The main objective of INNOVOUCHER project is to develop a European Label for Innovation Voucher programmes, by defining a new model of innovation voucher programme supporting the transnational exchange of innovation services and the procedures of the award of the European Label to those programmes complying with the defined model. The project will foster the transnational collaboration based in innovation vouchers by increasing the range of services offered in the vouchers scheme to include innovation transnational services and the definition of a procedure of automatic recognition of foreign providers, thus increasing the access of SMEs to knowledge and technology from all across Europe. The project will define all the aspects of the model (vision, services catalogue, service providers, communication plan, voucher mechanism and the elements for the efficient management of the model), their minimum requirements to enable the European Label award and the European Label system, based on the experience of the consortium partners on the innovation vouchers management. The new model will be tested in real environment in a pilot project by the launch of an innovation voucher’s call in five regions to support only transnational exchange of innovation services. Lessons learnt during the pilot project, jointly with the feedback from other regions from outside of the project will contribute to improve the defined model. The outcome of the project will consist on a guideline of recommendations on the European Label implementation that will provide the European Commission the tools, procedures and model of entity to manage a future European Label system. The guideline will be delivered in two phases: a first draft after the first year of the project and a reviewed version after the completion of the pilot project, at the third year. This guideline pretends to contribute the future policies to be developed by the European Commission on innovation support field.

<< Objectives >>•Support the personal and professional development of tourism workers in partner countries•Promote accessibility over time to a plurality of OERs on digital and green skills•Guide the operators of the sector towards rethinking their business models in a circular key by exploiting new digital technologies, with the guidance of green-tech infusion coaches aligned in an international mobility•Disseminate the learning path and relative tools for digital and green upskilling<< Implementation >>The intention is to co-design and implement a TRAINING PROGRAM FOR GREEN AND DIGITAL UPSKILLING FOR TOURISM OPERATORS and the relative didactic tools consisting of OER, as an episodic Educational TV program from which to access interactive video training pills, including narrative crossroads and a Green Tech-Infusion Toolkit to allow trainers to guide operators in rethinking business models after alignment on green-tech infusion in a mobility.<< Results >>• a green and digital skills learning path tested by 80 workers in 4 EU countries• an Educational TV program with episodes and interactive video training pills, including narrative crossroads• a Green-Tech Infusion Toolkit, a methodological manual on green-tech infusion• Mobility for the benefit of 20 educators on green-tech infusion• Creation and development of a network of EU educators aligned on the methodologies developed• MoU undersigned to consolidate project results.

EMPOWERING proposal contributes to the shift of 6 EU regions toward low-carbon society by enhancing the capacities of municipalities and regional representatives to shape integrated energy strategies and plans. The project contributes to bridge the gap of skills needed to plan energy measures in the new 2030 framework for Climate and Energy Policy in terms of GHG emission reduction, renewable energy and energy efficiency. EMPOWERING addresses energy saving challenges involving local municipalities and regional authorities in a sound transnational exchange and learning activities (WP3) including: a) transnational seminars; b) peer to peer exchange for regional authorities; c) study visit to one EU best practice and two partners’ best practice. Local target audience is then effectively reached thanks to ad hoc capacity local building measures (WP4) addressing different target groups to maximize the learning experience. The improved knowledge and competences of local authorities are put into practice during the development of the mitigation part of SECAPs and in the upgrading of the existing SEAPs, while regional authorities are supported in shaping regional energy vision to 2050 highlighting the main energy challenges and identifying possible financial strategic actions to be implemented (WP5). The proposal is built on a solid and innovative strategic planning methodology which has a high replicability potential, strengthening the European added value of the project. This process is triggered by the cooperation of a comprehensive partnership, which involves technical-scientific partners and regional development agencies, creating the conditions to achieve project’s objectives.