Objectives

* To encourage good practice in technology and knowledge transfer by administrations, enterprises, industry federations, chambers of commerce, etc.
* To support the creation and/or improvement of intermediary organizations in charge of implementing support policies for SMEs (Innovation and Technology Centers (ITCs), TechnoParks, Incubators).
* To support innovation management, from the development of a national innovation strategy to the identification of services to provide to SMEs.
* To provide support to specific sectors facing common challenges in the MEDA region.
* To develop national and regional networks supporting innovation stakeholders and connecting key players across the Euro-Mediterranean countries.

Tools

To achieve its objectives, the programme has a number of regional tools at its disposal:

* Organisation of awareness events.

* Delivery of training sessions.

* Workshops and Networks.

* Production of reports, studies and guidebooks.

* Meetings between Euro-Mediterranean innovation players.