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SME INNOBOOST Project

Project Title: “SME Innovation Capacity Boost”

Program: Balkan-Mediterranean Transnational Cooperation Program 2014-2020

Project acronym:  SMEInnoBoost

This project provides for the development of data, tools and a system for enhancing the innovation potential and competitiveness of SMEs in the Balkan region in order to contribute to smart and sustainable growth.

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2017 - 2019

Overall Objective

The overall objective of the project is to boost transnational innovation capacity of SMEs from selected priority sectors and support them to make sustainable network formations with other SMEs from the BM region in order to share know how and develop innovations, through bringing together triple helix partners from all 5 BM countries, and equipping SMEs with relevant data, tools and systems.
 

Specific Objective One

Boost SME competitiveness by increasing knowledge and understanding of current innovation capacity and strengthening SME capacity by providing the necessary toolkit and strategies - relevant to SO 1.2 in the part unleashing territorial potential
 

Specific Objective Two

Enable know-how sharing and networking and reduction of the innovations gap by suggesting transnational cluster formations - relevant to SO 1.2 in the part improve the transnational innovation capacity.
 

Specific Objective Three

Boost SME competitiveness by increasing knowledge and understanding of current innovation capacity and strengthening SME capacity by providing the necessary toolkit and strategies - relevant to SO 1.2 in the part unleashing territorial potential
SME Innoboost

Expected Results (ER)

Expected results are linked to the PSOs and Programme indicators

ER1

Increased knowledge and understanding within SMEs regarding their innovation capacity ER1 is key to untapping innovation potential that has not been realized yet - increased SME knowledge and ability to develop/attract innovations based on innovation Action Plan which will be open and available through the project webpage to all SMEs in the 5 countries. ER1 supports the Programme Indicator - SMEs will be more prone to introduce product/process innovations.

ER2

Increased SME competitiveness by Supporting SMEs without discrimination, with data, tools and system of high quality and relevance for boosting their innovation capacity Relevant statistical data, SAT and Recommender cluster system provide SMEs with the toolkit to plan and develop effective innovations. This expected result is directly linked to the Programme result indicator in SO 1.2 - SMEs introducing product/process innovations.

ER3

Decreased innovations gap between EU and IPA countries by supporting know-how transfer in the BM region Know-how transfer is supported through the recommendation of innovation clusters on transnational. In this way SMEs will bring varioius expertise in the newly formed entities and this will result in quicker and more effective product/process innovations.

ER4

Improved decision making and strategic planning at government level by providing data, tools and system of high quality and relevance on transnational level for use by supranational, national, regional and local policy makers Data, tools and systems may be used by policy makers on all 4 levels in order to provide adequate policies to spurr innovations.


Our Partners

SME INNOBOOST

SME Innovation Capacity Boost

No BMP1 / 1.2 / 2481/2017

Balkan-Mediterranean 2014-2020 - Transnational Cooperation Program

Contact info

‌NASMB - Lead Partner

Phone: (359) 02 4914212
Address: 1124 Sofia, 15-A Tsarigradsko shose Str., 3-rd, floor, app.6
‌Emai: nasmb@abv.bg

Copyright © 2018 SME Innoboost - BalkanMED. All rights reserved.
This project is funded by EU.
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