Marking the launch of the annual Chairmanship of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI, Spain), the members of the European Network of Innovation Agencies (TAFTIE) gathered in Madrid for its first Executive Working Group meeting in 2010. The meeting served to kick-off activities planned by sub-groups concerning a wide number of issues from SME´s policies at EU level, role of TAFTIE in the ERA, internationalisation of Innovation Agency´s operations, future of Innovation Agencies in 2020, etc.
CDTI took over the rotating Chairmanship of TAFTIE for the second time from January to December 2010. Major objectives for TAFTIE´s Chair in 2010 will be to complete the implementation of TAFTIE’s strategy, creating the right conditions to help shape future European Policies and consolidating linkages within the multilevel innovation world.