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.
INVITATION to breakfast discussion on "How component 5 in Interreg strengthens interregional cooperation"
Dear Members of the SME Intergroup, The SME Intergroup cordially invites you to a breakfast discussion hosted by the Vanguard Initiative on the topic of "Supporting interregional S3 cooperation alo
More than 60 participants from 14 regions in ESM Pilot meeting
“De and Remanufacturing”, “Smart and Adaptive” and “Digital and Virtual” demo-cases from ESM pilot met on the 29th of June in Milan to present their progresses as well as next steps related to 2018
The Directors of the Vanguard Initiative’s members gather for a High-level meeting in Brussels
On 28 June the Vanguard Initiative held its annual High-level Directors’ Meeting in Brussels.
Recommendations for new members on how to organise membership in the Vanguard Initaitive
Region Värmland (SE) joined the Vanguard Initiative in November 2017. To learn from other members, Region Värmland interviewed four regions on how they organise their work within the network.
The Vanguard Initiative in the spotlight at the ‘Competitiveness & Growth’ working party of the Competitiveness Council
Following the recent publication of the communication “Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth“, the Vanguard Initiative was
Industrial Modernisation during Smart Regions conference
During the Smart Regions conference in Helsinki, June 1-2, the Vanguard Initiative was well represented both in the panel discussions and debates and also in the parallel sessions.