therefore, increasingly important for entrepreneurs, inventors, researchers, SMES and business consultants to have a good understanding of the intellectual property system,
A third option is to engage specialist outsiders such as consultants or academics. Both these groups have the advantage of being less clearly subject to capture
and the ability of MEP consultants to assist SMES in this endeavor. SMES face unrelenting pressure from powerful customers and competitors to lower prices
This can be facilitated by development of a dynamic knowledge management portal that MEP consultants can access to share ideas across the entire MEP network on the most effective methods to bring about change. 5 2. 0 INNOVATION STRATEGIES FOR SMALL
and indeed a different organizational structure and culture both within the management of SMES and the consultants that can help them. 3. 2 Why Add Services?
we use consultants in focused roles Support The degree to which new ideas are encouraged from all sources
if the relevant consultant skill set can be tapped. Before suggesting how this might arise, it is necessary to understand the current focus of this network. 6. 2 Current Skills within the MEP Network
Consultants rarely refer to the success stories posted on the website for information and insight.
and experiences of the MEP outreach consultants indicate that, before these changes can be transferred to the SMES seeking to expand,
and techniques deployed by these consultants. Indeed, they themselves may not be able in most cases to absorb
etc. there is a limited supply of consultants who have the appropriate knowledge, skills, and application to affect the sorts of change management
current consultants within the MEP network are sufficiently knowledgeable to engage and excite SME owners
Maximizing the use of the scarce consulting resources available to help SMES Adding new skills via focused training of those local consultants who have the propensity to provide outreach services in the field of change management
which would stimulate consultants nationwide to offer advice, cases, and possibly direct involvement. Recommendation 2 Develop new skills Our analysis shows that there is a major shortage of appropriate skills in the MEP consultant network.
In order to increase the availability of growth strategy and change management skills, it is necessary to expand the population of consultants versed in such skills.
We recommend the development and provision of a training program for existing MEP linked consultants to provide them with the skills to excite MEP targeted SMES in the opportunities for growth,
to analyze the existing firm positioning and possible new opportunities, and to guide the client through the change process.
The consultants would learn how to use tools specifically designed for tackling the challenges faced by SMES.
This program would be positioned as a retraining program for MEP consultants. The target should be one consultant from each location identified
and qualified by the MEP team at that location. Recommendation 3-Analyze use of the current MEP database We recommend a web-survey of existing MEP centers to determine:
Experts do not remember how they learned and hence set expectations too high novices may then just give up.
Experts tend to emphasize their most recent experiences to the detriment of the earlier supporting knowledge and experience.
Experts do not work in isolation and, responding to a specific need, they are more likely to offer tacit information as well as tapping into their own extended expert networks.
and approved and relevant consultants who are able to address the new issues confronting SMES.
Bios and contact information for the consultants. 59 The aim of these tools and support data is to prime the outreach function at the MEP offices on
The posting person can select which consultants and experts may be able to help. The case is posted then
and all the selected possible experts are mailed e with a password to access that case and invited to comment,
suggest help, guide to materials, etc. This dialog is selected open to the community as well as the company executives
and thereby become part of an ongoing and active database for future projects as the links can be used to tie in the experts for future cases. 60 7. 0 REFERENCES Agarwal, R. and J. Prasad (1997)."
It draws from papers prepared for the OECD by a number of experts, in particular: David Audretsch, Bart Clarysse and Vincent Duchêne.
many experts predicted the demise of SME competitiveness as globalisation increased. While many SMES have succumbed indeed to a deterioration of competitiveness,
and research oriented consultancies which include engineering services, technology consultants, and (2) R&d boutiques. As shown in table 1,
which are made easier by the mobility of workers and technicians, the activity of technical consultants,
In most national technology programmes, technical consultants are permitted frequently not to participate as contractors, so this category of SME is excluded often national R&d grant programmes,
These organisations are typically technical consultants and count R&d as a non-core activity. Looking at firm growth rates during the three-year period preceding the study,
(or have a network of technical experts) who are trained to perform technological due diligence. The venture capitalists are more specialised in assessing business potential than technological viability.
