Project description DEENESFRITPL A closer look at SME innovation support initiatives In today’s global and competitive economy, SMEs innovate to survive. A similar pressure has now fallen on public sector players who are scrambling to keep pace with SME innovation. The EU-funded 200SMEchallenge project will allow a selected set of innovation agencies to set up, implement and scientifically evaluate the impact and effectiveness of a novel SME innovation support initiative. Based on the results, the project will draft and disseminate a guide to a larger set of innovation agencies. The aim is to encourage these agencies to take up the piloted scheme, and scale it up to other domains. This will be in the format of an Innovation Challenge, based on guidelines developed by the INNOCHALLENGE project. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Public innovation agencies strive at keeping the pace of SME innovation demand and traditional grant-based models remain the main source to fund research and innovation. However, public innovation agencies seek opportunities to implement supporting schemes pivoted on new approaches. Similarly, European policy makers at all levels experience a lack of robust evidence of the impact of both existing and new supporting models.200SMEchallenge project will allow a selected set of innovation agencies to set up, implement and scientifically evaluate the impact and the effectiveness of a novel SME innovation support initiative; on the basis of the results, a complete Guide will be delivered and disseminated to make it possible to a larger set ot innovation agencies to take up the piloted scheme, and possible scale it up to other domains.The piloted support initiative has the format of an Innovation Challenges (a.k.a. innovation prize). In particular, the proposed Challenge aims at impacting on SMEs awareness on the benefits of adopting design thinking and user-centric design validated practices (e.g. the Design Sprint) to the extent of validate market fit and technology requirements during the early stages of a new product development (NPD) process.In order to meet such goals project partners will first build capacity to execute the Innovation Challenge, building on guidelines to be developed by an INNOSUP-05 H2020 project (INNOCHALLENGE), as well as from the know-how gathered during previous small scale pilots of the initiative. The experimental rollout of the novel scheme will be framed as the intervention action of an overarching RCT (Randomized Control Trial) study, which will overall involve 200 SMEs. By doing so, the project will deliver sound evidence of impact of the experimental initiative, and validate it as a new SME innovation policy tool. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation managementsocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policies Keywords Innovation Prize Innovation Challenge Open Innovation Design Thinking Design Sprint User-centric Design User Experience SME policy RCT Randomized Control Trial H2020 INNOSUP Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.2.2. - Enhancing the innovation capacity of SMEs Topic(s) INNOSUP-06-2018 - Supporting experimentation in innovation agencies Call for proposal H2020-INNOSUP-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-INNOSUP-2018-06-two-stage Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator FONDAZIONE HUB INNOVAZIONE TRENTINO Net EU contribution € 82 037,50 Address PIAZZA GIANNANTONIO MANCI 17 38123 Trento Italy See on map Region Nord-Est Provincia Autonoma di Trento Trento Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 106 006,25 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER Italy Net EU contribution € 23 968,75 Address VIA SANTA CROCE 77 38122 Trento See on map Region Nord-Est Provincia Autonoma di Trento Trento Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 23 968,75 STEINBEIS INNOVATION GGMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 77 442,50 Address ADORNOSTRASSE 8 70599 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 77 442,50 FUNDACIO GENERAL DE LA UNIVERSITAT JAUME I FUNDACIO DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA Spain Net EU contribution € 42 657,50 Address AVDA SOS BANYAT CAMPUS UNIVERSITAR CASTELLO PL 12006 Castellon De La Plana Castello See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Castellón/Castelló Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 42 657,50 VIESOJI ISTAIGA LIETUVOS INOVACIJU CENTRAS Lithuania Net EU contribution € 46 641,25 Address T. Sevcenkos 13 LT-03223 Vilnius See on map Region Lietuva Sostinės regionas Vilniaus apskritis Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 46 641,25 OULUN KAUPUNKI Finland Net EU contribution € 71 040,00 Address TORIKATU 10 A 90100 Oulun See on map Region Manner-Suomi Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 71 040,00 DESIGN SOCIETY FOND Denmark Net EU contribution € 97 366,25 Address BRYGHUSPLADSEN 8, 2 1473 Kobenhavn See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 97 366,25 SIHTASUTUS TALLINNA TEADUSPARK TEHNOPOL Estonia Net EU contribution € 57 213,75 Address TEADUSPARAGI 6/1 12618 Tallinn See on map Region Eesti Eesti Põhja-Eesti Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 57 213,75