International and Regional Cooperation Unit. Social Innovation

The project is aimed at supporting the economic development of the Mallakaster area (in the Fier region, Albania) through the valorisation of the archaeological site of Byllis as a key resource for the tourist attractiveness of the area.
The initiative, financed by European funds from the Instrument for Pre-Accession managed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation according to the delegated cooperation mechanism, involves the Emilia-Romagna Region ART-ER and the University of Bologna as implementers.

Common Ground is an interregional project focused on the prevention of labor exploitation through social protection interventions and the promotion of decent, safe and legal work.
The project aims to combat adult marginalisation of the homeless, strengthen services for people at risk, implement low-threshold and innovative interventions, and distribute basic necessities. ART-ER supports the E-R Region in the technical coordination and monitoring of the partners' actions
The extension of the RaiSE project is devoted to the exchange of experiences on the impact of Covid-19 on business support policies to social enterprises

RESEES brings together six European regions with a sound integration of the SE in their RIS3 policy framework as a driver of sustainable regional economic growth. RESEES overall objective is to improve the implementation of regional development policies in the field of regional SE ecosystems and stakeholders’ upskilling. Its main goal is to reinforce cooperation and networking accompanied by the upskilling of SE stakeholders as a path towards quality inclusive and sustainable employment in Europe.