The NENA project intends to build an Alpine-wide network of and for SMEs. The network will support sustainable development while taking the social, ecological and economic aspects into account. The exchange of know-how, the initiation of co-operations, the offer of training, the tearing down of language barriers as well as image enhancing measures for SMEs are the tasks of the future network and a important matter for the alpine space in the whole.

Issues that are of paramount interest for the participating enterprises will be addressed simultaneously with the development of the network. In order to be able to carry out the project successfully, the concentration of specific clusters is imperative.

NENA is concentrating on two core fields.
1. Meta-cluster „Renewable Resources“ with the clusters
a.) “Value added chain of wood”
b.)“Energy from renewable resources”
c.) “Saving energy – Passive house”
2. Crossing Functions “Innovation and Technology”
d.)Innovation management
e.) Education and training
f.) Process optimization and certification
g.)Interface management

More Information: http://www.nena-network.at