Ip4inno is aimed principally at SMEs and their advisers; researchers; and students. Once their specific needs have been verified, information and training resources will be pooled and developed and finally disseminated electronically via a specially designed web portal; and by the delivery of around 10 different seminars to train the trainers. This training will then be disseminated to many end-users in each country as a pilot scheme to get feedback, with a view to improving it. The aim is for the project to continue, develop and expand following the initial 2-year period. A management committee will ensure high-quality standards, which will also be checked via evaluation questionnaires at all levels. A final, independent evaluation report will assess the success of the project and recommend improvements.

The objectives of ip4inno directly contribute to those of the Work Programme, in particular through: setting up the basis of a European innovation system by networking players, promoting cooperation, breaking down barriers and encouraging transnational learning; investigating and testing new approaches, promoting entrepreneurial innovation; and offering services that need to be provided on a European scale. In line with the Specific Programme, ip4inno will improve the knowledge, understanding and capabilities of the actors involved by encouraging more intensive and fruitful interactions between them.