1. IMProvement of Innovation Management Performance with Sustainable IMPact Benefits for Intermediaries October 2006

2. 2 10/09.2006/25229d The benchmarking report will give a detailed under- standing where the SME’s strengths and weaknesses are Score per dimension (Example)Question per dimension (Example) Profile of each dimension (Example) Innovation strategy Innovation organization & culture Innovation lifecycle Enabling factors Innovation Management success Innovation strategy Innovation organization & culture How would rate your company‘s readiness for innovation? Innovation strategy Is your innovation strategy clearly linked to your business strategy? Innovation lifecycle What is the average time-to- market for your most important products/services? Enabling factors What percentage of your innovation projects have you completed within the defined time, budget and quality? Innovation Management Success What is your estimation of profit share from innovation? Please specify with respect to different innovation types. Innovation vision Comprehensiveness of innovation strategy Adaptation & flexibility Transfer rate IMP 3 rove – A Europe INNOVA project Source: IMP 3 rove Core Team, 2006

3. 3 10/09.2006/25229d Invitation to participate in the IMP³rove field test Value-added for your members

4. 4 10/09.2006/25229d Although IMP³rove will be open for all kinds of SMEs, the field test will focus on selected industries and company sizes Company sizes in focus 5-20 employees 21-100 employees 101-250 employees >250 employees Including innovative, young companies Industry sectors covered Bio-technology, chemicals and pharmaceuticals ICT, electrics, optics Machinery, equipment (plant construction) Space and aeronautics, automotive Knowledge intensive services Textile Food, beverages Invitation to participate in the IMP³rove field test SME = Small and medium sized enterprise; ICT = Information and Communication Technologies, Source: IMP 3 rove Core Team, 2006

5. 5 10/09.2006/25229d Focusing on selected industries at the beginning will ensure a relevant number for benchmarking Minimum number of interviews by industry sectors (adapted to NACE) Total number of interviews: > 1,500 NACE = Nomenclature of economic activities; ICT = Information and Communication Technologies Number of SMEs >180>270>390>110>250>90>190 Industry sector Bio- technology, chemicals/ pharma- ceuticals ICT, electrics, optics Machinery, equipment (plant construction) Space and aeronautics, automotive Knowledge intensive services Textile Food, beverages Invitation to participate in the IMP³rove field test Source: IMP 3 rove Core Team, 2006

6. 6 10/09.2006/25229d IMP³rove will cover many countries in Europe already during the field test Minimum number of SMEs in the field test by region Austria Germany Belgium, Netherlands France Italy Spain, Portugal UK, Ireland Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Baltic States Czech. Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia Poland Total1,500 minimum Greece Turkey SME = Small and medium sized enterprise Invitation to participate in the IMP³rove field test Source: IMP 3 rove Core Team, 2006