Project description
Boosting innovation management capacity of SMEs in Triveneto
The previous projects KANT and MAKEOVER delivered key account management (KAM) services and innovation management support to SMEs in Italy’s Triveneto area. In this context, the EU-funded KAIROS project will improve SME innovation capacity in the Triveneto macro-region by delivering services for enhancing the innovation management capacity (EIMC) and KAM. The project will support a group of SMEs with high innovation potential to design, create and maintain an innovation management system. It will provide them with a specific service for EIMC. KAIRÓS will also support beneficiaries of SME Instrument, Future and Emerging Technologies - Open, and Fast Track to Innovation funding programmes with a KAM service to help them better exploit the opportunities offered by these EU programmes and reach the market.
Objective
Following the previous projects KANT (H2020-Adhoc-2014-20, ID: 643327) and MAKEOVER (H2020-Adhoc-2014-20, ID: 674860), KAIRÓS aims at improving the innovation capacity of SMEs in Triveneto area. In particular KAIRÓS:
· will support an accurately selected group of SME’s of Triveneto macro region inclined to innovation, in order to design, create and maintain an Innovation Management System (IMS). Enterprises receiving KAIRÓS services will be selected taking into account their innovation potential.These companies will be provided with a specific service for enhancing the innovation management capacity (EIMC), in order to include a systematic innovation approach as an asset for growth and competitiveness;
· will support beneficiaries of SME Instrument, FET Open and Fast Track to Innovation with a Key Account Management service focused on helping the companies to better exploit the opportunities offered by these EU-Programmes and reduce time to market;
KAIRÓS activities and results will be exploited through Friend Europe-Enterprise Europe Network for animating local events and debates for rising the awareness of the local stakeholders about the European Standard for Innovation Management CEN/TS 16555-1. KAIRÓS will deliver up to 7/10-day service packages according to the invitation from EASME and will use different assessment methodologies, compliant to CEN/TS 16555-1, identified and experimented during previous KANT and MAKEOVER projects, adapting the choice to the peculiarities to the SME’s beneficiaries.
The objectives of the project are outlined in accordance with Horizon 2020 Work programme 2014-2020 regarding Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises. The services provided will comply with the Europe2020 Strategy, the Horizon 2020 Programme, and European Union policies, but also with the local policies in order to integrate at best European initiatives in the local environment. In particular, integration will be guaranteed with Veneto,
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme
Topic(s)
Funding Scheme
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
30175 Marghera Venezia
Italy