1. www.transact-innovation.com TRANSfer of successful supporting schemes for technology-based start-ups to innovative ACTions in Newly Associated Countries IPS-2001-41115

2. www.transact-innovation.com History Objectives Project process More information INN/01/01: “Promotion of innovation and encouragement of SME participation” published in May 2001, deadline on 14 September 2001 Pilot actions: “Mechanisms to facilitate the setting-up and development of innovative firms”, esp.: “Transfer of successful existing support schemes for innovative start-ups to Newly Associated Countries (NACs)” Call

3. www.transact-innovation.com European Incubators:  Innovation und Bildung Hohenheim GmbH, Germany  Attempto Service GmbH, Germany  Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain  CREALYS, France Internal project evaluation:  Fraunhofer Institut für Systemtechnik und Innovationsforschung, Germany Partner search History Objectives Project process More information

4. www.transact-innovation.com NAC partners:  Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic  INNOTECH, Innovation Park of the Technical University of Budapest Ltd., Hungary  University of Tartu, Institute of Technology, Estonia  University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Romania Partner search History Objectives Project process More information

5. www.transact-innovation.com  successful integration into the EU enlargement process by transferring best practice,  the dissemination of knowledge,  the enhancement of an entrepreneurial culture and the promotion of new business ideas,  strengthen the AC‘s regional and international linkages. TRANSACT contributes to History Objectives Project process More information

6. www.transact-innovation.com  collection and evaluation of data (on the status- quo of the partner universities, preconditions, needs of the AC partners, transferable measures of start- up support, critical success factors,…),  assessment of the effectiveness of existing best- practice measures against the preconditions and critical success factors,  definition of an effective transfer methodology for each partner in the AC, TRANSACT specific objectives I History Objectives Project process More information

7. www.transact-innovation.com TRANSACT specific objectives II  increasing the awareness of the topic among all relevant decision makers in the ACs,  design or improvement of an appropriate model for the partners in the ACs,  development of a detailed strategy for the implementation of the chosen models and  start of implementation. History Objectives Project process More information

8. www.transact-innovation.com Identification Stage History Objectives Project process More information  Collection and Evaluation of Data Instruments: market research (questionnaires, interviews, study of existing reports and literature)

9. www.transact-innovation.com Definition Stage History Objectives Project process More information  Definition of what to establish at the partner universities + how to do that Instruments: Integration of all relevant decision makers into the planning process by the use of collaborative planning instruments, esp. Open-Space-Technology

10. www.transact-innovation.com Execution Stage History Objectives Project process More information  Feasibility Studies  Start of implementation Instruments: Know-how and commitment of all relevant decision makers

11. www.transact-innovation.com Evaluation Stage History Objectives Project process More information  Continuous evaluation and adaptation  Further Actions Instruments: Know-how and commitment of all “players” Peer reviews …

12. www.transact-innovation.com Completed steps: Identification Stage History Objectives Project process More information Result: Evaluation Report  Part A: 8 Case Studies (TRANSACT Partners)  Part B: Critical Success Factors and Identified Best Practice  Part C: Preconditions and Identified Initiatives  Collection and Evaluation of Data

13. www.transact-innovation.com Evaluation report Part B: best practice outside TRANSACT partners: examples of PAXIS I projects

14. www.transact-innovation.com Evaluation report Part B: why where those projects selected?

15. www.transact-innovation.com Current steps: Definition Stage History Objectives Project process More information  Definition of what to establish at the partner universities + how to do that Instruments: collaborative planning instruments, esp. Open-Space-Technology

16. www.transact-innovation.com Initial Conference START-UP SUPPORT IN THE EU AND THE ACs  results up to now Initial Conference on 5-6 September in Stuttgart, Germany Participants: 64 (consciously limited), among them:  incubators, innovation centres, science parks,  municipalities,  ministries and  actors of networks, like: PUSH! and KEIM (covering two German EXIST regions), Sail and ProWomen (covering European Projects), KREO, SPRING and PANEL (covering PAXIS networks) History Objectives Project process More information

17. www.transact-innovation.com Initial Conference START-UP SUPPORT IN THE EU AND THE ACs Workshops generated: 16  Education of (would-be) entrepreneurs, innovative ways of teaching  Importance of an entrepreneurial culture for the university and the region + how to establish/improve it?  Funding of start-up support measures within the legal framework in the Czech Republic  … History Objectives Project process More information

18. www.transact-innovation.com Initial Conference START-UP SUPPORT IN THE EU AND THE ACs Establishment of “Action Teams”  Funding of start-up support measures within the legal framework of the Czech Republic -> no results during the conference  Action Team consisting of  TRANSACT partners,  Business Development Agency and  Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs to further work on the topic History Objectives Project process More information

19. www.transact-innovation.com Initial Conference START-UP SUPPORT IN THE EU AND THE ACs Establishment of “Action Teams”  Planning of Conference and further proceedings in Tartu, Estonia  Action Team consisting of  TRANSACT partners,  Enterprise Estonia and  Tartu City Government History Objectives Project process More information

20. www.transact-innovation.com More information: www.transact-innovation.com

21. www.transact-innovation.com More information: www.attempto21.de

22. www.transact-innovation.com Petra Brüning Innovation und Bildung Hohenheim GmbH Wollgrasweg 49 D-70599 Stuttgart Phone: +49-(0)711-451017204 Fax: +49-(0)711-451017220 bruening@ibh.uni-hohenheim.de Thank you for your attention. History Objectives Project process More information