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.
International Cluster-to-Cluster Meeting, Bologna, 5th June 2019
The International Cluster-to-Cluster Meeting - C2C - is conceived as a summit gathering national and regional clusters from European countries aiming to exchange innovative models for cluster coope
Meet the new VI Network Manager: Farha Brahmi
The Vanguard Initiative has recently welcomed Farha Brahmi as the new Vanguard Initiative Network Manager.
Component 5 discussion at Swedish permanent representation attracts great level of interest
On 16 January 2019, the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU and the Vanguard Initiative organised an informal information and discussion session about the topic How to stimulate interregio
EARTO and the Vanguard Initiative publish a common statement “ Supporting Key EC Proposals for New Instruments Offering Real
On 29 May 2018, the European Commission has published draft regulations for the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy programming period.
Supporting interregional S3 cooperation along industrial value chains
On the 6th of November, the Vanguard Initiative organised, jointly with the European Parliament SME Intergroup a breakfast session dedicated to the new Interreg Component 5 ‘Interregional Innovatio
Vanguard Initiative Regions show strong support for ETC Component 5
On 21st November, political representatives of Vanguard Initiative member regions gathered in Brussels for the Vanguard Annual Political Meeting.