Tirana- “5 days Capacity Building Activity for Innovation Brokers in Albania” in the implementation of the FILA project “Strengthening and empowering of cross border innovation networks through Fertilization Innovation Labs in Agro-food for improving the connection between research and SMEs (EIP approach)” was organized in Korça.

The aim of the activity was to create and train a pool of innovation brokers, to improve their technical skills and capacities for matchmaking, as neutral and impartial actors in responding to and supporting the interests of various stakeholders; to serve as an agent in any aspect of the innovation process between two or more parties through connecting different actors of the innovation system; to establish links between the research and the entrepreneurship worlds and arranging the collaborative networks.

The next phase, will be the organization of the “Incubation Pilot Action for selected MSMEs/Start-ups from agriculture and agro processing fields in FILA Lab Korca”. 10 trained Innovation brokers will work to match SME needs with various knowledge providers according to Triple Helix Model and follow up to cooperate in groups and facilitate interactive matching meetings; to support innovation pathways as a new competence in mediating knowledge.