CREATE has been awarded European Funding through the INTERREG IVB programme to develop and pilot.

 

This funding will provide support for businesses to receive 1-1 advice, develop materials to encourage the take-up of NGA broadband and advanced ICT and to help SMEs from across the Partner regions to collaborate with other small rural businesses from across North West Europe.

 

CREATE looks to overcome the barriers to growth & competitiveness experienced by SMEs in the predominantly rural areas of North West Europe. These barriers include geographic isolation, lack of infrastructure, lack of scale, poor clustering opportunities & critically, lack of ICT expertise. Next Generation Access broadband (NGA) & advanced ICT have the potential to overcome these barriers and transform the productivity of rural SMEs.

 

CREATE joins a group of like-minded organisations spanning public sector authorities, private sector representative groups and business development agencies from France, the UK, Ireland and Belgium who share the aspiration of encouraging the economic development of their regions.

 

CREATE includes 6 partners and one observer:

- Herefordshire Council (UK) – Lead Partner

- ERNACT (European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology)

- Nièvre Numerique (FR)

- Scottish Enterprise (UK)

- Mid-West Regional Authority (IRL)

- VOKA Chamber of Commerce West Flanders (BEL)

- Highlands & Islands Enterprise (UK) – Observer

 

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Contact Us:

 

LEAD PARTNER

Herefordshire Council

Plough Lane

Hereford

HR4 0LE

U.K.

Tel:+44 (0)1432 260634

URL: www.herefordshire.gov.uk / www.fastershire.com

Contact:Matt Smith

Email: msmith3@herefordshire.gov.uk

 

PARTNER 2

ERNACT EEIG

Unit 150, CoLab

LYIT,

Port Road

Letterkenny

Co. Donegal

Ireland

Tel:+353 74 9168212

URL: www.ernact.eu

Contact: Caitriona Strain

Email: caitriona.strain@ernact.eu

 

PARTNER 3

Nièvre Numérique

Ilab Nièvre Numérique

58000 Nevers

France

Tel:+33 (0)6 81 81 68 32

URL:www.nievrenumerique.fr

Contact:Gaelle Rousseau

Email:G.rousseau@nievrenumerique.fr

 

PARTNER 4

Mid West Regional Authority,

Friar Court,

Abbey Street,

Nenagh,

Co. Tipperary.

Ireland

Tel:+353 67 33197

URL:www.mwra.ie

Contact:Majella O’Brien

Email: majellaobrien@mwra.ie

 

PARTNER 5

Scottish Enterprise

Solway House

Tinwald Downs Road

Dumfries

DG1 3SJ

Scotland

Tel:+44 (0)1387 245223

URL:www.scottish-enterprise.com

Contact:Mairi Henderson

Email:mairi.henderson@scotent.co.uk

 

PARTNER 6

VOKA-Chamber of Commerce West Flanders

President Kennedylaan 9a,

8500 Kortrijk

Belgium

Tel:+32 (0)56 26 14 01

URL:www.voka.be/west-vlaanderen

Contact:Benedikte Tryhou

Email:benedikte.tryhou@voka.be

 

OBSERVERS

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Cowan House

Inverness Retail and Business Park

Inverness

IV2 7GF

Scotland

Tel:+44(0) 1463 234 171

URL:www.hie.co.uk/digital

Contact:Theresa Swayne

Email:theresa.swayne@hient.co.uk

Direct Line:+44 1463 244583 or +44 1349 868990