PRJ – EXCOVER (local)
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/ SO 3.1
EXPERIENCE, DISCOVER & VALORISE HIDDEN TREASURE TOWNS AND SITES OF THE ADRIATIC AREA
START DATE
01.01.2019
END DATE
30.06.2022
TOTAL BUDGET
€ 2.474.876,05
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
Make natural and cultural heritage a leverage for sustainable and more balanced territorial development
LEAD PARTNER
PUBLIC INSTITUTION REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF LIKA SENJ COUNTY - LIRA
TARGET GROUPS
- Citizen/family/potential supplier of tourist services
- Economic operator (SME)
- Policy-maker, official or local/regional authority
- Entity (association, mini-cluster etc.) potentially becoming Destination Management Company
- Tourist blogger or influencer
In Italy and Croatia it is easy to identify many small towns with very relevant historical, cultural and natural assets, but visited by a little number of tourists, lower than the potentiality of the local natural and cultural resources. The main goal of this project is to reduce this gap between resources and tourists, contributing to a better territorial and seasonal distribution of tourist flows in Croatia and Italy. The main goals of EXCOVER will be therefore to identify innovative ways for solving the constraints on the tourist development of the small towns with relevant local assets but with poor tourist flows. The core aspect of EXCOVER is the involvement of the local communities: only the participation of the residents in the small towns will create a Tourist Supply Chain based on the single under-exploited resources instead of the usual heavy investments in accommodation and transport.
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LEAD PARTNER
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PUBLIC INSTITUTION REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF LIKA SENJ COUNTY - LIRA
Kaniška 55
Gospić - Croatia - karolina@lsz-lira.hr - +385 (0)53 658 005
Public Institution Regional Development Agency of Lika Senj County LIRA (JURALSŽLIRA) was established in 2018. by Lika Senj County with the aim to facilitate the effective coordination and encouragement of regional development. JURALSŽLIRA has 11 employees with experience in project preparation and implementation and provides assistance in local and regional self-government bodies of Lika-Senj County, public law bodies of interest for social and economic development.
Contact person: Karolina Prpić-Bogojević
E-mail: karolina@lsz-lira.hr
PROJECT PARTNER
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University of Zadar
University of Zadar is founded in 2002, renewed regarding its 14th century higher education tradition. It is the largest integrated University in the Republic of Croatia, includes 27 university departments, 4 Research Centres and 2 Centres for Expertise in Education. Departments perform studies on undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level. The University of Zadar performs scientific, teaching and professional work, grows and progresses each day and contributes to general development.
Contact person: Deni Ivanov
E-mail: divanov@unizd.hr
PROJECT PARTNER
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Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (PGKC) is a regional government authority tasked with competences on regional level, including education, health care, spatial and urbanistic planning, economic development, transportation, planning and development of the educational, health, social and cultural institutions. PGKC competences also include strategic planning, preparation and implementation of regional development policies and projects.
Contact person: Lea Linić
E-mail: lea.linic@pgz.hr
PROJECT PARTNER
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University of Udine
Founded in 1978 by popular will as part of the reconstruction plan of Friuli after the earthquake in 1976, the University of Udine rapidly established a national and international reputation as one of the most innovative and complete medium-sized Italian research universities. It offers a wide range of education programmes in tune with the changes in society and with the development of new professions.
Contact person: Donatella Cozzi
E-mail: donatella.cozzi@uniud.it
PROJECT PARTNER
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Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Founded in 1088, the University of Bologna is considered the oldest university in the Western world. Its history is intertwined with that of the great names of science (e.g. Nicolaus Copernicus, Marcello Malpighi, Luigi Galvani) and literature (e.g.Torquato Tasso, Carlo Goldoni, Giovanni Pascoli), making it is a keystone for the European culture. In the a.y. 2017-2018, its 85,509 students made it the most popular university in Italy. Research is brought about in 32 departments and 10 Centres.
Contact person: Annalisa Stacchini
E-mail: annalisa.stacchini2@unibo.it
PROJECT PARTNER
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DELTA 2000 Consortium Company with limited liability
DELTA 2000 is as local Development Agency and Local Action Group LAG in Po Delta area and FLAG in the Emilia-Romagna region. It is a mixed company of, actually, 64 partners representing the main local institutions and economic and social stakeholders; total register capital is 200.000 Euros. The main aim of DELTA 2000 is to promote local resources and economic activities in harmonised and integrated way in order to support economic growth and create new development opportunities.
