Capacity-building for Regional and National Innovation Ecosystem Development

Purpose and goal:

The overall purpose of the project is to strengthen the capacity for regional innovation ecosystems in Sweden to adopt a coordinated ecosystem approach to regional development.

The long-term desired outcome of the project is to contribute to increased harmonisation and more effective regional and national innovation systems. Expected results and effects: The project will build capacity for system change and innovation in ecosystems by

- contributing with state of art method development linked to ecosystem coordination in regional settings that can be disseminated nationally and internationally - Foster awareness and understanding among 21 Swedish Regions of the “ecosystem approach” - Build demand for and incentives among regional actors to implement these concepts within their respective regions

- Foster a common ecosystem literacy within Swedish Regions around the “ecosystem approach” Approach and implementation:

WP 1 will focus on analysing, unfolding, and identifying best practices to uncover the need for support and capacity-building in ecosystem coordination. Includes: co-creation of a common narrative for the coordinated ecosystem approac, collection and synthesis of data, uncovering the support and capacity needs, and packaging these insights into new knowledge products.

WP 2 builds on the outputs generated in Work Package 1 and entails a series of seminars and communication efforts to create awareness and incentivize regional actors to employ an ecosystem development approach.