Manfred Horr, Project Coordinator Head of Section Economic Policy and Private Sector Development German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Kick-off workshop, December 2006 in Bergen (Norway) The EuroPEER SME Project

Outline  Background: The Lisbon Strategy  Objectives of EuroPEER SME  Project Phases and Work Packages  Project Management Structure  EuroPEER SME Time Schedule

„...making Europe the most dynamic and competitive economy in world by 2010“ „Knowledge and innovation are the beating heart for growth“  Increase and improve investment in R&D  Facilitate innovation and the sustainable use of resources „Knowledge and innovation are the beating heart for growth“  Increase and improve investment in R&D  Facilitate innovation and the sustainable use of resources Background: The Lisbon Strategy Human capital Human capital Employ- ment Employ- ment Research & Development Research & Development Internal service market Internal service market Red Tape

Innovation is the motor of economic change and growth  Europe invests less % of GDP in R&D than its competitors  Europe is weak in translating the results of R&D into innovative products Lisbon: Increase R&D spending to 3% of GDP by 2010 Effect: Increase of GDP up to 10.2 % in 2025 Background: The Lisbon Strategy

Making RTDI policies to SMEs in the EU more effective  fostering mutual learning and improve the impact of national and regional RTDI programmes for SMEs  improving trans-national exchange of knowledge and good practices on policies, approaches and instruments  diminishing overlapping and strengthening coordination of RTDI policies for SMEs in Europe  increasing the efficiency of EU funding for RTDI promotion to SMEs Objectives of EuroPEER SME Knowledge Management Improving current approaches Upscaling best pract- tices

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off Phase 2 Peer Review Process Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination 12/200601/200704/ /2008 Project set-up 1 st JPM: kick-off meeting 12/2006 – 02/2007 WP 1 2 nd JPM: Peer-review preparation Peer-review workshops 3 rd JPM: best practi- ces, transfer schemes 01/2007 – 04/ /2007 – 03/2008 WP 2WP 3 Adapting approaches 4 th JPM: sharing adaptation experiences 5 th JPM: Final Confe- rence dissemination of findings 04/2008 – 08/ / /2008 WP 4WP 5

Activities/Objectives:  Setting up of project infrastructure  1 st JPM: Kick-off meeting in Bergen  common understanding of EuroPeer concept, methodlogy, management, expected outcome  putting in place the Steering Committee (SC) and the Advisory Board (AB) Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off Phase 2 Peer Review Process Project set upLead: GTZ, HCC12/2006 – 02/2007 Deliverables:  Standard format for editing and presenting the best practice instruments of each partner (12/2006)  Web-page as basic tool of the Knowledge Management System (02/2007) Milestones:  Partners are informed on EuroPeer approach, work plan and time schedule  Partners know the current state-of-the-art in R&D support to SME  Project decision making and consulting bodies are put in place Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination WP 1

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off Phase 2 Peer Review Process Peer Review PreparationLead: Zenit01/2007 – 4/2007 Activities/Objectives:  Elaboration of standardized presentations of best practice instruments  2 nd JPM (4/2007)  Presentation of 2 instruments by each partner  Selection of 10 instruments to be peer-reviewed  Composition of five peer-review groups Deliverables:  Report of establishment of peer working groups (04/2007) Milestones:  Standardized best practice instruments available by 03/2007  Time schedule and participants of peer review workshops by 04/2007 Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination WP 2

Activities/Objectives:  5 Regional Peer Review Workshops  Presentation/assessment of best practice instruments  Elaboration of 1-2 exemplary transfer schemes  3 rd JPM (3/2008)  Presentation of findings of peer-review workshops  Discussion of transferability in regional groups and adjustment of X n draft transfer schemes Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off Phase 2 Peer Review Process Peer Review Workshops Deliverables:  Report on regional peer review workshops (04/2008) Milestones:  Set of good practices and transfer schemes by 03/2008  Completion of peer review workshops by 03/2008 Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination Lead: Zenit, RegLom 05/2007 – 03/2008 WP 3

