QUADRUPLE

Although the innovation system in the Central Baltic region is considered to be one of the most advanced in Europe, it has weaknesses with regard to the involvement of women. A more strategic and coherent approach is required to unlock potential for growth, to improve the environment for innovations, and engage more women in cross-border cluster networking.

Quadruple strengthened the innovation system in the Central Baltic region by increasing the participation of women in cross-border cluster networking, focusing on the tourism sector.

The project designed and implemented models, methods and tools for gender mainstreaming in cluster promotion. The tourism sector, in which many women are active, was used as a pilot sector. Creative connections were made to the ICT research sector, where many men are active. In practice, entrepreneurs and researchers tested innovative mobile technology solutions for the tourism sector in the Central Baltic region. Additionally, the partners also analysed and reformed existing innovation policies from a gender perspective.

A series of publications about the gender perspective when promoting innovation and forming clusters

QUADRUPLE produced a series of publications about the gender perspective in business promotion with examples especially from the tourism sector.

The publications are looking into the challenges of gender issues in the context of innovation and promotion of SMEs. The reports can be used as background material in strategic processes on regional growth and innovation.

Quadruple Helix som metod för att främja kvinnors företagande SWE
Documentation of Study visits within the Quadruple project and Benchlearning report ENG
Empowering women's entrepreneurship to establish bottom-up innovation systems ENG
Dissemination Conference report ENG
A gender equal cluster initiative ENG
Bridging the gender gap in entrepreneurship through NGO's ENG
A study of conditions for women's entrepreneurship in the Estonian entrepreneurial environment ENG
A framework for the integration for a gender perspective in cross-border entrepreneurship and cluster promotion programmes ENG
The gender and entrepreneurship gap in Estonia, Finland and Sweden ENG
The role of NGOs in supporting women's entrepreneurship ENG
Notions of gender in contextual interviews ENG
Cluster promotion and mobile services for the tourism industries ENG
Women, innovation, social networking ENG

http://www.balticfem.com/en/archive/quadruple-helix-reports 

MobiTourist mobile application providing service for tourists visiting coastal and archipelago regions (SE, FI, EE)

The project developed a mobile application that provides the users information about tourist facilities and services in the regions of Roslagen, Åboland and West-Estonia.

The app is available both for Android and iOS phones, and it could boost the marketing of these regions also in a cross-border perspective.

The iPhone app is available online at the following link:  http://goo.gl/dlfbt
You can get a iPhone app QR Code to print and share at the following link: http://goo.gl/dlfbt.qr

The Android app is available online at the following link: http://goo.gl/CcqGi
You can get a Andoid app QR Code to print and share at the following link: http://goo.gl/CcqGi.qr