The Scientific and Technical Objectives of the project can be outlined as:
Application of foresight methods for identification of R&D policy priorities at regional level. As for the first objective, the project will carry out prospective studies of policies / RTD support instruments guided to future sectors, intensive in knowledge and with high added value. The development of these sectors will allow to the participant regions to maintain and promote equilibrium between the competitiveness of its basic industries and businesses and the bid to introduce new economic activities in sectors with good prospects of future.
Use of benchmarking activities providing guidance to policy makers in RTD. The project will perform the comparative analysis (benchmarking) of efficient RTD support instruments for the RTD in geographical areas with demographic significant imbalances. In this way also specific tools of support would be analyzed to the companies / entrepreneurs of the rural way. Also, there will develop a panel of indicators of impact of the regional policies of support to the RTD in this type of regions, with special attention to the indicators of social impact.
Mentoring in the field of implementing RTD policy. A special attention will be paid to the case of regions that have obtained significant advances implementing RTD policies in the last years (For example: Regions to which the good use of the resources has allowed, or will allow, to leave the Objective 1).