Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) to disseminate them in particular in Austria and the countries of the Smart Grids D-A-CHCOOPERATION but also to interested experts in other European countries and worldwide.
In preparation of this workshop we developed, together with national key experts, Smart Grids Country Snapshots, giving an update and overview about the national R&d activities on three slides per country as an input to the workshop.
44 Smart Grids Country Fact Sheets 49 6 Country Snapshots for national experts EEGI/ERA-Net Smart Grids Workshop March 14th, 2011
and research institutions according to national and EU funding guideline Orders to experts to produce studies on specific topics 40 DE:
The Energy Strategy process (Energie Strategie Österreich, www. energiestrategie. at) is a trans-ministerial initiative, where more than 150 experts from industry,
For this document, a group of experts identified 5 broad challenges that provide a framework for visions, bottlenecks and needs for research demonstrators in the field of Smart Grids.
One expert group has been installed to each programme, and one of these is related to Smart Grids.
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
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,
/docoffic/official/communic/comm en. htm 8 Smart specialisation has also been advocated strongly by the Synergies Expert
'a Policy Brief of the Knowledge for Growth Expert Group advising the then Commissioner for Research, Janez Potonik. 13 Firstly, a transition from an existing sector to a new one based on cooperative institutions and processes,
preparation, assessment (a review by peer regions and experts) and post-review follow-up. Stage 1:
During this preparatory stage, the representatives of the region under review prepare a review of their region's RIS3 in consultation with the S3 Platform team and experts.
representatives of the European commission and independent academic experts working in the field of smart specialisation. Following the peer review phase,
A key feature brought in by these European union-sponsored exercises was the introduction of external experts in this analytical phase.
when the external consultants and experts were involved truly in the exercise, when foreign experts teamed up with national or regional ones,
or when they acted as coaches for the regional decision-makers (to ensure a strong legacy from their input,
This involves expert work on value chain analysis (undertaken in an international environment and enlightening the spatial division of labour),
These types of analysis are conducted by experts who study the cases in close cooperation with cluster actors:
Mixing regional experts with international experts helps to give more weight to the international competitiveness issue.
and involve interactions between experts (Table 1; see more details on the FOREN website. For RIS3, foresight studies would ideally combine regional expertise with international expertise able to put regional assets in perspective with wider trends. 22 Neffke F. and Svensson Henning M. 2009
mind mapping) X XX X X X X X Expert panels XX X X X X X Delphi survey X X X
and external experts who can contribute to the benchmarking and peer review processes. Defining the scope of the RIS3 is crucial,
with a wide participation of actors and experts from within and outside the region. This needs to be communicated, understood and acknowledged:
and international experts who can offer benchmarking and peer review services, for example. Figure 1 exemplifies a number of organisations belonging to each of the previous categories,
of which is depicted by a different cell in the three-dimensional box of regions. results/outcome indicators classification scheme on the use of results/outcome indicators within a reformed Cohesion Policy adopted by the international panel of experts
and proposed for discussion to a wide regional audience (including national representatives as well as foreign experts at relevant points).
while evaluation should be carried out by independent experts, guided closely by those responsible for the policy.
as well as experts to work directly on regional development priorities. Universities are a critical'asset'of the region
the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006.89 References Policy Recommendations of the High-level Expert Group on KETS (2011). 98 Commission Communication
'etc. 91 A group of experts from Member States currently working on the'strategic use of EU support programmes,
If any of the persons identified is an independent expert participating in the evaluation of the proposals for the call in question,
EUR 0. 02 million from the 2014 budget and EUR 0. 02 million from the 2015 budget 8 External expertise This action will support the use of appointed independent experts
The experts concerned will be qualified highly with specialist expertise in the field of financial instruments such as bankers, venture capital (VC) and other risk-capital fund managers, business angels,
In order to attract experts of sufficiently high calibre, a special allowance of 450/day will be paid to highly qualified,
million33 201534 Budget EUR million Experts (expert evaluators, experts groups, monitors) 0. 92 of which 0. 10 from 02.040203 and 0. 82 1. 14
The cost to EU society of cerebral disorders was estimated by experts to be around 800 billion in 2010.
external experts are involved not. The decision to support a project and the extent of support has to be taken within 6 8 weeks,
List of experts interviews...76 Appendix II: Internet links for further information ongood practice'regions...
and literature and through selected interviews with experts within identified good practice regions. The report is structured as follows:
and expert interviews (for a list of interviewed experts see appendix I). 4. 1. Criteria for identifying Good Practice Regions Table 1 presents a matrix developed on the synthesis of literature in chapter 2
List of experts interviews Expert Interview by Place & Date Themes Prof. Dr. Harald Bathelt Susanne Kolb, personal interview Marburg, 7th june 2006 Boston Route 128, cluster Prof.
The analysis is based on literature, interviews with industry representatives and experts, company case studies and a telephone survey among decision-makers in European enterprises from the TLS industries.
the OECD Working Party on Indicators for the Information Society (WPIIS) established an Expert Group on Defining and Measuring Electronic commerce,
2005). 78 Technical Committee 278 (2007) Road Transport and Traffic Telematics, Open Call for Project Team Experts:
The availability of the source code supports a high innovation grade, next to more efficient maintenance of the software which will result in a more effective effort by ICT experts.
Therefore, at least E-business in the transport & logistics industry 148 one member of the project team should be accomplished an expert for this type of business.
