Intensified Cooperation Between Research, Universities and Companies Member States set up a legal framework to facilitate exploitation by research organisations, including business start-up. Commission and Member States better links between national and regional innovation systems at Community level. Commission facilitate the exchange of experience and the exploitation of results on a Community scale. Intensified Cooperation between Research, Universities and Industry Member States pursue and strengthen action in this area.
Commission analyse the obstacles and disseminate good practice.
Strengthening the Ability of SMEs to Absorb New Technologies and Knowledge Member States improve the efficiency and transparency of support structures. Demonstration of Effective Approaches to Innovation Member States and Commission make better use of specialists in the social and behavioural sciences in technology projects. Mobilise Other Community Instruments Commission and Member States prepare to flesh out the action plan in various priority sectors and fields of technology. Commission and Member States direct more of the Structural Funds towards innovation.