The project will develop a Strategic Research Agenda in the aforementioned technological sectors that will make it possible to align research efforts in the area so that a significant critical mass is created. This SRA will be a result of a wide consensus building among the different stakeholders in the area, comprising academia, industry, the public sector, facilitators of innovation, such as clusters, technology platforms, existing networks of excellence as well as private financing mechanisms, developed through a wide transnational network in the area. It will thus be in line with the local / regional / national strategies in the area while synergies will be sought to similar initiatives at a European level. Nevertheless, research is not sufficient in an area; it should be transformed to innovation in order to give back to the community advanced products and services that will help increase competitiveness. I3E will create a methodological guideline on innovation showcasing how this transformation is possible utilizing international best practices for this purpose. The main project outputs SRA and MGI will be widely disseminated towards the enterprise world and the general public, while capacity building activities will be also undertaken towards the entrepreneurial world. The active involvement of policy makers will result in the influence of regional strategies in the area.