- Strengthen industrial leadership in the EU Member States and
Associated Countries by reinforcing value chains that integrate
innovative solutions in SMEs, along and across existing value chains.
- Stimulate
the creation of new globally competitive industrial value chains across
the EU Member States and Associated Countries to accelerate the
development of emerging industries, which will boost industrial
competitiveness and underpin future economic growth, jobs, and progress
towards a resource-efficient economy.
- Further leverage and
complement support for innovation in SMEs and other funding, which may
be provided by national or regional authorities (including under the
European Structural and Investment Funds) and/or by private investors
(upfront or as follow-up investments), including in relation to the
European Fund for Strategic Investments.
- Contribute to the
implementation of regional and national research and innovation
strategies for smart specialisation strategies (RIS3), modern cluster
policies as well as of strategic inter-regional collaboration under
thematic Smart Specialisation Platforms and cluster partnerships
supported by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform and the
European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change by capitalising
upon concentrated and complementary competences for the development of
new industrial value chains and emerging industries with a clear EU
added-value.
- Provide a clear and measurable contribution to
the innovation performance of the supported SMEs in the short-term - as
revealed by indicators such as numbers of new or significantly improved
products (goods and/or services), processes, new marketing methods, or
new organisational methods -, and to its impact on resource efficiency
and/or turnover. A wider impact is also expected in the medium-term.
- Improve
the business environment of the supported SMEs by establishing open
collaboration spaces that can involve innovation actors from different
sectors and countries. This will lead to the creation of new ideas for
innovation and new collaboration partnerships, which will be subject of
further development and with the potential for further impact on
business turnover.
[1]http://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/policy/cluster
[2]This
Background Note provides explanations about the context, concepts,
systemic approach and strategic focus. It also offers some lessons
learnt with examples from the first generations of INNOSUP-01 projects.
See: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/guides_for_applicants/h2020-guide-note-innosup-1-18-20_en.pdf
[3]http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/s3-thematic-platforms
[4]https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/eu-cluster-partnerships
[5]https://www.clustercollaboration.eu/
[6]https://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/policy/cluster/observatory
[7]See: http://europa.eu/rapid/attachment/IP-17-1995/en/SmartSpecialisation_PilotActions.pdf
