Workshop for local stakeholders on green infrastructure held

Not defined Green infrastructure as part of the implementation of the second phase of the Blue Green City project. The workshop was led by the company Zelenastruktura d.o.o. from Zagreb.

On 27 October 2022, the Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o. organized a workshop on Through examples and possibilities of applying green infrastructure, workshop participants were able to get new information and new knowledge on this topic.  In addition to the mentioned topics, the Blue Green City project and the state of implementation of the Action Plan for the City of Rijeka were presented by Doris Sošić, project manager.

The workshop was attended by 15 participants of representatives of the Regional Energy Agency Kvarner of the City of Rijeka, KD Čistoća, PP Učka, RRA Porin and the Municipality of Matulji. This third workshop completed the implementation of the Action Plan for the training of local stakeholders as part of the second phase of the Blue Green City project.

MENTORITY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Do you need advice from an experienced entrepreneur or do you want to help entrepreneurs who are looking for this help? Contact us Senior Entrepreneurs Club - SENTOR who implements a mentoring project for entrepreneurs.

The idea for starting the Club and developing mentoring support for senior entrepreneurs SENTOR in Croatia, it was encouraged by research into good European practices in this field, in particular associations; Soundboard from the Netherlands It has been active since 1980 and provides support to entrepreneurs at various stages of the development of entrepreneurial ventures.

The development of a mentoring programme and the strengthening of the capacity of experienced entrepreneurs to act as mentors takes place with the support of Croatian Employers' Association - HUP, the Association of Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurs, which operates within the CEA as one of the 30 branch associations.

As of 2022 SENTOR acts as an independent association whose co-founders are entrepreneurs Blaženka Urbanke (HSM Informatics), Ante Mandić (INsig2) and Boris Popović (Alarm automatic), and CEPOR - SME Development and Entrepreneurship Policy Centre As an institutional founder.

The goal of the project is provide support to entrepreneurs through a mentoring program free of charge three to six months, where mentors, with their knowledge and experience, provide assistance in solving entrepreneurial business problems. Through it, it brings together experienced, often retired entrepreneurs – seniors, ready to help other entrepreneurs facing business difficulties.

You want to become a mentor or you are looking for a mentor Please contact: www.sentor.com.hr.  After your application, you will be contacted by CEPOR experts and instructed on further steps.

For all additional questions, you can contact us by e-mail: anny.brusic@hup.hr (Anny Brusić) and malpeza@cepor.hr (Mirela Alpeza).

Final conference of the Blue Green City project held in Ingolstadt

The final conference of the Blue Green City project from the programme (Interreg EUROPE and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund) was held from 10 to 12 October 2022. From the Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o., as a partner of the project, participated Doris Sošić and Tijana Sigel.

The first day of the program was related to the Steering Commitee meeting of the project, where the organization of the final conference was discussed, the financial aspect of the second phase of the project, the way of reporting and unfinished activities to be achieved by the end of 2022. .

The second day of the program refers to the final conference of the project, which was held in a hybrid format (with physical presence in Ingolstadt and online for all other stakeholders who could not participate physically). The content of the conference was related to the presentation of the city of Ingolstadt and the region, the presentation of the Interreg Europe programme, the presentation of the project and its results, the presentation of the implementation of the Action Plans of each partner, the discussion on highlighting the barriers to green infrastructure and the panel discussion on the possibilities of financing various green infrastructure projects.  Doris Sošić, project manager, presented the Action Plan related to the area of the city of Rijeka, i.e. the realization of previous activities on the development of a strategic document for the development of the green infrastructure of the City of Rijeka, the realization of small projects co-financed by the City of Rijeka for the arrangement of locations whose initiators are citizens, citizens' initiatives and associations, and on the implementation of training on the topics of climate change and the value of ecosystem services. In the panel discussion on the possibilities of co-financing green infrastructure projects, Doris Sošić presented the project of the Rijeka Local Partnership Programme, which has been implemented by the City of Rijeka for several years through micro-financing of projects for the arrangement of locations for green areas, children's playgrounds, etc. The third day of the programme consisted of a study visit to the locations of green and blue infrastructure on the Danube: “Gerolfinger Eichenwald” and “Treidelweg” where natural beauties and the organisation of paths and facilities for citizens in the Ingolstadt area could be seen.

16. Lifelong Learning Week

Sixteen years in a row, as part of Lifelong Learning Week, citizens have the opportunity to participate in free lectures, workshops, round tables and similar events.

Lifelong Learning Week The UNESCO initiative was launched in 1999 and is celebrated every year in a number of countries on all continents and with the same objectives: sensitise the public to build a positive atmosphere about the importance and need of lifelong learning, promote a culture of learning and encourage personal motivation of individuals to engage in lifelong learning processes.

Activities 16. Lifelong Learning Week, started on Monday 26 September and runs until 2 October 2022.

Rijeka Development Agency Porin will participate this year with a workshop on the topic How to create a business plan for the purpose of achieving CES support for self-employment? More details on Links!