Boosting the uptake of digitalisation, innovation and new technologies in tourism through transnational cooperation and capacity building

Call: Boosting the uptake of digitalisation, innovation and new technologies in tourism through transnational cooperation and capacity building

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Programme

COSME

Acronym

COSME

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"COSME"

COSME is the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
COSME supports SMEs in the following areas:

Accessing finance
Opening markets
Supporting entrepreneurs
Improving business conditions

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Call

Boosting the uptake of digitalisation, innovation and new technologies in tourism through transnational cooperation and capacity building

Description of call
"Boosting the uptake of digitalisation, innovation and new technologies in tourism through transnational cooperation and capacity building"

The general objective of this Call is to boost the uptake of digitalisation and innovation by tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and capacity building.

The action aims at:

Reinforcing transnational and cross-border cooperation, in particular integration of tourism businesses and stakeholders in transnational and inter-regional innovation ecosystems to enable smart and sustainable growth of tourism SMEs;
Fostering SMEs’ capacity and skills to improve their use of new digital technologies, resulting in new business models in tourism;
Fostering innovative solutions for improving tourism management and the tourism offer through cooperation within the tourism ecosystem, including public-private partnerships.

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Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange, Tourism

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Serbia / Сpбија
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Research Institution, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), NGO / NPO, Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Public Services, National Government, Start Up Company, University

Applicant details

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

In order to be eligible, a proposal must be submitted by a consortium composed of:

a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 different legal entities covering at least 5 eligible countries;
a minimum of one but not more than two public authorities and bodies;
a minimum of one business support organisation.

Recurring Call

Project starts

01.01.2016

Project duration min

25 months

Project duration max

36 months

Type of Funding

Grants

Financial details

Total Call budget: 8 million €
Amount per Project: max. 1 million €
Between eight and ten proposals are expected to be funded
Co-financing rate: max. 75%

Submission

Online via Funding & Tenders Portal

Contact Details

EASME-COSME-ENQUIRIES@ec.europa.eu

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