1. Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

2. GENERAL INFORMATION  Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007.-2013., Priority 1: Fostering of innovations across the BSR IBI NET - INTERCOUNTRY BUSINESS INCUBATOR NETWORK“  The Lead partner: Riga Planning Region  Implementing period: December, 2009 - June, 2012  Aims of project:  IBI Net Project aims at establishment and strengthening the transnational business incubator network in BSR – the platform for continuous exchange of information, knowhow and technologies in order to foster development of innovative and export oriented SMEs in the Baltic Sea region.

3. Why and How  Similar Aims  But different ‘point of views’  Exchange of project results  First step:  Project Cooperation during the DISKE Midterm conference in Greifswald

4. The Association  The aim is to strengthen and to improve an incubator network in the Baltic Sea Area  The association will establish  Knowledge transfer  Common projects  Soft landing points for our customers  Etc.

5.  IBI Net Association initiative should have ownership and be the obvious driving force for development and implementation of relevant project activities.  This Association will become the natural hub for a structured approach to the development issues high-lighted in the DISKE and IBI Net project. structure and commitment from a critical mass of participating BIs most of the suggested recommendations will fall through.

6. www.diskeproject.eu THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Benjamin Techen – Project Manager +49 3834 550-108 | techen@technologiezentrum.de www.diskeproject.eu