COST Association commissioned Technopolis to carry out an impact assessment to better understand impact pathways that lead to innovation. While the impact paths foreseen by the COST impact model were analysed in previous studies, this study fills the knowledge gap regarding the different types of and paths to innovation of COST Actions.
The case studies illustrate various ways in which COST Actions can be innovative in their design and implementation and highlights how COST Actions can also result in various innovative outputs, like business models, new products (patents) or educational formats.