This expert group report on 'Meta-evaluation of Article 185 initiatives' was designed to complement the more specific evaluations of the individual initiatives and inform policy on the use of the instrument in the future. It included a series of hearings with key stakeholder groups and direct...

A 'Policy Support Facility' (PSF) has been set up by the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission under the European Framework Programme for Research & Innovation 'Horizon 2020', in order to support Member States and associated countries in reforming...

To support countries in reforming their research and innovation systems, DG Research & Innovation of the European Commission set up a Policy Support Facility (PSF) under the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme, aimed at improving the design, implementation and evaluation of...

This report investigates the potential contribution of clusters and cluster policies in the design and implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategies. Both cluster policies and Smart Specialisation Strategies are policy approaches with a place-based dimension, aiming at exploiting advantages...

Based on the empirical findings achieved in a comparative research,involving 40 innovation policy instruments in 11 European regions, thispaper exposes the claim for a new innovation policy paradigm andproposes a shift in rationale and in broad orientations for innovationpolicy, addressing SMEs...