Technical experts in public research bodies or institutions are not of much assistance as their speciality is high end,
Because the mind set separating the world of technical experts and that of entrepreneurs is so large,
In some countries such as the US, technical and business consultants are important carriers of innovation to SMES
such as firm managers, SME consultants, and individual researchers. The second group consists of individuals who hold key-positions
October 2014 INTERREG IVC analysis report Innovation capacity of SMES Credits Experts for thematic capitalisation on the innovation capacity of SMES Year 1 Eurico Neves
He is one of the most experienced European experts in research exploitation and innovation policy
Séverine Ouvry inno TSD France Séverine Ouvry is an expert in innovation. Her background as a researcher in the United states, where she obtained a Phd in Pharmacology
She joined inno as a consultant in economic development and policy evaluation. http://www. inno-group. com/)The contents of this work reflect the views of the author (s)
The programme therefore asked 12 teams of experts covering 12 different fields of policy to analyse the achievements of its projects
'a Policy Brief of the Knowledge for Growth Expert Group advising the then Commissioner for Research,
and innovation management through training and the support of experts Weaknesses in networking Lack of internal research capabilities Insufficient marketing of innovation Shortage in innovation management skills Innohubs Address the problem
They typically facilitate liaison between private enterprises (notably SMES) and external knowledge/research providers (universities, R&d service providers or private consultants),
o I-CREO, brings an expert within each SMES'network to seek new business opportunities o RURCED,
insofar as it introduces an expert directly to the supported SMES network to help them find new business opportunities
through the hiring of innovation experts in order to seek, propose and bring new business opportunities to fruition,
The goal of I-CREO was to create a think tank and a network of debate formed by a group of experts for each of the main industrial sectors of the Valencia Region.
Finally, at operational level, support in the management of projects can be provided via the network of IVEX delegations abroad and in Spain and experts in international public procurement.
o Accompanied monitoring/evaluation of project by an external consultant. Innovation Assistant is now a key tool in the regional innovation system
This GP draws on a pool of one hundred advisers (technological or generalist) to visit SMES
Innovation Circles and Parenthood (ERIK ACTION), coaching activities through external experts, such as in Innovation Stockholm (INNOHUBS) and Tameside Business Family (MINI-EUROPE) or through the incorporation of new staff in SMES,
) Mercia Fund Mgmt (public-private VC) Fondo Toscana (public VC) Expert Panel (public grants) Lw Sil Trust fund (public VC) R&d
advising and mentoring resource staffed by local experts from the academia and business environment, available for private individuals as well as businessmen and other entrepreneurs,
Finally, at operational level, support in the management of projects can be provided via the network of IVEX delegations abroad and in Spain and experts in international public procurement.
through the hiring of innovation experts in order to seek, propose and bring new business opportunities to fruition,
These recommendations were evaluated then by regional experts for their: Financial burden Organizational efforts Expected effects in increasing regional innovativeness Regional applicability The most applicable policy recommendations were highlighted:
and internationalisation-region or with common needs), allowing them to overcome their limited resources through the contribution of those of the regional intermediary's (either internal or external, e g. through external consultants).
Smart Specialisation the Concept, Knowledge Economists Policy Brief n°9. Knowledge f or Growth Expert Group advising the then Commissioner for Research, Janez Potocnik. 2009.
and Mario Cervantes) and national experts who authored the case studies. Dominique Guellec, Head of the Country Studies and Outlook Division, provided overall guidance and support for the project
Technopolis Group (Patries Boekholt) and the comments received by experts, including Dominique Foray, Philip Mccann, Raquel Ortega, Claire Nauwelaers, Alessandro Rosiello and Michele Mastroeni and Dimitrios Pontikakis.
the results of an expert advisory group to the EU. Tasked with finding an alternative to public policies that were seen to spread public investments in knowledge and innovation research, education, public support to business R&d,
with a possibility for other industry experts to participate as appropriate. The National Panel is composed of the chairs of the three regional panels, the Managing director and the GRDC's Executive Managers.
Online Delphis with regional and international experts and stakeholders to identify emerging issues and trends, Systemic Foresight Methodology).
or a national level rests with the EU Member states. 2 See also (EC 2011) Final Report on High Level Expert Group on Key Enabling Technologies.
and experts to work directly on regional development priorities. The role of Universities as a critical'asset'of the region may be even higher in the less developed regions,
with provision for other industry experts to participate as appropriate. The National Panel is composed of the chairs of the three regional panels
politics and society involved in the strategy setting process, in respect of the overall system by means of communication with experts and STI implementers and via ex-post evaluations.
A large number of the agents participating in the program development (e g. as promoters of power, experts, agents responsible for the process, etc.
