TAFTIE Academy 2.0

EWG, Birmingham, 18 September 2012

Schmidt Nicole

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CONTENT

•a look back

incl. feedback and changes to workshop concept

•a look ahead

rest of programme 2012

DRAFT programme 2013

•AOB

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A LOOK BACK.. PAST NETWORKING WORKSHOPS

1. Monetary Funding: Project financing via loans/grants vs. tax schemes

When? 16 April 2012 Where? Vienna, Austria

2. Performance measurement of funding agencies When? 26 April 2012 Where? Helsinki, Finland

Feedback (now to be found online in the document section)

• in general very positive – networking aspect and learning from others was appreciated

• changes in structure necessary

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RESHAPE OF NETWORKING WORKSHOPS

Initial concept of networking workshops• keynote speaker

• experience exchange one presentation per participating agency

• group work to discuss specific issues of interes

New suggestions• key note speaker case-by-case, basically good experiences but must

fit to topic, not too long!!

• more interaction between organizers & participants before the event to define the focus gathering and analysis of experiences of each participating agency before

the event, definition of 3-5 key questions, 1-2 example presentations and/or

clustering of presentations followed by discussions in small groups

• lessons learnt/conclusions at the end of the event !!

• flexibility where applicable

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A LOOK BACK.. PAST STAFF TRAININGS

1. EVALUATION ADVANCED When? 4-5 June 2012 Where? Vienna, Austria Costs: 600 EUR

Feedback (now to be found online in the document section)

• OK, but not everybody was satisfied• too little practical exercises and examples, too broad approach• analysis of feedback together with trainer Erik Arnold, adaption of

programme

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A LOOK AHEAD.. UPCOMING NETWORKING WORKSHOPS 2012

3. E-Identification When? 19 September 2012 Where? Birmingham, UK (combined

with EWG meeting)

4. Internationalisation strategies When? 25 October 2012 Where? The Hague or Amsterdam,

The Netherlands

5. Communication and social media When? 19 November 2012 Where? Vienna, Austria

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REGISTRATIONS

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A LOOK AHEAD.. UPCOMING STAFF TRAININGS 2012

2. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION When? 4-5 October 2012 Where? Brussels Costs: 600 EUR

3. RTDI PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT When? 27-29 November 2012 Where? Vienna, Austria Costs: 600 EUR

did not reach sufficient

registratio

n and will

therefore not be offered

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PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• website update inclusion of feedback & up-to-date registration status upload of presentations, flipchart protocols, etc.

• email reminders

Contact details of team leaders still needed! (only provided by Enterprise Estonia, Enterprise Ireland, RANNIS, TSB)

for the staff training ALL participants received the info about the training from their team leaders or HR (for networking workshops 89%)

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A LOOK AHEAD.. DRAFT PROGRAMME 2013 (please see handouts)Staff trainings

• Evaluation advanced

• Insights into the Innovation Process• Transnational funding programmes and the European policy –

with special focus on SME activities (former title: “International Collaboration – Are you puzzled with ERA?”)

• HORIZON 2020: Understanding the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

Networking workshops• Initiating joint programme evaluations

• Project selection procedures

• FOLLOW UP WS - Monetary funding: project financing via loans / grants vs tax schemes– actual developments in Europe

• How to get the prototype to the market?

• Project monitoring

Webinars•State aid rules

•Key Enabling Technologies - key source of innovation in Europe

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AOB: NEXT STEPS…

Definition and selection of topics• finish draft programme and discuss in in EWG 09/12

• send draft programme to Board in 10/12

• start „preregistration“ by end of 10/12

• discuss preregistration in Board 12/12 – last mobilisation

• preregistration closed end of 12/12

• publication of programme, opening registration 01/13

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AOB: SUGGESTIONS FOR BUDGET SURPLUS

•reduction of participation fee of staff trainings by further reduction of costs creation of an incentive mode „pay one – get one free“ receiving a voucher when paying the TAFTIE membership fee

•coverage of accomodations costs of both trainings & workshopspaid directly by host - refunded by TA management

•provision of lump sums for hosting of events