Recently concluded RegioTex, which witnessed 100 participants from 23 regions across 19 EU countries at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels, is expected to boost competitiveness in Europe’s textile and clothing sector through regional smart specialisation strategies and a better connection of regional innovation clusters, the press release from EURATEX mentions.
The event, co-organized by the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (Textile ETP) and EURATEX – the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, was embedded in the 11th annual public conference of the Textile ETP.
The RegioTex initiative brings together stakeholders from the textile, clothing and related industries, their research, technology and education providers as well as public authorities and agencies in a joint effort to develop and implement strategies that will facilitate and accelerate the emerging industrial renewal in traditional manufacturing regions across Europe. The goal is to strengthen the regional textile innovation capacities and to establish effective European collaboration and peer-to-peer learning between regional actors.
Also Read – EURATEX promoting silk via ‘Towards European Sericulture’
At the conference, mission and objectives of RegioTex were discussed and a future action plan was presented. The European Commission’s DG Regional Policy reminded members about the rationale of the EU Smart Specialisation Policies and the specific regional research and innovation strategies it should support; emphasis on industrial modernization was also laid at the forum.