Each start-up has its own consultant, who OECD 2013 115 can connect the new entrepreneurs with growing network of mentors and coaches either nationally or from abroad;
As science, technology and labour market for world class experts became global, only global ambitions can lead to sustainable success that makes a region attractive
including experts and citizens. At the moment all regional policy strategic documents are being updated to be in line with the superior the Development Strategy of the Malopolska Region 2011-2020.
business and government experts to prepare RIS 2013-2020 (the group has been supported by national government experts).
the Malopolska Innovation Council (advisory body for innovation policy) the Malopolska Economic Council (representation of high-level regional experts from business), Joint Commission of INNOVATION-DRIVEN
The identified topics can then validated by experts and further analysed using bibliometric methods such as indicators of publication activity
THE ROLE OF SMART SPECIALISATION OECD 2013 169 SMART GOVERNANCE FOR SMART SPECIALISATION STRATEGIES Claire Nauwelaers, independent consultant, Belgium Smart policies need smart governance.
Independent expert assessments are frequent too, and regions indulge more than countries in international benchmarking practices.
and individual offices organize panel brainstorming on future insights with external experts. The results are used as the basis for the strategic choices;
Here the mingling between insights from enlightened entrepreneurs able to spot weak signals, external experts,
and participative or rather driven by experts)? Do you have an evaluation system for your regional growth
and resources or would you have to involve external experts? Who is addressing innovation policy in your region (i e. the EU, your national government, the regional government?
and tools for policy makers and transport experts. www. eltis. org to boost the development and wide-scale application of smart technologies in cities by pooling innovations in energy, transport and ICT.
the European commission has set up the Urban Transport Security Expert Working group with a mandate to facilitate cooperation and exchange of experience between national authorities and transport operators.
The emergence of knowledge-intensive services (engineering firms, software houses, knowledge-intensive consultants) plays an important role in this respect.
finally, business administration experts and organisational sociologists discuss the question of how to interpret the far more open business strategies demanded by the network economy in their models 58,59.
experts and laymen; producers and the users of knowledge; different (scientific disciplines; policy and science. 878 R. Smits/Technological Forecasting & Social Change 69 (2002) 861 883 scenario workshops, electronic boardroom systems,
business consultants and marketing associations (Flatten et al 2011). Absorptive capacity is determined by entrepreneurship and firm-level attributes.
comprising 27 firms, 3 experts, 11 major players of the local innovation system and one global buyer.
, Yogyakarta City council Ma'sum, Director and operation manager, Estetika, Yogyakarta Mark Kwami, Director MKWAMI Design Services, consultant of CBI Nurhadi, production manager
the Commission will consult experts and take into account the advice of all stakeholders considering the existing standards
and traffic experts in and around Amsterdam at the end of March 2010. Roadworks'warning wrong-way-driver alert and protection of vulnerable road users were among the applications on show.
>set up an Expert Group on Urban ITS as a collaboration platform to promote ITS initiatives in the area of urban mobility and in particular to:>
AND ACHIEVEMENTS The Expert Group on Urban ITS was established and met for the first time on 8 december 2010,
/0 p urban mobility/action plan en. htm>>Expert Group on Urban ITS in the European commission's Register of Expert Groups:
http://ec. europa. eu/transport/urban/Setup of a specific ITS collaboration platform to promote ITS initiatives in the area of urban mobility Expert Group on Urban ITS>A c T I O
Ex-ante evaluation by experts in the first quarter of 2013. The competences of the implementing institutional system are aligned not with the objectives.
The experts will have an information on the common position of the professional community by receiving feedback on the results of the previous rounds and in view of these facts,
The comparable EIS 2009 indicator focuses on doctorate graduates in science and engineering (S&e) and social sciences and humanities (SSH) following the recommendations received from Member States and experts during the revision of the EIS in 2008
when experts may not be at hand. Available evidence suggests outcomes do not suffer. For instance, nurses'performance in answering clinical questions unaided generally falls below that of doctors
Contrasting Experts'Views, organized by IPTS in Seville in November 2011. Finally, thorough checking and editing of the text by Patricia Farrer is acknowledged gratefully. 3 Preface This report is the result of a study conducted in 2011 and 2012,
Good practice and future developments, Expert Group on Impacts of R&d Tax Incentives, Final Report, European commission, DG Research, http://ec. europa. eu/invest-in-research
Assessing Europe's University-based Research, Expert Group on Assessment of University-based Research, EUR 24187 EN, DG Research,
with more than 24,000 expert groups and networking events from London to Beijing to New york. Another much used feature of XING is that it allows users to see how people are connected,
and acknowledge the following experts and colleagues for their valuable input and comments: Zoe Kay (DG CONNECT), Jean-paul Simon (JPS Consulting), Andrea De Panizza (OECD), Marc Bogdanowicz (JRC-IPTS), Paul Desruelle (JRC-IPTS) and all the
which they consider themselves expert. For EACH of the (up to five) faculty areas they identify,
and acknowledge the following experts and colleagues for their valuable input and comments: Zoe Kay (DG CONNECT), Jean-paul Simon (JPS Consulting), Andrea De Panizza (OECD), Marc Bogdanowicz (JRC-IPTS), Paul Desruelle (JRC-IPTS) and all the
company registers) rather than experts'opinions or surveys. 9 Some secondary data sources were used such as the (ICT) industrial scoreboard (JRC-IPTS).
