The Joint Institute for Innovation Policy

Studies on mission-oriented R&I initiatives in preparation of FP9
27 April 2018

In view of the preparation of the future research and innovation Framework Programme of the European Union (FP9), the Joint Institute for Innovation Policy and its partners collected and analysed evidence of mission-oriented research and innovation initiatives, and, on this basis, assessed the potential impact of the introduction of a mission-oriented approach in the European R&I policy.
Study in Support of the Evaluation of the Database Directive
25 April 2018

The 1996 Directive on the legal protection of databases (Database Directive) aims at supporting the development of the European database industry. It created a sui generis right protecting investments of database makers, regardless of the originality of databases, and harmonised copyright law applicable to the original databases. This study investigates whether the Database Directive fulfils its objectives, especially in the current context of the fast-growing data economy.
IDEA ACCELERATOR AND FUTURISTIC LAB IN TEN-T days 2018
25 April 2018

The Sustainable Urban Mobility support office (JIIP-TUM consortium) on behalf of DG MOVE has organised the “Idea Accelerator and Futuristic Lab”. During the TEN-T Days 2018, which is taking place in Ljubljana from today until next Thursday, the European Commission gives the opportunity to 37 Young Innovative Companies (YIC) and Project Promoters to pitch on the “Idea Accelerator and Futuristic Lab” their innovative mobility solutions.
Forging ‘coalitions of the willing’
24 April 2018

How can policy and government best support the growth of innovative ecosystems that look to the future? 

Robbert Fisher from JIIP talks about mission orientation and forming 'coalitions of the willing'.

Read the full article in the spring edition of Impact Innovators: link 

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Survey on European Internet of Things Clusters, Research Organisations and Enterprises
4 April 2018

The European Commission is running a study on mapping EU’s Internet of Things (IoT) innovation clusters. The outcome of this study will allow for the creation of an EU-wide information database, accessible to any IoT player in Europe. For more information, please continue with the survey. Completing the survey will only require a few minutes. Please note that your participation in this survey is voluntary. You have the possibility to interrupt and continue this survey at any time.

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