Redefining MINE.THE.GAP:
Meet. Think. Grow.
Achieving the green transition is important to us. That is why the MINE.THE.GAP platform has been relaunched to support green and circular solutions in the raw materials sector. Only by working together can we drive change and support our companies in diversifying their business models and rethinking value chains.
Here are the projects with which the platform is collaborating:
WIDEX Virtual Center
The project WIDEX aims at transfering knowledge for widened EU excellence in advanced green technologies, sustainability and research management.
WIDEX counts on a Virtual Center focused on green and non-invasive technologies for Critical Raw Materials (CRM) for adopting cutting-edge technologies in the field of raw materials (RM) exploration, extraction, processing, and recycling. It is the engine for impact connecting WIDEX coordinator capabilities (TUKE) with European industry, authorities, researchers, and society. WIDEX virtual center is interconnected with the MINE.THE.GAP platform to leverage an EC-funded stakeholder base for networking and partner discovery.
RISE Innovation support
The overall objective of the project RISE is to accelerate the deployment of innovation, promoting the drivers and investment needed for sustainable and successful interregional cooperation. RISE increased the capacity of less developed regions through successful interregional cooperations. The project supported the birth and development of innovative and resilient projects in 3 less developed regions: Bulgaria, Slovenia and Portugal.
I4-Green Call application
MINE.THE.GAP was closely collaborating with the project I4-GREEN and provided the digital platform to submit applications for the I4-GREEN Open Call.
I4-GREEN provided financial support and services to up to 15 SMEs deploying new products, processes and/or technical services into the IHO pilot (Iron Holm Oak-PILOT 1, located in Extremadura, Spain) and E-LIX pilot (PILOT 2, located in Andalusia, Spain). The final goal is to promote technology transfer, services, and products into targeted sectorial SMEs and to promote cluster collaboration tools involving business services and financial support to SMEs in the ecosystem.
