1. European Innovation Platform for Knowledge Intensive Services Elke Van Tendeloo DG Enterprise and Industry Brussels, 04 June 2007

2. Strand 2: Horizontal support action
Call for proposals: European Innovation Platform for Knowledge Intensive Services
Supporting the creation of more European Innovation growth champions in the field of services
Strand 1
Sectoral network (1)
Sectoral network (2)
Sectoral network (3)
Strand 2: Horizontal support action

3. STRAND 1: Sectoral Networks
Scope: promote innovation in knowledge intensive service areas
Objective: develop and test improved business support mechanisms for knowledge intensive service companies with high growth potential
Sectors: Innovative industries with a high proportion of knowledge intensive service activities
Knowledge intensive services: research-intense activities with a strong technological dimension

4. STRAND 1: Activities & Deliverables
Assess the research and skills needs of high growth KIS enterprises and establish links with relevant research and business partners
→ voucher scheme, business plan competitions at university level, workshops and roundtables, etc
Develop and test integrated and tailored support packages (training, advice, networking, etc.) through a one-stop-shop (pick and mix) approach
→ Tested support packages with at least 250 KIS enterprises with a high growth potential
Offer info packages or toolboxes to other public and private innovation intermediaries and develop and exit strategy
→ Dissemination and exploitation activities, dissemination websites are excluded!
Participate in a horizontal steering group
For each sectoral network!!

5. STRAND 1: Partners
Minimum 5 partners from 3 different Member States representing the following groups of organisations:
2 Public agencies responsible for financing or managing an innovation programme
Universities, research centres, business and management schools
Innovation intermediaries: incubators, science parks, training and coaching centres
Investors (venture capitalists, business angels)

6. STRAND 1: Evaluation criteria
5 Award criteria
Relevance %
Visibility %
Impact %
Quality %
Budget and cost-effectiveness 15%

7. STRAND 1:
Focus on knowledge intensive services with high growth potential
Demonstrate that the chosen sector is an innovative knowledge intensive service area
Build upon existing initiatives and tailor tools and methodologies to the specific needs of high growth KIS firms
Develop and test integrated & tailored support packages that will lead to better innovation support schemes
Ensure a strong impact: Foresee an exit strategy and involve strong players in a Public Private Partnership

8. STRAND 2: Scope and Deliverables
Offer general support and ensure consistency between the sectoral networks
European repository of innovation in services
Guide on the facilitation of organisational innovations in services
European business community of min. 100 young innovative service companies with high growth potential
Annual partnering events, annual European Venture Contests, service innovation award
Common marketing and communication tools (website, promotional material, etc) & Annual reports
Horizontal steering group

9. STRAND 2: Partners Minimum number of participants is 1
Partners are supposed to have:
Experience in setting up European business communities and collecting feedback from stakeholders
Experience in extracting project results and making policy recommendations
Experience in developing websites and on-line collaboration tools
Experience in designing marketing material, disseminating information, organising and animating international workshops
Proven excellence in writing and editing English papers and news announcements

10. STRAND 2: Evaluation criteria
5 Award criteria
Relevance %
Visibility %
Impact %
Quality %
Budget and cost-effectiveness 15%

11. STRAND 2:
The European Innovation Platform is an initiative, not a pool of individual projects
Be flexible and involve the sectoral networks in your activities from the beginning
Be innovative – in establishing a repository, developing a dissemination portal, organising meetings, etc.
Be pro-active and communicate efficiently

12. European Innovation Platform for Knowledge Intensive Services Practical information

13. Practical information (1)
STRAND 1
STRAND 2
Max. number of retained proposals 3 1
Max. Community Contribution
1.4 Mio Euro per sectoral network
0.8 Mio Euro
Project duration
36 months
Innovation Activities co-financing needed!
75% Community contribution
95% Community contribution
Project management activities
100% Community contribution
Start of the actions – signature of the grant agreements foreseen for early 2008

14. Practical information (2)
Same or similar consortia can submit more than 1 proposal for different sectors
Eligible countries: EU Member States & countries that established an agreement to participate in CIP
Only paper submission (3 copies + CD-Rom)
Don’t miss the deadline! 07 September 2007

15. Practical information (3)
Call Website:
ec.europa.eu/enterprise/funding/grants/themes_2007/calls_prop_2007.htm
Questions: