Almost ten years ago we organized a workshop on “Open Innovation in a Globalised World” for DG Enterprise and Industry. Some of the conclusions still are worth to be kept in mind for further discussions and policy development in support of open innovation.

”An appropriate mix of regional policies, S&T policies and industrial policies is needed to support open innovation. This calls for improved coordination of these different policy areas.

Potential policy measures to support open innovation should aim to remove existing barriers for collaboration, to enable the development of open innovation structures and to ensure the creation and diffusion of knowledge flows within the innovation system. Of particular importance are the removal of barriers for co-operation across Europe and the availability of skilled work force with view of open innovation needs.”

Those interested in the results may download the workshop conclusions for further reading.