Workshop on "Standards, Innovative Business and New Markets: Experiences from practice"
29 May 2008 - 29 May 2008
Belgium
The INNOVAFUN network is one of the 6 pan-European Networks on standards and innovation established under the Europe INNOVA programme (http://www.europe-innova.org(opens in new window)). INNOVAFUN has organised a workshop in Brussels on May 29th 2008 on "Standards, Innovative Business and New Markets: Experiences from practice".
The aim of this workshop is both, on the one side show the experience inside INNOVAFUN regarding the use of standards together with other experiences on the topic and on the other hand, give the attendance the opportunity to offer their viewpoints on possible synergies and future collaboration with other experts, as well as share your knowledge and ideas in the NETWORKING SESSION. This workshop aims to be a forum for presentation, reflexion and discussion on the present and emerging European opportunities in support for innovation. The agenda includes Mr. Reinhard Büscher (Enterprise and Industry D.G.); Mr. John Ketchell, (Director New Opportunities and Pre-Standards, CEN); Mrs. María José Núñez, (AIDIMA-INNOVAFUN project manager), Dr.Ricardo Gonçalves (UNINOVA); Mr. Bart DeTurck (Union Européene de l'Ameublement); and representatives of the Europe INNOVA standard networks BioHealth, Depuis and Euromind.
INNOVAFUN has the funStep Interest Group –FSIG-, with more than 700 members, as its basis. All funStep services are around the ISO 10303-236, an ISO standard for catalogue data exchanged in furniture sector. The interest group represents the support of hundreds of SMEs that will become part of a consolidated network that uses standards as a tool for innovative business solutions. INNOVAFUN leads SMEs to a better position in the competitive global market by promoting the use of existing standards, standard-based business practices and service solutions in the furniture industry sector.
For this workshop industry experts in standards as a way of communication as well as experts in product development are invited.
The aim of this workshop is both, on the one side show the experience inside INNOVAFUN regarding the use of standards together with other experiences on the topic and on the other hand, give the attendance the opportunity to offer their viewpoints on possible synergies and future collaboration with other experts, as well as share your knowledge and ideas in the NETWORKING SESSION. This workshop aims to be a forum for presentation, reflexion and discussion on the present and emerging European opportunities in support for innovation. The agenda includes Mr. Reinhard Büscher (Enterprise and Industry D.G.); Mr. John Ketchell, (Director New Opportunities and Pre-Standards, CEN); Mrs. María José Núñez, (AIDIMA-INNOVAFUN project manager), Dr.Ricardo Gonçalves (UNINOVA); Mr. Bart DeTurck (Union Européene de l'Ameublement); and representatives of the Europe INNOVA standard networks BioHealth, Depuis and Euromind.
INNOVAFUN has the funStep Interest Group –FSIG-, with more than 700 members, as its basis. All funStep services are around the ISO 10303-236, an ISO standard for catalogue data exchanged in furniture sector. The interest group represents the support of hundreds of SMEs that will become part of a consolidated network that uses standards as a tool for innovative business solutions. INNOVAFUN leads SMEs to a better position in the competitive global market by promoting the use of existing standards, standard-based business practices and service solutions in the furniture industry sector.
For this workshop industry experts in standards as a way of communication as well as experts in product development are invited.