EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP: COMPARING EXPERIENCES OF THE REGIONS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR PROGRAMMING 2021-27

Final event of Fila project will be held on 18 December 2020 in the webinar: "EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP: COMPARING EXPERIENCES OF THE REGIONS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR PROGRAMMING 2021-27"

At the Italian and European level, the experience of the European Partnership for Innovation - EIP "Productivity and Sustainability of Agriculture" (EIP-AGRI) is coming to an end. Through the support to the establishment and management of operational groups (OG) and the consequent projects pilot (PSR 2014-20, Measures 16.1 and 16.2) EIP AGRI approach has contributed to increasing the synergies between companies, researchers, technicians, and other subjects for the introduction of innovative solutions. Similar actions have also been promoted in IPA countries, among whom Albania and Montenegro.

In the framework of FILA project "Strengthening and empowering cross-border innovation networks through Fertilization Innovation Labs in Agro-food for improving the connection between research and SMEs (EIP approach)" funded by the INTERRG IPA CBC Italy-Albania-Montenegro 2014- 20 and coordinated by CIHEAM Bari, the EIP - AGRI approach has been introduced in the partner countries.

Main themes will be:

? PSR 2014-20 - Groups for innovation (measure 16.1 and 2): different application and governance procedures in the Italian Regions

? What does the new 2021-27 programming foresee

? Recommendations for policy makers regarding 2021-27 programming (FILA PolicyPaper)