IST-P :The European IST Prize: an opportunity for innovative companies and organisations".

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IST-P The European IST Prize an opportunity for
innovative companies and organisations".

• Georges Grunberg
• (EURO-CASE- Académie des technologies)
• mail_at_it-prize.org
• http//www.ist-prize.org

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The Information Society Technology Prize
target IST-P Ten years of proven success
Novel products with a high content of information
technologies and evident market potential
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European IST Prize

• Organized by Euro-CASE with the sponsorship and
  support of the European Commission -
• Recognized as the most prestigious award in the
  field of information technologies applications.
• Call of tender open in 33 countries.

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What is Euro-CASE?

• Euro-CASE, (European Council of Applied
  Sciences and Engineering ) is a non-profit
  organisation consisting of Academies of Applied
  Sciences and Engineering from 18 countries in EU
  and EFTA.

www.euro-case.org

• Through its member Academies Euro-CASE has access
  to top expertise in Europe more than 5,500
  experts
• The secretariat is located in Paris

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Who can apply?

• Any organization (enterprises, universities or
  other institution).
• Having a novel product or service, with a high
  information technologies content, and evident
  market potential.
• Pure content products such as CD-ROM with no
  other novel features as the content itself, are
  not within the scope of the prize.

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Selection procedure

• All applications are reviewed by an international
  Jury and around 60 Nominees , conformant to the
  strict selection criteria are retained , and 20
  Winners nominated.
• At the annual IST Event, the European IST Prize
  Executive Jury, consisting of 18 Executives
  designated by Euro-CASE, selects the three
  European IST Grand Prize Winners, among the 20
  Winners.(Under revision)
• All Nominees benefit from the international
  recognition and have access to exclusive
  provided services, including contacts with
  registered investors.
• From applicant to Grand Prize Winner,example
  from previous competition

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What are the evaluation criteria
Innovation and Technical Excellence (100)
Business Potential (100)
Societal Benefits (50)
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Key Factors for competitiveness
Customer Intimacy
Excellence in execution
Break-through products
(Technological innovation)
Need to qualify the fundamentals of the business
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Innovation and Technical Excellence
Innovation and Technical Excellence (100)

• Is the product novel?
• Does it represent a breakthrough in functional,
• cost or market terms?
• Is the technical basis of the product sound?
• Is the technology state-of-the-art?
• Has the appropriate technology been used?

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Potential Business
Potential Business (100)

• Is the team credible?
• Is it product, a service or a combination of
  both?
• What market need does it fulfill?
• Size of the market (growth rate, percentage
  addressed)
• Who are the main competitors?
• What market penetration channels will be used?
• What is the adopted business model?

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Societal Benefits
Societal Benefits (50)

• Does the product contribute to the generation of
  employment?
• Does the product result in setting up a new
  business venture?
• Can a new product niche or a new market segment
  be created?
• Can the product increase the acceptance and
  understanding of IT by the society by enhancing
  education, health care, environment protection,
  social services, access to, and use of
  information
• ...

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Main criteria of evaluation

• Business Objective.
• Product or Business innovation.
• Qualification of the Team.
• Who is the customer?
• What is the customer benefit?

• What is the market size?
• What is the competition?
• How to reach the market.
• Financial projections(favorable cost structure)

Internal consistency of the proposal
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Search Tools
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Search possibilities
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Information on Nominees Products
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Typical Public information
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Accredited Partners access
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Some of the past ten years main changes.

• Technology is no more the driving factor but an
  enabling tool.
• Challenge is now on ubiquitous systems (anywhere,
  any time) and improved security. (information,
  transaction,..)
• Research shift, from separate sub-domains (image
  processing, natural language entries), to
  support of human intellectual activities (mixed
  and augmented reality, access by content,
  multimodal interfaces, interpersonal
  interactions) , and of business relations.

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Some examples from the 2005 Prize.

• Working in the Knowledge Societywww.cypak.com
• Communications and amusementwww.dolabs.com
• Caring for peoplewww.haptica.com
• Tools for ambient intelligencewww.fogscreen.com

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Other questions?

• All inquiries
• Helle Bonnet
• ? 33(0)1 53 59 53 40
• mail_at_ist-prize.org
• IST-P Web site http//www.ist-prize.org/