Post-pandemic, public bodies must restructure SME support systems for long-term growth with well-functioning innovation systems with the right balance of instruments.

Innovation can be defined as a new idea, method, or device - a novelty - or as the introduction of something new.

Thus, innovation is, by definition, a vague term.

The transition of the Greek economy to a model of technological intensity that draws its competitive advantage from high added value products and services, is a key challenge for the planning of the upcoming 2021 - 2027 programming period in the field of “Research, Technological Development and Innovation“ (RTDI).

Research and Development (R&D) is a key driver of innovation and sustainability within a business. However, establishing an R&D department can be a difficult and time-consuming process that requires a lot of resources.

Although the agri-food industry is considered to be a slow adopter of change, currently the sector is expected to change more in the next 10 years than it did over the last 50 (Accenture, 2017). This transformation derives from a number of factors, such as the environmental changes (e.g. global warming), the demographics (e.g.

When we talk about innovation, we sometimes forget that not everyone is on board with the new and revolutionary. Some people would rather stick to their same schedule and do the same thing, day after day: a predictable and comforting routine. For champions of innovation, this mindset is difficult to understand.

According to a report from the Greek newspaper ‘Kathimerini’, in the years between 2008 and 2014 over 200.000 small and medium enterprises in Greece went out of business.

On December 16, 2019, the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) organized a one-day Conference on two recently completed studies under the National Smart Specialization Strategy monitoring mechanism: "Study for the Assessment of the GSRT Participation in the EUREKA Initiative", and "Study on the I

On December 5, 2019, the conference "Research & Innovation: Pillars of Development of the Greek Food Industry" was held in Aigli Zappeion, co-organized by the Federation of Hellenic Food Industries (ΣΕΒΤ)  and the Greek Technology Platform "Food for Life".