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Type: Platform 20/01/2021 Skills for innovation Discover five policy recommendations using the experience of Interreg Europe projects dealing with the development of... 20/01/2021 Webinar recording: Cross-sector inter-cluster cooperation Watch the recording of the webinar on cross-sectoral inter-cluster cooperation that took place on 19 January. Type: Platform 19/01/2021 Open Innovation Challenge – boosting the regional... Take a look at how the SCALE UP project is boosting regional entrepreneurship in the Lazio region. Type: Platform Mar 02 2021 Online discussion: Fablabs and Makerspaces On 2 March the Policy Learning Platform is organising an online discussion to discuss fablabs and makerspaces. Type: Platform 18/01/2021 The social economy and support... The social economy is a crucial part of the EU socioeconomic landscape. To foster the growth of the EU social economy,... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 14/01/2021 Urban-rural innovation linkages Read about the main learning points from the online discussion on urban-rural innovation linkages that took place on 12 January. Type: Platform Mar 02 2021 Webinar: Green transition under the European recovery and... Join the Policy Learning Platform in this webinar on Green transition under the European recovery and resilience facility on 2 March from 14:00 to 15:30 PM. Type: Platform Mar 09 2021 Webinar: Water reuse and the European Green Deal Do you want to know how your region could reuse water and manage urban water waste? Join the webinar on 9 March from 10:00 to 11:30 PM! Type: Platform 13/01/2021 Unlock funds for cycling in your region Find out how you can unlock funding for cycling in your region! Type: Platform 11/01/2021 Voucher schemes: implementing innovation vouchers Discover how Interreg Europe projects bring value to the innovation vouchers schemes in different EU regions. Type: Platform 06/01/2021 Voucher schemes: zooming in on innovation vouchers Innovation vouchers have gained in popularity as a key policy tool in the regional research and innovation policy-mix. Read about its main objectives. Type: Platform 22/12/2020 Your #policylearning wishes become reality in 2021 In late 2020 the Platform launched a consultation with the community members to gather input and plan activities for next year. Here are the results. Type: Platform 21/12/2020 Most popular #policylearning articles, policy briefs and... Discover the most popular #policylearning articles, policy briefs and webinars of 2020! Type: Platform 17/12/2020 Sustainable urban logistics Urban logistics is responsible for significant carbon emissions, air pollutants and urban noise. Authorities realise... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 15/12/2020 Peer reviews on green topics in high demand Peer reviews on topics like circular economy and waste management have been very successful. Submit your peer review application today. Type: Platform 14/12/2020 Sustainable tourism:... Overtourism has a devastating impact on natural and cultural heritage of many popular holiday spots around the world.... Feb 04 2021 Cycling Cities III – Getting more people to cycle Join us for the second edition of the cycling cities series on 28 January to learn about getting more people to cycle. Type: Platform Jan 28 2021 Cycling Cities II – Infrastructure Development Join us for the second edition of the cycling cities series on 28 January to learn about infrastructure development for cycling. Type: Platform 29/09/2020 Facilitating business... In order to achieve more successful business transfers, the complexities of the process should be taken into account. In... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 28/09/2020 Energy self-consumption Self-consumption of renewable energy can provide financial, environmental and security benefits for households,... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 25/09/2020 Innovation networks Innovation networks are central to the innovation process as they facilitate mutual learning and knowledge transfer.... 24/09/2020 Separate waste collection The European Union (EU) is aiming to reduce the environmental impact of waste and its dependency on raw material imports... 11/08/2020 Efficient business support... This policy brief explores various models for implementing and managing multiple-stakeholder collaborative practices for... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 15/07/2020 Good governance for... The economic development in Europe in the past century put an enormous burden on biodiversity. Biodiversity is vital for... 06/07/2020 Built Cultural Heritage Explore successful approaches and solutions in protecting, conserving and valorising of heritage buildings of cultural... 01/07/2020 Smart Specialisation Strategy... Learn from practices implemented in different regional institutional contexts such as concrete and transformative policy... 01/06/2020 Cycling cities Cycling has many socio-economic, health and environmental benefits that its promotion should be a logical policy choice.... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 10/04/2020 Boosting entrepreneurship in... Boosting entrepreneurship in rural areas opens new opportunities and markets. Rural SMEs show great potential as a... