During his career as innovation and economic development consultant Luc has acquired specialized knowledge in the fields of impact creation, technology take-up, economic development, start-up centers and cluster initiatives. Luc has over 25 years of experience in the design of business support ecosystems.

Luc is a thematic expert for the Interreg Europe PLP in the field of SME competitiveness since 2018.

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Policy briefs (16)

Peer reviews (18)

Editorials (2)

Policy brief

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Equity funding for startups

Explore policies and schemes for venture capital and equity investment in technology-based startups. Get inspired by good practices coming from Interreg Europe projects.

13 novembre 2024 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Business incubation: from startup to scaleup

In this policy brief, you'll explore examples from the Interreg Europe community on the diversity of business incubation programmes and recent trends in the area.

24 avril 2024 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Cultural and Creative Industries

In this policy brief, you will find policies to promote strategic development of CCIs, to facilitate access to funding, and to foster innovation-friendly infrastructure and environments.

29 janvier 2024 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Circular transition in SMEs

Explore the Interreg Europe community's experience regarding regional circular economy strategies and roadmaps, circular economy hubs and collaborative frameworks in this policy brief!

18 septembre 2023 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Open innovation to foster SME growth

In this policy brief, you can find approaches for increasing the innovation capacities of businesses building on the open innovation paradigm.

12 mai 2023 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Digital innovation hubs and demonstrators

Explore this policy brief to learn about digital innovation hubs and how they can foster competitiveness and contribute to a sustainable and digital Europe.

25 octobre 2022 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Supporting the agrifood sector

This policy brief explores actions to support the agrifood sector.

04 août 2022 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Fostering the digital transformation of SMEs

Discover practical examples of how to foster the digital transformation of SMEs from different perspectives.

12 avril 2022 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Public-private startup accelerators in regional business support ecosystems

This policy brief discusses public-private partnership-based accelerator models being set up as a response to the challenge of identifying and supporting innovative startups.

21 décembre 2018 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Boosting entrepreneurship in rural areas

Boosting entrepreneurship in rural areas opens new opportunities and markets. In this policy brief, you'll discover how rural SMEs show great potential as a source of economic growth and innovation.

10 avril 2020 | Par Platform

Policy brief

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Efficient business support ecosystems

This policy brief explores various models for implementing and managing multiple-stakeholder collaborative practices for better business support delivery.

11 août 2020 | Par Platform

Policy brief

Facilitating business transfers for sustaining jobs and economic activity

In order to achieve more successful business transfers, the complexities of the process should be taken into account. In this policy brief, you'll discover business transfer challenges and good practices from Interreg Europe partner regions as inspiration.

29 septembre 2020 | Par Platform

Peer review

Regional measures to address shortages of healthcare professionals in Centre-Val de Loire

On 3-4 July 2024, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite peer review for the Centre-Val de Loire region, which requested advice regarding their policy challenge on how to address this shortage of health professionals.

09 juillet 2024 | Par Platform

Peer review

Urban innovation to attract businesses and qualified workers in Genoa

On 27-28 June 2024, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite peer review for the Municipality of Genova, which requested advice regarding their policy challenge on how to develop effective urban planning strategies to attract businesses and qualified workers.

28 juin 2024 | Par Platform

Peer review

New financial instruments to support development of enterprises in Usti Region

On 14-15 November 2023, the Policy Learning Platform held an on-site peer review for the Innovation Center Ústí nad Labem (ICUK), which requested advice regarding their policy challenge on the set up of financial instruments in support of local entreprises in Usti nad Labem.

01 décembre 2023 | Par Platform

Peer review

Early school leaving and integration of NEETS into the labour market in Réunion Island

The Policy Learning Platform hosted a peer review for the Regional Council of La Réunion (France). The Region sought advice and inspiration on preventing school and academic dropout rates and increasing the employment rate of youngsters.

13 décembre 2023 | Par Platform

Peer review

Better governance for Cultural and Creative industries

Explore the recommendations from the peer review that took place in Marseille on creative economy issues.

05 juillet 2023 | Par Platform

News

Islands: testbeds of innovation?

Cohesion policy strives to ensure equal development possibilities for EU countries and regions. However, islands face unique challenges. In this article, you'll find various opportunities for how islands can foster their strength.

24 septembre 2024 | Par Platform

News

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Triple transition and corporate responsibility – a new framework for businesses

Beyond the digital and green transition, the social transition needs to be taken into account to make sure everyone is included in the process towards a more sustainable and competitive economy.

09 février 2024 | Par Platform

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Past events (8)

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06 - 07 nov 2024

In person

Bilbao

Leading industrial transition

On 6 and 7 November 2024, the Policy Learning Platform is organising two workshops diving into several aspects of Europe's industrial transformation, in Bilbao, Spain.

Par Platform

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24 juin 2024

Online

Meet up with the Policy Learning Platform

We're bringing together our Platform team and our projects for an online meet-up. Discover what it is all about, how project partners can benefit, and how to engage by contributing to its activities.

Par Joint secretariat

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20 - 21 mar 2024

In person

Antwerp

Europe, let's cooperate! 2024

The 10th edition of Europe, let's cooperate interregional cooperation forum (#europecooperates) took place on 20-21 March 2024 in Antwerp, Belgium. People joined us in Antwerp to celebrate cooperation, launch a new call for project proposals and welcome new countries in the Interreg Europe programme

Par Joint secretariat

Event

08 nov 2023

Online

Policy Learning Platform meet-up with projects

On 8 November (10:00-12:00 CET), we brought together the experts of our Policy Learning Platform team and our projects for an online meet-up . This online event was an opportunity to discover what the Policy Learning Platform is all about, how project partners can benefit from its services, and how

Par Joint secretariat

Event

15 mar 2023

In person

Stockholm

Europe, let's cooperate! 2023

The 9th edition of Europe, let's cooperate! interregional cooperation forum took place on 15 March 2023 . It marked the launch of our second call for project proposals . The 2023 edition was an in-person event hosted in Stockholm, Sweden . Material and follow-up are available on the event website .

Par Joint secretariat

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