ETIN shall be a strategic meeting place, where national and regional policy makers may meet with peers from an extended transboundary innovation system to reach insight and foresight on common challenges and opportunities related to transformative innovation. ETIN's function as a gathering point for the representatives of governmental innovation agencies, academia, and the private sector is fundamental and of great value in terms of experience.

ETIN shall be a meeting place and discussion forum to:

• Gather national and international policymakers from all sectors of society around new opportunities and common goals

• Establish and strengthen strategic partnerships and core member activities in relevant areas by bringing together relevant actors

• Share knowledge and best practices on the processes that accelerate transformative innovation

• Discuss relevant evidence-based content as a basis for discussion and initiatives

Purpose: to achieve insights and foresight between all parties and stakeholders of the innovation system and share good practices

ETIN provides an independent platform for peers to consult, collaborate and explore policies and measures that in different ways accelerate transformative innovation. These activities apply a systems perspective – involving actors from academy, private sector, and society as peers – to provide the environment conducive to transformative innovation. ETIN's function as an independent peer learning platform is critical to exploring the capacities that accelerate transformative innovation.

ETIN shall be a collaboration platform to:

• Apply a systems perspective – involving actors from the academy, private sector, and society as peers and provide an environment conducive to transformative innovation

• Engage innovation experts to utilize the power of regional collaboration for advocacy work at national and international levels

• Test new ideas, initiate pilot projects and try activities with common interest to all the members with the aim to collaborate on processes that accelerate transformative innovation

Purpose: to consult and explore policies and measures that accelerate transformative innovation and to provide a collaboration space for international and national experts

ETIN supports, initiates and mediates ongoing discussions of specific relevance to transformative innovation and, similarly, assists in the creation of strategic alliances and transboundary networks. Upon request, ETIN also facilitates processes intended to explore and develop policies and measures to accelerate transformative innovation. ETIN’s function as a facilitator is crucial for mitigating the transformative innovation debate with strategic partners.

ETIN shall be a facilitator to:

• Contribute to the ongoing discussion on transformative innovation, including a focus on translating theoretical discussions and findings into practical implications.

• Identify gaps and opportunities in the borderland between academia, business and society and facilitate discussion to proposes and implements improvement measures in the region's innovation system

• Involve its members to discuss and collaborate in relevant areas with external stakeholders from academia and private and public sector

• Facilitate processes intended to explore and develop policies and measures to accelerate transformative innovation

Purpose: to create an insight and foresight regarding innovation system’s need and opportunities and with evidence-based data to build the knowledge about the measurements to accelerate transformative innovation in the region

ETIN shall distinguish itself as a trustworthy entry port for anyone interested in transformative innovation, by administrating and providing guidance on; specific and quality-assured information; curated discussions; and specific activities and initiatives related to transformative innovation. By providing a stamp of approval, ETIN a message board for members to scale up their activities. ETIN’s function as a trustworthy port for transformative innovation is essential for its members' involvement.

ETIN shall be a clearing house to:

• Identify and disseminate trustworthy sources and information on transformative innovation to share best practices and knowledge on the topic

• Ensuring the reliability and relevance of resources on transformative innovation shared amongst ETIN members to scale up their activities and promote their work on the ETIN platform

• Gather trustworthy experts from governmental innovation agencies, academia, and the private sector and collaborate with them on the ETIN activities

Purpose: to provide a credible source of information on transformative innovation and scale-up members’ activities.