Innovative Actions Innovative actions aim to improve the quality of regional development strategies by supporting the latest ideas, which have not yet been adequately exploited. They are expected to provide the regions with the scope for experimentation, which they sometimes lack but need to meet the challenges of the information society and to make their economies more competitive. The Commission has laid down three working topics for ERDF innovative actions in 2000-2006: regional economies based on knowledge and technological innovation; e-EuropeRegio: the information society at the service of regional development; regional identity and sustainable development.