SMP – EU Competence Centre to support data management in tourism destinations – 2023

Objectives

• To provide destinations with guidance and information related to data management, as well as business intelligence on how to source and use data and apply data-intensive information to address policy actions and strategies
• To support destinations in developing and implementing data-driven management as well as data-sharing competences and strategies with a long-term perspective
• To Establish cross-border/transnational cooperation between relevant organisations and actors in the destination ecosystem to support the creation and transfer of knowledge and best practice in data management and sharing

Priorities

• Priority 1 – to create a lasting impact for destinations supported during the funding period
• Priority 2 – to ensure that the destinations continue building their capacity
• Priority 3 – to implement data-driven destination management also after the funding period

Among financed actions

• Collaborative workshops, webinars, physical and online training courses
• Tailored coaching for destinations based on destinations’ needs
• Peer-to-peer learning by matching needs and solutions
• Boot camps and hackathons
• Providing expertise, consultancy and technical support services for destinations in analysing their needs and preparing an action plan to support them taking optimal benefits from data-based digital solutions

Additional information

• This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
• Initial duration of the action: between 30 and 36 months

Eligibility

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be established in one of the eligible countries

• Total budget of the call: 3 million euro
• Amount of the grant: 60 000 euro
• Co-financing rate: up to 90 % of the total eligible costs