Maker Hubs for Saxony
Location: Rural areas in Saxony, including Olbernhau, Ehrenfriedersdorf, and Adorf/Vogtland
Target groups: SMEs, students, and rural communities.
Chemnitz Region (DED4)Maker Hubs are modular creative spaces set up in rural Saxony to promote innovation and skill development. Equipped with tools like 3D printers, CNC machines, and electronics stations, they serve as local innovation centers.
Local makerspaces collaborate with SMEs and educational institutions to provide workshops on interdisciplinary collaboration, self-organization, and sustainability-focused problem-solving.
These hubs improve employability and entrepreneurial skills, helping rural participants address real-world challenges while building teamwork and adaptability.
This initiative is a best practice example because it bridges urban-rural skill gaps by offering access to advanced technologies and training in underserved areas, fostering innovation and community growth.
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Project manager:
Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.
x-Inno Radar is a project of: 
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh, 
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region, 
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture, 
Creative Industry Košice, n. o., 
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj, 
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała, 
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm, 
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz), Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany, Otelo Cooperative