The presentation by Dr Magdalena Zajączkowska from Krakow University of Economics took place in the session on synergies with past and current EU initiatives. It covered TASK4ISI’s experience in supporting social innovation, the pilot activities carried out by the partnership, and the tools developed in the participating regions, including the regional toolkit prepared for Małopolska.
Exchanging experience between projects remains one of the most underused resources of transnational cooperation, and the discussion that followed confirmed how much overlap there is between the two partnerships.
SteelCityZen is a transnational cooperation project funded by the Danube Region Programme, uniting 11 partners from 9 countries to tackle a shared challenge across the Danube Region: the vulnerability of (mono)industrial cities facing economic transformation. These cities, often reliant on a single, resource-intensive industry, are particularly exposed to employment risks linked to structural shifts, such as green and digital transitions. The project aims to empower these municipalities to diversify their local labour markets and support inclusive, sustainable development. This will be achieved through strengthened stakeholder cooperation, improved coordination between municipalities and employment actors, and the development of innovative tools for local skills assessment and matchmaking.
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