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Conceptual background and operational considerations
The aim of this document is to principally display, analyse and comment the outcomes of the Focus
Groups (WP2.A2) carried out by the Consortium partners within February-April 2023 and single out policy
recommendations applicable at a regional level and Open Innovation examples to undergo further
studies.
Moreover, this work sets also the basis for the preparation of the upcoming tasks and deliverables
foreseen within the WP2 such as:

- WP2.A6: Pre-checklist of open innovation practices in companies identified by Partners in their
countries and launch of digital awareness campaign on key findings from the national report.
Partners will short-list SMEs based on the sector and criteria of open innovation.
- WP2.A7: Interactive digital catalogue presenting Open Innovation practices in SMEs and
companies identified by Partners in their own countries - focusing on 7 regions (representing 6
countries, though) and available in 6 languages - plus English.

Partners will further work on information from A6/A7, namely:

- How the company was founded
- What type of company it is
- Which OI practice are worth describing
- Why it was successful
- Who is the target group of the solution
- What is the portability of the practice
- Are there any transversal aspects for application across other sectors

Therefore the information gathered will not only serve as a ground for working on the interactive
catalogue, but will be provided in the form of a digital awareness campaign.

The findings and outcomes set in this document will also provide useful ground for WP3 tasks such as:

- WP3.A2: Training material for senior SME employees and R&D staff at SMEs on new approaches
for working with employees to introduce them to open innovation practices
- WP3.A5: Training material for junior SME employees and graduates on how they can contribute
to open innovation practices
- WP3.A10: Testing of digital guides on mobile devices with target groups

OPEN4U: intrOducing Practices in opEn innovatioN 4U - project number 2022-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000085295
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the
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