networking of stakeholders and users in the European innovation system and carrying out analyses and studies in order to promote exchanges of experience and good practice and to engage users better in the innovation process;

An Advisory Forum should be created in order to advise the Executive Director, to constitute a mechanism of exchange of information, and to ensure close cooperation in particular with regard to the networking system.

user networking, maintenance and improvements of the current information transfer and early warning systems;

Support will be provided for services in the public interest aimed at all aspects of security including cooperation for effective networking within the European Union on national CERT systems.

this work will take stock of activities and initiatives related to quality assurance and improvement and accreditation systems across Europe, and develop perspectives for networking and collaboration, in particular at EU level also covering patient safety;