Regional Transformation Networks (Module A)
Funds German companies, associations, universities, and research institutions that build regional automotive-industry transformation networks through BMWE grants.
Regional Transformation Networks (Module A) is a grant run by Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE — Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie). It sits under the BMWE funding guideline "Regional Transformation Networks and Transformation Hubs to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Automotive and Supplier Industry" (German: Förderrichtlinie Regionale Transformation…
Regional strategy processes that help the automotive and supplier industry manage industry change, coordinated by a neutral intermediary within one clearly defined economic region.
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