GENOTRAFO – Cooperatives as key players in socio-ecological transformation
The project ‘Cooperatives as key players in socio-ecological transformation’ (GENOTRAFO) focuses on the socio-ecological potential of cooperatives, especially in rural areas where many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face the challenge of finding suitable employees and successors. If, for example, the village bakery or country inn cannot find a successor, employees could continue to run it as a cooperative, as a team rather than a single person.

Ensuring start-ups and successions is essential for stabilising economic structures in peripheral regions and preserving jobs. This is precisely where GENOTRAFO comes in, working closely with stakeholders from business, research and civil society. Cooperative models for start-ups and business successions are scientifically investigated and practical solutions are developed together with cooperation partners.

Establishment of Forum N
Cooperation with Sparkasse Barnim and the East German Savings Banks Association to develop a student-led forum N to promote research and transfer on topics such as sustainable regional finance and sustainable regional development.

iLab – Institutionalisation Laboratory Region 4.0
At the conclusion of the WIR! Alliance Region 4.0, the consolidation and institutionalisation of structures, results, networks, etc. is to be promoted from a strategic and scientific perspective. The iLab (1) reviews the results of the alliance's work to date, (2) identifies starting points for consolidation and (3) develops transfer formats for this purpose, which are tested on a trial basis with relevant actors in the Uckermark implementation region and beyond.

region 4.0 – WIR! alliance and innovation network in BAR-UM
The Region 4.0 alliance is backed by a large number of partners from the fields of research and business. Since 2018, these partners have been engaged in intensive dialogue with regional stakeholders, citizens and individual initiatives in order to promote the development of a culture of innovation in the region.

Regional Innovation Management RIM
Development and spin-off of a regional innovation management system for the Uckermark-Barnim-Altkreis-Ueckerrandow region. Spin-off as AngerWERK (www.angerwerk.de). Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

soLo – Social Logistics / UckerWarentakt
Development and testing of social logistics in the Uckermark region as an extension of regional supply structures. Transfer of the approach as UckerWarentakt into the public transport structures in the Uckermark region.

Inno4Ufo – Innovative tools for business succession
Project to develop co-creative support services to increase the likelihood of successful business succession. Support for companies in the business succession process. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Physical and digital accessibility of financial services
Development and testing of new indicators for determining and evaluating the regional provision of financial services. Determination of the digital divide in terms of access to and use of digital offerings from financial service providers. Funded by the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe's science promotion programme.

FutureLab
Development and testing of approaches to career and study orientation to reduce dropout rates in training and higher education. Implementation and evaluation of annual work camps for young people and establishment of networks or support for networks in the field of securing skilled labour. Funded by the EU.