INNOVATE - Innovating to Enhance Dialogues on Migration Policies and Practices

The INNOVATE project aims to bring about significant changes in the nature and impact of migration research on policy. This will be achieved through a series of actions that will develop, test, apply, and communicate process innovations. These innovations are designed around the needs and interests of researchers, policy-makers, and other stakeholders, including migrants, involved in migration issues at various governance levels from local to international.

The project will establish the Migration Research to Policy Co-Lab, which will have both a physical and virtual presence. This Co-Lab will include a Research Exchange, Engagement Hub, and Training Facility.

The main objectives of the project are to:

1. establish the Migration Research to Policy Co-Lab as a primary resource that promotes the use of research evidence in both virtual and physical formats to support policymaking.
2. develop coordination and support actions based on principles of co-creation that are centered around migrants.
3. create opportunities for mutual learning between researchers, policy-makers, citizens, and individuals with lived migration experiences.
4. engage with strategic stakeholders at all stages to increase overall engagement throughout the project's duration.
5. design process innovation actions that promote the use and appreciation of knowledge and facilitate mutual learning by addressing key topics in migration research to policy relations.
6. have built-in flexibility to respond to new and emerging issues.
7. expand the strategic scope of the work by complementing and enhancing the role of existing EU networks and evidence sources.
8. provide insights from behavioural science to bridge work on narratives, frames, and perceptions.
9. create measurable indicators of the project’s success and impact in terms of building capacity, incentivising engagement, increasing demand, and increasing uptake.
10. establish activities with the potential to generate income beyond the duration of funding.