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 02/04/2020 Sustainable waste management... The shift from a linear to a circular economy is a major challenge that requires sustainable management of waste and... 30/03/2020 Supporting local bioenergy... Bioenergy is one of the most flexible renewables that does not release new carbon into the atmosphere. Discover European... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief Mar 17-18 2021 Wiesbaden, Germany Shaping the Hessen Digital Transformation Support Landscape Mastering the digital transformation, with a particular focus on how to engage SMEs in digital capacity building processes. Type: Platform 21/02/2020 Improving the convenience of... The shift to a low-carbon economy will rely heavily on the use of zero-emission vehicles and increased use of public... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 28/01/2020 University-Industry... University-industry collaboration is a key component of the regional innovation policy-mix as the successful... 21/01/2020 Urban ecosystems Discover the importance of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions for the development of sustainable cities 02/10/2019 One-Stop-Shops One-Stop-Shops (OSS) bring together the full gamut of policy interventions, working with stakeholders to provide skills... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 02/09/2019 Industry 4.0 This policy brief features six policy recommendations to support the development of industry 4.0 17/05/2019 Demand Responsive Transport Demand-responsive transport (DRT) is a flexible mode of transportation that adapts to the demands of its user groups.... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 23/04/2019 Circular Economy Business... Discover the challenges and solutions that policymakers face in implementing circular economy business models. This... 03/04/2019 Policy challenges in... The European research and innovation infrastructure ecosystem is diverse in scale and scope. In the Interreg Europe... 03/04/2019 Cultural Routes in Europe Discover the transnational routes that help tourists discover how Europeans have lived since ancient times. This policy... 26/03/2019 Funding Energy Efficiency... Europe faces a major challenge to renovate its building stock and achieve its carbon emission targets. Doing so will be... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 21/03/2019 Use of technologies for better... Explore the link between technology use and the protection of natural heritage. Several good practices demonstrate... 12/03/2019 Promoting Active Modes of... Regional authorities prioritise the encouragement of active transport thanks to its health and other benefits such as... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 28/02/2019 Eco-innovation Production-consumption trends are putting excessive and unsustainable strain on the environment. Resource input costs... 19/02/2019 Renewable Energy Communities At its most basic, renewable energy communities involve generation of energy from renewable resources and technologies,... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 12/02/2019 Digital solutions in the field... This policy brief provides information on digital solutions in the field of cultural heritage 22/01/2019 The challenges and necessity... Rural regions make up roughly half of the territory of the EU-28. By building innovation capacity and implementing... 21/01/2019 E-mobility Electric mobility (e-mobility) has emerged as one of the most promising technological solutions to replace fossil fuels,... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 21/12/2018 Public-private startup... This policy brief discusses public-private partnership based accelerator models being set up as a response to the... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 19/12/2018 Behaviour Change for Energy... As buildings account for 40% of energy consumption in the EU and more than 35% of CO2 emissions, improving their energy... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 04/12/2018 The role of staff exchange and... The objective of this policy brief is to present some of the examples of mobility/staff exchange schemes that have... 16/10/2018 Food Waste This policy brief highlights policies and approaches which have been taken to prevent and reduce food waste, with focus... 05/10/2018 Sustainable Urban Mobility... Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) are planning instruments for cities that encourage joined-up decision-making... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 25/09/2018 Protection and sustainable... The policy brief presents the main challenges that coastal and fluvial regions are facing with regards to protection and... 30/08/2018 Renewable Energy Communities At its most basic, renewable energy communities involve generation of energy from renewable resources and technologies,... 07/08/2018 Digital solutions in the field... The document provides a brief overview of the EU policy documents addressing digitisation of cultural heritage and... 10/07/2018 Towards synergies between... This policy brief identifies potential complementarities and synergies between partnerships of the Smart Specialisation... 