Networking and Business Support in the field of Innovation

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Networking and Business Support in the field of
Innovation

• Support to Research and
• Innovation in Ukraine EUROPEAID/116548/C/SV,
  Lot9

Daniela Tchonkova Key Expert daniela.tchonkova_at_onl
ine.bg
Sept 03-04 2008 Kharkov, Ukraine
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Why Innovation?

• Innovation - new product, process or service that
  optimizes the economic and organizational
  performance of the business and ultimately leads
  to increase of its profit.
• Innovation - requires people who have
  future-oriented thinking
• Innovation is the key driver to increased
  competitiveness in an enlarged context beyond the
  national one regional, or European, or global.

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Innovation in the EU

• EU key instruments towards the Lisbon Goal
• the Research Framework Programmes (FP5, FP6, FP7)
  
• the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
  Programme (CIP)
• The Structural Funds

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An overview of the Innovating Regions in Europe
(IRE) Network
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Innovating Regions in Europe (IRE) Network

• A platform for European regions to exchange
  experience and access good practice in regional
  innovation policies and strategies
• Set up in mid 90s by the European Commission
• Around 235 member regions
• Open to any European region that is committed to
  the development of its innovation capacity
• Key role of local/regional authorities to promote
  innovation
• Mission statement
• "Strengthening the global competitiveness of
  European regions by promoting innovation
  policies, and providing a unique platform for
  regions to cooperate and learn from each other."

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An overview of the Innovation Relay Centre (IRC)
Network

• European support network for the promotion of
  research, technology transfer and innovation

As a trans-national network the IRC network
drives innovation and competitiveness by
connecting knowledge, technologies and people.
On the grounds of information by the IRC
Secretariat
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The IRC Network a European Network with
international contacts

• 71 IRC consortia with 243 partner organizations
  and 1.350 IRC staff
• 33 countries EU, Bulgaria, Chile,
  Iceland, Israel, Norway, Romania, Switzerland,
  Turkey
• In the Technology Transfer Facility (TTF)
  landscape many IRCs are hosted by Regional
  Development Agencies (RDAs)
• 14 IRC networks Thematic Groups
• Collaboration with Cluster Initiatives (CIs)

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A Network built on a proven methodology
THREAT/OPPORTUNITY
CLIENTS / COMPANIES
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IRC definition of TTT

• Transfer of know-how, technology, or expertise
  from one party to another party
• Transfer of technology from one industrial sector
  to another
• Transfer of RTD results to the market
• Not just a commercial activity
• there must be an element of
• INNOVATION

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IRC network award to most successful exploitation
of research results

Award handed by Commissioner Günther Verheugen
during 9th Annual meeting in Brussels, June 2005
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Enterprise Europe Network Europes commitment
to small businesses

• The largest business support network for SMEs in
  the world
• A European Network with international contacts

(the presentation is prepared pertly based on
training materials of IRC Secretariat)
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Enterprise Europe Network

• Enterprise Europe Network is Europes largest
  consultancy and information support network. The
  objective of the new European network is to
  enhance the innovative potential of the small and
  medium-sized enterprises and increase their
  awareness on the business support policies of the
  European Commission.

• A successor of 370 Euro Info Centers and 250
  organizations involved in the operation of 71
  Innovation Relay Centres across Europe. The new
  network comprises over 500 organizations and
  around 4000 experienced professionals from 40
  countries.

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Outline of relevant donors

• The European Neighbourhood Policy Programmes -
  the TACIS by 2006 that has now evolved into the
  European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument
  a common instrument to the TACIS and the MEDA
  countries
• Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7)
  2007-2013 and its International Cooperation
  (INCO) Programme open to third countries, Ukraine
  inclusive.
• Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
  Programme (CIP) 2007-2013, which is, like FP7,
  open also to candidate countries benefiting from
  a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the
  general principles and general terms and
  conditions for the participation of these
  countries in Community programmes established in
  the respective Framework Agreement and
  Association Council Decisions.
• South-East Europe Trans-National Cooperation
  Programme 2007-2013 -cooperation among the
  countries of Central Europe EU members and EU
  bordering neighbour countries, to improve
  innovation, accessibility and the environment and
  to enhance the competitiveness and attractiveness
  of their cities and regions - Albania, Austria,
  Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, The former
  Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary,
  Italy (Lombardia, Prov. Autonoma Bolzano/Bozen,
  Prov. Autonoma Trento, Veneto, Friuli-
  Venezia-Giulia, Emilia Romagna, Umbria, Marche,
  Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia Basilicata), the Republic
  of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia,
  Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine (Chernivetska Oblast,
  Ivano-Frankiviska Oblast, Zakarpatska Oblast,
  Odessa Oblast).

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Useful links

• Enterprise Europe Network
• http//www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/
  index_en.htm
• The former IRC Network
• http//www.innovationrelay.net/
• The IRE Network
• http//www.innovating-regions.org/
• The EuroInfoCentres Network
• http//ec.europa.eu/enterprise/networks/eic/eic.ht
  ml
• EUs information portal on FP7
• http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html
• The CIP Programme
• http//www.ciprogram.com/
• SOUTH-EAST EUROPE TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION
  PROGRAMME
• http//www.southeast-europe.net/hu/

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• Daniela
  Tchonkova (Ms.)Programme Coordinator, ARC Fund
• EUREKA NIP5, Alexander Zhendov Str., Sofia
  1113BULGARIAphones (359 2) 973 3000
• mobile [phone]fax [phone]
  3588http//www.innovation.bg
• http//www.arcfund.net
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  the right opportunity create it!(George Bernard
  Shaw)