What can we do?
Projects that supports innovation, digitization, smart cities and citizen science, economic transformation and design support for small businesses.
Objectives
Integrate innovation
To integrate design-driven innovation for SME competitiveness into the operational programmes of partner countries/regions and consequently for SMEs to benefit from the policy instruments for design.
Take action
Develop projects and design action plans to build capacity for design-driven innovation and technology in the SME sector.
Identify best practices
Identify best practice and processes by implementing design thinking mechanisms, and integrate support instruments into the operational programmes.
Engage policy-makers
To better inform evidence-based policy-making, by monitoring the impact and evaluate effectiveness of implemented mechanisms during multi-annual monitoring phases. We are working towards ambitious targets.