29/06/2018 Demand-responsive transport The aim of this policy brief is to highlight the benefits of DRT for European regions, outline some of the barriers to... 24/05/2018 Role of Green Public... Public procurements representing approximately 19% of EU GDP. By using procurement as a tool strategic policy goals can... 14/05/2018 Governance Change for Energy... This paper presents the work done in Interreg Europe projects, looking at how governance and behavioural change can... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 03/05/2018 Sustainable tourism The policy brief demonstrates that cultural and natural heritage is a significant asset for local communities and... 11/10/2017 The ins and outs of the... The Vanguard Initiative seeks to support interregional cooperation notably through industrial clusters and innovation... 09/10/2017 Digital transformation and... This policy brief is an introduction to the policy field of digitalisation and digital transformation. Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 21/09/2017 Improving energy efficiency in... This policy brief analyses Interreg Europe projects dealing with this issue and gives a clear overview on how to tackle... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 21/09/2017 Smart grids: flexibility from... This policy brief looks into why there is an increasing demand for flexibility in the electricity grid, how this... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 21/09/2017 Access to finance for... Past and ongoing European projects have tried and tested solutions in this field and serve as valuable insight for... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 21/09/2017 Financing energy efficiency:... Experts from the Policy Learning Platform show which financial instruments can be used to improve energy efficiency. Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 21/09/2017 The role of regions in the... This policy brief introduces the possibilities that regions have to support the implementation of the Small Business Act... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 21/09/2017 Sustainable management of... This policy brief highlights the approaches which have been taken to improve management of bio-waste. The focus is put... 21/09/2017 Industrial symbiosis This policy brief provides information on how industrial symbiosis is supported by EU policy framework and on the... 21/09/2017 The SME policy of the European... This Policy Brief introduces some initiatives and policies forming the SME policy of the European Union, the European... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 21/09/2017 Engagement of private... This policy brief focuses on the desire to to bring research and development results to the market. Emphasis is put on... 21/09/2017 Protection of biodiversity and... The policy brief highlights the need to improve the relevant policies and to provide multi-stakeholder solutions for... 21/09/2017 The role of cities and regions... This policy brief highlights the need to use resources in a sustainable way and presents key policy developments in this... 21/09/2017 The role of Clusters in... This policy brief seeks to shed some light on the emerging synergies on policies supporting smart specialisation policy... 21/09/2017 Enabling synergies through... Creating synergies between Horizon 2020 and Structural Funds is a current challenge for European Managing Authorities.... 21/09/2017 Protection and sustainable... This Policy Brief highlights the value of cultural heritage, and considers how regional actors can meet the challenges,... 21/09/2017 The triple helix challenge:... A policy brief on EU-financed instruments that can be used to bridge the gap between the academia and the policymakers. 31/08/2017 Cultural heritage in urban... This policy brief highlights the approaches aimed at securing the sustainable management of cultural heritage in urban... 31/08/2017 Ecosystem services:... Policy brief on EU policies, approaches and good practices as concerns protection and restoration of ecosystem services. 31/08/2017 Citizen engagement in the... This policy brief considers the mechanisms that can be used to foster the participation of citizens in cultural heritage... 31/08/2017 Promoting the low carbon... A Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) as a modern planning concept to promote low carbon urban mobility. Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 31/08/2017 Promoting the Low Carbon... Cities and regions will be an integral player in reducing emissions, achieving the Paris objectives and securing green... Tags: Economy, Policy-brief 31/08/2017 Role of regional networks and... The brief gives insight on European initiatives that leverage the internationalisation efforts as well as Interreg... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 31/08/2017 Business acceleration schemes... How accelerators can contribute to increase internationalisation of start-ups. Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 31/08/2017 The potential of cross... This policy brief explores the concept of cross-border and cross-sectoral value chain innovation and highlights the... Tags: Policy-brief, SME, Competitiveness 31/08/2017 The regional ecosystem... RES is a statistical tool, designed primarily for policy-makers responsible for regional, industrial, innovation and... 31/08/2017 Cooperation, complementarities... This policy brief highlights the possibilities for improving of policy measures presented in the Common Provision... 