About Project

Dorothy is funded under the EU 7th F P: FP7 Capacities Programme – Action “Transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters” Coordination and Support Action (CSA) Dorothy:

• 25 partners from 4 States (Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania)
• Contract entry in force : 1/7/2013 ( contract ends 30/6/2016)
• 423 person months over the 3 project years

Project objectives

The project aime is to improve the research and the innovation potential of the involved Regions, having as a specific subject the Urban Logistic in its different aspects.
The main actors are:

• Industrial companies;
• Public administrations;
• Universities.

In particular the objectives are:

• The creation /consolidation of thematic research clusters focused on Urban Logistic within each of the Regions involved in Dorothy Project;
• The definition of a Joint Action Plan (JAP) for Research and Innovation in each Region
• The integration of the JAP within the framework of the overall Regional policy for Research and Innovation and the definition of the funding policies for the JAP
• The set up of a cooperation framework on the basis of the JAP among the involved partners and/or the Regional Clusters
• The enhancement of the capabilities of the companies toward internationalization.