DG GROW is the Directorate General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and is a Directorate General of the European Commission. It works to create an environment in which European companies can thrive.
In the 2010 – 2016 period, ZABALA Innovation worked on monitoring regional R&I policies in Spain, within the RIM (Regional Innovation Monitor) project which, through a network of experts, offers detailed information on the regional innovation policies, supporting the exchange of information on innovation policies in all Member States.
The work followed three diferent lines. Firstly, they examined which measures to support R&D&I were implemented in each autonomous community. In addition, they examined what plans or policies were implemented to increase innovation. And finally, it monitored which public entities were managing the aid and how to manage access to it.
Smart Cities works on the development of new solutions in Mobility, Energy and Information and Communication Technologies.
The Industrial Innovation in Transition (IIT) project aims to understand how innovation processes are changing in European industry, and to disseminate best practices in this area among companies and government agencies.
Zabala developed a social management plan within the framework of the "Bayunca I Solar Plant" project to ensure the sustainability of the initiative in the short, medium and long term.
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ZABALA’s European tenders responsible, Luca Pira, introduced the main objectives of the DigiFed project and the cascade funding mechanism at the 5th edition of the Brokerage Event for Innovation Agencies.
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Draghi Report
Susana Garayoa
Head of Institutional Relations in Brussels
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FROM 'Z' TO 'A'
Because innovation means turning things upside down, our dictionary goes from Z to A, rather than A to Z
We lead leading European projects and studies in different sectors, such as smart cities, energy and environment, ICT, biotechnology and open innovation. Our goal is to innovate and to create new paths within the European innovation ecosystem.
The important thing is not to keep moving, but rather to know in which direction to go. Our 37% success rate proves that we know how to guide our clients.
Our compass is our clients; our mission is to solve their problems, guiding them so that innovation becomes their key to competitiveness.