which they consider themselves expert. For each of the faculty areas they identify, respondents are asked to list up to ten domestic
and explained and discussed with peers, experts and critical friends from regions in other countries.
Advice from peers from other regions or international experts may just be pushing fashions which may be more or less relevant and useful.
Report of the Independent Expert Group on R&d and Innovation. Asheim, B.,Boschma, R, . and Cooke, P. 2007).
since they will be obvious to the experts and uninteresting to other readers. $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 USD billion Broadband Bonus Quality-adjusted
the long term potential to increase the upstream bandwidth available with cable is underrated significantly by most experts (see Section 5. 3. 4). 78 Note, incidentally,
Our special thanks go to the seven experts who were interviewed for the elaboration of the recommendations for policy actions:
This set of 60 recommendations was developed during the'Up-Scaling Creative Classrooms in Europe'(SCALE CCR) project and based on several consultations (two expert workshops and seven in depth expert interviews
Annex 2 lists the participants of the two expert workshops held in Seville and Hong kong.
Seven semi-structured interviews with European experts and practitioners were conducted to further develop the initial set of policy recommendations for mainstreaming ICT-ELI with sustained and systemic impact.
experts; teachers; trainers; technology providers and developers; researchers. The method of sampling used was a purposive, non-probability sampling,
experts and parents-giving the sense of being a part of something larger than oneself. Policy-and decision-makers should design
extensive consultation with stakeholders, semi-structured interviews with education experts and practitioners and a number of case reports of ongoing ICT-ELI in Europe and Asia.
7-very relevant 50 Breakdowns according to the background of experts Table 19: Content and curricula policy recommendations according to the background background teacher/trainer researcher policy/decisionmaker other m (sd) n m (sd) n m (sd) n m (sd
and challenges in Member States iv Acknowledgments This report would not have been possible without the input of the Observatory's extensive network of ehealth experts and the support of numerous colleagues at the World health organization headquarters, regional,
Sincere thanks are due to over 800 ehealth experts in 114 countries worldwide who assisted with the design, implementation,
In fact there is a general level of confusion over the difference in the health sector in most countries due to overall lack of clarity by policy-makers, health professionals, and consultants;
Over 50 experts worldwide were involved in the process. Collaborative efforts extended to other WHO programmes as well as international organizations,
Their responsibilities included finding experts in all of the areas addressed by the survey, and organizing and hosting a full-day meeting where the survey could be completed collectively by the entire group.
and now consists of over 800 ehealth experts. Limitations Member States were limited to one response per country;
Every effort was made to select the best national experts to complete the instrument; however, it is not possible to determine
The European commission issues calls for project proposals, experts and competitive calls on the FP7 website. http://cordis. europa. eu/fp7/dc/index. cfm.
lang=en This is a portal comprising of more than 850 advisers providing information, advice and services such as job matching of job seekers and employers.
