• Local, regional and national authorities are the main beneficiaries of our results. They can request our services and acquire tailormade studies that include benchmarking, case analyses and policy guidance on the topics of their interest.
• ESPON is a unique resource of information for scientists, researchers and students. Since 2006, ESPON has been cited more than 20.000 times in academic publications. At the same time, many European universities and research centres are contracted by ESPON to conduct studies.
• As our content is free for anyone to access and download, the private sector is also benefiting from our work. Consultancies, SMEs, even industries can use our publications to better position themselves in certain markets and/or adjust their products and services.
• ESPON is a goldmine for journalists. It provides them with evidence and data to support their stories and connects them to a vast pool of experts and stakeholders.
• ESPON can be equally useful to any active citizen interested in understanding how their city/region performs, or have an overview of main territorial trends in Europe, or simply browse our interactive maps and visuals.

Benefit from our analyses. For 20 years, ESPON has been delivering territorial studies. From environmental issues to digital transformation and from sustainable land use to the perspectives of rural areas, you can find results and policy recommendations to support your policy decisions with science-based evidence. All our studies are available on our website and you can always contact us for more information.

Use our portal for more data and maps. All our datasets and indicators –together with thousands of maps - are available to download from our portal. You can use the portal to create and store interactive content – such as dashboards and maps - to be aware how your territory performs in different areas and prospers as compared with the rest of Europe.

Learn from our case studies. We offer numerous case studies that you can use to benchmark your territory, or draw experience if in a similar development situation, without the need to reinvent the wheel.

Ask/participate in a peer learning workshop. Do you want to know more about the results of a specific study, how it worked for our stakeholders and in which way it can be useful for you? Apply for a peer learning workshop. It is easy and you don’t need to go through complicated processes. Contact us or your national ECP so that we can organise this together.

Glance over our policy briefs and handbooks. It is always better to start with something easy to read. Use our policy briefs and handbooks to get a taste of what our projects can offer, read our articles on the blog and browse the TerritoriALL magazine to get inspired with policy conclusions.

Request the ESPON service. If you have a specific policy support need that topically fits into one of our TAPs, then feel free to enquire us. We offer different types of stakeholder engagement:

• Calls for targeted analyses. They are open throughout the year, and we evaluate the submitted proposals on a regular basis. You need to have a concrete policy challenge and a European partnership to apply together. Please be aware that ESPON does not disburse grants to stakeholders. We support them by directly providing studies and arranging knowledge transfer through contracted researchers and in-house staff. Check our website, social media and newsletter for updates.
• On-demand services. If you have a specific need, that requires a more tailormade approach, you can still ask ESPON to support you. In this case it is better to contact your national ECP to evaluate together if your policy need can be served by ESPON. We can meet them through on-demand territorial studies or snapshots of territorial analyses, but also through dedicated events, trainings and publications, even in your language.

Participate in the calls for tenders/experts. Our projects are implemented by consortia that include academics and researchers. We also commission scientific experts to different advisory roles. Check regularly our website, social media and newsletter for open calls

Use the ESPON knowledge for your research. ESPON has been delivering territorial studies for 20 years and, only since 2006, ESPON has been cited more than 20.000 times in academic publications. All our studies are available on our website and all the datasets and indicators – together with thousands of maps - are available to download from our portal.

Access and download datasets and indicators. You can use our portal not only to download datasets but also to create and store your own content – dashboards and maps for your own use.

Expand your network through our events. Our events on the most burning policy issues are held across Europe. Meet with research peers, but also talk to policymakers from European institutions, ministries, regions and municipalities that seek support and evidence to improve their policies.

Are you a young researcher or a student? We promote the involvement of young researchers and offer networking and visibility opportunities for them. We also provide internships for students in the fields relevant to the ESPON work.

Benchmark your place. Access our interactive portal and navigate through maps and dashboards from all our projects. You can also create and store your own dashboards and maps to help you understand how your territory performs and how it compares to other territories in Europe.

Read stories about places and policies. Our policy briefs can help you understand our research and the policies that cities and regions put in place to address key challenges. Our case studies describe in more detail these policies and lead to very specific results. Maybe your city, or your region is part of this collection. We also offer testimonials, interviews and articles from politicians, scientists, and practitioners in easy-to-read articles in our blog and our magazine.

Follow us on social media, subscribe to our newsletter, watch our videos, and listen to our podcasts for more.

Download our app: TerritoriALL, to read opinions of influential policymakers and researchers on the issues important for each citizen.

Journalism is based on facts. And in times of misinformation and fake news, facts are the only way to create solid arguments for decisions. And these are backed with evidence and data.

Benefit from our analyses. If you are writing about green and energy transition, digital transformation, circular economy, urban issues, housing, youth unemployment, infrastructures, or the use of EU funds you can find evidence and data produced by experts in the fields to support your articles. All our studies are available on our website, but we are here to assist you in locating and extracting them.

Use our portal for more data and maps. All our datasets and indicators – together with thousands of maps - are available to download from our portal. You can also use the portal to create and store interactive content – dashboards and maps - displaying data on the European, national, regional and local level and use them to illustrate your pieces.

Reap new ideas for your stories: How did other cities, regions, countries find solutions that your area is still struggling with? What will the European territories look like in 20-30 years? Is Europe able to address the challenges of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, or the energy crisis?

Access a vast pool of experts. We can help you contact experts from the public and private sector - researchers, academics, policymakers - around Europe to share with you comments, statements, or analyses for your articles.