INNOWAY Key Account Manager and Innovation Specialists Services - NORIMS

Project Information

NORIMS

Grant agreement ID: 743495

DOI 10.3030/743495

Project closed

EC signature date 21 April 2017

Start date 1 January 2017

End date 31 December 2018

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Total cost € 335 220,00

EU contribution € 335 220,00

Coordinated by

Innovasjon Norge
Norway

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - NORIMS (INNOWAY Key Account Manager and Innovation Specialists Services - NORIMS)

Reporting period: 2017-01-01 to 2018-12-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

The two distinct types of services under the “Establishing services enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs” a) Key account management under the SME Instrument in Horizon 2020 and b) Services to enhance the innovation management capacity of SMEs was in 2017 and 2018 offered as an integrated part of the general support services of the Enterprise Europe Network Business Cooperation Centre (BCC) in Norway.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

During 2017 and 2018 49 (88) Norwegian SMEs received Key account management (KAM) services under the SME Instrument in Horizon 2020 while 6 selected SMEs received the services to enhance the innovation management capacity of SMEs (EIMC).

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

The specific objectives of the NORIMS project in 2017-2018 was to enhance the innovation management capacity of Norwegian SMEs by reducing barriers to innovation and to ensure that more great ideas would reach the market.

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