The European Union (EU) Heads of States regularly confirm that knowledge and innovation are critical to Europe's growth … and agreed to make the EU the most competitive knowledge-driven economy. The EU's ability to facilitate innovation by … strengthening its research capacities is central to achieving this goal. Some EU initiatives under this innovation policy integrate …

social innovation typology of peripheral rural areas. The methodology included a comparative analysis addressing three … traditional economic activity in rural areas, agriculture is a great challenge for the application of innovations, can effectuate … application of social innovation. …