EuroCPS first 2 years focused on: Foster EuroCPS over Europe (Website, flyers, Press releases, Workshops, Events); Set-up of the essential tools: legal contract with SME, CF management procedure, IE dedicated processes (selection, monitoring, evaluation); open calls organization; launch and monitor 34 selected IEs, disseminate the first results, Evaluate the interest of this new cooperation model, Communicate about EuroCPS and SAE.
EuroCPS 3rd year focused on: Monitor all granted IEs to successfully ending on time, ensure the good management of CF, actively disseminate and promote EuroCPS outcomes, IE showcases and SAE initiative. The consortium continued to promote EuroCPS outcomes by implementing strategies at both National and European level within SAE, organized specific events to disseminate the results obtained by the funded SME and set-up the Business Coaching Event, 22 success stories writing and contribution to SAE brochure, set-up videos to promote EuroCPS and IEs outcomes on website, evaluate EuroCPS impact on the SMEs and the project beneficiaries, tackle the question of DIH sustainability approach.
EuroCPS results exceed the initial targets: >6 000 SMEs aware of EuroCPS, >150 SMEs interested in a project, 118 IEs submitted and 34 granted IEs all completed with more than 95% reaching their technical target, EuroCPS partners involved in more than 2 IEs, all project types covered, 82% of cross-border IEs, 2 funded SMEs from countries outside of EuroCPS and large coverage of application domains: smart cities /health/agriculture/mobility/factory, IoT protocol.
Analysis of granted IE outcomes shows that IEs allow SMEs to reach major breakthrough in their technology maturity gain, enable them to develop demonstrator/proof-of-concept with insight about the path towards final product. The demonstrators give SME’s arguments to raise additional funding or engage into longer term technical collaborations. SME business plans are strengthened and rigorously reinforces the roadmap of the SMEs.
