Innovation-SMEs goes live
Yesterday (24 February 1999) saw the launch of the new website for the horizontal programme "Promotion of Innovation and encouragement of SME Participation" within the Fifth Framework Programme (FP5) for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (RTD), at URL: http://cordis.europa.eu/innovation-smes/home.html(opens in new window) The website features icons with links to: - Innovation Projects - which includes access to examples of Innovation projects supported under FP4 (1994-98); - SME Specific Measures (see separate news item today (25 February 1999) "SME Specific Measures come on the Web"; - Innovation Helpdesks: - - Intellectual and industrial property rights (IPR): to provide information and support services in matters of intellectual and industrial property rights (IPR); - - Innovation Financing: to provide information and support services to help in matters of innovation financing and, in particular, in the creation of innovative enterprises (LIFT); - Support Networks: - - CRAFT National Contact Points (SMEs); - - Innovation Relay Centres; - Innovation Policy: - - Innovation Action Plan; - - Trend Chart; - - Community Innovation Survey; - - Financing Innovation; - - Intellectual Property Rights; - - Setting-up of Innovative Firms; - - Regional Innovation Policy Network; - Information Services; - - Community Research & Development Information Service (CORDIS); - - Scientific Press Service for the Dissemination of European R&D Results (VIPS); - - Publications; - Library; - Contacts; - What's New.