What We Do
Interregional Collaboration projects
The Vanguard Initiative is getting involved in EU projects consistent with its regional membership political commitment of implementing smart specialisation strategies, advancing technological developments through interregional collaboration, supporting demonstration and piloting of new European value-chains, and making the Vanguard Initiative a powerful force for European technological change and advancement.
Regione Lombardia - Consultation on Regional Sustainable Development Strategy
Regione Lombardia is currently building a new regional strategy for the Sustainable Development.
Vanguard Initiative launches a new Task Group on Co-Funding
A new Task Group on Co-Funding has been launched, with the aim to share experiences, debate and influence regional funding policies, instruments and tools that can play an active role in supporting
Conference to showcase the “NeSSIE approach”
On 24th April, the NeSSIE project organised a conference in Brussels to showcase the NeSSIE approach in defining and developing investable business cases for offshore, anti-corrosion demonstration
Vanguard Initiative welcomes Saxony-Anhalt (DE) as new member to the network
During the High-level Directors meeting, Saxony-Anhalt was welcomed as a new member to the Network, which raises the network membership to 35 Regions.
Vanguard Initiative High Level Directors take steps to strengthen the network
On 18 June the Vanguard Initiative held its annual High-level Directors’ Meeting in Brussels.
European networks and S3 partnerships come together to support Interregional Innovation Investments for European value chains
European Regions, Interregional Smart Specialisation partnerships and other innovation stakeholders jointly call upon the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to preserve the proposed ‘Int