called CORNELIA (Coronavirus Neurological Impairment). CORNELIA is a system that collects questionnaires on cognitive disorders related to COVID-19 by enabling the e-mail invitation of selected people by doctors to participate in an anonymous survey on the general health status...

According to KlasterLT, the creation of a cluster-friendly environment is a high priority in Lithuania. Many efforts are made to develop international relations and join international clusters in order to have innovative high-level local clusters. Innovation networks for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create an environment favorable to innovate and develop relations with large...

COVID-19 with all its consequences has affected the transport sector in several ways. Borders are closed and fewer people and goods are moving. Emissions have decreased rapidly, but at the same time, people have arguments for using their own car instead of public transport. Therefore, the questions of sustainable transpost is getting more and more relevant. Interreg network on sustainable...

A portal focused on the support of entrepreneurs during the pandemic has been established in Slovakia. The SOCITEE initiative provides innovative solutions to promote trade and protect consumer rights. In cooperation with team of experts, a unique portal to support entrepreneurs, restaurants, pubs, hotels, fitness centers, theaters and many others to overcome this difficult situation has been...

A new Horizon 2020 project, MPowerBio, kicked-off on 1 May with the objective of benefiting European clusters and their SME members. MPowerBIO aims to set up and implement a capacity building programme for SME clusters along with an integrated business support programme for the SME members. This project has received funding under the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union...

The European Biomass Conferences and Exhibition (EUBCE) has grown from a small research community biomass conference more than 30 years ago to a well-established international conference, tackling challenges ranging from biomass growth and biomass conversion to bioenergy, biofuels and bioproducts, sustainability and policies. Today it provides a forum for industrial implementation of technologies...