The Interreg IIIC Programme
The Innovint project is funded under the Interreg IIIC West programme. The Interreg IIIC programme is one of the three strands of the European Community Initiative Interreg III.
Interreg III is designed to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union (EU) by promoting
- cross-border co-operation(strand A)
- trans-national co-operation (strand B)
- and interregional (strand C) co-operation.
Partnerships Within the European Union
Funded by the EU, Interreg IIIC helps Europe's regions form partnerships to work together on common projects. By sharing knowledge and experience, these partnerships enable the regions involved to develop new solutions to economic, social and environmental challenges.
With Interreg IIIC, interregional co-operation between regional and other public authorities across the entire EU territory and neighbouring countries will be promoted. It allows regions without joint borders to work together in common projects and develop networks of co-operation.
Regional Development
The co-operations under Interreg IIIC shall give access to experience of other actors involved in regional development policy and create synergies between "best practice" projects and the Structural Fund's mainstream programmes. The overall aim is to improve the effectiveness of regional development policies and instruments through large-scale information exchange and sharing of experience (networks) in a structured way.
The Interreg IIIC programme is financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), as part of the Structural Funds, and co-financed by national project partners. The application period is 2002-2006. All activities have to be finalised by end of 2008.
Further details are available from the Interreg IIIC website at www.interreg3c.net.