Policy Area Innovation Steering Group
PA INNO SG consists of representatives of the national or regional governments of EUSBSR Member States, including Norway. SG members come from key ministries or authorities in the relevant field.
PA INNO has prioritised Smart Specialisation to ensure that innovation measures are designed to better meet the local and subregional level need of actions. Therefore, also subregional/local level is represented in the SG (one subregional/local level SG member).
A representative of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG Regio) participates in SG meetings as a strategic advisor.
Organisations forming the Steering Group
- ESTONIA: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
- FINLAND: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council
- GERMANY: Economic Development Agency Brandenburg (WFBB)
- LATVIA: Ministry of Economics
- LITHUANIA: Ministry of Economy and Innovation
- POLAND: Ministry of Economic Development and Technology
- SWEDEN: Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
- NORWAY: Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade Industry and Fisheries
Observers in the Steering Group
- CPMR Baltic Sea Commission
Contact details for the Steering Group members can be found on the Contact us page.
Rules of Procedure
These Rules of Procedure apply to all meetings of the Steering Group (hereinafter referred to as SG) for Policy Area Innovation of the EUSBSR. These Rules of Procedure also apply when the SG makes decisions by way of written procedure.