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Cooperation in Innovation and Research with
Central- and Eastern Europe
Westbalkan Science Day University of Vienna
November 13th, 2006
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Objectives of CIR-CE

• Establishment and extension of transnational,
  business-driven innovation networks (particularly
  SME) between Austria and Central- and Eastern
  Europe for the creation and implementation of
  innovation and for strengthening of technology
  transfer

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Further Objectives of CIR-CE

• Improvement of the innovative capabilities of
  companies (especially of SME) and their ability
  to assimilate and implement external knowledge
• Enhancement of the cooperative capability of
  companies (in particular SME) creation of
  sustainable cross-border innovation networks and
  cooperation structures

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Applicants

• Intermediary Organisations
• Technology- and Innovation Centres, Incubators
  etc.
• Clusters
• Competence Centres
• Cooperative research institutes
• Research institutes with a focus on technology-
  and knowledge transfer
• Companies with the role of a network-coordinator

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NETWORK-Projects and INNOVATION-Projects
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Maximum Public Funding / maximum Duration
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Results of 1. CIR-CE Call

• 40 proposals submitted
• 14 projects funded
• 3 Innovation projects (0,8 Mio )
• 11 Network projects (1,3 Mio )
• Total funding 2,1 Mio

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Topics Funded Projects
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Possible Partner Countries CEE
Albania
Poland
Bosnia and Herzegowina
Romania
Bulgaria
Serbia
Estonia
Montenegro
Croatia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Czeck Republic
Mazedonia
Hungary
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Example Network-Project ELSEPIM Utilisation
of PIM for electronics, sensors and actuators

• Applicant
• FOTEC Forschungs- und Technologietransfer GmbH
• Partners
• 9 SME and 1 University from Austria, Serbia,
  Montenegro and Bosnia
• Aim
• Develop and evaluate concrete product ideas in
  the fields of electronics, sensors and actuators
  utilising the innovative technology of powder
  injection moulding (PIM)
• Realise long-term relationships between the
  project partners and further partners

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Example Network-Project ELSEPIM Utilisation
of PIM for electronics, sensors and actuators

• Results
• Know-how of every partner increased
• Long-term relation within the network established
  with regard to customer-supplier-relation
• Joint product development
• Technology and know-how transfer
• Two technical feasibility studies carried out
• Follow-up innovation project defined

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Important Dates

• 6 December 2006 opening second call for
  proposals with kick-off event in Vienna
• 11 April 2007 Proposers Day
• 24 May 2007, 12 oclock deadline
• June 2007 Evaluation panel
• July 2007 announcement of projects to be funded
• September 2007 Kick-off meeting with future
  contractors

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Programme Management and Controlling
MARTINA AMON E-mail martina.amon_at_ffg.at Phone
43 (0)5 77 55 2602 ROMANA BOHNENSTINGL
E-mailromana.bohnenstingl_at_ffg.at Phone 43
(0)5 77 55 2607

• BIRGIT BAUMANN
• E-mail birgit.baumann_at_ffg.at
• Phone [phone]
• ULRIKE KAINZ-FERNÁNDEZ
• DE LA REGUERA
• E-mail ulrike.kainz_at_ffg.at
• Phone [phone]
• www.cir-ce.at

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