Territorial Mapping of EU Funding Programmes for Research and Innovation activities

This chapter aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the primary features of European Union (EU) funding programs across thematic areas, focusing on the challenges that policymakers face with regards to the territorial allocation and mapping of EU funds directed towards research and innovation (R&I) activities across regions in the context of place-based policies. In doing so, this chapter highlights several methodological challenges faced by analysts, including the occurrence of multiple taxonomies and the lack of uniform data coverage for certain policies and across different territorial units of analysis. To address these methodological issues, this chapter introduces a new tool developed by the European Commission – the Territorial Economic Data viewer – with the purpose of overcoming these challenges. Furthermore, this chapter provides practical examples of the tool's usefulness in policy support, particularly with regards to the mapping of low-carbon technologies in the context of the European Union's green deal initiative.

CONTE Andrea;  MARQUES SANTOS Anabela; 

2025-07-04

FrancoAngeli

JRC132997

9788835152811 (online),   

https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/1000,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC132997,