KOYS is a research Lab operating in innovation’s impact analysis for complex social-economic environments. We develop and validate service models and operational plans to understand the dynamics of interactions among stakeholders: people, communities, industries, and policymakers. Our interests encompass Sustainable and Responsible Innovation, Digital Social Innovation, Ethics of human-centred technologies, models for Complex Systems and Digital Skills.

We provide services and knowledge for…

Innovation and policy advice

With more than 20 years of management of collaborative research projects and policy impact evaluation, we provide concrete support to Research & Innovation initiatives by developing analysis and implementation plans of innovation in organisations and territories. Plans include innovation management, technology transfer, IP management and exploitation, building long-term relations and developing win-win business opportunities between industry and research organisations. Innovation is essential for addressing complex societal challenges, from climate resilience and digital transformation to social inclusion and economic competitiveness. Nevertheless, many organisations and research centres struggle to translate innovation ambitions into systemic change. Our goal is to fill this gap by offering structured, context-sensitive guidance on how to initiate, support, and govern innovation-based transformation processes. Take a look at the service’s page and check whether it fits your needs!

Why Ethical Compliance Matters

In today’s multi-risk, multi-stakeholder environment, ethical innovation is not just a legal obligation — it is a strategic advantage. Whether the goal is to develop AI systems, medical technologies, climate solutions, or biotechnologies, Ethical Compliance ensures the work aligns with EU laws, global ethics standards, and citizen expectations. We provide comprehensive, cross-sectoral support grounded in key ethical dimensions and regulatory frameworks, including those that govern digital, social, environmental, and biological innovation. KOYS supports organisations in innovating responsibly, compliantly, and ethically. Take a look at the service’s page and check whether it fits your needs!

Sustainable Innovation – Why it matters

Territorial ecosystems are at the core of Europe’s ambitions for a climate-neutral, socially inclusive, and resilient future. This service provides public administrations, research bodies, NGOs, and private stakeholders with the insights and tools needed to: Reduce spatial and social inequalities, Guide investment under EU funds (ERDF, ESF+, JTF, Horizon Europe), Monitor and evaluate local impacts of global challenges, Foster inclusive, data-driven, and sustainable regional development. Whether the goal is shaping a regional strategy, applying for EU funding, or evaluating the impact of new policies, our Analysis of Social and Economic Sustainability in Territorial Ecosystems ensures that the innovation actions are grounded in evidence, aligned with EU policy priorities, and designed to empower communities. We provide public and private actors with tools, metrics, and strategic insights to understand and enhance the sustainability, equity, and resilience of local and regional systems. In an era of ecological transition, economic uncertainty, and demographic transformation, this service helps territorial stakeholders shape policies and investments that are socially just, economically viable, and spatially aware. Take a look at the service’s page and check whether it fits your needs!

Interdisciplinary Complexity

The complexity of interdisciplinary collaborations in research and innovation is characterised by multi-voice dialogues, made from different human and scientific points of view. We analyse how to align them to the multiplicity and uniqueness of the interlocutors/actors. “Actors” in these complex models need to come in a relationship based on technical, technological, societal, behavioural, scientific, sustainability and business skills. The dialogue which interleaves social sciences with scientific and technical data-interpretation patterns needs models defining patterns for a shared and common understanding. We develop an ad-hoc software model, targeted at understanding the dynamics of internal and external interaction among people, companies, government, public administrations, and heterogeneous clusters.  We develop and validate discrete models representing complex socio-economic systems, enabling the analysis of the balance among real phenomena, the discrete model and the instrument to be adopted to evaluate it, exploring the mechanisms underlying the outreaching effect of policy measures, and the development of ad-hoc solutions for simulation of innovation strategies. We develop deployable computational models for multi-layered complex systems, balanced and ready to be translated into software

CONTACTS

Contact us at fniglia@koyslab.eu for general inquiries and detailed information on research themes

KOYS srls – via Lequile, 89 – 73100 – Lecce (LE) – Italy

VAT 04527990750 Legalmail: koyslab@pec.koyslab.eu