The project EURO-COOP is a Specific Support Action of the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development of the European Commission. It contributes to the ‘Research and Innovation’ priority, whose aims are to encourage a more innovation-friendly environment throughout the EU, stimulate technological innovation and set up innovative technology businesses.

The EURO-COOP consortium is made up of three types of partner regions:

The project centres on the needs and resources of the 9 participating regions, who need ‘knowledge for action’ and are mainly interested in the following objectives:

Cooperation between regional authorities (or innovation agencies) and research organisations means that sound knowledge can be applied in the partner regions. We go beyond the standardized approaches that are normally applied - quantitative indicators do not go far enough in the analysis of the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of innovation, and only provide limited support to regional innovation policy. In contrast to conventional approaches, EURO-COOP uses more qualitative and dynamic methods.

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