Impact Innovation Invest (i3) is a 33-month Coordination and Support Action and is dedicated to bridge the gap between research and innovation. The main goal of the project has been to coordinate efforts in the social media convergence domain, addressing how research efforts can increase outreach, improving connection within the ecosystem and raising the excellence of Convergence and Social media research outcomes.
Throughout the course of the past three years, i3 has attempted to build a better understanding of the media sector’s needs in times of convergence. It has done so through numerous actions and undertakings that have brought the team in contact with a wide range of actors that make up the media landscape. Through interacting with the sector in both structured actions and informal occasions, the team has sought to take up the specific challenge of Topic ICT19c 2015 (Convergence and Social media) of the H2020 program, which was to “Facilitate research and policy exchange in Convergence and Social Media and support R&D programmes/activities, dissemination of results and organisation of scientific and/or policy events in Convergence and Social Media.” In doing so, our approach can be highlighted by a series of activities:
Supporting media innovators (in particular, ICT 19 projects)
- By developing activities to help them commercialise: Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT), 1-on-1 coaching, the i3 Academy (masterclass, workshops and webinars)
- By developing activities to help them fundraise: Investor readiness workshops, investor (and breakfast) meetings
- By developing activities to help them to access leading events: NEM, ARTS+, NAB, IBC
Supporting media stakeholders (in particular, ICT 19 projects)
- By developing activities to support the Impact future of media: Policy
- By activities to support them to meet other stakeholders (including all our events, such as European Parliament event, breakfast meetings, final event in Amsterdam)
Our efforts where thus directed at improving ways to establish closer relations between entrepreneurs and researchers while facilitating access to investors, mentors and policy makers.