Innovation, competitiveness, green economy & AI

What are you looking for?

Techniques to monitor the performance of EU Industry
and EU industrial ecosystems?

The means to identify ecosystems, actors, and topics that could be activated to achieve our targets?

Ways in which research contributions can be leveraged?

Methods to analyse the effect and impact of RD&I on public policy measures or programmes?

Acquiring the know-how to manage the green, digital
and other transitions in the future?

Innovation is a critical ingredient of competitiveness and sustainable growth. We have strong references in monitoring, assessing, designing and implementing policies that aim at optimising the impact of innovation on society. Our experts support policy-makers, public bodies and companies in fields such as science, technology and industrial policy, new technologies deployment, skilled human capital or the competitive position of industrial sectors.

Monitoring technology & industrial ecosystems

IDEA Consult is at the forefront of supporting and implementing EU policy developments designed to accelerate research & innovation, technology deployment and industrial modernisation.

We have completed several studies related to advanced technology, technology deployment, collaboration networks between technology centres and one-stop access for SMEs. In addition IDEA has formulated policy recommendations for various industrial ecosystems.

Fostering technology deployment

We offer support to organisations and ecosystems (at EU and regional level) to facilitate the deployment of signifigant innovations.

More specifically, we can help you to:

• establish and deploy interconnected ecosystems and partnerships, through the identification of promising areas for cooperation, giving hands-on advise about governance, helping with setting up appropriate structures, and through the active coordination of ecosystems and partnerships;
• generating and implementing landmark innovation projects and programmes, including the activation of relevant (public) funding sources;
• designing an improved public support and funding landscape, to better expedite the deployment of (cross regional) solutions.

Human capital for science and research

State-of-the-art science and innovation hinges on actions calculated to create a a strong foundation of human capital . We support stakeholders and policymakers by studying, monitoring and evaluating policy initiatives designed to improve research capacity in Europe.

We combine experience with in-depth knowledge of researchers’ careers, intersectoral and -disciplinary cooperation, knowledge transfer and the valorisation of research. As a result, our clients can better develop and refine their strategies, policies, initiatives and monitoring systems in order to assess performance and impact.

Thus IDEA expertise can help maximise the contribution that researchers can make to the challenges confronting our industry and society.

Impact assessments and evaluations

To permit clients a better insight in the performance and impact of their organisations, policies, programmes and investments, we commission independent appraisals spanning ex-ante evaluations focusing on good policy and programme design, to interim and ex-post evaluations, where learning and substantiating are key.

At the same time, we help clients develop impact-oriented strategies, indicator and monitoring systems (ex-ante) and in assessing performance and impact (ex-post). Based on our unique and validated methodology, we calculate the economic impact of investments, projects or organisations and the potential fiscal return to the government(s). We also perform multidimensional impact assessments, including, for example scientific, catalytic or social impacts.

Sectoral intelligence and competitiveness

Privately owned companies are the backbone of the market economy. Plainly, they do notoperate in isolation. They are part of intricate value chains and economic, financial, and social ecosystems that are interwoven with regulations, standards, policy strategies developed by various tiers of government.

Here are some projects and insights to illustrate what we can do for you

Oct / 2024

Evaluation findings and lessons for the future of excellent science in the EU Framework Programmes in research and innovation (R&I)

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Jun / 2024

MOBile and Innovative Circularity for Construction PROducts – MOBICCON-PRO

May / 2024

Mapping the economic and societal impact of the blue economy in Flanders