METRIC - Mapping European Regional Transport Research and Innovation Capacities
Overview
Background & policy context:
METRIC will map regional transport innovation capacity, at the EU level and identify the competitive advantage of regions. Based on their strengths, guidelines will be developed for the preparation of regional innovation roadmaps (i.e. strategy plans). METRIC will also explore the regional innovation potential and make recommendations on how to support weak regions. The project will ultimately contribute to building a regional culture of continuous innovation that minimizes innovation risks and maximizes its returns.
Objectives:
The main aim METRIC is to map the regional capacities in transport and innovation in order to provide recommendations on how to strengthen transport research at a regional level.
The specific objectives are:
- to analyse innovation frameworks and the existing regional strategies for transport research
to identify the main stakeholders involved in the innovation chain along with their cooperation patterns within the region but also with other regions
to study the key transport research and innovation activities and their impact on regional competitiveness
to map regional advantages in terms of distinct specialisation and areas of excellence and investigate the regions’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats along with the drivers and barriers to innovation
to build a typology of regional innovation and classification of regions
to develop tools for adapting success factors for innovation
to derive recommendations for enhancing the role of regional transport research and innovation
to deliver a set of quantitative and qualitative indicators which can be used to measure regional transport research and innovation performance
- to develop innovation roadmaps based on the best practices
Methodology:
METRIC will base its operating principles in three main blocks of activities: i) mapping transport research and innovation activities, ii) measuring the performance of regional innovation frameworks and iii) analysing the main principles and typology of regional innovation. The project will deliver recommendations on innovative strategies for regions along with a set of innovation roadmaps based on best practices. The Smart Specialization Platform (S3P) approach will be used for the development of roadmaps and a transport sector specific S3P strategy will be put forward. This aims to become the basis for Structural Fund investments in R&I contributing to the development of the Cohesion Policy.
A regional innovation mapping tool has been developed within the project and can be accessed http://fp7metric.sf.bg.ac.rs.
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