EU-Projects


The lvh.apa trade association for crafts and service providers regularly implements EU projects. Below you will find previously implemented and ongoing projects and the details. Would you like to cooperate with the lvh in future projects? We look forward to hearing from you at +39 0471 323255 or by e-mail at innovation@lvh.it.

Past and current projects:

  • FuturCRAFT
  • CRAUT4SME - Crowdfunding
  • CRAFTech
  • Labs4Sme
  • CASSANDRA
  • B.R.EF.
  • Power Saving Check
  • Open Innovation Südtirol
  • DIGITALISATION
  • INCLUDE

Project Title:

FuturCRAFT

Strengthening research activities, technological development and innovation

Project Description:

The aim of the FuturCraft project is to define possible future scenarios of occupational profiles in the craft trades and to present them in a tangible way. Thanks to these scenarios, a basic understanding of the future development of craft trades professions is to be created and it is to be shown in concrete terms how employees can qualify for the digital working world. The project is intended to create the basis for craft enterprises in the project regions to become actively involved in shaping craft 4.0 in their companies and to qualify employees for the digital working world.

The FuturCRAFT project is funded by the EU project Interreg V-A Italia-Austria 2014-2020.

Funding Track: INTERREG IT-AT – Axis 1 Research and Innovation

Project Number: ITAT1042

Project Duration: September 2019 – March 2022

Project Partner:

  • lvh Bildung & Service Gen. (Lead Partner) (IT)
  • Eurac Research, (Institute for Advanced Studies) (IT)
  • Confartigianato Vicenza (IT)
  • t2i - Technology Transfer and Innovation, Veneto (IT)
  • ITG Salzburg (Innovation and Technology Transfer Salzburg) (A)
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Project Title:

CRAUT4SME - Crowdfunding

The new financing tool for South Tyrolean SMEs

Project description:

The main focus of the CRAUT4SME project is Crowdfunding. The aim of the project is to develop a range of services to pass on knowledge about crowdfunding to South Tyrolean companies. In addition, they will be enabled to independently use crowdfunding as an instrument in the innovation process. This project thus creates new opportunities to support companies in the implementation of innovation. Currently, the potential of crowdfunding in South Tyrol is still largely unknown. Crowdfunding is an instrument to finance new, creative ideas and to manage the first step of the market launch. The lvh - Wirtschaftsverband Handwerk und Dienstleister has had its own crowdfunding platform since June 2016: www.crowdfunding-suedtirol.it, where companies have already presented first projects.

Funding Track: Investment in growth and employment ERDF 2014 - 2020

Project Number: FESR 1051

Project Duration: March 2017 - December 2019

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Project Title:

CRAFTech 

Future technologies for the South Tyrolean trade

Project Description:

The CRAFtech project will focus on digitalization and new technologies. The aim is to sensitize South Tyrolean handicraft enterprises to these main topics. In addition, SMEs will be offered a business analysis - assessment - to determine the possibilities and potential of digitisation in the business. Based on this, targeted cooperation with researchers can be initiated, who support companies in the implementation of new technologies by providing further specific consultation. These activities are intended to make a significant contribution to strengthening the innovative capacity of SMEs and to attract more SMEs to R&D activities.

With this project, lvh - Bildung & Service Gen. also wants to bring South Tyrolean companies closer to the services of the NOI Technology Park.

Funding Track: Investment in growth and employment ERDF 2014 - 2020

Project Number: FESR 1050

Project Duration: March 2017 – December 2019

Click here to go to the Digicheck Website.

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Project Title:

Labs4Sme - Digital Labs 4.0

for the innovation of cross-border SMEs - Digital Labs 4.0 per l'innovazione delle PMI transfrontaliere

Project Description:

The Lab4Sme project focuses on the connection of open workshops/manufacturing facilities and small and medium-sized enterprises. The aim is to strengthen the cooperation between these actors. At first, the range of services offered by the labs in the Interreg area will be surveyed by means of a web platform and the SMEs will be involved through workshops in order to determine their needs. Subsequently, some companies will be given the opportunity to use the services of Labs in a pilot action to support product or service development. The project aims to facilitate networking and technology transfer between companies and Labs. In addition, the Labs will be able to identify the needs of SMEs and develop services to meet them. Overall, the project will contribute to the development and growth of SMEs from the manufacturing sector in cross-border areas.

