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…
On 25 November,EddyVan Hijum, Chair of the Vanguard Initiative, andŽeljko Pazin, Executive Director of the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) signed a Cooperation Agreement in the framework of the “Made in Europe” European Partnership.The signature took place in the presen…
The Vanguard Initiative, represented by the Vanguard Pilot Monitoring Task Group lead Wim de Kinderen, has been selected by the European Commission as a member of the Expert Group on Interregional Innovation Investments (I3). This is an important acknowledgment for our network, recognised as a relev…
The Vanguard Initiative, represented by The Basque Country, has been selected by the European Commission as a member of the Industrial Forum Commission Expert Group.This is a strong acknowledgement for our network, recognised as a relevant partner on the industrial policy.The creation of an Expert g…
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a new manual called “Methodological Manual Developing Thematic Interregional Partnerships for Smart Specialisation”.The manual highlights the importance of the Vanguard Initiative in developing interregional partnerships and the fac…