1. INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR SMEs
INSME
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR SMEs
2nd INSME Association General Assembly “Report on INSME Activities” NH Columbia Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay 24 April, 2006

2. INSME Facts: who we are
Legal Status: non profit Association, open to international membership (International NGO)
Date of Creation: February 2004
Financial Sponsor: Italian Institute for Industrial Promotion (IPI)
Moral Sponsors: OECD and the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities
Slogan: “Making Innovation Happen!”
Foster transnational cooperation and public and private partnership in the field of innovation and TT to SMEs
Encourage North - South and South - South international cooperation and political dialogue
Increase cross border opportunities for knowledge sharing, mutual learning and partnering
Join forces and collaborate with other networks and institutions worldwide so as to maximise efforts for better innovation
Mission & Goals: 2

3. What we do
INSME promotes the internationalisation and competitiveness of national and subnational innovation systems
Policy Makers
Networks
Intermediaries
Companies
NGOs
Academia
International
Organisations
Practitioners
INSME
Financing
Institutions
Service
Providers 3

4. Our Added Value for Members
INSME as:
PROBLEM SOLVER
FACILITATOR OF ACTIVITIES
MULTIPLIER OF CONTACTS
ACCELERATOR OF OPPORTUNITIES
NETWORK OF NETWORKS
INNOVATION PLAYER 4

5. Geographical represention of the INSME Members
Total number of Countries = (out of which 13 OECD and 21 non OECD member countries, from 5 continents)
Year: 2006 5

6. INSME Public & Private organisations 6

7. Total number of Member organisations = 72 (as of 20/4/2006)
INSME Membership
Total number of Member organisations = 72 (as of 20/4/2006)
End of 2004 = 48 Member organisations End of 2005 = 73 Member organisations
Year: 2006 7

8. Total number of Member organisations = 72
INSME Members Status
The 10 International Organisations are Honorary Members
Total number of Member organisations = 72
Year: 2006 8

9. Benefits for INSME Members (1)
Assistance in finding new partners for projects and collaborations
Broaden and strengthen international contacts with public and private organisations
Inclusion in the INSME database of organisations wishing to apply for Calls for Tenders and Proposals
Targeted s from the INSME Secretariat
“Ask INSME Service” providing access to a network of experts
Possibility to offer/promote services and activities to other INSME Members and to INSMEnews readers and/or visitors to the INSME portal
Worldwide promotion through inclusion in the 2006 INSME Members’ Compendium 9

10. Benefits for INSME Members (2)
Access to the INSME portal’s intranet
Online thematic Discussion Rooms within the INSME portal
Possibility to disseminate information on Member activities through the INSME Newsreader service
Exclusive access for Full Members to the INSME Content Feed Service
Opportunity to participate in international meetings and other events at a reduced fee
Discounts for the purchase of selected publications
Free attendance at the INSME Annual Meeting
Free registration for participation in the INSME training programmes 10

11. Your role as a Member: be an active stakeholder
We need more commitment for better: IDENTITY, RECOGNITION and VISIBILITY as a Community
Suggestions:
Put a link to our website and include the INSME logo
Send us subscribers for the INSME newsletter
Use our portal and newsletter for your scopes
Mention you are part of INSME in your website, annual report & meetings
Invite us to attend your events and to be a partner/co-organiser
Introduce us to other organisations at home and abroad
Send us your feedback: fill in the questionnaire!
Learn more about us: read the 2005 Annual Report, 2006 Action Plan & the Members Compendium
NO REPRESENTATION WITHOUT FEE PAYMENT: THANKS FOR PAYING YOUR INSME 2006 MEMBERSHIP 11

12. How to better exploit your membership
Improve your profile in the Members Compendium
Subscribe to the events alert
Visit the intranet
Consult the CV database of experts
Insert your profile in our experts’ database
Enrich your website's content through the INSME
Content Feed service
Be our monthly focus on and an interviewee
Attend the trainings and annual conference
Meet us in Rome - Milan offices
Ask us to post/diffuse information
Ask us about your search for funding, partners, experts
and/or speakers
Help us help you better and keep the network growing! 12

13. Services offered that were not used by Members
Still unexploited opportunities
Services offered that were not used by Members
Alert  200 users, none of which are Members
Online Partner Search  limited use of this service
Thematic Working Groups  activity was seen only when
stimulated by the INSME Secretariat
Intranet  only 5 unique users each month during 2005
RSS Content Feed  only 1 user 13

14. Time consuming activity that provided limited value added
INSME Award 2007 ?
Time consuming activity that
provided limited value added
INSME Award 2005: “Innovation for success”
Elevated time expense for low returns
Award Winners were not active participants in the
INSME Network
Limited funds
Scarce involvement of the Award Jury 14

