Innovation Management Support for SMEs

Projektinformationen

INNOSUPPORT

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 879029

DOI

10.3030/879029

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 31 Januar 2020

Startdatum 1 Januar 2020

Enddatum 31 Dezember 2021

Finanziert unter

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Gesamtkosten

€ 90 281,25

EU-Beitrag

€ 90 281,25

Koordiniert durch

IMG INNOVATIONS MANAGEMENT GMBH
Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - INNOSUPPORT (Innovation Management Support for SMEs)

Berichtszeitraum: 2020-01-01 bis 2021-12-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

The general objective of the described action is to contribute to smart growth in the European Union by increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of investments in research, development and innovation and by contributing to a better and more efficient connection of actors along the innovation chain.
To achieve the above mentioned objectives the proposed grant shall:
a) Identify bottlenecks to the creation of economic impact in companies benefitting from grants by Horizon2020's of the SME Instrument, the Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) and Future Emerging Technologies (FET) Open and address these bottlenecks with the help of capable coaches. This service to beneficiaries in the context of a giving project is called 'Key account management'.
b) Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of innovation processes in small and medium sized enterprises with significant innovation activities that could potentially become beneficiaries of European support to research and innovation but would not have effective access to consulting services for innovation management. This service, provided independently from a specific innovation project and focussing on a company's innovation management system, is called 'Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

The described strategy in the FPA was successfully implemented by all partners.
The objective was to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of innovation processes in small and medium sized enterprises with significant innovation. This service, provided independently from a specific innovation project and focussing on a company's innovation management system.
One SME instrument phase 2 beneficiaries led to a successful coaching.
Cooperation agreements with regional stakeholders (ISB and IHK)helped to identify SME for the EIMC service.
One EIMC service for Lohmann was performed using the IMProve methodology.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

There is a clear relation between the competitiveness of (national) economies and their expenditure in research, development and innovation (RDI). However, on the company level this relation is less obvious. In fact, a company's share of revenue re-invested in RDI is not a strong predictor of the company's growth performance. Growth champions within a sector tend to have significantly better 'innovation management' ideas, they are more efficient in translating the more promising ones into projects and they are more capable of filtering out ideas which do not generate great expectations.

Enhancing SME’s innovation management will first of all help SME in their innovation readiness. Companies consulted in the described way will better understand what is needed for proper management of innovation projects and how to foster new developments.