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1. What do you know about open innovation? Can you recognize the difference between
open and closed innovation? Are you aware of open innovation happening at your
workplace? If yes, then please explain.
2. Please discuss about the strategic documents of government supporting the innovation
in your country. Give a space to participants to express their knowledge and experience.
In case of no experience, please facilitate the discussion with the information collected
in preparation (desk research).
3. Which sectors and regions are the most successful in development and implementation
of innovation in your country? Give at least 5 different examples that in your opinion can
act as outstanding practices recognized in the region(s).
4. Please state the examples how the innovations and their implementation are supported
in your country. How are employees in your country supported in introducing innovation
to their workplace?
5. What are the obstacles for SME´s and private companies to develop and implement the
innovations? And for employees to be involved in improving business operations?
6. How can the national and local policy makers support the companies to bring more
innovations? You can also refer to policies of other countries.
7. Please name (and shortly describe) good practices of open innovation in SMEs in your
country. Refer to different sectors.
8. What can senior SME employees, R&D staff, HR experts and employers do to support,
initiate, and motivate their employees to develop an innovative mindset? If you already
know such solutions that are working, please explain.

In total the number of participants were over the expected 120, as reported in the table here below, well
representing the Consortium member countries and the stakeholders interested and/or affected by Open
Innovation issues such as major companies, SMEs, R&D managers, start-uppers, VET-providers, business
incubators, academics, solicitors, advisors, researchers, consulting companies.

Overall Attendance
Country Participants

CZECH REPUBLIC 20

FRANCE 26

GREECE 26

ITALY 20
POLAND 30

TURKEY 20

TOTAL 142

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
European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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