Dear All,
Biobord network reaches more and more people, representing varius organisations, that maight be inetersted in Interreg projects, especially IBSR, and others as well. That is why, I am going to use the Open Biobord Forum to share with you an request of the Department of Investement and Development in Marshal Office of the Świętokrzyskie Region (Poland) - to be an Interreg project partner. 
Please, take some time to read through the information - maybe your organization or one you got to know - is seeking at the moment for such project partner. Below some words about their project experience and potential fields for cooperation.
The Department of Investement and Development`s responsibilities are quite broad as we are the managing authority of regional operational programme, which in the new financial perspective will get an offcial name: „European Funds for Świetokrzyskie” for 2021 – 2027. But we are also responsible for other thematic key/strategic documents i,e. Development Strategy of Świętokrzyskie Region for 2030+. We also identified our smart specializations in RIS Regional Innovation Strategy, which are:
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Metal and foundry industry,
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Resource-efficient construction,
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Modern agriculture and agri-food processing,
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Health tourism: https://ubz.pl/en/
And horizontal smart specialisations of the Świętokrzyskie voivodeship:
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Information and communication technologies,
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Trade fair and congress industry,
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Sustainable energy development.
In our city Kielce there is Kielce Trade Fairs Centre /TARGI KIELCE EXHIBITION & CONGRESS CENTRE/, here is a link to their official website: https://www.targikielce.pl/en/about-us . It`s the second bigest fairs centre in Poland and they provide thematic international fairs throughout the year focused on i.e. agriculture, education, construcions, furniture&design, defence etc. – all the details about it are available on their website.
We are running the following Interreg Projects right now. All of them are implemented within the frames of Interreg Europe programme:
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„ATM for SME`s” – which is dedicated to support the entrepreneurs in the access to microfinancing and available financial tools, (in progress) https://www.interregeurope.eu/atmforsmes/
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„Keep On” – focused on policy exchange in the field of cultural heritage, (in progress) https://www.interregeurope.eu/keepon/
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„Enerselves” - concerning policy instruments for energy self-consumption in buildings (has already finished) https://www.interregeurope.eu/enerselves/
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„ResIndustry” - policies for Renewable Energy Sources in industry, (in progress) https://www.interregeurope.eu/resindustry/
Most of them are finishing this year, that is why we`d like to engage in new Interreg projects. 
In the attachment you can find a short presentation about our region, so feel free to look at it and ask if there is some particular topic that you would like to have more detailed information about.
So, the Interreg Europe programme will be a great opportunity to work on for us as a partner, I`ve noticed that the first call will be open in April or May 2022. So we still have some time. But, yes we are interested in the topic of entrepreneurship support or any topic from our smart specializations. If you hear or know that some partnership is looking for a partner, let us know, we will be happy to join.
new świetokrzyskie economy.pdf (3.5 MB)