Key insights

• ⚙️ Regional Innovation valleys aim to bring together regions for collaboration on deep tech projects
• 🌍 Over 150 regions and 250 innovation stakeholders have applied for the initiative
• 💰 Expected funding from Horizon Europe and I3 programs, with additional investments from private and public sources
• 🔥 Emphasis on addressing burning challenges and achieving a balance between innovation leaders and emerging innovators
• 🔄 The initiative involves multiple channels for participation, such as the I3 instrument and the European Innovation ecosystems
• 🌐 Challenges include coordinating innovation strategies across regions and creating a framework for emerging valleys
• 🏛️ Importance of innovation procurement and addressing bureaucracy in accessing financial resources
• 📈 Emphasis on the importance of innovation in regional development and inclusion of less developed regions

Q&A

• How does the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative encourage collaboration and innovation?

  The initiative encourages regions to participate, take risks, find common ground with partners, and utilize Commission initiatives, pilots, and networks for support and cooperation in driving innovation and collaboration.

• What does the discussion on the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative focus on?

  The discussion focuses on improving future cohesion policy through innovation, partnerships, and reducing bureaucracy, with an emphasis on the importance of innovation in regional development, inclusion of less developed regions, and the need for broader discussions on lessons learned.

• What are the key challenges addressed by the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative?

  The initiative addresses the challenges of the innovation gap, coordination of innovation strategies across regions, and creating a framework for emerging innovation valleys, such as hydrogen valleys, renewable energy valleys, and bioeconomy valleys.

• What funding is the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative expected to receive?

  The initiative is expected to receive funding from Horizon Europe and I3 programs, along with additional investments from private and public sources, to support its deep tech projects and collaborative efforts.

• How many regions and innovation stakeholders have applied for the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative?

  Over 150 regions and 250 innovation stakeholders have applied for the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative, demonstrating significant interest and participation in the collaboration.

• What is the Regional Innovation Valleys initiative?

  The Regional Innovation Valleys initiative aims to address the innovation gap, promote synergy between different regions, and encourage collaboration in research and innovation. It brings together regions for collaboration on deep tech projects and emphasizes achieving a balance between innovation leaders and emerging innovators.

• 00:01 Regional Innovation valleys is a new concept that aims to bring together regions to collaborate on deep tech projects, with over 150 regions and 250 innovation stakeholders applying for the label. The initiative is expected to receive funding from Horizon Europe and I3 programs, as well as attract additional investments from private and public sources. The concept is designed to address burning challenges and create a balance between innovation leaders, strong innovators, and emerging/mode
• 06:08 The Regional Innovation Valleys initiative aims to address the innovation gap, promote synergy between different regions, and encourage collaboration in research and innovation. It aims to bring together different kinds of regions to work towards common European goals of competitiveness and sustainability. The initiative involves multiple channels for participation and encourages co-creation and collaboration between programs.
• 11:03 Regional innovation valleys are instrumental in mobilizing actors and creating close links with regional innovation strategies. Collaboration between ecosystems of different maturity levels is essential for innovation. Challenges include coordinating innovation strategies across regions and creating a framework for emerging valleys.
• 16:05 Discussion on the PRI pilot journey, challenges in applying to different calls, need for flexibility in program design, consideration of regional peculiarities, bureaucracy and innovation procurement, and the role of national authorities in promoting European funds.
• 21:37 The discussion focuses on improving future cohesion policy through innovation, partnerships, and reducing bureaucracy. There is an emphasis on the importance of innovation in regional development, inclusion of less developed regions, and the need for broader discussions on lessons learned. Key points include innovation divide, I3 instrument, collaboration between less and more developed regions, challenges with co-fund, linking structural funds and R&I funding, and strengthening European Innovation ecosystems.
• 26:30 Regional Innovation Valleys encourage collaboration and innovation among regions; Encouragement to participate, take risks, and find common ground with partners; Utilize Commission initiatives, pilots, and networks for support and cooperation