· Dresden ·

Smart Integration: Promotion of the Saxon-Polish border area

The development of the joint border area between Saxony and Lower Silesia is a challenge that can only be resolved in good cooperation between the responsible public authorities. The Saxon State Ministry of the Interior, the Marshall Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodship and the Institute for Territorial Development therefore aim to investigate... read more

Topic: Institutional capacities, Urban and rural development
Program: INTERREG Poland-Saxony
· Magdeburg ·

RUMOBIL: Connecting peripheral areas through public transport

RUMOBIL is based on transnational cooperation between public authorities and their transport entities who are confronted with a similar challenge to respond to pressures on regional public transport systems caused by demographic change in peripheral areas. Working together in RUMOBIL will provide them a platform to exchange their knowledge, to... read more

Topic: Demographic change, Transport, Urban and rural development
Program: Interreg Central Europe
Service type: Project management
· Erfurt ·

SubNodes: Connecting the hinterland to major transport nodes

The project plans to better connect the hinterland to primary TEN-T railway hubs via secondary transport hubs, so called sub-nodes. While the upgrade of the TEN-T infrastructure brought significant accessibility gains for the primary nodes there is still the need to further develop the secondary commuter network and better connect it with the... read more

Topic: Transport, Urban and rural development
Program: Interreg Central Europe
Service type: Project development
· Magdeburg ·

SKILLS+: Digitalisation in small companies

core-consult developed the SKILLS+ project to apply for funding under the 1st call for proposals of the Interreg Europe programme. The project addresses policies to promote rural areas and especially the use of digital technology among small companies. The project application involved 13 partners from 11 EU member states and Norway. The project... read more

Topic: Urban and rural development
Program: Interreg Europe
Service type: Project development
· Sachsen-Anhalt ·

SKILLS+: Policy learning to better promote ICT in rural areas' SME

In Germany and many other European region broadband connectivity is still work in progress. Especially rural areas have either received fast internet connections only recently or still have to wait a few more years. But since information and communication technologies (ICT) are gaining significancy for both our private and professional lifes, most... read more

Topic: Urban and rural development
Program: Interreg Europe
· Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. ·

CliMine: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions of former mining sites

Former mining properties and real estate as well as remains such as dumps and deposits as well as former pits and shaft mines are a significant but widely underestimated source of greenhouse gas emissions on local level in former mining areas and communities. Overall aim of the CliMine project, initiated by the City of Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge (DE) is... read more

Topic: Climate protection, Urban and rural development
Program: Interreg Central Europe
Service type: Project development
· Löbau ·

International Networks of the city of Löbau: Analysing international cooperation potentials of a Saxon city

Funded by the State of Saxony, core-consult investigates the international networks of the city of Löbau, its associations and communities. The study will help to identify themes for possible European projects for which funding from 2014-2020 programmes. Processing period: 04/2014 -... read more

Topic: Civic protection, Urban and rural development
Program: FR REGIO, INTERREG Poland-Saxony, INTERREG Saxony-Czech Republic
Service type: Analysis and evaluations
· Eibenstock ·

Karlsroute: Cycling over the Ore Mountains to Karlovy Vary

The "Karlsroute" aims to realise a cross-border cycling route of the same name linking the cities of Aue (Germany) and Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic). The route will provide the missing link between the Mulde valley cycling route in Germany and the Eger valley route in the Czech Republic. In addition to a main route, a number of side tracks will be... read more

Topic: Tourism, Urban and rural development
Program: INTERREG Saxony-Czech Republic
Service type: Project management
· Löbau ·

Economic Co-operation and Exhibitions: Agriculture tradeshow and small animal exhibition

The City of Löbau aims to establish itself as leading congress and tradeshow location in the border area between Saxony and Lower Silesia. In the framework of the project "Economic Co-operation and Exhibitions", a new agriculture tradeshow with companies from both Germany and Poland participating is realised. Main attraction for visitors is... read more

Topic: Urban and rural development
Program: INTERREG Poland-Saxony
Service type: Project development, Project management
· Magdeburg ·

e-CREATE: Apps for mobile devices to promote tourism in rural areas

e-CREATE aims at increasing the competitiveness of service-oriented tourism enterprises in rural areas along cultural routes by promoting the use of new technologies. Based on the identification of good practices, the project elaborates policy recommendations addressing decision-makers on local and regional levels in order to provide a basis for... read more

Topic: Tourism, Urban and rural development
Program: Interreg Europe
Service type: Project development, Project management