JETSKIR (Just Environmental Transition and Skill Building in Industrial Regions) is an Interreg EU project that started in May 2025 and runs for three years. As the name suggests, its goal is to support industrial regions in Europe in achieving a just ecological transition while promoting the development of new skills and qualifications for workers.

Empowering Women, Strengthening SMEs: WOMEX is an Interreg EU project launched in May 2025, running for four years. Its goal is to boost the competitiveness and sustainable growth of exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in participating EU regions – with a strong focus on promoting equal opportunities for women.

aws is the coordinator of the RCIA, an EU project within the Interreg Europe programme. The programme lasts for five years and started January 2017. The consortium consists of nine partners from nine different European regions. More information about the project, the project partners, the addressed policy instruments and the latest developments can be found on the website of Interreg Europe.

Green and digital transformation to be accelerated for SMEs, including by strengthening national policies and cluster policies

Business Economic Renewal to Enhance strAtegic Development and Innovation in Alpine Space. 

The aws is a project partner of the three-year EU project PLAN-C as part of the Interreg Danube program. One of the core outputs of the project is a transnational action plan. The plan aims to create a unique strategic tool to communicate the benefits of the circular economy throughout the Danube region's plastics value chain to contribute to the EUSDR objectives. Addressees are business support organizations and policy makers in the partner regions as well as in other Danube countries.

Advancing Circular Economy in the Building Sector through Digital Innovation

In the Danube region, the construction and building industry faces challenges such as resource depletion, substantial waste generation, and significant greenhouse gas emissions. These issues are more pronounced in less developed countries, highlighting the urgent need for innovation.

The IaaS4DR project, is designed to revolutionize innovation support and technology transfer in the Danube region, particularly targeting industrial rural and remote areas with low innovation capacities. 

The EU project Label4Future, launched in January 2024, aims to promote the circular economy in the plastics industry through innovative design approaches.

The aws is the lead partner of the EU project embrAIsme within the framework of the Interreg Europe program. The program has a duration of four years and started in April 2024. The consortium consists of a total of ten partner organizations from eight different European regions.

The ENACT project supports social economy actors in the agri-food sector to drive their digital transformation and enhance their entrepreneurial skills.