During the past decades, large firms and especially multinational firms have been developing innovation networks with a true global reach. In these networks, innovation is created in different locations and shared among different partners in order to open, adapt, maintain or exploit new market opportunities.
The objective of the INGINEUS research project is to investigate what global innovation networks are, and what policy implications they pose for Europe. This Framework Programme 7 project is ongoing, but the researchers have published a policy brief summarising the findings of a survey conducted by INGINEUS, that highlights what 500 European firms see as the biggest barriers to engaging with these networks. It also summarises the perceptions of these companies as to what policies are the most relevant to help them engage in global innovation networks.
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