GEORAMA was founded on 13.11.'06 and its headquarters are situated in Patras.
GEORAMA is intending to play the role of a development pole in the coastal area of Western Greece and participate actively in bottom up European Integration, rooted into civilian mobilization and institution building as a result of interaction of Local / Regional Stakeholders and EU/ International / Global networks of excellence.
Founding Members of GEORAMA initiated and implemented a number of Interregional Co-operation projects funded by the EU Territorial Co-operation programs (INTERREG IIIC), realized that there was a need for a new institutional set up to continue the thematic work of these networks after the expiration of their financing by EU. GEORAMA is fed by the concepts, results and ambitions of the interregional co-operation networks and is devoted to continue the work of these & other initiatives.
GEORAMA has implemented “Youth Thinking Globally and Acting Locally on Gender equality ”, “Συνεργασία για καθαρή πόλη”“INFOMIGR@ Fighting Illegal Immigration ”, “MORE4NRG Renewable energies”, “MINI EUROPE” Mainstreaming Innovative Instruments for SMEs, “Plan4All” European Network of Best Practices for Interoperability of Spatial Planning Information, “DMCSEE Drought Management Centre for South East Europe”, “I.F.A. Network South-East European Co-operation of Innovation and Finance Agencies”,“POLYINVEST Improving the conditions for investments in order to foster polycentric development by leveraging local Public Administrations unexploited real estate”“AIR Addressing Health Inequalities in EU Regions”,
GEORAMA has further participate in the projects “POL-PRIMETT, police-private partnership to tackle metal theft”“SEXOFFENDERS, A new European network to exchange and transfer knowledge and expertise in the field of treatment programmes for perpetrators of sexual harrasements and violonce against children and young people”