ENRD Networking - 23 - NRN Meeting - Synthesis of session on CAP networks & innovation

ENRD Networking - 23rd NRN Meeting Synthesis of session on CAP networks & innovation 20 September 2022 Heerenveen, the Netherlands NSU colleagues devoted a session at the 23rd NRN meeting (September 2022) to identify the roles for CAP Networks related to innovation support and networking under the new CAP. [...] Innovation support is a very individual and intensive exercise that starts with the capturing of grassroots innovative ideas and consequently develops such ideas to become Operational Group projects, by working with the owner of the idea and interacting with the relevant actors who have the right capacities and expertise to tackle the objectives of the project. [...] The delivery agent of innovation support will have to find the necessary knowledge on the subject and needs to have good relations to connect to the relevant experts with the right competences in order to be able to start up a successful innovation support action. [...] advisors)? CAP Networks should have specific actions around the fostering of innovation, including the communication and dissemination of information about innovation activities across the AKIS. [...] CAP Networks should have a global understanding of the issues/landscape, with specialist AKIS staff in the team working closely with those that are providing innovation brokerage – the innovation support service.