15. PROMOTION AND MARKETING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TUTORING
INSME Activities
INFORMATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRAINING
MATCHMAKING
PROMOTION AND MARKETING
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
TUTORING 15

16. Joint training programmes Events Other Activities
2005 INSME Annual Report
Online Activities
Joint training programmes
Events
Other Activities 16

17. Online Activities Annual Meeting website Experts’ Database INSMENews
Experts’ Database
(within the INSME Portal Intranet )
INSMENews
Monthly Newsletter
Over 11,500 readers/month from all areas of the globe
Customised Information for Members
Portal
Selected topics of interest
Targeted s
Ask INSME service
Editorial updates
Technical maintenance
INSME newsfeed tools 17

18. Joint Training Programmes in 2005
WIPO-INSME Training on
Intellectual Property and Management of Innovation in Small and Medium sized Enterprises
11 – 13 May, 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland
(in French & English)
attended by 70 participants from 33 countries
INSME-CFI Training on the
Management of Innovation and Technology Transfer
5 – 8 July, 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
(in English & Spanish)
attended by 65 participants from 10 countries
INSME-API Training on
Supporting the Creation and Development of Innovative Enterprises
5 – 7 December, in Tunis, Tunisia
(in French)
attended by 40 participants from 4 countries 18

19. INSME at International Events in 2005
INSME Annual Meeting + Award
“International Cooperation to
Seize Innovation Opportunities for SMEs”
13 – 15 April 2005, Barcelona
WIPO–Italy Symposium on IP &
Competitiveness of SMEs in the T&C Sectors
30 Nov. – 1 Dec. 2005, Caserta
INSME as a supporting organisation
SMEs International Conference and Exhibition
31 Jan. – 2 Feb. 2005, Dubai
INSME as a partner
WASME 2005 World SME Convention (Bucharest)
WTO Working Group on Trade and TT (Geneva)
INSME as speaker at the following major events:
G-15 Conference (Cairo)
International Business Conference Centers and Exhibition (Istanbul)
International Balkan SME Congress (Belgrade) 19

20. Other Activities
Participation as a partner in international Calls for Tenders, Papers and Proposal
Launch of the international calls for expressions of interest for co-organising and co-hosting the INSME 2006 Annual Meeting and Training Programmes
Publications released (free for INSME Members):
2005 INSME Members Compendium
Business Incubation and Venture Capital Survey (January 2005)
Handbook on innovative thinking (September 2005)
Creation and consolidation of strategic partnerships and bilateral linkages 20

21. 2005 Financial aspects 21

22. 2005 Financial aspects 22

23. 2006 INSME Action Plan
Aim: increase to 90 Members by the end of 2006 and increase participation from countries outside the European Union and from international organisations such as: UNIDO, CAN, IASP, WAINOVA, the IRC Network and ProTon Europe 23

24. Priorities in 2006 (1)
Further assist INSME Members to build timely and stable relationships within the network on a thematic, sectoral and geographical basis
Strengthen the connection between the INSME Secretariat and INSME Members (especially Full Members)
Persist for the enhancement of Member’s satisfaction by personalising and targeting services (both off line and on line): joining forces and collaborating with other institutions worldwide so as to maximise efforts 24

25. Priorities in 2006 (2)
Increase financial income by involving new Members/Sponsors and providing value added services
Continue to diversify the INSME network’s three main groups of stakeholders: the creators/providers of knowledge and innovation, those who need/use and take advantage of innovation and the policymakers that affect this field
Create Partnerships and alliances with relevant networks and organisations such as TAFTIE, WAITRO and Gate2growth 25

26. INSME Portal Management and Development Reorganisation of contents
The following guidelines will inspire INSME portal management and development in 2006:
INSME portal function in 2006:
Site to share knowledge and
experiences, identify partners and technologies, publicise joint pilot projects and find training courses
INSME portal development in 2006:
Reorganisation of contents
to favour the optimisation of the available resources; Develop the INSME content delivery/distribution tools including the INSME alert service, the INSME newsletter, the INSME Newsreader service and the INSME Content Feed Service; Provision of web-based applications to INSME Members; Enhancement of web marketing activities
INSME portal targets for 2006:
Increase new unique users by 20% 26

27. INSME on-line content delivery/distribution tools
The INSME Content Feed Service allows to feature INSME portal content directly on INSME Members’ websites:
Feed services covering headlines for News, Events, Tenders & Calls, Library and Training Programmes
Free of charge technical support to implement the service
INSME Newsreader allows INSME Member to receive INSME portal news and headlines directly on their desktop:
Downloadable INSME customized newsreader
Up-to-date INSME portal headlines directly on your desktop
Possibility to pre-configure the newsreader with your news and headlines 27

