Mission-oriented innovation policy is a cross-sectoral and cross-policy approach to achieve ambitious and clearly formulated goals via the generation and application of knowledge and innovation addressing pressing societal challenges.
The five EU Missions implement the mission-oriented approach at the EU level. They are a novelty of the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme for the years 2021-2027. As such, the implementation of the EU Missions requires new forms of governance and collaboration, new approaches for citizen engagement and significant investments by both private and public actors.
The Mutual Learning Exercise focuses on the available evidence and collective experience to support the development of effective national frameworks for the implementation of EU Missions.
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The factsheet of the PSF MLE on EU Missions presents the objective of the exercise, key areas for the implementation plans, scheduled meetings, names of the experts and DG R&I Policy Officer.
This report explores using multi-level governance (MLG) for implementing EU missions. It outlines the MLG concept, examines its application challenges in mission-focused policies using country examples. Additionally, it analyses a survey on mission governance in 18 countries and summarises discussions from the inaugural MLE meeting in Vienna on 28-29 September 2023.
This report explores the concept of "mission portfolios". It covers the concept's background, management approaches, benefits, challenges, and examples across different government levels. Additionally, the report summarises survey findings on MLE participants' views and practices related to mission portfolios.
This report explores challenges and best practices for financing EU missions and combining them with other policies. It examines specific funding needs, explores synergies between policies, and shares practical examples from an MLE participant survey and a visit to Stockholm, Sweden.
This report explores how to approach citizen engagement for the EU missions. The report considers both the challenges and administrative burdens of citizen engagement and sets out how to overcome them.
The final report presents key concepts, emergent practices, and insights drawn through an action learning journey with 16 participating countries in this Mutual Learning Exercise.
The summary article presents key findings and lessons learned from the Mutual Learning Exercise on EU missions implementation at national level.