PROGRAMME TO CREATE NEW ACTIVITIES IN SME

Objective

Based on experimental actions realised in SMEs in Britain, Innovation Management Techniques have demonstrated their efficacy: However their practicality and reproducibility should now be demonstrated.

Under the framework of CREAT'IV's Industrial Creation Method the following methodologies have been first choice selected to be tested:
- Industrial Marketing
- Value Analysis
- Industrial Property Rights
- Industrial Design
- Economic Intelligence

The specific project objectives are:
- Identification of SMEs in which Innovation Consultancy missions can take place
- Creation of a guide book for companies' managers
- Selection and creation of a central working group of 10 experts
- Creation of a practical experience among 20 SMEs and practicality of techniques and tools created by CREATIV, with the support of the central group of experts
- Encouragement of SMEs to put into practice IMTs, in coordination with national and regional plans
- Diffusion of IMTs from practical cases
- Production of an educational support in charge of facilitating the transfer of experience from CREATIV to operators involved in the innovation process.

Programme(s)

• FP4-INNOVATION - Specific programme for the dissemination and exploitation of the results of activities in the field of research, technological development and demonstration, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 5 - Innovation Management Techniques (IMTs)

Coordinator

CREAT'IV - Centre Européen

Address

Espace Performance - Bâtiment F6
35769 Saint-gregoire
France