In its recently published Policy Position Paper, the Vanguard Initiative (VI) calls for an integrated EU industrial & innovation policy based on interconnected regional ecosystems. The network is advocating for a new industrial & innovation policy toolbox addressing industrial competitiveness challe…
On February 14th, representatives of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) and Foreign Affairs paid a working visit to the East Netherlands region. The purpose of this visit was the new Interregional Innovation Investment (I3) program, a European program that has already enabled four pr…
On 5 February, the first 2024 online plenary meeting of the Smart Health Pilot was held and aimed at setting the basis for the annual activities to be carried out to support the pilot’s long-term objective : Accelerating the implementation of Personalised Medicine across Europe.For 2024, the Smart H…
On 5 December, 16 Vanguard regionssigned a letter of Intent at the Official Launch Ceremony of VInnovate, marking their commitment to participate in its pilot call to be launched in 2024.This novel interregional funding instrument is aimed at enabling the funding of interregional projects in the con…
On 5 December, the Vanguard Initiative (VI) organised a 10-year Anniversary conference in Brussels to celebrate a decade of fostering innovation, collaboration, and industrial growth across Europe. The event served as a platform to share VI’s insights on its achievements and milestones. It reached g…
The VI Smart Health pilot event 2023 was held in an incubator managed by ART-ER (a territorial and innovation agency that coordinates the work of several incubators and provides training and networking services to regional SMEs) in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, on 18 and 19 October 2023.This event, co-or…
With the aim of reinforcing cross-regional collaboration taking place within the pilot, the ADMA energy pilot organized two study visits this year. These visits not only brought together experts, but also ignited dynamic conversations and partnerships, unlocking the full potential of offshore energy…
The European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC) 2023 took place last week, and was the opportunity to showcase the achievements of Vanguard Initiative regional ecosystems in various events involving regional stakeholders, industry representatives and the European Commission. The Vanguard Initiative s…
On Monday, June 19, the inaugural meeting of HYDRO-COMP demo case partners took place. The conference was organized remotely by Małopolska, Saxony and Slovenia. The event was an opportunity to present the technological potential aimed at achieving the objectives of the demo case, at the same time se…
The VI High-Level Directors Meeting – HLDM 2023, took place on 15 June in Brussels. Over 75 delegates from across Europe attended the meeting, which provided a platform to showcase the successes of the VI methodology as an innovation accelerator for all the stakeholders connected through its network…
In these unprecedented times, SMEs across Europe are facing profound transformation processes in which the technological challenges are becoming ever greater and, at the same time, the need of embracing the twin (digital and green) transition needs to be tackled quickly and decisively. Therefore, a …
In these unprecedented times, SMEs across Europe are facing profound transformation processes in which the technological challenges are becoming ever greater and, at the same time, the need of embracing the twin (digital and green) transition needs to be tackled quickly and decisively. Therefore, a …