Innovation Coach (
www.innovationcoach.net) is the Support Action for all the RIS (Regional Innovation Strategies)-NAC (New Accessing Countries) in Central and Eastern Europe with a special focus on the key strategic issues of boosting entrepreneurship, access to finance and early stage investing for knowledge based businesses.
Innovation Coach, with the objective of optimising and accelerating the implementation of RIS action plans, exploits top European expertise delivering operational based knowledge on innovation policy design and enforcement.
Customized support packages made available, include:
- Good practices provision (learning from others’ experiences);
- Counselling schemes (international experts providing the best solution for high-performing innovation schemes/tools);
- Clustering and networking (horizontal actions for creating synergies and exploiting the international dimension).
Which is the added value of Innovation Coach?
Andrea Di Anselmo, Responsible for Innovation Coach at META Group: “Our Regional clients recognised an added value in the provision of customised high profile advice when bridging RIS results with structural funds and other national or regional resources”.
What is the distinctive element of META Group in working with the Innovation Coach Regions?
Andrea Di Anselmo, Responsible for Innovation Coach at META Group: “The operational based experience that we provided and our hands on approach have been particularly appreciated as very effective to accelerate the catching up process allowing to learn by mistakes”.
Mr Jacek Baraniecki, Zachodniopomorska Agencja Rozwoja Regionalnego: “We deeply appreciate all the work that was done in favour of our region. All experts shown solid knowledge and professionalism”.
Mr Valdis Avotins, Latvian Investment and Development Agency: “Innovation Coach allowed us to decrease the time for designing intervention schemes and increased their quality (efficiency)”.