Europe

Denmark

  • MindLab Denmark: MindLab is a Danish cross-ministerial innovation unit which involves citizens and businesses in developing new solutions for the public sector

France

  • Region 27: La 27e Région est le laboratoire de transformation publique des Régions de France.

Finland

  • Sitra: Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund has the duty to promote stable and balanced development in Finland, the growth of its economy and its international competitiveness and co-operation.
  • Tekes: the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation

Norway

  • Innovation Norway: Innovation Norway is the Norwegian Government’s most important instrument for innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry.

Sweden

  • VINNOVA: The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems

UK

  • Design Council: We champion great design for ordinary people, to improve lives. Find out what design can do for healthinnovation and the built environment.
  • Nesta: Nesta is the UK’s innovation foundation. We help people and organisations bring great ideas to life. We do this by providing investments and grants and mobilising research, networks and skills.
  • Technology Strategy Board: The Technology Strategy Board is the UK’s national innovation agency. Our goal is to accelerate economic growth by stimulating and supporting business-led innovation.