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off Phase 2 Peer Review Process Adaptation of approachesLead: EKT04/2008 – 08/2008 Activities/Objectives:  Partners transfer their learning experience to their context  Fine tuning of draft transfer schemes for selected best practice instruments  Identification of bottlenecks in adaptation process  4 th JPM (8/2008)  Presentation of findings and discussion of transfer experience regarding the best practice instruments Deliverables:  Drafts of amended research and innovation approaches (09/2008) Milestones:  Experiences in transfer of best practice instruments available by 08/2008 Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination WP 4

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off Phase 2 Peer Review Process Final ConferenceLead: GTZ09/2008 – 11/2008 Activities/Objectives:  5th JPM (11/2008)  Evaluation of RTDI adaptation and transfer experiences  Elaboration of policy recommendations for EU RTDI policies and promotion programs  Making EuroPEER sustainable beyond the project Deliverables:  Final report (11/2008)  Policy recommen- dations for European policy makers (11/2008) Milestones:  Final report 11/2008  Recommendations regarding follow-up activities and sustainability of the EuroPEER partner network Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination WP 5

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off Phase 2 Peer Review Process Project Management12/2006 – 11/2008 Activities/Objectives:  Coordinating, monitoring and guiding EuroPeer activities  Ensuring a sound and efficient project implementation  Financial and technical reporting to EU according to EU standards and requirements Deliverables:  Consortium agreement (01/2007)  Activity reports (11/2007;11/2008) Milestones:  Tasks and responsibilities among project partners are fixed  Steering Committee as decision making body is put in place  Project outputs are delivered according to the Project timeline and in expected quality by the end of November 2008 Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination Lead: GTZ WP 0

BICEKTGTZHCCIBS MoEEMWASNCPMRegLomRRA RWGTIVenInnWRSZenit Coordinator Mr Horr, GTZ Steering Committee (= the 15 project partners) Management Mr Lang, GTZ Project Management Structure Advisory Board Dr Macaranas Mr Saublens Dr Schlochtermeier Mr Severijns, Mr Sluismans Mr Wagner

Tasks and responsibilities:  Liaison to EU and EuroPeer partners, overall Project coordination  Monitoring the work packages to ensure that outcomes and deliverables comply with state-of-the art requirements  Annual and final reporting to the EU Commission in cooperation with the project management and the work package leaders  Chairing the Steering Committee and reporting to it  Preparing, agreeing and managing the budget (in coordination with the project management) The Project Co-ordinator is responsible for ensuring the project meeting its objectives on time and within the budget Project Management structure The Project Coordinator

Tasks and responsibilities:  Secretariat for the Project Co-ordinator and the Steering Committee  Ensuring that work packages and deliverables are achieved on time  Organising project meetings and conferences with the regional partners  Controlling the travel budget of the project  Elaborating annual and final reports (in cooperation with the Project Coordinator and the work package leaders) The Project Manager will ensure the day-to-day management of EuroPEER and support the project coordination Project Management structure The Project Manager

Tasks and responsibilities:  Review the project’s progress according to the operation plan  Suggest any necessary changes in project implementation to EuroPEER’s management  Optimise the dissemination of project outcomes and thus thee project’s impact on innovation policies  Regular SC meetings at the eve of each JPM (= 5 ordinary SC sessions during the overall EuroPEER implementation phase) to discuss financial, technical and administrative issues The Steering Committe is the key mecanism to ensure the participation of EuroPEER‘s partners in Project coordination Project Management structure The Steering Committee

Tasks and responsibilities:  Monitoring EuroPEER’s implementation and the quality of outcomes  Reviewing the annual and final reports to the European Commission  Adding external expertise to the five (5) regional workshops scheduled during the peer review process (depending on demand!)  Providing suitable solutions to improve EuroPEER’s implementation and the quality of outcomes  Participating in EuroPEER’s kick-off session and the final conference The Advisory Board provides an external review of the project‘s implementation process and its outcoume Project Management structure The Advisory Board

Adaptation and Dissemination Project Set-Up Peer-Review Process Year Month Preparation Peer-review workshops Adaptation JPM1 (Kick-off) SC1 (Final Conference) JPM 5 SC 5 SC 3 JPM3 JPM 2 JPM 4 EuroPEER SME Schedule SC 2 SC 4

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