3 projects
All three EEN-Ukraine phases (2017-2021) focused on innovation capacity building in Ukrainian SMEs.
Organization
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF UKRAINE
Ukraine's national economic ministry, partnering in Enterprise Europe Network projects to build innovation capacity in Ukrainian SMEs and bridge them with European industry.
Public authoritysocietyUANo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
3
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
—
Unique partners
7
What they do
Their core work
The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine is the national government body responsible for economic policy, SME development, innovation strategy, and industry-academia cooperation in Ukraine. Within H2020, it served as a public-sector anchor partner inside the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Ukraine consortium, backing programmes that helped Ukrainian SMEs access European markets, technology transfer, and innovation management services. Their contribution is institutional rather than technical — providing policy alignment, national coordination, and legitimacy for innovation-support activities delivered to Ukrainian companies. For partners, they are the gateway to Ukrainian SME ecosystems and the country's innovation policy apparatus.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Technology transfer between industry and academiaprimary
3 projects
Technology transfer and academia-industry cooperation appears as a core keyword across every EEN-Ukraine project.
Enterprise Europe Network KAM and EIMC servicesprimary
3 projects
KAM (Key Account Management) and EIMC (Enhancing Innovation Management Capacity) services are cited in all three projects as the delivery mechanism.
EU–Ukraine business cooperationsecondary
3 projects
Every project targeted enhanced cooperation between Ukrainian and European SMEs.
National innovation policy coordinationsecondary
3 projects
Participation as the economic ministry positions them as the policy counterpart inside the EEN-Ukraine consortium.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
SME innovation capacity building
Recent focus
KAM + EIMC innovation services
Across 2017–2021 their role stayed tightly focused on one mission: supporting Ukrainian SMEs through the Enterprise Europe Network. The early phase (2017–2018) emphasised the KAM scheme and broad academia–industry bridging, while later phases (2019–2021) expanded to combined KAM + EIMC services, reflecting EEN's sector-wide shift toward structured innovation management support. There is no pivot in themes — only deepening and formalisation of the same SME-facing toolkit.
They are consolidating as Ukraine's institutional backbone for EEN-style SME innovation services, making them a stable long-term partner for any EU initiative targeting Ukrainian industry.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: active_partnerReach: regional1 countries collaborated
They participate exclusively as a partner, never as coordinator, which is typical for a ministry inside EU consortia — they provide policy backing rather than operational project management. All three engagements are within the same EEN-Ukraine consortium and the same 7 partners, indicating a loyal, long-running collaboration rather than a broad networking footprint. Working with them means working through an established Ukrainian innovation-support coalition, not a flexible ad-hoc partner.
A tight network of 7 consortium partners, all concentrated around the EEN-Ukraine initiative. Geographically focused on Ukraine with EU-wide outreach through the Enterprise Europe Network.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
They are the only Ukrainian government economic authority directly embedded in H2020 SME-innovation projects, which gives them unmatched legitimacy when an EU consortium needs Ukrainian policy alignment or national-level endorsement. Private partners and research organisations cannot deliver the ministerial weight they bring. For anyone planning EU–Ukraine innovation work — especially involving Ukrainian SMEs, technology transfer, or post-war economic reconstruction — they are a natural public-sector anchor.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- EEN-UkraineThe sole project they appear in — renewed across three H2020 phases (2017–2021), establishing them as the permanent policy partner for EEN services in Ukraine.
Cross-sector capabilities
multidisciplinarydigitalmanufacturingenergy
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