Objectives of the WP
A new strategy to drive economic development through RTD and innovation activities in the fields of water
monitoring and management enhancing the entire value-added chain of innovation, based upon results from
work packages 3–5
Description of work
Gathering and analysing results from work packages 3–5 (A6.1, 21.1 PM)
- Formulating a new strategy comprising regionally specific activities, including (A6.2, 40.1 PM):
--- innovation measures to facilitate the development of new products, services and processes on the grounds of
excellent research results, recruitment of innovation assistants
--- increasing researcher mobility, including mobility between research and industry
--- improving and sharing RTD infrastructure and other facilities
--- identifying relevant collaborative RTD related projects
--- enhancing skills and knowledge transfer between business entities, and between research entities and
business entities
--- involving universities and other higher education establishments in the process of knowledge transfer
--- improving availability of, and access to, SME and innovation support services
--- facilitating access to private and/or public funding for RTD and innovation
--- mentoring activities for capacity building in regions with a less-developed research profile
--- dissemination activities through conferences, workshops, publications, web-based initiatives and any other
relevant events or activities
--- internationalisation activities to prepare clusters for global competition and to unlock new business
opportunities
--- financial plan describing in detail the sources of funding for the implementation of the new strategy, including
involvement of Structural Funds authority
The Joint Action Plan released in April 2015, Brussels, download from here!
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