1. Innovation Infrastructure  Innovation Ecosystem
Willem Foorthuis
Prof. Sustainable Cooperative Entrepreneurship

2. Conducting a Gap Analysis
The innovation infrastructure – agreement on what this is
Steps in the Gap Analysis
Where are we now?
Where do we wish we were?
How are we going to close the gap?

4. From Innovation infrastructure to Innovation Ecosystems

5. Understanding emergence of knowledge infrastructures
Individual knowledge infra
Development of connections between knowledge infra  clusters
Development of transformed knowledge infra  ecosystems
Development of connected (regional) ecosystems  EU ecosystem

6. Conducting a Gap Analysis
Where are we now?
Where do we wish we were?
How are we going to close the gap?

7. Alternative to a gap analysis
How can we become future-proof?
How has our innovation infrastructure developed – connection to our specific context:
What are defining features of our innovation infra – university-driven? Large corporation? Science & innovation policy? SMEs?
Who are key players defining the knowledge infra?
What are important relevant regional strengths (sectors, knowledge institutions, R&D, SMEs, policy, governance, etc.)
What is driving new developments – new investments, new policy, global developments, national government, EU regional policy, etc.?
What are urgent challenges to be met and what are possible innovation capacities to solve them?  What needs to happen to become future proof?
What new developments visible?  How can we build on this?
How can we expand our existing strengths… connect to outside? organize differently? measure and recognize differently? include ‘other’ in strategic dialogues and new developments?
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Willem Foorthuis Prof. Sustainable Cooperative Entrepreneurship