17/03/2017 Leaflet on the Interreg Alpine... Leaflet on the Interreg Alpine Space Project PEACE_Alps on pooling energy action plans and enhancing their... 16/03/2017 RETRACE project leaflet A leaflet of project RETRACE 16/03/2017 RaiSE presentation brochure RaiSE presentation brochure 16/03/2017 SWARE project infograph Visual material presenting the SWARE project 16/03/2017 Policy brief on Sustainable... A policy brief highlighting SUMP as a modern planning concept to promote low carbon urban mobility. 16/03/2017 Policy brief on low-carbon... This policy prief highlights policy developments in the EU in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and... 16/03/2017 SPEED UP project basics A scroll through the SPEED UP project basics 16/03/2017 SPEED UP project leaflet A leaflet of project SPEED UP 16/03/2017 iEER project leaflet A leaflet of project iEER 16/03/2017 Policy brief on the role of... A policy brief on the Small Business Act for Europe. 16/03/2017 InnoBridge project leaflet A leaflet of project InnoBridge 16/03/2017 CLUSTERS3 Open Conference... 16/03/2017 CLUSTERS3 project brochure A brochure of project CLUSTERS3 16/03/2017 NICHE project leaflet Leaflet of NICE project 16/03/2017 Clusters support smart... A policy brief highlighting the growing synergies between policies supporting smart specialisation policy implementation... Policy briefs, research and innovation Skills for innovation Discover five policy recommendations using the experience of Interreg Europe projects dealing with the development of skills for innovation to offer regions a path towards better regional innovation. PDF (1.10MB) Download Policy briefs, SME competitiveness The social economy and support to social enterprises The social economy is a crucial part of the EU socioeconomic landscape. To foster the growth of the EU social economy, policy action is needed. This policy brief aims to spotlight Interreg Europe projects that work to improve their local social economy. PDF (658.67KB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Sustainable urban logistics Urban logistics is responsible for significant carbon emissions, air pollutants and urban noise. Authorities realise that clean urban logistics need to become mainstream to support continued sustainable economic growth. PDF (1.08MB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Sustainable tourism: strategies to counteract overtourism Overtourism has a devastating impact on natural and cultural heritage of many popular holiday spots around the world. This policy brief presents solutions to the current challenges of the tourism sector. PDF (1.66MB) Download Policy briefs, SME competitiveness Facilitating business transfers for sustaining jobs and economic activity In order to achieve more successful business transfers, the complexities of the process should be taken into account. In this policy brief you'll discover business transfer challenges and good practices from Interreg Europe partner regions as potential so PDF (575.52KB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Energy self-consumption Self-consumption of renewable energy can provide financial, environmental and security benefits for households, businesses, grid operators and society at large. PDF (892.43KB) Download Policy briefs, research and innovation Innovation networks Innovation networks are central to the innovation process as they facilitate mutual learning and knowledge transfer. Explore the role of innovation networks within regional innovation ecosystems. PDF (551.25KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Separate waste collection The European Union (EU) is aiming to reduce the environmental impact of waste and its dependency on raw material imports and thus fosters the transition towards more sustainable materials management and a circular economy. PDF (1.09MB) Download Policy briefs, SME competitiveness Efficient business support ecosystems This policy brief explores various models for implementing and managing multiple-stakeholder collaborative practices for better business support delivery. PDF (918.40KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Good governance for biodiversity The economic development in Europe in the past century put an enormous burden on biodiversity. Biodiversity is vital for human health and is important for economic factors with over half of global GDP depending on ecosystem services. PDF (797.36KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Built Cultural Heritage Explore successful approaches and solutions in protecting, conserving and valorising of heritage buildings of cultural and historical value. PDF (976.25KB) Download Policy briefs, research and innovation Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) Learn from practices implemented in different regional institutional contexts such as concrete and transformative policy changes on regional policy challenges ranging from the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) to S3 Monitoring. PDF (793.23KB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Cycling cities Cycling has many socio-economic, health and environmental benefits that its promotion should be a logical policy choice. This policy brief helps turn these dreams into reality with good practices, guidance and recommendations backed by real-life examples. PDF (1.33MB) Download Policy briefs, SME competitiveness Boosting entrepreneurship in rural areas Boosting entrepreneurship in rural areas opens new opportunities and markets. Rural SMEs show great potential as a source of economic growth and innovation. PDF (782.51KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Sustainable waste management in a circular economy The shift from a linear to a circular economy is a major challenge that requires sustainable management of waste and resources. PDF (1.50MB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Supporting local bioenergy development Bioenergy is one of the most flexible renewables that does not release new carbon into the atmosphere. Discover European Frameworks, funding schemes and Good Practices in this Policy Brief. PDF (1.51MB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Improving the convenience of public transport The shift to a low-carbon economy will rely heavily on the use of zero-emission vehicles and increased use of public transport. Take a look at how you can improve its convenience in your region. PDF (1.12MB) Download Policy briefs, research and innovation University-Industry collaboration University-industry collaboration is a key component of the regional innovation policy-mix as the successful exploitation of R&D results is fundamental for regional competitiveness. 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DRT can also have significant environmental benefits through reducing the number of private vehicles on the road, and by supporting multi PDF (814.61KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Circular Economy Business Models in the EU Discover the challenges and solutions that policymakers face in implementing circular economy business models. This policy brief includes recommendations on how to speed up the development of these models. PDF (836.71KB) Download Policy briefs, research and innovation Policy challenges in exploiting research and innovation infrastructure The European research and innovation infrastructure ecosystem is diverse in scale and scope. 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PDF (937.26KB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Behaviour Change for Energy Efficiency As buildings account for 40% of energy consumption in the EU and more than 35% of CO2 emissions, improving their energy performance has become a key policy aim in order to meet long-term climate and emissions targets. PDF (360.05KB) Download Policy briefs, research and innovation The role of staff exchange and mobility schemes in accelerating innovation policy transfer and uptake of good practices The objective of this policy brief is to present some of the examples of mobility/staff exchange schemes that have deployed within Interreg Europe projects, notably to support innovation and cluster programme development. PDF (620.04KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Food Waste This policy brief highlights policies and approaches which have been taken to prevent and reduce food waste, with focus on EU waste policy developments and regional actions. 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PDF (507.37KB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Improving energy efficiency in buildings This policy brief analyses Interreg Europe projects dealing with this issue and gives a clear overview on how to tackle the widespread problem. PDF (1.04MB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Smart grids: flexibility from new sources needed to make renewable power work This policy brief looks into why there is an increasing demand for flexibility in the electricity grid, how this flexibility can be provided, what the main challenges are, and how Interreg Europe projects are dealing with flexibility in the electricity gr PDF (1.49MB) Download Policy briefs, SME competitiveness Access to finance for innovative SMEs Past and ongoing European projects have tried and tested solutions in this field and serve as valuable insight for practitioners eager to support innovative SMEs and start-ups. PDF (567.78KB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Financing energy efficiency: models and lessons Experts from the Policy Learning Platform show which financial instruments can be used to improve energy efficiency. PDF (429.09KB) Download Policy briefs, SME competitiveness The role of regions in the implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe This policy brief introduces the possibilities that regions have to support the implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe. PDF (233.58KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Sustainable management of bio-waste: Regional cooperation for improved bio-waste management This policy brief highlights the approaches which have been taken to improve management of bio-waste. The focus is put on European Union waste policy developments and regional actions encouraging more sustainable management of