Stakeholders' Engagement Guidelines - TransformAr D1.1

FEUGA, alongside VERHAERT, the Demonstrator Facilitators and Technical Support Partners, developed a tailor-made methodology to drive a co-creation process with regional communities and relevant stakeholders to the project, from local to EU level. The methodology proposed is based on the Multi-Actor Approach (MAA) concept, in order to trigger interactive innovation across the whole value chain, whilst tackling demand-driven, actual needs of said actors. It is conceived as a matrix organizational structure with geographical and technical dimensions to address all regional and technical requirements.

The result is a step-by-step strategy that guides all interactions with stakeholders along a feedback cycle, upholding the principles needed for a quick and wide adoption. This document outlines (1) the composition of potential target stakeholders’ groups in the TransformAr Innovation Ecosystems; (2) detailed rules for the governance and decision making; (3) operational 
management procedures at local/regional level, with specific activities for the project; and (4) tools and guidelines for stakeholders’ engagement needed to achieve the goals of the other Work Packages. An early draft of this framework allowed for initial encounters with the stakeholders and more efficient planning of upcoming initiatives.