The following consultants to ITU provided substantive inputs: Pantelis Koutroumpis (Chapter 4) and Sriganesh Lokanathan (Chapter 5). André Wills,
and providing a forum for countries and statistical experts to discuss ICT measurement. Today, the Partnership is recognized internationally as the authoritative forum for advancing ICT measurement based on official statistics.
and its sub-indices are under regular discussion in ITU, in consultation with experts. Indicator definitions and the IDI methodology are discussed in the ITU Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI)
and the ITU Expert Group on ICT Household Indicators (EGH)( Box 2. 1). The 2014 edition of the IDI reflects updates to indicator definitions and reference values agreed upon during the 2013
meetings of EGTI and EGH. The definitions of the following core indicators of the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development included in the IDI were revised at a meeting of EGH held in Brazil in June 2013.3 Percentage of individuals using the Internet:
ITU discussion forums on ICT statistics Much of ITU's work in the area of indicator definitions and statistical methodologies is carried out through its two expert groups:
the Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) and the Expert Group on ICT Household Indicators (EGH.
these two expert groups revise and review ITU's supply-side and demand-side statistics,
and to experts in the field of ICT statistics and data collection, work through online discussion forums and annual face-to-face meetings.
and individual use of ICT included in the IDI. 4 Interested experts are invited to join the EGTI
and/or paediatricians facilitate exchange between experts and parents and contribute to the attainment of physical,
see ITU 2014.3 This definition reflects the revisions agreed upon by the ITU Expert Group on ICT Household Indicators (EGH) at its meeting in Sao paulo, Brazil,
The collection of price data from ITU Member States and the methodology applied for the IPB was agreed upon by the ITU Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) 1 and endorsed by the eighth World
for the first time, ITU collected mobilebroadband prices through its annual ICT Price Basket Questionnaire. 8 The collection of mobilebroadband price data from ITU Member States was agreed upon by the ITU Expert Group
ITU. 239 Measuring the Information Society Report 2014 1 The Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) was created in May 2009 with the mandate to revise the list of ITU supply-side indicators
EGTI is open to all ITU members and experts in the field of ICT statistics and data collection.
11 These rules were presented to the Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) in September 2012.
June 2) Incl. fixed wireless broadband. 3) Fixed broadband in Bhutan is provided via ADSL/DSL networks only. 4) As of 2012 it includes also FTTH. 5) Expert assessment,
He can be reached at didier. bonnet@capgemini. com Michael Welch is a managing consultant at Capgemini Consulting and visiting scientist at MIT's Center for Digital Business.
and Research in Communications Private Entities Romanian Association of Consultants on Accessing European Funds Romanian Association
Led by outside experts, the working groups prepared strategic white papers in the following sectors: health care industry; ICT;
where participating experts and the competent EU committees commented the S3 drafts of Hungary and three other countries (Malta,
In accordance with the S3 methodology, the strategy development process, supplemented by consultations with EU experts,
means the panel of experts from the business and the academic world, civil society and regional development,
ensure the feedback of the experts and the public administration, support the individual subtasks, and prepare for the implementation of the strategy.
Under the leadership of appointed experts, the work organisations are jointly carrying out the organising work
An independent S3 panel of external experts will operate closely connected to the organization of the NKFIH,
The panels of experts formed for the specific topics (e g. RDI infrastructure) arising during the implementation of S3 are linked also to the work of the Office.
social organizations and government agencies as well as the investors and experts, play a key role in successful local smart specialization.
in the course of which the main sectoral specialization directions were determined inhas also consultations with the involvement of external experts and local stakeholders.
The S3 Management Team also invited other technical experts and organizations along the'quadruple helix'.
and the consistency between the two planning is ensured by a panel of experts set up for this purpose (the Inter-ministerial Working group) both during the development and the implementation processes.
in addition, the most appropriate and competent experts carry out the work, which develop the local and the national economy.
Fabrizio Sestini European commission DG CONNECT Senior Expert (Advisor) Digital Social Innovation 4 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe What is it?
and transparency by supporting journalists and other experts to access information and report key stories.
The workshop brought together over 70 DSI practitioners, researchers, experts, and poliy makers from different European countries,
often done in collaboration with external entrepreneurs and internal government policy experts. Engaging citizens and nonprofits to find new ideas These labs focus on opening up government to voices and ideas from outside the system,
Qualitative responses to the idea-interviews or meetings/consultation with key stakeholders, such as domain experts and possible purchasers of the service to establish what social challenges need to be addressed
Sigma Orionis Mayo Fuster Morrell Fellow of the Berkman Centre, Researcher, Institute of Govern and Public Policies (AUB) Gohar Sargsyan Adviser and founding member, OISPG;
Consultant Logica Daniel Kaplan Founder and CEO, The next-Generation Internet Foundation Simona Levi Founder, Forum for the Access to Culture and Knowledge Markkula Markku Committee
We would also like to thank the experts from around Europe who attended our DSI policy workshop in Brussels on February 17th, 2014,
Over the course of this project we have spoken to numerous experts in the Europe and internationally,
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