Pilot project - fostering a green circular economy in Europe through capacity building, networking and exchanges of innovative solutions - bridging the green innovations gap.

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The objective of this contract will be to facilitate knowledge transfer and exchange of innovative best practices and to develop capacity and innovation potential for SMEs to develop eco-innovative solutions and seize new opportunities in the green circular economy. The contract will include 4 interrelated tasks: 1) organising training modules for selected SME support organisations with the objective of helping the participants to further develop their expertise and activities in the area of resource efficiency, circular economy and eco-innovation; 2) scaling up selected green solutions through capacity building, knowledge transfer and exchange of best practices; 3) supporting regional authorities in including resource efficiency, circular economy and eco-innovation related policies and action targeting SMEs in their regional or industrial development strategies; 4) organising a final conference presenting the project's results and showcasing SME best practices.