IRE - Innovating Regions in Europe

The Innovating Regions in Europe (IRE) network was created by the European Commission in the mid-1990s and aims at facilitating exchange of experience and good practice among European regions that are enhancing their capacity to support innovation and competitiveness among regional firms through the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies and schemes. Around 235 member regions are gathered in the IRE network which has generated quite some knowledge in regional innovation schemes and activities. The Library section allows to search or browse some of this knowledge. The Regional Innovation Strategies section provides information on most of the member regions' innovation strategies. The Schemes section presents regional innovation schemes implemented by the IRE members in the framework of their innovation policies and strategies, and much more is available in the network's website.