RECREATE REinforce Competitiveness of REgionAl Transport SMEs PGI05275 Transport SME Competitiveness Report Report elaborated by: R. Jabanda Coventry University Enterprises Ltd UK G. D’Angelo Campania Region IT C. Cotrone Campania Region IT A. Kyriakou Development Agency of South Aegean Region - READ S.A. EL I. Tamiakis Development Agency of South Aegean Region - READ S.A. EL I. Tinfavičienė Lithuanian Innovation Centre LT G. Junevičius Lithuanian Innovation Centre LT E. Nagulevičius Lithuanian Innovation Centre LT P. Bacevičius Lithuanian Innovation Centre LT M. Bogheanu Regional Development Agency South-West Oltenia RO S. Cosmulescu Regional Development Agency South-West Oltenia RO M. Lungu Regional Development Agency South-West Oltenia RO M. Alecu Regional Development Agency South-West Oltenia RO Revision History Version Date Modified by Comments Draft submitted to LP. 1.1 02/07/2019 S. Cosmulescu First consolidated draft. Full redraft complete, sent to 1.2 28/08/2019 R. Jabanda PP5 with email comments Full redraft complete, sent to 1.3 19/11/2019 S. Cosmulescu Lead Partner 1.4 29/01/2010 CUE review Final version 2 | P a g e Table of Contents List of Figures / Tables .......................................................................................................... 4 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................ 8 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................. 9 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................12 2. General Information ..........................................................................................................13 3. Framework .......................................................................................................................14 3.1 Database of Each Region ...........................................................................................14 3.1.1 Geography & Governance .................................................................................14 West Midlands (UK) ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Campania (Italy) .................................................................................................................................................... 19 South Aegean (Greece) ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Lithuania ................................................................................................................................................................ 22 South-West Oltenia (Romania) .............................................................................................................................. 23 3.1.2 Major Towns & Accessibility ..............................................................................26 West Midlands (UK) ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Campania (Italy) .................................................................................................................................................... 31 South Aegean (Greece) ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Lithuania ................................................................................................................................................................ 34 South-West Oltenia (Romania) .............................................................................................................................. 35 3.1.3 Labour Market & Economy ................................................................................37 West Midlands (UK) ............................................................................................................................................... 37 Campania (Italy) .................................................................................................................................................... 38 South Aegean (Greece) ......................................................................................................................................... 40 Lithuania ................................................................................................................................................................ 42 South-West Oltenia (Romania) .............................................................................................................................. 47 3.1.4 Transport Infrastructure by Mode .......................................................................53 West Midlands (UK) ............................................................................................................................................... 53 Campania (Italy) .................................................................................................................................................... 60 South Aegean (Greece) ......................................................................................................................................... 66 Lithuania ................................................................................................................................................................ 71 South-West Oltenia (Romania) .............................................................................................................................. 76 3.2 Stakeholders ..............................................................................................................97 West Midlands (UK) ............................................................................................................................................... 97 Campania (Italy) .................................................................................................................................................. 106 South Aegean (Greece) ....................................................................................................................................... 110 Lithuania .............................................................................................................................................................. 115 South-West Oltenia (Romania) ............................................................................................................................ 119 3.3 Regional Policy ......................................................................................................... 138 West Midlands (UK) ............................................................................................................................................. 138 Campania (Italy) .................................................................................................................................................. 143 South Aegean (Greece) ....................................................................................................................................... 147 Lithuania .............................................................................................................................................................. 153 South-West Oltenia (Romania) ............................................................................................................................ 157 3.4 Challenges for Transport SMEs to Develop & Commercialise their Products ............ 169 3 | P a g e West Midlands (UK) ............................................................................................................................................. 169 Campania (Italy) .................................................................................................................................................. 176 South Aegean (Greece) ....................................................................................................................................... 180 Lithuania .............................................................................................................................................................. 181 South-West Oltenia (Romania) ............................................................................................................................ 183 3.5 Opportunities & Obstacles for Transport SMEs, Megatrends & Future Concepts ...... 186 West Midlands (UK) ............................................................................................................................................. 186 Campania (Italy) .................................................................................................................................................. 197 South Aegean (Greece) ....................................................................................................................................... 201 Lithuania .............................................................................................................................................................. 203 South-West Oltenia (Romania) ...........................................................................................................................