Funding Track: ITAT1008: Interreg V Italy-Austria

Project Duration: 2017 -2019

Project Partners:

  • lvh - Bildung & Service Gen. (IT)
  • ECIPA Scarl (IT)
  • Confartigianato Trieste (IT)
  • Fab Castelfranco Veneto (IT)
  • FH Kufstein Tirol Bildungs GmbH (AT)
  • Salzburg Research Research Society (AT)

Project website: www.labs4smes.eu

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Project Title:

CASSANDRA

Continuity And Security for SMEs Active in Neutralizing Dangers and Risks affecting their Activities

Project Description:

The CASSANDRA project focuses on business resilience and risk management for companies in the service sector. The aim of the project is to support SMEs to identify risks in the company and to take countermeasures. Thereby the resilience in companies shall be strengthened. In the course of the project three different and free tools were developed, which are available online:

Quick check tool: An SME can answer key questions in a few minutes and find out about the status of risk management in the company.

Handbook: The handbook comprehensively shows the approaches of risk management and suggests measures to increase the resilience of the company.

Online course: SMEs can use an online course to acquire knowledge on these key issues in a practical way. Suggested measures can be immediately implemented in the company through exercises.

Funding Track: Erasmus+

Project Duration: September 2015 – August 2017

Project Partners:

  • lvh - Bildung & Service Gen. (IT)
  • emcra (DE)
  • IBWF (DE)
  • T-Soft (CZE)
  • Tournis Consulting (GRC)
  • Cyprus Project Management Society (CY)

Project Website: www.cassandra-resilience.eu

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Project Title:

B.R.EF.

Operational resource efficiency in micro and small enterprises in the cross-border network

Project Description:

The B.R.EF. project addresses the issue of resource efficiency in micro and small enterprises. The aim of the project was to sensitize SMEs to the topic and to build up knowledge for improved resource management. This made it possible to save production costs and reduce pollution and waste production.

In order to achieve these goals, the companies were able to take advantage of resource efficiency checks, consultation and workshops. The project results and possible measures for action were also compiled in a manual.

Funding Track: Interreg IV Italy - Austria

Project Duration: January 2013 – March 2015

Project Partner: 

  • lvh - Bildung & Service Gen. (IT)
  • Confartigianato Udine (IT)
  • Confartifianato Vicenca (IT)
  • ITG, Salzburg (AT)

Project Website: www.progettobref.it

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Project Title:

Power Saving Check

Project Description:

The aim of the project was to qualify interested persons (craftsmen, unemployed young people...) as energy saving helpers, to increase their employability and thus to support their integration into the world of work. Consumers also benefited from this project, as the use of energy-saving helpers made it possible to pass on knowledge about ways of saving energy in the household free of charge. The project has helped to make better use of the potential and resources of people in the partner countries, to expand the adult education system, to increase the employment rate, to reduce CO2 emissions and to improve energy efficiency.

Funding Track: Erasmus+

Project Duration: 2014 –2016

Project Partner: 

  • lvh - Bildung & Service Gen. (IT)
  • Bildungsinstitut Pscherer (DE)
  • Kontakte für Europa e.V. (DE) 
  • DECROLY (ES)
  • HEEDA (HU)
  • KVO(HU)
  • FRG (RO)
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Project Title:

Open Innovation Südtirol

Project Description:

