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Boosting EU Innovation Performance - A Key Priority! To strengthen Europe's innovation performance, the European Commission 🏛️ should focus on identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the European innovation landscape and developing strategies to address weaknesses. This is crucial 💯 as the EU is losing ground to global competitors, partly due to legislation creating unexpected barriers to research and innovation. Innovation is key for achieving the EU's sustainability goals and strengthening its competitiveness. Therefore, the next European Commission 🏛️ should prioritize 📌 strengthening the EU's research and innovation performance. #CallToAction: Let's work together to boost the EU's innovation performance and strengthen its position as a global competitor! #Innovation #Collaboration #EUInnovation #EuropeanCommission #Priority #InnovationPerformance -->See more info in the included link to the article:

Term: "Innovasjon" - Norwegian Definition: Innovation. Elaboration: Norway's term for innovation carries a sense of forward-thinking and progress. Unpacking such terms allows for a closer examination of cultural attitudes toward innovation and its role in business development.

🌊 Ahead of 2 major initiatives coming to the shores of New Zealand, Public Sector Network's 7th Aotearoa Government Innovation Showcase, and the launch of our new Public Sector Research Innovation Council, we are pleased to release our findings and report on the State of the NZ Innovation System. This report is the foundation of ambitious initiatives to foster structured, impactful partnerships for innovation in Aotearoa, and provide a conduit to augment Ministry's Long-Term Insights Briefings. 🔎 What's Inside? - Global Benchmarking: How New Zealand’s innovation system compares internationally, highlighting strengths in AgriTech, CleanTech, and digital transformation. - Challenges: Key barriers, such as R&D investment gaps, limited cross-sector collaboration, and struggles with scaling startups globally. - Recommendations: Strategies for enhancing collaboration between public sector, industry, and academia to drive innovation and tackle infrastructure and talent shortages. https://lnkd.in/gnwj-7wx Monica Mina Natalie Forward Jordan Mullins Heather Dailey Ross J. Ashman Charlie Hamer Christian Sorensen Neil Ashman Ben Gray

Our new position paper is out: Shaping the Future of Finnish Innovation: The Evolution of Finnish Innovation Policy and the Path Ahead. The Finnish innovation system has been one of the global success stories. However, several challenges remain as we address the complex environmental and social issues of our time. These challenges include, for instance, inadequate systemic policies and policy mixes, poor assessment of the social impacts of innovations, and underutilized data-driven approaches. Addressing these challenges requires refocusing on the transformative aspects of our policies and the effective translation of R&D into long-term societal, environmental, and economic value. Our position paper, "Shaping the Future of Finnish Innovation," favors transformative innovation policy. Concurrently, we promote evidence-based policy-making and innovation for problem-solving. We hope you find the position paper useful. Link: https://lnkd.in/d9tz59gd #VTTBeyondTheObvious #InnovationPolicy #SustainableGrowth #SustainableDevelopment #SDG #EU #Finland #VTT #RDInvestment #TIP Thank you colleagues Arho Suominen Matti Pihlajamaa, Matthias Deschryvere, Janne Lehenkari, Riina Bhatia, Kaisa Lähteenmaki-Smith, Jorge Tiago Martins, Nina Rilla, Kirsi Hyytinen, Maria Merisalo, Arash Hajikhani and Katri Valkokari

Our new policy brief on Mission-Driven Innovation Policy is out! 🔍 We identify how coordinating the interdependency of solutions for grand challenges requires flexibility and experimentation. 🗣 We call for changes at administrative level, where new skills are needed on human-centric design and cross-organisational collaboration to overcome functional silos. ⚡We highlight the significance of adaptive modes of management, especially remaining open for learning, adaptation, and exploiting emergent phenomena. #Missions #InnovationPolicy #InformationInfrastructure #VTTBeyondTheObvious

The European Commission needs to identify key strengths and weaknesses of the European innovation landscape, and how best to overcome these, Olivier Joris (Executive Manager - EU & International Affairs) at VBO FEB writes in Euronews. ⏩ The European Union's innovation performance is lagging behind competitors like the US and China, partly due to legislation that unintentionally creates barriers to research and development. ⏩ The European Economic and Social Committee proposes a solution: the "European Innovation Stress Test". ⏩ Implementing the Stress Test could offer significant benefits. It would encourage investment in innovation, leading to increased competitiveness, accelerated green and digital transitions, and ultimately, a higher standard of living for all Europeans. ⏩ The EESC urges the next European Commission to adopt and promote the use of the Stress Test. This would not only benefit the EU as a whole, but also set a positive example for member states and regions to follow. 🤝 By joining forces and removing obstacles to innovation, Europe can reclaim its position as a global leader and build a brighter future for all.

Innovation excellence continues to be geographically concentrated in northern and western Europe, while the overall performance of southern and eastern countries that joined the EU after 2004 still ranks below the EU average. https://lnkd.in/eXCAST-h

How can we speed up innovation to tackle grand societal challenges? Our latest policy brief on mission-driven innovation policy gives tips for policymakers to design and enact these big changes. Key Recommendations: 🔹 Use a broad mix of policy instruments. 🔹 Employ both demand-side and supply-side approaches. 🔹 Apply challenge-based policy approaches. 🔹 Use evaluation and impact assessments as strategic tools. 🔹 Build supportive informational infrastructures. 🔹 Strengthen innovation demand to support missions. 🔹 Avoid being trapped in conventional policy practices. Why Missions? Missions give direction. They also create urgency for innovation efforts. They aim to solve urgent issues - social, environmental, and economic. They help build collaborative ecosystems and get all types of people to work towards society's goals. 🔗 Read the full policy brief for more insights and detailed recommendations. Link: https://bit.ly/4bPDVgn The policy brief is based on the research by Aalto University and VTT in the IN2MISSION project funded by Business Finland. Authors: Ville Valovirta, Robin Gustafsson, Kirsi Hyytinen, Janne Lehenkari, Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith, Jorge Tiago Martins, Robert van der Have #PolicyBrief #MissionOrientedInnovation #IN2MISSION #EUMissions

It is imperative for multi-level governments to actively engage in facilitating transformative innovation within the industry. The Demonstration Zones in China serve as a tangible case study showcasing the orchestration of the transformative innovation process by the multi-level government. Your insights, as far as business development is concerned only, on this matter is greatly appreciated.

🏜 The Andalucia region in Spain is facing huge challenges as it comes to wateruse and drought. Our Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) partner Cajamar Innova’s programmes are designed to help and support business projects through their different stages until they become profitable, dynamic and sustainable businesses. They have opened their 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 of their 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲, and are looking for projects that aim to provide viable solutions for the efficient management of water resources in agricultural, industrial and urban areas. ➡ Are you an entrepreneur, researcher or start-up with an innovative technological solution for water management? Then you might be what they are looking for! Do you want to take part in an intensive an personalised accelaration programma, including expert mentoring and advice? Do you want acces to a network of contacts and investment opportunities and promote your project? ⏰ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝗻𝗱 through the link: https://lnkd.in/e3ct6E_E 🎯 Don't miss this opportunity to promote your project and contribute to a more sustainable future! #accelaration #funding #EnterPriseEuropeNetwork #watertechnology Maria Cristina Cabeza Fernández | Enterprise Europe Network Andalucía | Enterprise Europe Network Nederland | Rixt Sinnema | Water Alliance | Ronald Wielinga | Nynke Kramer