The adoption of innovative technologies by the market is an actual challenge for many companies and sectors. Their growing participation in the development of RTD projects has contributed greatly to enhancing the integration of innovation in companies. Still, this is a challenging path, both for companies in the perception of the opportunities and advantages of adopting innovation, and for technological entities by the need to mature the developed solution.
The Collaborative Workshops are presented as a hands-on activity to promote moments of interaction with the business community, disseminating new knowledge, working and testing its potential applications. Based on a strongly interactive dynamic, the workshops reveal themselves as an opportunity to receive feedback from potential users/buyers of the technologies about their potential.