2. InnovaWood Overview Strategy Members network
Forest, wood-based and furniture
Support Innovation
Strategy
- People
- Research
- Partnerships
InnovaWood is the European network and is an umbrella organisation that integrates the activities of member organisations involved in the Forest, Wood-based and Furniture industries into a more effective mechanism to support innovation in these sectors.
Our mission statement is: "Towards an integrated European innovation, research and skills development area for the forest - wood industry chain"

3. InnovaWood Vision Mission
InnovaWood is Europe’s No1 innovation, education and training network based on wood and furniture for enhancing Europe’s leading position.
Mission
InnovaWood is structured into four key thematic areas: strategy and impact; research and innovation; knowledge transfer; and education and training.
Based upon its activities, InnovaWood is the leading provider for partnering woodworking and other forest-based industries with excellent knowledge and competences for innovation, education and training.

4. InnovaWood network

7. InnovaWood network Profile
In total more than staff members are employed in our network, from which 3200 are senior scientist, 493 post doc, 967 PhDs without senior status. Other staff categories include technical, VET and administrative support staff. More than 3500 staff members are involved in teaching and lecturing activities in different education programmes.

8. InnovaWood network Profile

9. InnovaWood network Profile
Expertise
0 = Null, 1 = Very low, 2 = low, 3 = Medium, 4 = High, 5 =Very high

10. InnovaWood network Profile

11. InnovaWood Strategy Main objectives
Assist, maintain and consolidate permanent linkages between its members;
Promote innovation in the different sectors it represents;
Create a supporting Network in the areas of R&D, education and training, and technology transfer;
Implement a communication system between all members of the network as well as with the EU Commission and industry;
Support the actions of the EU Commission in keys areas of policy, and to support the effectiveness of European activities;
Develop a co-ordination mechanism between research and training providers, adequate to the scale of the sector.

12. InnovaWood initiatives
Ongoing
InnovaWood capability Register
Mapping of Wood and furniture research competence in Europe
Tool to find the right research providers and project partners
InnovaWood calendar
Overview of all events of interest to the sector
COST Action proposals
Facilitation of COST Action preparation
EIP Raw Materials
ECAMOB
WRING, EFFIWOOD, NOWMOB
EHIA

13. InnovaWood initiatives
Ongoing
Interactive workshop EU development: May 2017
Fully understanding the European landscape
Maximizing the use of the opportunities of the IW network
Preparatory and brokerage for upcoming co-fund call
Improving the impact section of EU proposals
Staff exchange
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange network
Marie-Curie Actions Collaboration with Education and Training establishments
VET Subgroup
Mapping VET providers in the sector
Strengthen collaborations on VET - skills development

14. Research and innovation
Recent European projects

15. Web Page

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