ERNACT

🤝 welcomes the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU ‼️

"Ireland's Presidency provides an important opportunity to reinforce the value of European cooperation in addressing the challenges facing rural and border regions. For 35 years, ERNACT has helped bring European policy to life by working with our members and partners to secure investment, build capacity and develop practical solutions that improve people's lives. We look forward to continuing that work throughout the Presidency and beyond." — Dr Caitriona Strain, ERNACT General Manager.

As Ireland takes the helm of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months, the timing could not be more significant. This major milestone coincides with ERNACT celebrating our 35th anniversary! 🥂

The Irish Presidency’s focus on competitiveness, regional development and digital transformation closely mirrors our own mission.
Today, our organisation is managing the largest European project portfolio in our history, driving innovation in:

🤖 Digital Transformation & AI
🏡 Smart Villages & Healthcare
🌱 Climate Action & Energy Resilience

Throughout the Presidency, ERNACT will continue working with our members and European partners to ensure the North West of Ireland remains at the forefront of European cooperation.

👉 Find out more: https://www.ernact.eu/NewsDetail.aspx?MediaNewsId=1815

Donegal County Council Údarás na Gaeltachta Derry City & Strabane District Council Laboratorij za telekomunikacije Fakultete za elektrotehniko Gobierno de Cantabria Kommunförbundet Västernorrland Etelä-Pohjanmaan liitto Nièvre Numérique Die Forschende Hochschule Hof Agenția pentru Dezvoltare Regională Vest - ADR Vest Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

MINDSET has been featured in the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme, highlighting how results from the INNOCAP project are now being carried forward through our work in MINDSET.

The article focuses on the Inno-vera platform, a digital innovation tool developed to help municipal employees share, develop and implement ideas that respond to societal and service delivery challenges.

Through MINDSET, the platform and the innovation processes established in Västernorrland will be integrated into the project toolkit and used to support the implementation of Reg-MOI, our framework for regional mobilisation and innovation.

This is a practical example of how Interreg projects can build on each other’s outcomes, extending the value of cooperation and supporting innovation across the Northern Periphery and Arctic region.

👉🔗Read the full article on the website here www.interreg-npa.eu/projects/innocap/home/news-events/innovera-pilot/

The Inno-vera Pilot: Connecting the INNOCAP and MINDSET Projects A digital innovation platform, Inno-vera, has been developed as a pilot initiative under the INNOCAP project in the municipality of Örnsköldsvik.