Objectives
Overall objectives of the project:
The main objective of CAPINFOOD project is to improve the enabling environment for food innovation
- by building the capacity of the supporting institutional framework,
- by reducing the barriers of innovation and
- by promoting the public awareness on benefits of innovation in the food sector
- through transnational collaboration
Specific objectives of the project are:
- to develop national innovation strategies in the food sector
- to improve the coordination of the related institutional framework
- to develop skills of SEE institutions in the use of effective tools in supporting food SMEs
- to promote the use of ICT based tools for fostering innovation in the food sector
- to develop pilot systems for institutions for provision of collective innovation support services for food SMEs
- to improve the appreciation of food innovation and entrepreneurship
- to disseminate food research results to a wider community – especially to young people - and also beyond the food sector
- to integrate non EU countries into the development of South-East Europe
- to concert efforts and share successful approaches related to food innovation by the establishment of a regional forum in the South-East Europe area
