What is INSPIRE?

INSPIRE is a Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Commission which aims to professionalize Open Innovation (OI) processes in European SMEs.

To achieve this goal, INSPIRE studies a critical mass of SME Open Innovation good practice cases and translates the findings into an Integrated Toolbox, a portal with resources appropriate for SMEs, their support agencies and other innovation practitioners in Europe.

The findings of INSPIRE are to be disseminated extensively to a wide audience (industry, policy, academia and civil society) to raise awareness and drive the formation of a living community which can share knowledge, experience and opportunities to promote better OI processes in SMEs.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 691440 – INSPIRE.