Our Projects: Innovation in Action

This study mapped and analyzed available data sources, identified overlaps and gaps, and developed strategies with a timeline to seamlessly link these sources, simplifying data collection for the Observatory’s development. 

The European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Directorate A, has tasked an independent expert consortium led by TECHNOPOLIS with producing the ERA Monitoring Reports 2024. These reports are based on existing sources, including the ERA Dashboard indicators, the ERA Policy Platform, and additional desk research. 

The project’s primary objectives include evaluating the impact of the Research and Innovation Foundation’s (RIF) National Framework Programmes for Research, Technological Development, and Innovation (RTDI), as well as Cyprus's participation in the EU Framework Programmes.

OPIX is a key participant in the consortium behind the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) Community of Practice, an initiative funded by the European Commission to strengthen national and regional Smart Specialisation Strategies for research and innovation.

This study set out to evaluate the administrative costs and burdens of the CPR Funds, while establishing new baselines for the HOME Funds (AMIF, ISF, BMVI) and JTF. It aimed to assess whether past cost estimates and savings were achieved, and to inform future proposals beyond 2027. 

This study aimed to provide evidence-based insights into existing policy initiatives, funding programs, and investment plans—both public and private—that support the creation and enhancement of technology infrastructures.

The objective of this study was to assess the vulnerability and resilience of regions in light of the main challenges expected to arise for cohesion policy in the future: globalisation and technological change, demographic change and the transition of EU economies and societies towards climate neutrality.

The project is set to deliver a comprehensive analysis of regional labour markets, exploring them through a cross-border lens. Key objectives include collecting data on the current state of cross-border labour markets, developing innovative methodologies to generate cross-border datasets, and producing in-depth labour market analyses for selected cross-border regions.

This project aimed at enhancing disaster risk management in border areas, addressing the increasing complexity of both natural and human-made disasters amplified by climate change. It sought to refine tools for managing cross-border risks affecting multiple countries. 

This study provides a thorough analysis and mapping of the student financing market, exploring a range of financial solutions, with a particular focus on loan financing and alternative funding methods. It covers all 27 EU Member States and offers a comparative analysis of the UK and the US. 

"Commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, the study on the ""Application of the Partnership Principle in the 2021-2027 Shared Management Funds"" was led by a consortium including Ecorys Europe, Ismeri Europa, and Nordregio. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the partnership principle throughout the programming and implementation stages, identifying both challenges and best practices.

This study aimed to quantitatively assess the resources EU Member States allocate to policies that (i) focus on specific territories or explicitly aim to reduce territorial disparities and strengthen cohesion, and (ii) are fully funded by national resources (not co-financed by EU funds). 

OPIX is proud to partner with the Onasseio Cardiac Surgery Center (OCSC) in crafting a transformative roadmap for adopting an AI-driven digital future.

As part of the Ex post Evaluation of Cohesion Policy Programmes 2014-2020, funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund, OPIX played a key role in assessing the "Report on Research, Technological Development, and Innovation." This report was one of 13 thematic evaluations conducted by various organizations. 

The S3CoP is the central node on guidance, networking, support, and peer-learning on S3, covering its conceptual development and its implementation. The S3 CoP builds on the decade-long experience on S3 and brings it forward with a fresh approach. The S3 CoP provides practitioners with a broad set of strategic services, by understanding their needs and co-designing solutions on any relevant S3 aspect. The S3 CoP aims at reaching out to all quadruple-helix stakeholders interested in Smart Specialisation and creating a space for learning and advancing together. 

SciLake will (a) facilitate and empower the creation, interlinking and maintenance of Scientific Knwoledge Graphs (SKGs) and the execution of data science and graph mining queries on top of them, (b) contribute to the democratization of scholarly content and the related added value services implementing a community-driven management approach, and (c) offer advanced, AI-assisted services that exploit customised perspectives of scientific merit to assist the navigation of the vast scientific knowledge space.

OPIX is providing materialization of a communication plan of promoting Social Solidarity Economy (K.AL.O.) by enriching the digital platform https://foreis-kalo.gr, and suggesting alternative ways of promoting K.AL.O. participants and their products by providing educational and training tools though its platform.

The project is funded by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

The project concerns the in-depth “ex-post” evaluation of the Research and Innovation Actions implemented by the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI, former GSRT) of Greece during the Programming Period 2007-2013 (NSRF 2007-2013). The evaluation concerns a total of 28 actions grouped in 8 Sections using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

PathOS is a Horizon Europe project, which aims at contributing to a better understanding and measurement of Open Science (OS) impacts and their causal mechanisms. It will collect concrete evidence of Open Science effects, by studying the pathways of OS practices, from input to output to outcome and impact. Impacts and pathways will be developed in the areas of science, society and the economy.

The target of this report, commissioned by Technopolis Group on behalf of Deutsches Elektronen Synchroton (DESY), was to understand how Scientific Service Companies (SSCs) can be created and grow. Research in Commercial Analytical Research Organisations (CAROs), Contract Research Organisations (CROs) and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) helped identifying SSCs in the area of New Materials, which were used as a case to understand at least one segment of the market, which may be used as a pilot to expand to other sectors as well.

 The ‘Evaluation Helpdesk’ project, coordinated by Applica sprl on behalf of DG Regio, identifies and reviews evaluations carried out in Member States over the 2014-2020 Programming Period, ex-post evaluations of the 2007-2013 Programming Period as well as ex-ante evaluations of the 2021-2027 Programming Period. Results are reported in DG Regio – Evaluation Helpdesk | Applica.

The project Towards Simplification – Analysis of Selection of Operations – Analysis of Selection of Operations in the Member States, coordinated by Ismeri  on behalf of the EU Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy, takes stock of and disseminates information on the practices and procedures applied by national/regional authorities responsible for the management of the ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund in EU Member States regarding the selection of operations in the programming period 2014-2020.

The development of new software on behalf of a well-known web Human Resources (HR) services private company in Greece, which will provide functionality to its clients regarding skills and competences processing, upskilling, job searching and matching.

IntelComp builds an innovative Cloud Platform that offers Artificial Intelligence based services to public administrators and policy makers across Europe for data- and evidence-driven policy design and implementation in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy. 

Strengthen the impact of existing actions for further developing start-up and scale up support by building on the experience of some of Europe's most entrepreneurial regions and capitalising on the Committee of the Regions’ links to and communication channels with regions and local actors. 

A study investigating how the Greek government can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of projects supported by the European Social Fund Plus in the 2021-2027 Programming Period. The project, launched and funded by the European Investment Bank is to identify whether and how ESF+ could be used for financial instruments and a novel means of supporting social policies in Greece.

Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) is a European Commission initiative that supports 136 cities in using cutting-edge technologies for their digital transformation. The aim is that ICC cities and their local ecosystems will become the engines for the recovery of the local economy, in order to create new jobs, and strengthen citizen participation and wellbeing.