Innovation in SMEs | Innovation Management
Small- and Medium- sized Enterprises (SMEs) that are EU-based or established in a country associated to Horizon 2020 (thus including SMEs from Western Balkan countries) are encouraged to participate across the whole Horizon 2020 programme. The objective of ‘Innovation in SMEs’ is to optimise the Research, Development & Innovation environment for SMEs, including through the establishment and facilitation of a range of support services, with the aim of strengthening the innovation capacity of SMEs and creating value on the market and/or into society, thus underpinning the Europe2020 strategy for smart, inclusive and sustainable growth. A range of actions contributes to building innovation management capacity for Small and Medium Enterprises. Innovation management capacity is the internal ability of companies to manage innovation processes from the generation of the idea to its profitability on the market. It is a process that encompasses the whole range of decisions, activities and measures in order to facilitate the transfer of an idea into the business value. This process can be applied for all kind of ideas, whether it is about a product, process or a service. The focus of the Innovation Management is to provide the set of measures and tools which will facilitate the inventors to respond to the challenges in the whole innovation cycle and to turn their ideas into successful innovations on the market.
Innovation in SMEs | Innovation Management was in focus of the WBC-RTI.info newsletter in September/October 2016. Related article is available here. Please find below also a selection of the topic related articles.
News
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[Document Announcement] European Court of Auditors publishes report on SME Instrument
On 22 January 2020, the European Court of Auditors published a new report on the SME Instrument. The SME Instrument was launched as part of Horizon 2020 in 2014 to support innovation in small and...
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[Call Announcement] INNOWWIDE - 2nd Call for Viability Assessment Projects (VAPs)
INNOWWIDE – Viability assessment of collaborative and INNOvative business solutions in WorldWIDE markets, is a Horizon 2020 project that aims to fund at least 120 European innovative SMEs and start-ups...
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2,5 million Euros of European Union’s support for WB6 economies – a Grant Contract signed in Tirana
Thanks to the European Union and a Grant Contract that was signed in Tirana, more than 1,200 small and medium companies from all six Western Balkan economies will receive concrete support in the next ...
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Events
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TWENTY2X - The digital future of the SME sector
On 17–19 March next year, the Hanover Fairground will be buzzing with innovative digital companies looking for new business partners Twenty2x will be the first-ever SME-centred digital fair...
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Transformations: Relational Spaces, beyond Urban and Rural The Regional Studies Association’s Annual Conference 2020 #RSA20 is being held in partnership with the School of Economics and Business, University...
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37th IASP World Conference -The human factor: People, communities and their innovation ecosystems
The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) will organise on 6th – 9th October 2020 in Sevilla, Spain, the 37th IASP World Conference on Science...
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Organisations
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TAFTIE (The European Network of Innovation Agencies)
This is a group of 29 organisations from 28 European countries has established an intense collaboration in the field of the implementation of national technology Programmes. This is to the benefit of ...
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Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tirana
CCIT employes 43 employees. It is one of few organizations in Albania having a special department – the Centre for Business Research and Training (ACBRT), dedicated to the development projects and trainings...
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The Istrian Development Agency (IDA) Ltd. was founded by the Istrian Region and its 9 towns on December 14th 1999 as an operational body entrusted with the implementation of development programmes in ...
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Calls
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Danube Energy+: Open Call for Young Innovators
The Application period for the Danube Energy+ Tool is open! The Danube Energy+ Tool is a pre-acceleration learning program targeted at young entreprenuers with innovative ideas for energy, circular...
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INNOWWIDE - 2nd Call for Viability Assessment Projects (VAPs)
INNOWWIDE – Viability assessment of collaborative and INNOvative business solutions in WorldWIDE markets, is a Horizon 2020 project that aims to fund at least 120 European innovative SMEs and start-ups...
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Call for Papers: RSA Annual Conference 2020
Transformations: Relational Spaces, beyond Urban and Rural The Regional Studies Association’s Annual Conference 2020 #RSA20 is being held in partnership with the School of Economics and Business, University...
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Documents
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European Court of Auditors publishes report on SME Instrument
On 22 January 2020, the European Court of Auditors published a new report on the SME Instrument. The SME Instrument was launched as part of Horizon 2020 in 2014 to support innovation in small and...
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The SME performance review is one of the main tools the European Commission uses to monitor and assess countries' progress in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA) on a yearly basis. With an emphasis...
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Materials dependencies for dual-use technologies relevant to Europe's defence sector
To support the European Commission in the preparation of future initiatives fostering the sustainability of strategic supply chains, this study was commissioned to assess bottlenecks in the supply of ...
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Links
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Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum (WB6 CIF)
Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum (WB6 CIF) is a joint initiative of chambers of commerce and industry from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. ...
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Innovation Cloud is a free online Idea management software created by Intranea Solutions LTD that enables you to collect ideas 24/7, cross-functional collaboration and gives your top managers to efficiently...
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Innovation Cloud Blog | It’s never been easier to start innovating!
It’s 2016. Look around you. You’re living in an ongoing Digital Revolution which sparked Information Age. Around 45% of the world’s population has an internet connection and the Internet itself is being...
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Projects
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'EU for Innovation' is designed to create different incentives to improve the innovation ecosystem and to boost start up creation in Albania. The programme seeks to improve the innovative ecosystem and...
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The 7 regional maritime territories focused by BLUE_BOOST PJT (Zadar county; Marche, F.V.G. and Apulia regions; Western Greece and Central Macedonia regions; coastal areas of Durres, Vlora, Saranda and...
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INNOPLATFORM aims at improving the competitiveness of the Balkan Mediterranean region by advancing existing knowledge on business model innovations and developing a set of tools (InnoTools) and services...
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