Project description
Key enabling technologies to assist SMEs in clean production
Clean production processes play a critical role in the new industrial revolution. Therefore, key enabling technologies (KETs) and clean production are pivotal in enhancing the innovation capacity of European manufacturing SMEs. The EU-funded KET4CleanProduction project aims to provide European SMEs with access to technology services for clean production and facilitate cross-border collaboration to address their specific needs in clean production technologies. Through a network of top-notch KET Technology Centres (KET TCs) and the involvement of innovation consultants from the local Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), SMEs will benefit from one-stop access to multi-KET infrastructures and services for transnational collaboration. This project will establish 12 premier KET TCs and 7 EENs as part of an open innovation ecosystem to assist SMEs in identifying their specific technology requirements.
Objective
A multi-KET (key enabling technologies) approach is most beneficiary for SME in regard to increase in productivitiy, efficiency and market shares. To enable a Pan-European Access for SME on technology services for clean production, a network of premier KET Technology Centres with facilitated one stop shop access, offering SME multi-ket infrastructures and services across borders on pan-european level is generated, involving innovation consultants from the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) being local = at the doorstep of EU`s manufacturing SMEs.
Due to the disparity of KET TC in EU28, KET4CleanProduction (KET4CP) enables also a discourse with policy makers on RIS3 and the potential of cross-border collaboration to cover specific SME needs for clean production technologies.
KET4CP starts with 12-premier KET TC and 7 EEN as an open innovation ecosystem, with a one stop shop access. KET facilitators support the SME in identifying their specific technology challenge for clean production, propose services and technologies based on innovation potential + need analysis. The fast, flexible services focus on the SME´s business case.
After a pilot phase with 20 SME innovation projects/micro grants, the network is scaled up adding 17 KET TC and 21 EEN members, to reach a critical mass of CP technology deployment in SME.
Targeted actions stimulate initial requests of >120 SME from > 10 EU MS and a total of 70 SME micro grant projects with min. 140 KET TC. 2 MEUR third party financing go to SME in total. 50 % are targeted for low to modest innovator regions.
KET4CP delivers standard procedures / tools for KET TC transnational collaboration and joint service/shared infrastructure, based on business model scenarios stimulating KET TC to collaborate and share clients. KET4CP creates a sustainable platform, a win-win situation for all stakeholders with a high potential for scale up. The aim for 2022 is to have 100 KET TC and 180 EEN members with 1000 SME inquiries p.a.
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70176 Stuttgart
Germany
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08225 Terrassa
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CV4 8UW COVENTRY
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164 25 Kista
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78052 Villingen Schwenning
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8010 Graz
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T12 YN60 Cork
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4715-330 Braga
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02150 Espoo
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75015 PARIS 15
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9042 Desteldonk Gent
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
80686 Munchen
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1116 Budapest
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1000 Ljubljana
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1113 Sofia
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70013 Irakleio
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2100 KOBENHAVN
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LV-1006 Riga
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811 09 BRATISLAVA - STARE MESTO
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31000 Osijek
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501 15 Boras
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2100 COPENHAGEN
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