Recommendation (EU) 2024/774 on a Code of Practice on industry-academia co-creation for knowledge valorisation

Summary:

Recommendation (EU) 2024/774 - adopted by the European Commission on 1 March 2024 - setting out a Code of Practice on industry-academia co-creation for knowledge valorisation.

Further information:

The Code of Practice on industry-academia co-creation for knowledge valorisation reflects the directions introduced by Council Recommendation (EU) 2022/2415 on the guiding principles for knowledge valorisation, as it encourages connections and co-creation between all R&I actors and emphasises the importance of entrepreneurial skills and practices. It also contributes to implementing the actions of the ERA Policy Agenda for 2022-2024.

It seeks to provide detailed guidance and tools for ctors involved in research and innovation. It aims to facilitate the creation of an enabling environment and thriving conditions for co-creation and the development of interactive models, and to foster the role of intermediaries and digital platforms that facilitate co-creation and better match innovation’s supply and demand.

All R&I actors involved in industry-academia co-creation are encouraged to follow this Recommendation. This includes universities and other higher education institutions, public and private research, innovation and technology organisations, research and technology infrastructures, businesses of all sizes (including start-ups, spin-offs and scale-ups) and intermediaries (such as knowledge and technology transfer professionals, incubators, science parks and corporate-based intermediaries). Although this Recommendation mainly concerns organisations, its content is also seen as important to guide individual researchers, innovators and their teams in industry-academia co-creation.