28. INSME content feed http://www.go-online.gr/28

29. INSME feed reader 29

30. On-line service development: web site creation (1)
Web content management system developed for our members:
create, modify and delete web content (text, images, graphics, tables etc.), web pages, sections/sub-sections and navigation links;
redesign the layout (choosing among a set of standard template)
publish it in the quickest and easiest way
By logging on to a password-protected administration area (under insme domain), you will access user-friendly,  click-and-command interfaces that will guide you through simple options, allowing you to build a website without needing any html notions 30

31. On-line service development: web site creation (2)
Facility to select and apply appropriate page template to the created/edited content
A word processor like HTML editor with which you can create and edit the content
all the basic editing functionalities (e.g. fonts, size, justification, bold, italics, bullets etc.) and other specific functionalities (e.g. table properties, insert/edit flash movies, html source editing, etc.)
Simple workflow administration with 3 levels of admin users:
editor - responsible for creating and editing content according to requisites of style and lay out
content manager - responsible for releasing the content for use of website visitors
administrator - responsible for managing the release of the content placing it into a repository (web server) 31

32. Demo of software for web site creation
On-line service development: web site creation (3)
Demo of software for web site creation 32

33. On-line service development: next steps (4)
Check among members the interests and potential use of the service (within the end of 2nd week of May)
Identify few partners to launch pilot web site creation service (within the end of May)
Start defining functional requirements (June)
Develop and implement the service (by July) 33

34. 2006 INSME Training Programmes
2nd WIPO-INSME International Training on
“The Role of Intellectual Property in Raising Financing Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises”
WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, 11 – 12 July, 2006
(Participation for free)
INSME - IPI International Training on
“Business Start-ups and Access to Finance for SMEs”
IPI, Rome, Italy, November 2006
(Tuition fee: €400 for OECD countries, € 250 for non-OECD countries)
Participation free for INSME Association Members 34

35. Direct Participation in Calls for Tenders
The INSME Association is already involved as a Partner in the following European proposals to be awarded:
The InnoTecNet INNO-Net project for national and regional programmes supporting technology transfer between Europe and other regions of the world (in particular North America and Asia)
The CORP-INNOVA project to open European innovation to international views, integrate new trends in innovation and anticipate debates and needs for future innovation policies 35

36. Promotion and participation in major international events
Research to Business (R2B) Fair and Conference
Research Renews Business
“The 2nd Exhibition-Conference on Innovation”
Bologna, Italy, May,
International Conference on Clustering
ABÝGEM-EU-Turkey Business Centres, Fashion and Textile Cluster Project and GAP/GIDEM Project
Istanbul, Turkey, May,
European BIC (Business and Innovation Centres) Network Annual Congress 2006: “Innovation in Action!”
Naples, Italy, June,
Asian Entrepreneurs Convention (AEC) 2006
Entrepreneur Asia (EA)
“Growing Your Business and Building Relationships”
November, 2006 Location to be confirmed (probably Kuala Lumpur)
IV International SME Congress & International SME Fair
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, 30 November - 2 December, 2006 36

37. Call for Co-hosting and Co-organisation
INSME 2007 Annual Meeting
Call for Co-hosting and Co-organisation
As in 2005, this call for collaboration will be made to both INSME Members and Non-Members from all over the globe, although preference will be given to applications from Full Members in the case of indecision between bids of equivalent appeal (see the Guidelines)
In-kind Full Membership will be granted to the Co-host for 2007 and proposals must be submitted to the INSME Secretariat by or fax by the 15th of July, according to the Guidelines
A decision will be taken by the INSME Board and communicated to INSME Members and Candidates for co-hosting the meeting indicatively by mid-September, The deadline could be postponed if no proposal meets the criteria 37

38. New INSME Board Vice President
Mr. Ihsan SOLMAZ
Vice President of KOSGEB
(Turkey)
(replacing Mr. Y. Levy – ISMEA, Israel – retired) 38

39. If you are interested in applying contact the Secretariat!
2007 Elections
Nomination for the term
INSME President
INSME Secretary General
INSME Board Members
If you are interested in applying contact the Secretariat!
Only INSME Full Members are elegible 39

40. GOLEM IMS G.M.B.H. (Austria) Enterprise Performance Improvement Centre
Best INSME Member 2005
GOLEM IMS G.M.B.H. (Austria)
Enterprise Performance Improvement Centre
Award to the Director of GOLEM, Dr. Serge Golovanov for:
Involvement in the 2004 INSME Think Tank
Continuous contacts with the INSME Secretariat
Constant feedback and inputs provided
Active involvement as an INSME Board Member
Participation as a speaker at international events
Strong promotion of INSME through GOLEM’s
website and contact network 40

41. www.insme.org secretariat@insme.it secretariat@insme.it26