REVIVE - Developing community based innovative business models for the revival of the internal areas in the Mediterranean
In recent decades, inland areas of the Mediterranean have been experiencing depopulation, with people moving to urban and coastal areas where economic activities are more concentrated. Low economic dynamism, limited public services, lack of employment opportunities, and poor digitalisation and accessibility are the main challenges making inland areas more vulnerable.
The REVIVE project is based on participatory and capacity-building approaches to strengthen cooperation among stakeholders, enhance community cohesion, and co-design innovative and integrated solutions to shared challenges. The follow-up phase of the project focuses on transferring the developed territorial business models and participatory approaches in order to scale up results, strengthen cohesion, and promote the transition towards more competitive, innovative, and resilient ecosystems in the inland areas of the transnational cooperation area.
Project will develop:
- Establishment of a pilot framework: analysis of existing policies, innovation ecosystems and economic models in the pilot areas; assessment of existing good practices and previous experiences in the uptake of results; establishment of a stakeholder group and development of a methodology.
- Innovation in collaborative economy business models: community involvement and cooperation, co-design of local pilot action plans, transnational exchange of pilot activities, pilot testing and evaluation of pilot projects.
- MED Digital Innovation Hubs: establishment of Mediterranean Digital Innovation Hubs (MDIHs) and digital laboratories to improve knowledge and skills, build in-depth experience and integrate data.
Through transnational cooperation, the project develops and tests collaborative economy models by establishing innovative community cooperatives that create interconnected products and services for the supply chains of existing economic sectors.
At the same time, the project co-designs a range of digital services and tests advanced technologies through the establishment of Mediterranean Digital Innovation Hubs (MDIHs). The MDIHs will become part of the transnational cluster of REVIVE innovative community cooperatives, which will jointly provide concrete solutions for creating new business opportunities and encouraging people to live and invest in these areas.
Project duration: 1 October 2026 – 31 March 2028
Partners:
- Larnaca and Famagusta Districts Development Agency (Cyprus)
- National Research Council, Institute of Bioeconomy – IBE (Italy)
- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism – IPTPO (Croatia)
- Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Mallorca – MCC (Spain)
- National Association of Italian Municipalities – Tuscany – ANCI Toscana (Italy)
- Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South East Europe – SWG RRD (North Macedonia)
- Development Agency of South Aegean Region – READ S.A. (Greece)
- Balearic Islands Agency for Tourism – AETIB (Spain)
- E-zavod (Slovenia)
- Development Agency of Prijedor – PREDA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Alentejo Regional Development Agency – ADRAL (Portugal)
- Institute for Sustainable Development – ISD (Slovenia)
Total project budget: EUR 3,180,000.00
Interreg funding: EUR 2,544,000.00
Partner's budget: EUR 80,000.00
Partner's ERDF co-financing: EUR 64,000.00
Partner's own contribution: EUR 16,000.00
The REVIVE project is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Euro-MED Programme.
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