Dear innovators, practitioners, conceptual thinkers, entrepreneurs, creative individuals from all backgrounds, start-ups, research organizations and businesses working on innovative and accessible transportation solutions, the DANOVA project team is happy to announce that the Call for Ideas is now OPEN!
Interreg project “DANOVA: Innovative transportation services for blind and partially sighted passengers in the Danube Region” is a transnational cooperation project co-funded by ERDF, IPA, and ENI (European Union funds). DANOVA aims to improve the accessibility of airports, seaports and train/bus stations by developing a set of new services and competencies that will allow visually impaired passengers to have full access to all transportation information and services. Therefore, the partnership is asking YOU to bring additional knowledge on solutions that can make transportation facilities more accessible to blind and partially sighted persons.
With this call, you have the opportunity to present your idea to international stake- and shareholders in the field of transportation and to organizations representing blind and partially sighted people. The winner gets to present the idea at the final project conference in Vienna, and be a part of the official project publication summarizing the selected ideas! Furthermore, you could benefit from establishing contacts with the stake- and shareholders, and getting feedback about your idea.
The Call for innovative ideas for accessibility of transportation facilities for blind and partially sighted people will be open for submission on this from the 1st of September to the 15th of October 2021. Q&A period will be held until 11th of October 2021, 1st review in mid-November 2021, and the decision and announcement of the winner on the 1st of December 2021. Check with the project partner from your country in case you need help with the form translation.
We accept idea proposals in two different categories:
Criteria for selection and evaluation
The proposals must address the issue of safe and independent mobility for blind and partially sighted passengers. Proposals will be evaluated by an international interdisciplinary jury consisting of representatives of the partner organizations, and invited experts. The subject of the evaluation will be the quality of the idea and its direct reference to the transnational concept of a fully accessible airport/seaport/railway, tram, and bus stations to blind and partially sighted passengers.
The specific evaluation criteria are:
The final decision on the outcomes of the Call for Ideas will be publicly announced in December 2021 on the website of the Interreg Danube Transnational program. Please direct any related questions to the partner in your country via email by the 11th of October 2021. The partner list and contact information is in the table below the call. Shortlisted ideas will have the chance to be presented at the final conference in Vienna with travel and accommodation expenses covered by the project.
Stay tuned for more information about the Open Innovation Call by following the DANOVA project on the official web and social media platforms:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Interreg-DANOVA-100215245178279/
DTP Web http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/danova
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/interregdanova/
We are looking forward to your participation!
DANOVA project team
DANOVA Project Partners and contact information
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State |
Responsible project partner |
Project contact person |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo International Airport |
Berin Riđanović |
bridjanovic@sarajevo-airport.ba |