Practice Abstract - Research and innovation

The importance of the interaction between innovation projects

An aspect that each project should have from the beginning is a good connection with other projects. This will affect the quality of the outputs and productivity of teams.



Cooperation among projects might help to face another challenge: involve actors such as consumers and the agri-food chain. This is a gap that is highlighted also in the EURAKNOS project. While analysing 28 Thematic Networks (TN) funded under the H2020 programme, it has been noticed that this category is not involved in the multi actor concept.



Although there is not a formula that works for every project in terms of a good dissemination strategy, a worthy practice is to have clear view on the (sub) target groups, for example sector and education level, and what is important and interesting for them. Interaction among different projects might result in an exchange on best dissemination strategies and feedback mechanisms such as the use of Google analytics or consultations with end-users. In fact, according to the Operational Group (OG) “W&W leeks and cabbages” in Belgium and the coordinator of the Smart AKIS project (https://www.smart-akis.com/ ), Google analytics helped to target the dissemination because it gives a good indication of what information or knowledge is consulted.



Lastly, it is important to disseminate at the local level by using the channels that are most popular in a specific country. All the information must be shared in an easy-to-understand language.

Source Project
EURAKNOS
Ongoing | 2019-2021
Main funding source
Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
Geographical location
Belgium
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