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Mirka: Bringing traditional surface finishing business to the digital age
The collaborative digitalisation project focuses on bringing the whole value chain of traditional surface finishing to the digital age, thus helping to expand to new markets and to help clients in productivity, safety and sustainability.
€2 m
in funding
3
years
20
partners
Key numbers
About the project
Workshop conditions can be quite rough in developing countries in e.g. sub-Saharan Africa. Mirka produces ergonomic and dust-free products that could alleviate the situation significantly; however, entering new markets can be laborious. With the help of digital training in surface finishing equipment usage, Mirka can introduce a completely new level of safe and high quality tools in selected African countries, while improving the productivity of customers and the quality of life for local people.
Impact of the project:
The project aims to embed digitalisation to all levels of Mirka’s operations, enabling significantly improved productivity and two-way communication between manufacturer and end-users. The project paves the way for safer, productive and sustainable business for Mirka and its partners and customers, with focus on new potential in the developing markets.
Funding instrument Business Finland BEAM
Spinverse’s role
Spinverse helped Mirka in building this multisector, ambitious co-creation project and in preparing the funding proposal.
Spinverse was also coordinating the growing innovation ecosystem.
About the project
The LIFE Lit4Nature aims to establish a stronger, evidence-based system for biodiversity conservation and restoration across Lithuania. Major focus will be placed on strengthening the national biodiversity monitoring system, improving data collection and integration and on introducing innovative monitoring approaches to support evidence-based conservation and restoration decisions.
Impact of the project:
The project aims to boost stronger biodiversity and ecosystem recovery across Lithuania through nationwide conservation and restoration. Further, it wants to achieve better national coordination for efficient and well targeted conservation measures and their funding.
Funding instrument LIFE Programme
Spinverse’s role
Spinverse experts supported the coordinator throughout the two-stage LIFE Strategic Nature Project application process from concept note development to submitting the final proposal.
The support included workshops that brought together the proposal team to sharpen the project concept and focus the application on the most relevant and critical aspects of Lithuania's
Prioritised Action Framework for Natura 2000 and the forthcoming National Restoration Plan.
Spinverse’s strategic guidance, hands-on support and thorough quality reviews helped us focus on the critical aspects, strengthen the proposal logic and present its impacts convincingly. Their LIFE expertise gave our team confidence and contributed significantly to the proposal’s high quality and successful funding outcome.”
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