IMPACT eMS 12
Integrated Multimedia Platform for Active Culture and Tourism
What’s the goal?
To promote the CBC area through innovative IT solutions and to overcome the seasonal character of tourism in the entire CBC area and sustainable and rational usage of cultural, natural and historical resources.
What’s the budget?
1,387,448.53 euro, out of which 1,179,331.25 ERDF
Who is doing it?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Association “Regional partnerships for sustainable development – Vidin” RPSD - Vidin
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Ruse - Free Spirit City Municipal Foundation (RFSCF)
Beneficiary 3 (B3): LOM MUNICIPALITY
Beneficiary 4 (B4): ASOCIATIA ALEXIS PROJECT FILIASI
When is it happening?
Start date: 02.02.2016
End date: 01.02.2018
Duration: 24 months
Where is it happening?
Vidin, Ruse and Montana in Bulgaria
Dolj in Romania
How is it going to happen?
- Creating a database of cultural, natural and historical sites on the territory of entire CBC area;
- Developing an innovative and interactive online GIS based platform for provision of information and tourist services;
- Promoting the CBC area as an attractive tourist destination with minimum 5 complex tourist routes.
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 6 integrated tourism products/services, increase with 2000 of expected number of visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction.
Programme results: 100 000 overnights expected in 5 years.
Project status
The project is finalized. All abovementioned results were achieved.
Team members for LB were appointed. On 16th of February 2016 was held the first team meeting in Vidin district, Bulgaria. Office equipment was delivered. Approval for visualization according to the rules of the program was received from JTS. LB nominated 5 experts who participated in workshop organized by B4, on June 9-10, 2016 in Calafat, Dolj, Romania. Also 5 experts from LB participated in workshop, organized by B2 for discussing the Methodology for creating multimedia formats.
LB received all services for tender documentation according to the signed contract No 15.2.1.056-01/19.03.2016 with “Ability Auditing” Ltd. for the service consultants for preparation of tender documents.
LB received the methodology for database collection and special analyses according to the signed contract on 26.04.2016 with “Bul Pro Consulting” Ltd.
LB received the products from the contract for Collection of data base and special analyses from “ProActive team” Ltd with contract No 15.2.1.056-03/25.07.2016. The activity is finalized and paid.
LB signed contract for development of interactive GIS based platform with mobile application for supply of information and touristic services with DZZD “Gis za regionalno razvitie” (Company under the Obligations and Contracts Act "GIS for regional development") signed on 23.02.2017 contract No.15.2.1.056-04/23.02.2017. Interim payments was made under the contract and general structure of the GIS platform was presented to the LB team.
Implementation of part of Activity 10 was presented by Beneficiary 3 and accepted by LB.
Implementation of Activity 7, 8 and 9 by Beneficiary 4 were accepted by LB.
LB received the product and made final payment under Contract with subject "Purchase of virtual server for storage of GIS based platform".
B2 received activity 3 of "creation of multimedia formats" contract.