bio-waste. PDF (454.95KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Industrial symbiosis This policy brief provides information on how industrial symbiosis is supported by EU policy framework and on the potential actions regions and cities can take to support the establishment of sustainable industrial networks that are based on exchanges of PDF (748.39KB) Download Policy briefs, SME competitiveness The SME policy of the European Union This Policy Brief introduces some initiatives and policies forming the SME policy of the European Union, the European Small Business Act considered as the overarching policy. PDF (260.31KB) Download Policy briefs, research and innovation Engagement of private investments to bring research and deveopment results to the market This policy brief focuses on the desire to to bring research and development results to the market. Emphasis is put on "off-the-shelf" financial instruments and the co-investment model. PDF (190.47KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Protection of biodiversity and natural heritage: Exchange of experience and policy learning for greener Europe The policy brief highlights the need to improve the relevant policies and to provide multi-stakeholder solutions for protection and sustainable use of the natural capital. Emphasis is put on the exchange of experience and policy learning for greener Europ PDF (263.02KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency The role of cities and regions in promoting resource efficiency across the EU This policy brief highlights the need to use resources in a sustainable way and presents key policy developments in this direction. Emphasis is put on policy actions of cities and regions aiming to improve resource efficiency. PDF (399.13KB) Download Policy briefs, research and innovation The role of Clusters in supporting the Smart Specialisation Thematic Platforms: Focus on Industrial Modernisation This policy brief seeks to shed some light on the emerging synergies on policies supporting smart specialisation policy implementation and cluster policy development, both key factors in driving regional innovation and growth, notably for SMEs. It also re () Download Policy briefs, research and innovation Enabling synergies through coordination between H2020 and ESIF Creating synergies between Horizon 2020 and Structural Funds is a current challenge for European Managing Authorities. This policy brief sums up the tools and approaches supporting such synergies. PDF (314.76KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Protection and sustainable management of cultural heritage: The role of regional cooperation in preserving cultural heritage This Policy Brief highlights the value of cultural heritage, and considers how regional actors can meet the challenges, and ensure sustainable management of these assets. PDF (249.38KB) Download Policy briefs, research and innovation The triple helix challenge: Bridging the gap between science and policymaking A policy brief on EU-financed instruments that can be used to bridge the gap between the academia and the policymakers. PDF (268.22KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Cultural heritage in urban areas: Sustaining heritage in cities and towns This policy brief highlights the approaches aimed at securing the sustainable management of cultural heritage in urban areas. PDF (319.52KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Ecosystem services: Interregional cooperation for sustaining the European natural capital Policy brief on EU policies, approaches and good practices as concerns protection and restoration of ecosystem services. PDF (697.01KB) Download Policy briefs, environment and resource efficiency Citizen engagement in the protection of cultural heritage This policy brief considers the mechanisms that can be used to foster the participation of citizens in cultural heritage projects and the value which this can bring. PDF (1.69MB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Promoting the low carbon economy in the EU: planning for sustainable urban mobility A Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) as a modern planning concept to promote low carbon urban mobility. PDF (92.18KB) Download Policy briefs, low-carbon economy Promoting the Low Carbon Economy in the EU: EU Policies and the Role of Cities and Regions Cities and regions will be an integral player in reducing emissions, achieving the Paris objectives and securing green growth, energy security and competitiveness. This policy brief presents a general overview of EU policies supporting the efforts of citi PDF (89.37KB) Download Policy briefs, SME competitiveness Role of regional networks and clusters as an instrument for internationalisation of SMEs The brief gives insight on European initiatives that leverage the internationalisation efforts as well as Interreg Europe projects that (1) address the role of regional networks and clusters as instruments able to foster the internationalisation of SMEs a PDF (80.23KB) Download Policy briefs, SME competitiveness Business acceleration schemes for start-ups, focus on internationalisation How accelerators can contribute to increase internationalisation of start-ups. 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