SynGReDiT

The EDIH Zagore-SynGReDiT project consolidates the strengths of the Region bringing 9 organisations and institutions: local authorities, businesses and their associations-member of EEN, academia, which complementary their expertise and experience not only to implement the project successfully but also to build technical and operational capacity of EDIH Zagore to provide the necessary services for twin green and digital transformation beyond the project end. The project creates the organisational, technical and infrastructural basis for breaking up rigid value chains by establishing a digital ecosystem. This results in greater flexibility, which leads to competitive advantages for companies in the region, securing the location and the future. Geographically the project covers South-East Region, NUTS II of Bulgaria, consists of 4 NUTS III districts - Burgas, Sliven, Stara Zagora, and Yambol. The cities of Burgas and Stara Zagora are among the 6 biggest cities in Bulgaria. The main challenge the SynGReDiT aims to address is the challenge of the overall change in the long-term established industrial traditions and business interdependencies of the SE Region’s economy towards decarburization and twin green and digital transformation of its SSS leading sectors:energy producing, manufacturing, agriculture, transport and health as well developing of already existing and attracting new ones on industrial symbiosis based. The main contribution of the project is towards reaching the DEP and EU Green Deal ambitious goals working for becoming climate neutral by 2050 as the Region's twin green and digital transformation in the energy and agro sectors has significant potential for that. Stara Zagora made the first step become the only one CEE-district Member of the EU Hydrogen Valley The project consortium has well balanced architecture that can help SynGReDit to reach its objectives and solve problems identified at regional level as well as to contribute to the EDIH Network