Enhancing international collaboration through regional innovation hubs

The purpose of this paper is to examine in a first step the Innovation Systems of China, Brazil and Europe, then to show in a second step, how joint activities supported by regional innovation hubs can address the needs for a fruitful international collaboration on innovation, strengthening all Innovation Systems. The establishment of the European Research and Innovation Centres in China (ERICENA) and Brazil (CEBRABIC), funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Programme, connects Europe with China and Brazil in the area of science, technology and innovation (STI) and enhances collaboration through a networking approach.