Technical Committee 278 (2007) Road Transport and Traffic Telematics, Open Call for Project Team Experts: http://www. cen. eu/cenorm/tc278. pdf Terwiesch, C. and Wu, Y. 2004.
comprising internal executives and external experts from the medical, academic and business communities to provide ongoing advice on the exploitation potential of Healthcare IT.
share ideas and quickly call upon the advice of experts in different fields. Consequently, SMSA-BH patients who needed to seek consultation with specialists had to wait
comprising internal executives and external experts from the medical, academic and business communities to provide ongoing advice on the exploitation potential of Healthcare IT.
discussions held with industry experts and representatives of SME associations. Further based on a pilot study covering about 10 enterprises each in the three sectors, we did an item analysis for the questions excluding those
The Expert Group provided technical input and feedback on the work at three meetings convened during the course of the project.
An additional expert meeting was organised by the BIAC at OECD Headquarters in 2007 under the OECD Labour Management Programme.
The authors would like to express particular thanks to country experts who aided in the implementation of case studies,
experts in Massachusetts (United states) reported huge administrative cost savings as a result of introducing electronic claim processing through the New england Healthcare Electronic Data Interchange Network (NEHEN),
experts in Massachusetts reported staggering administrative cost savings as a result of introducing electronic claims processing through the New england Healthcare Electronic Data Interchange Network (NEHEN),
and performance experts to develop standardised and nationally-recognised metrics that can be used to monitor impacts on quality and cost of care.
pragmatic progress and promising potential, Powerpoint presentation to OECD Expert Meeting on ICT in the Health Sector, Paris. Riksrevisjonen (Office of the Auditor General of Norway)( 2008), Riksrevisjonens
and experts in quality and safety to help set the agenda and facilitate the process.
and sharing with the stroke unit experts at Son Dureta. Integrated picture archiving and communications system (PACS) for the management of radiological images from community hospitals.
THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES OECD 2010 independent expert organisation providing guidance on infrastructure and standards related to the national EHR effort.
A group of OECD experts in health information technology was established to help guide the work, the development of a framework for the selection and analysis of case studies and interpretation of results.
The number of interviews conducted was determined together with experts of the host country and by an assessment of the characteristics of the proposed case studies, including the variables under investigation,
IPF has invited also experts from European innovation support agencies to participate in peer review panels and as hosts for peer reviews.
and to attract reviewers/experts. The open calls were used also to get support schemes submitted.
leading to efficiency savings and increased consistency but a side effect is the loss of ability of the human expert to innovate
The unique aspect of the IPF is the profile, the membership and the access to leading experts.
In this approach external experts can be included when needed. However, the ones that apply for participating in projects need to be committed to these processes.
The Agenda has drawn on the insights of my Business Advisory Council and other experts. The Agenda sets out four ambitions that Australia must pursue:
including business management advice from experienced private sector experts; help small and medium businesses become more competitive by working with the research sector to develop new ideas with commercial potential,
We do not address experienced R&d experts but staff in SMES (managers, employees and trainees) who have to develop innovative products
At this point, the participation of experts for recommendations and solutions was necessary. So the district used the help of Wright
3. a special place with a large board or paper that can be see by all participants. 4. an expert called facilitator,
if experts in different fields of knowledge and levels of qualification participate in the session. 4. 3. 1
The innovative potentials of a group can be used (experts in different fields of knowledge. All participants are active (not necessarily achieved by a brainstorming session.
Therefore, for the composition of a work group, experts from different fields are useful (technicians, doctors, biologists etc.
Clear definition of the problem Available knowledge in different levels/expertise of different fields of knowledge (natural science, technical expertise, medicine) group work with experts from distant fields can be very useful
experts-and abilities to use them"Innosupport: Supporting Innovation in SMES"-4. 4. Analogical Reasoning page 62 of 271 From the point of view of patent protection analogies should be found in fields which are farther away
but we don't pass on our expertise We have an expert for every question but few people know how to locate him/her We document everything thoroughly
Knowledge gaps might arise from missing people (special know-how or experts) or missing technology or a combination of the two.
The Scottish company with the help of Marks & Clerk Scotland, IP experts initiated proceedings in South korea for infringement of their South korean design registration and succeeded immediately in stopping further manufacture
So he began to seek information about how to best protect them, by consulting IP experts.
IP questions are dealt with as problems arise by seeking help from IP experts. Planning to diversify his business activities,
Use clear and simple language the person that will read the Business plan may not be an expert on the area of your project,
and proof read the document Reference others by referencing experts in the area of your project,
Each staff member has the possibility to talk for two hours with an EDP expert about his EDP questions on the basis of a catalogue of questions prepared in advance
If you company does not have an HR department or an HR expert, you will most likely work with an external consultant or advisor."
If necessary, ask for the support of an external expert to help you structure the measures to improve your organisation's performance.
or will contact directly some expert in the field; nevertheless, the Internet could be used more often as the most comprehensive and operational means of finding information. 12.1.1.1.
and detailed comments provided by an expert in the field. Depending on the type of the required information or specificity of data,
and contracting foreign experts Finding and using international sources for financing Marketing and sales (ads website,
1. Employing people who are professional experts and speak foreign languages e g . because they come from
confirm, or extend the data base with experts from the selected industries like firm representatives, representatives of industry associations and cluster managers.
If any of the persons identified is an independent expert participating in the evaluation of the proposals for the call in question,
EUR 0. 02 million from the 2014 budget and EUR 0. 02 million from the 2015 budget 8 External expertise This action will support the use of appointed independent experts
The experts concerned will be qualified highly with specialist expertise in the field of financial instruments such as bankers, venture capital (VC) and other risk-capital fund managers, business angels,
In order to attract experts of sufficiently high calibre, a special allowance of 450/day will be paid to highly qualified,
2015budget EUR million Experts (expert evaluators, experts groups, monitors) 0. 92 of which 0. 10 from 02.040203 and 0. 82 from 08.020203 1. 14 of which 0
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 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,
(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,
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
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
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.
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:
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.
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
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.
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,
comprising 27 firms, 3 experts, 11 major players of the local innovation system and one global buyer.
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,
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