funding and support in fp6 for smes
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Funding and support in FP6 for SMEs
Kalev KaarnaESTIRC
Purpose of the presentation
Help SMEs to see opportunities Help SMEs to see opportunities
and get ideasand get ideas
• How SME plans fit into FP6 instruments
• How to overcome potential problems
• Who can help
Funds for SMEs
1,7 billion Euros
How SME plans fit into FP6
Aim Instrument New product STREP, CRAFT Next generation product IP Group problem IP, CRP
Participation IP, CRP, STREP,
CRAFT Writing experience E Get ideas none
Name Target
Duration (years)
Scale (MEuro)
IP
integrated project
integrate critical mass of activities and resources to
generate applicable breakthroughs
over 3 3-7
CRP
collective research projects
research carried out by SME groupings to address common problems, develop standards,
diagnosis, safety equipment etc.
2-3 2-5
STREP specific targeted research
improve exisiting or develop and/or prove viability of new
products, processes or services
2-3
1-2
CRAFT co-
operative research
SME's assign research and innovation activities to R&D
performers
1-2 0.5-2
E evaluator work as an evaluator of project proposals training
Encourage SME participation
Participation of SME groupings Evaluation criteria related to SME Targeting of calls in areas relevant for
SME Pre-allocation budget for take-up
measures Possibility to extend FP6 contracts to
include new SME
Integrated project & problems
Multi-national corporations (MNC) are probably main players
MNC see SME roll in Integrated Projects as subcontractors and not partners. Because:– risks of including SME are high (long project)– MNC will be responsible for failure– SMEs want high level ownership but offer low
level financial contribution– value from including SMEs is seen to be low
Risks of including SME
Risk of including SME is high compared to value
Risks are hard to decrease what about increasing value?
Value of including SME
Percieved Benefits
(Cost + Harm)
VALUE =
Benefits MNC can offer
Benefits of including SME
Benefits SME can offer
Income
Costs
Benefits MNC can offer Costs
Income Income Income
CLIE
NT
How many of SME skillsskills and resources and resourcesallow to “sellsell throughthrough”?
TESTING
APPLICABLE KNOWLEDGE
IDEAS
What if SME could constantly develop innovative improvement ideas?
Fortunately there are methods to do it
IDEA
TRIZ: Based on more than 2 million patents 40 main conflicts were found
(like: speed increase vs loss of information) 40 main solutions to these conflicts
(like: speed vs loss of information problem solutions can be copying)
35 trends in technology evolution(like: point-line-curve-3D surface or commodity-product-service-experience-transformation)
TESTING
APPLICABLE KNOWLEDGE
IDEA
Advantages:– Is in public domain– Makes innovation systematic– Allows derive knowledge from other fields– Allows to find markets to your solutions
outside traditional fields– Is applicable in software development– Makes SMEs more willing to give up greater
share of ownership of their idea– Allows long term partnership with MNC
TESTING
APPLICABLE KNOWLEDGE
IDEA
CLIENT NETWORKCLIENT NETWORK
Knowledge about clients Readiness to modify product for a
segment Test-marketing Clients who are ready to pay for R&D
TESTING
APPLICABLE KNOWLEDGE
IDEA
FUTURE SUB-CONTRACTOR
Testing and developing capabilites and skills for being a perfect sub-contractor for the new generation product
TESTING
APPLICABLE KNOWLEDGE
IDEA
Relevance to MNC
Decision is that SMEs have to be included into Integrated Projects
Including SMEs as partners is strongly encouraged
Evaluators know that it is not easy and look for “just on paper” partnerships
Relevance to MNC
Risk and include SMEs as dummiesOR
Develope a non-traditional co-operation model where SMEs are
true value creators
Who can help?
GOAL
supportsupport sharingsharing and implementationimplementation of innovative innovative solutionssolutions in European SMEs
IRC network
Support offeredSupport offered FindingFinding partners with neededwith needed capabilities,
know-how, products or client network FindingFinding partners who needwho need your
capabilities, know-how, products or client network
SupportSupport for negotiations, contracts and IP Know-howKnow-how about financial support
opportunities
IRC network
ESTIRC consultant contact
Kalev Kaarna
SA Archimedes
Kompanii 2, Tartu
Phone: +372 7 300 338
E-mail: kalev@irc.ee
Thank You!
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