Contact person: Marzia Cavazzini
E-mail: info@deltaduemila.net
PROJECT PARTNER
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Municipality of Campobasso
http://www.comune.campobasso.it
The Municipality represents own community, gathers and organises the proposals coming from own citizens to guarantee a sustainable development of its territory and improve the life quality at each level. The Municipality of Campobasso participates to private and public initiatives to promote tourist activities, valorise the cultural, natural and environmental resources, preserve the historical and artistic heritage and develop different economic sectors.
Contact person: Sabrina Tiribassi
PROJECT PARTNER
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Municipality of Predappio
http://www.comune.predappio.fc.it
The goal of the City of Predappio is to boost its image as tourist destination, too obscured by the frequent move of people due to the historical interest, which is limited to a fleeting presence in the area and that does not affect tourism. The interest for the project is given by the objective of bringing light to its tourist attractions. The administration has about 30 employees, organized in 6 management areas (with six different leader).
Contact person: Milena Rossi
E-mail: rossi.m@comune.predappio.fc.it
PROJECT PARTNER
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Public Institution Regional Development Agency of Karlovac County
The Public Institution Regional Development Agency of Karlovac County (JURRA KŽ) was established in 2018 by Karlovac County with the aim to facilitate the coordination and promotion of regional development at the local (regional) government. JURRA KŽ has 16 employees, wide experience in pre-accession programmes, and offers technical assistance for towns, municipalities and public institutions and organisations of Karlovac County.
Contact person: Ana Barković
E-mail: ana.barkovic@ra-kazup.hr
PROJECT PARTNER
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Interregional Park Authority Sasso Simone e Simoncello
The Natural Park of the Sasso Simone e Simocello was established by the Regional Law Marche n° 15/1934 and embraces in its territory 6 municipalities: Carpegna, Pietrarubbia, Montecopiolo, Frontino, Piandimeleto, Pennabilli. It covers a surface of 4.991 square KM, with a population of 8.757 inhabitants. The organisational structure is subdivided into Sectors, Services and Offices.
Contact person: Gilberto Zangari
E-mail: gilbertozangari@gmail.com
PROJECT PARTNER
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Comunità di Montagna della Carnia
Comunità di Montagna della Carnia is a public authority founded in 2016. It incorporates 24 municipalities in the Region of Carnia and promotes development of its territory through: - Local development planning; - The management of combined services for the municipalities; - Energy policies orientated towards the development of renewable energy sources; - Supporting projects concerning the agricultural and forestry sectors; - Promoting cultural initiatives, also from a tourism aspect.
E-mail: anna.somma@carnia.comunitafvg.it
PROJECT PARTNER
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Municipality of Rive D'Arcano
http://www.comune.rivedarcano.ud.it
The Municipality employ 12 people plus a Municipal Secretary, shared with other two municipalities. It has an annual budget of approx. 2,5 million €. The municipality is member of the UTI Collinare, that support it in the management of EU projects. Beside the competences assigned to municipalities by national and regional laws , the Municipality of Rive d'Arcano has achieved an important know-how through projects of valorisation of its cultural heritage.
Contact person: Gabriele Contardo
E-mail: sindaco@comune.rivedarcano.ud.it
PROJECT PARTNER
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GAL Montefeltro Sviluppo
http://www.montefeltro-leader.it/
The Montefeltro Sviluppo Local Action Group (LAG) is a limited liability consortium company established in 1996. The LAG pursues the general purpose of contributing to the promotion of sustainable development by implementing all the interventions foreseen by the community initiatives addressed to the Leader areas and included in the P.S.R. Marche Region. The company proposes to direct its initiatives to support development and employment, carrying out its business in accordance with the objectives of the European Community and national, regional, provincial and local regulations.
E-mail: info@montefeltro-leader.it
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VIDEO
Are you willing to EXCOVER? We take you to small villages, local traditions and hidden beauties of 10 Italian and Croatian towns that overlook the Adriatic coast.
The video has been realise by DELTA 2000 within EXCOVER project Interreg CBC Italy - Croatia V 2014-2020 co-financed by the European Union from the European Development Regional Fund Discover more at: https://www.excover.eu
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