Overall project has achieved its all proposed targets, but only failed to provide services under WP1 due to no SME Instrument beneficiaries in the region. In collaboration with EBIC-Ege consortium companies very well informed about SME Instrument program and its benefits and they encouraged to apply. Despite 29 applications in the region in the first period of the project, there is no beneficiaries. Thus, we could not be able to provide any KAM&COACH services under WP 1.
Despite no result in WP1, we have over achieved targets under WP2. Instead of 60 SMEs as it was targeted in the proposal under WP2, 70 SMEs were received services to enhance innovation management capacity of companies. Here is the list of performed work and main achieved results;
a) Two staff were recruited and their orientation to the project was realized. Successful communication and synergy realized between newly recruited staff and host organization’s senior staff in the project,
b) Despite no KAM&KOACH services were provided, EgeIAT tool has been modified, improved and tested with limited projects, and now it is ready to use in next period,
c) Very close collaboration and well coordination between the SMEntorEGE project and EBIC-Ege consortium has been realized and joint events were held to increase the awareness of SME Instrument program and the project. Under this collaboration 5 info days were organized in collaboration with NCP with participation of 175 SMEs in total,
d) The EgeIAT tool nationalized by licensing the tool a national initiative. This licensing increased the visibility of the tool as well as the project not in the region but also in Turkey,
e) A database consist of 90 companies were created,
f) EgeIAT has been used to 70 companies to define their needs and gaps in innovation management, 70-action plan proposed and implemented.
