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Innovation Policy & Impact<\/span><\/h1>\n

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We work with ministries, agencies, and national, regional and European authorities to design, govern and evaluate research, innovation and entrepreneurship instruments across EU Cohesion Policy (ERDF\/ESF+\/CF\/JTF), the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), and the European Defence Fund (EDF). The aim is simple: allocate scarce public money where it creates learning, spillovers and private co investment, and document results that withstand audit. Work spans scheme design, call architecture, evaluation frameworks, mid term and ex post assessments, and stakeholder consultations across Greece and the EU.<\/p>\n

Read: The European Defence Fund<\/a><\/p>\n

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Who this is for<\/h2>\n

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Central government and ministries <\/h3>\n

responsible for R&I\/industrial policy, defense innovation, and the green\/digital transitions..<\/p>\n

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Managing Authorities, Intermediate Bodies and regional authorities<\/h3>\n

administering ERDF\/ESF+\/CF\/JTF (NSRF\/\u0395\u03a3\u03a0\u0391), RRF.<\/p>\n

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National agencies<\/h3>\n

running calls, evaluations and performance frameworks.<\/p>\n

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European\/international organizations<\/h3>\n

(EC services, EU agencies, OECD) commissioning studies and evaluations.<\/p>\n

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Problems we solve<\/h2>\n

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  • Fragmented portfolios across ESIF\/ERDF\/ESF+, RRF and national schemes; overlaps and weak prioritization.<\/li>\n
  • Calls that reward paperwork over outcomes; low SME participation and low additionality.<\/li>\n
  • Unclear theory of change and indicators; weak counterfactuals; poor data pipelines.<\/li>\n
  • State aid and non cumulation confusion across ERDF\/RRF and national tax incentives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Outcomes you can expect<\/h2>\n

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    Clear, defensible programme logic<\/h3>\n

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    Simpler, fairer calls<\/h3>\n

    that increase additionality, quality and participation.<\/p>\n

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    Evidence that matters:<\/h3>\n

    counterfactual thinking, practical proxies, and documented assumptions.<\/p>\n

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    Actionable evaluations<\/h3>\n

    that drive mid course correction.<\/p>\n

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