To reach the projects main objective, which is to enhance the cooperation of innovation actors, it is necessary to gain insight on potential barriers, challenges and opportunities on advancing eco innovation, with respect to the subjective experiences and perspectives of the individuals, organizations according to their type or industry sectors.
The process of stakeholder analysis carried out in the Danube region on the level of 13 project partners, presents the foundation to the development of the common transnational strategy and a transnational action plan for implementing capacity development and advancing market uptake of eco innovation. The survey was developed for needs of the project "Eco-innovatively connected Danube Region - EcoInn Danube", which is implemented within the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme. The information obtained was used solely for the purpose of research, and participants’ opinions and suggestion will be used to improve the existing status of eco-innovation in the Danube region.
The questionnaire was conducted online via platform, answers were collected from 15th May till 9th June 2017, and overall 109 participants gave their answers, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Questions were targeted to 4 main target groups: SMEs, Research Institutions, Public sector and General public and NGOs and each target group had specifically tailored survey, which were surveying the needs among the target groups to collect the most important information by each group.
Analysis of the questionnaire.
Project EcoInn Danube was approved in the 1st call of the Danube Transnational Programme and is implemented by 13 project partners and 3 associated strategic partners from 12 European Countries. The lead partner of the project is the Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information. General objective of the EcoInn Danube project is to enhance the cooperation of innovation actors in the field of ecoinnovations with special emphasis on development and application of ecotechnologies in the Danube Region. The project is focus mainly on field of renewable energy and energy saving (efficiency). Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Banja Luka Region is one of the 13 partners in the Project.