This
research
took
place
under
the
auspices
of
the
ACTION
project.
The
ACTION
project
is
an
international
initiative
for
boost-
ing
cooperation
in
cross-border
regions
among
firms
in
different
industries
in
conjunction
with
the
respective
regional
scientific
and
technological
institutions
to
enhance
the
regional
innovation
pro-
file.
The
geographical
scope
of
the
ACTION
project
is
NUT
II
regions,
which
includes
Castilla
and
Leon
(Spain)
and
Centro
(Portugal).
This
project
involved
61
firms
(26
Portuguese
firms
and
35
Span-
ish
firms)
belonging
to
the
logistics and agro-food sectors with all firms agreeing to participate in the survey.