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Challenges & Competencies
Mobilize local higher education students to provide innovative ideas for the development of local SMEs and to support mutual knowledge between students & SMEs
15 Mar 2024 |
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“Mature Your PhD”: a challenge for testing potential R&D tech transfer project
Created by SATT Conectus, the “Mature your PhD” challenge aims to help PhD students turn their thesis into an R&D tech transfer project.
14 Feb 2024 |
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UNIZAR research results evaluation methodology
A methodology designed for properly assessing the transferability potential of research results.
13 Feb 2024 |
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Scouting Public Lab Inventions: Bridging Innovation in Grand Est
Identify innovative research results with potential for technology transfer through a practice of scouting inventions directly in university laboratories.
05 Feb 2024 |
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Peer review
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Governance
Regional innovation governance: key learnings
The Policy Learning Platform organised a peer review for the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme in Lahti, Finland, held on 17-18 October 2023. Discover the key learnings.Image
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ERDF for interregional innovation projects: key learnings
The Policy Learning Platform organised a peer review for the Ministry of Finance and for European Affairs of Brandenburg, in Potsdam, Germany in October 2023. Discover the key learnings.Image
Matchmaking
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Better RIS3 Governance
Explore the follow-up report of the matchmaking we hosted for the Region of Western Greece Managing Authority and get inspired!Image
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Building a support system for participation in EU funded programmes
On 29 June and 30 June 2022, the Policy Learning Platform organised a peer review for the Marshal’s Office of Pomorskie Voivodeship, Poland. Explore the outcome in this article.Image
Policy brief
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Research valorisation
In this policy brief, you will find policy recommendations to inspire policymakers in designing and delivering effective policies for research valorisation.Image
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Regional missions
Explore five policy recommendations in this policy brief, deriving from the experience of Interreg Europe projects, that inspire policymakers to better design and deliver challenge-driven innovation policies.Image
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Open innovation to foster SME growth
In this policy brief, you can find approaches for increasing the innovation capacities of businesses building on the open innovation paradigm.Image
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Innovation procurement
Explore the role of innovation procurement, as an important policy tool, for regional development in this policy brief.Image
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Fostering rural innovation ecosystems: inspiring examples from Catalonia
Discover inspiring examples from Catalonia on how they foster rural innovation ecosystems.Image
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Social
Gender equality: fixing the practices for a rapid transformation
Current trends in society acknowledge the urgent need to boost awareness of the role of women and more generally of gender equality in all spheres. Take a look at EU objectives and local initiatives.Image
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Reshoring and nearshoring for stronger European Value Chains
The COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war have highlighted some of the vulnerabilities of global value chains, and the need to diversImage
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Innovation Inducement Prizes: small steps to transformative changes
There is a growing consensus that innovation policies need to be directed toward addressing societal challenges like climate change,Image
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Entrepreneurial Universities: Key learnings
On 14 March 2024, the Policy Learning Platform organised a webinar on the topic of Entrepreneurial Universities: spinoffs and technology transfer.Image
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Regions as laboratories of policy experimentation: key learnings
On 12 december 2023, the Policy Learning Platform hosted a webinar on Regions as laboratories of policy experimentation. Access the recording, presentations and the key learnings here.Image
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European Innovation Ecosystems: Key learnings
On 20 June 2023, the Policy Learning Platform held a webinar on the topic of European Innovation Ecosystems. Access the key learnings, presentations and recording here.Image
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