Innovations Platform and Tools for increasing innovation capacity of SMEs in the Balkan Mediterranean Area
INNOPLATFORM aims at improving the competitiveness of the Balkan Mediterranean region by advancing existing knowledge on business model innovations and developing a set of tools (InnoTools) and services (InnoScorecard and InnoRegion) for improving SMEs opportunities, capacities, and knowledge in introducing product and process innovations.
INNOPLATFORM Project
Innovations Platform and Tools for increasing the innovation capacity of SMEs in the Balkan Mediterranean Area
INNOPLATFORM (Innovations Platform and Tools for increasing the innovation capacity of SMEs in the Balkan Mediterranean Area), is a project selected for financing in the 1st call of The Balkan Mediterranean Program.
The project aims at improving the competitiveness of the Balkan Mediterranean region by advancing existing knowledge on business model innovations and developing a set of tools (InnoTools) and services (InnoScorecard and InnoRegion) for improving SMEs opportunities, capacities, and knowledge in introducing product and process innovations.
Project Name: | Innovations Platform and Tools for increasing the innovation capacity of SMEs in the Balkan Mediterranean Area |
Project Acronym: | INNOPLATFORM |
Project Number: | BMP1/1.2/2370/2017 |
Project Leader: | Center for Knowledge Management (Skopje, FYROM) |
Project Partnership: | INNOPLATFORM is implemented by 6 project partners from 5 countries. The Center for Knowledge Management is the lead partner. |
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Project Status: | Ongoing |
Duration: | 01.08.2017 – 31.07.2019 |
Project website: | http://www.innoplatform.eu/ |
Project Management: | Andrijana Bogdanovska, PhD, MBA, Project manager |
Branko Gjurovikj, PhD cont., MBA, BSc in ICT, Technical & Financial Project manager | |
Julija Peleva Stojkovska, BSc in e-business, Communication and Coordination Associate | |
Short description: | According to SME Performance Review (EC DG E&I), the Balkan MED region lags behind EU average when it comes to innovations in SMEs. The reasons are many, mainly related to the lack of knowledge and limited SME’s access to tailored support, tools and better use of information and communication technology (ITC). Developed by 6 partners from 5 countries, and 2 observers, INNOPLATFORM aims to address these challenges by facilitating innovation and supporting the commercialisation of innovation in SMEs. Its specific objectives are: |
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Project Beneficiaries: | The main beneficiaries of the project are SMEs, BSOs, Research centres, Institutes and Universities, and Policy makers from the BM area. Project implementation is transnational as its main goal is to enable transfer of knowledge and experience between the actors of 5 nations, secure economies of scale and critical mass, and enhance mobilisation capacity and innovation potential. The state of the art is threefold:
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