MAP OF KEY PROCESSES AND COMPETENCES FOR INNOVATION IN SMEs
The task objectives are to detect, on samples of SMEs of partner countries:
- key processes for innovation in SMEs
- key competences and skills for innovation in SMEs
- key competences to equip industrial researchers and company staff to more effectively support innovation processes in SMEs
| WP4 Activities | Short Description | Outputs | Status |
| 4.1 DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS | Development of tools for implementing the analysis on current methods of interaction and defining the best interaction model HEIs/SMEs. | Output 1: Tools to be used on a sample of SMEs of partner countries | Completed  |
| 4.2 CREATION OF SMEs SAMPLES Milestone (M4) of the project | Creation of the database of SMEs that will represent the sample to be analyzed | Output 1: 6 Databases of SMEs representing each country | Completed |
| 4.3 DATA COLLECTION FOR ANALYSIS OF KEY PROCESSES & COMPETENCES FOR INNOVATION IN SMEs | Data collection by the questionnaires and interviews following the guide elaborated in WP3 with 10-20 SMEs/country | Output 1: 6 Reports (one for each partner country) | Completed |
| 4.4 TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT REPORT | Technical Assessment Report including the results of 4.3 | Output 1: 6 Technical Assessment Reports (one for each partner country) Main findings from T.A.R. of UK here Main findings from T.A.R. of Greece here Main findings from T.A.R. of Poland here Main findings from T.A.R. of Italy here | Completed |
| 4.5 ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATION & INVENTIONS IN SMEs | Definition of the key competencies to equip industrial researchers and company staff towards innovation processes in SMEs | Output 1: 1 Written report | In Progress  |
| 4.6 TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP | Technical Meeting for the definition of the key processes identified to better support innovation in SMEs; and key competences – skills to equip industrial researchers and company staff | Output 1: Technical Meeting Τhe press release from the WP4 Joint Technical Meeting in Warsaw, Polland, can be found here Key competences that can support innovation in SMEs of the 6 countries here Common aspects between partner countries about the innovation performance in SMEs here | Completed |
| 4.7 FINAL REPORT & GUIDELINES | Final Report on key competences to be trained through the new Industrial PhD path for SMEs, Guidelines to be used for implementation of WP6 | Output 1: Joint Technical Assessment Group Report here | Completed |