Within the framework of this project, small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing sector in South Tyrol were introduced to the instrument of Open Innovation. The aim was to sensitize them to this topic and to offer consulting services in pilot projects, so that SMEs can improve their innovation process by making use of Open Innovation. The overall aim of Open Innovation South Tyrol is to increase the success rate of companies in innovative projects. The optimal marketing of the project results and the earliest possible involvement of the customer play a major role in this. The project was included in the series of winning projects by the province of Bolzano and can be viewed in the following brochure on page 50: 

http://www.provinz.bz.it/europa/de/eu-foerderung/progetti-vincenti-2007-2013.asp 

Funding Track: Regional competitiveness and employment EFRE 2007 – 2013

Project Duration: November 2011 – October 2013

Projektpartner: 

  • lvh - Bildung & Service Gen.
  • TIS innovation park
  • Universität Innsbruck
  • Hyve AG, E⊃2
  • M Research & Consulting GmbH

Project Website: www.openinnovation-suedtirol.it

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Project Title:

DIGITALISATION

Strategy development tool for the digitisation of SMEs

Project Description:

The aim of the two-year EU project (2017-2019) Digitalisation is to develop a freely accessible self-learning tool for directors, managers and employees of European SMEs in the field of "Business Services". Step by step, European SMEs can use the online self-learning tool to prepare the strategic course in the field of digitisation within the company and initiate its implementation in the ongoing business processes.

Analysis, learning and planning materials are made available for the digitisation of business processes and the further development of the business model. These support learners directly at their workplace (work-based learning approach) in strategically applying relevant topics of corporate development, such as change and risk management in the context of digitisation. With the help of the efficient range of further training courses, SMEs will be able to expand their knowledge of digital technologies and develop concrete application options.

The Digitisation project, which is co-financed within the framework of a "Strategic Partnership" in the EU's "Erasmus+" programme, aims to promote the understanding of the opportunities and risks of digitisation in European SMEs and to increase their competitiveness by developing and implementing a digitisation strategy. For the individual learners, the self-learning tool represents an opportunity to develop their own skills in a field of activity that is highly relevant to the labour market.

The project has been successfully completed and the online tool is available on the project website.

Funding Track: Erasmus+

Project Duration: November 2017 – October 2019

Projekt Partner: 

  • lvh - Bildung & Service Gen. (IT)
  • emcra (DE), IBWF (DE)
  • Tournis Consulting (GRC),
  • Cyprus Project Management Society (CY)
  • CCI (BG)
  • LUISS (IT)

Project Website: https://digital-transformation-tool.eu/

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Project Title:

INCLUDE

Guidance through the digital age

Project Description:

Many managers in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), small and medium-sized organisations (SME) and start-ups are facing a dilemma. They ask themselves: How can I run my organization if I am by no means sure where the digital journey is headed? How can we successfully shape the future of our organization together?

INCLUDE takes up two central developments of our time: Firstly, the trend towards flatter hierarchies and shared responsibility and, secondly, the digitalization of all economic sectors. Both aspects offer the starting point for the development of a new practical and innovative leadership approach in the age of digitalization

The aim of the project is to support SMEs, KMOs and start-ups in the day-to-day challenges of digital change with a contemporary, inclusive management approach. To this end, the project develops learning and teaching materials for managers and for people who want to or should take on more responsibility. With these materials, managers can learn "inclusive leadership in the digital age" step-by-step and apply it directly in their daily work. On the other hand, training providers and trainers can use the materials and the sample curriculum for further training courses for the target group.

The 4 INCLUDE products are:

  1. A "process model" for a better understanding of "inclusive leadership in the digital age
  2. A "curriculum" based on the European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
  3. An "INCLUDE manual", which enables personal and practical continuing education
  4. An "e-mail course" to raise awareness and low-threshold access to the project topic

Funding Track: Erasmus+

Project Duration: October 2019 – September 2021

Project Partner: 

  • lvh - Bildung & Service Gen. (IT)
  • emcra (DE)
  • IBWF (DE)
  • Cyprus Project Management Society (CY)
  • CCI (BG)
  • EUFA (DE)
  • AMU (PL)
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This project is funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.