The Ecosystem: the race is on to choose Europe's Regional Innovation Valleys | Science
The European Commission plans to designate 100 locations across Europe as Regional Innovation Valleys, in a bid to strengthen innovation in EU priority areas and encourage collaboration between more and less advanced regions. While the value of winning the label is still unclear, the underlying goal of coordinating EU research money with regional development spending on innovation - in a bid to to amplify the impact of both funding streams - is becoming increasingly evident.