May 2009, published in English Het gebruik van Web 2. 0 ter ondersteuning van open innovatie en collectieve creativiteit.
December 2009, published in Dutch The international expansion path of Bekaert, AB-Inbev and Belgacom, Priscilla Boiardi and Leo Sleuwaegen,
online tool Web 2. 0 Readiness Scan HR Toolbox 7 Table of contents 1 Why does open innovation in SMES deserve more attention?..
These stories about applying open innovation in small firms successfully can barely be compared with the open innovation ventures of large manufacturing companies, such as Xerox, P&g, Philips, Lego, and IBM.
because the open innovation network is at the core of the business model. The existing business model (innovation) frameworks do not pay attention to strategic partners
and sent an additional email with detailed information about the study. In total we contacted 18 companies that have been mentioned as having been involved in open innovation activities.
this trend is an outcome of the growing impact of the Internet, television, and other distractions at night.
and largely untapped approach to increasing value for the customer and enabling medical staff to deliver value by making their jobs more convenient using, for instance, smart and integrated information systems.
Based on a combination of two technologies (displays and three-dimensional scanning the company wants to change both the physical shop and the shopping experience.
After scanning, customers see themselves on large screens as a virtual, three-dimensional model dressed in clothes from various collections that the shop offers.
but the software also can make choices for the customer depending in the skeleton, weight, age,
To convert these minimal pressure differences into a convenient tool for recording weather data the metal cells were brought into contact with a liquid that reacts to these small differences accurately
It is remarkable that the firms we interviewed did not diversify over time into new businesses that were not or only weakly related to their core business.
innovative company should stick to its core products. First, new product markets have their own specific challenges.
awards, lectures at conferences, press coverage, and other inexpensive means. 54 4 How SMES build new business models through open innovation?
It had to team up with different parties to develop the two basic technologies (displays and 3d scanning) to make virtual shopping possible.
The Strada radiator had a panel on top of the radiator that users sometimes had to remove to clean the battery
To remove this panel most people at home used a screwdriver, which would often damage the varnish.
Based on an idea from Product Days, a small pop-up device was installed now to remove the panel easily without using tools.
and make patients less dependent on nurses using intelligent monitoring and communication systems. The small consortium used the keywords to develop a new concept of the patient room that was translated subsequently into several products
and blogs where recipes could be added and where people could learn inspirational ways to fry food.
and deepen learning about open innovation among entrepreneurs One way to accelerate the use of open innovation in small firms is to diffuse successful cases using audiovisual tools on the Internet.
and uploading them on Youtube, Slideshare, and so on. For a good example, see the videos on the Web site of the Belgian Design Forum.
the acquisition of innovative, externally developed machinery, equipment, and software (iv; the acquisition of external knowledge through licenses or other types of contracts (v). A company's external knowledge acquisition is captured by calculating the average score of the five questionnaire items registering a firm's use of these external
and future of the concept, Communications of the Association for Information systems, Vol. 16,1-25-25; Shafer, M. S.,Smith, H. J. and Linder, J. C. 2005), The power of business models, Business Horizons, 48 (3), 199-207.
The core ideas of this book are summarised in the following HBR article: Other definitions of open innovation have been provided by Johnson.
origins, present and future of the concept, Communications of the Association for Information systems. Chapter 4 98 29 Chesbrough, H. 2007), Why companies should have open business models, MIT Sloan Management Review, Winter 2007,48, 2, 22-28;
three core process archetypes, R&d Management Conference RADMA, Lisbon, Portugal. 30 Larsen P. and Lewis, A. 2007), How award-winning SMES manage the barriers to innovation, Creativity
Networks of learning in biotechnology, Administrative Science Quarterly, 41,116-145.32 In 2006, Netflix, a major movie rental company, organized a crowdsourcing contest on the Internet.
The idea was to build a better way to recommend movies to its users than its own software.
the Web-based movie rental service company awarded a team of mathematicians and computer engineers called Bellkor's Pragmatic Chaos. The group developed software that is at least 10%more accurate than Netflix's current software (Cinematch) at predicting which movies customers will like based on their past preferences.
Crowdsourcing contests are also possible for smaller companies although most likely in smaller, more focused communities.
Moreover, small contests can be held among employees, suppliers, and local communities of designers, engineers, and so on. 33 These value networks have been described by different authors.
RAG analysis of innovation ecosystem large firms 22 Intertradeireland would like to thank the companies which participated in our Business Monitor survey undertaken by Perceptive Insight.
but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made to their accuracy, completeness or correctness.
This approach points to the significance of organisations outside the firm that can act as catalysts
and License-out to gain value from ideas and technologies that do not fit the core strategy of the company.
knowledge workers become more mobile and innovation becomes riskier and more costly, more businesses have turned to open innovation as a way of increasing the speed and effectiveness of their innovation approaches.
as catalysts, contributors or collaborators. Serial innovators may draw on higher education institutions for intellectual property and talent, on the financial resources of venture capitalists and angel investors and on the capacities and facilities of other companies, consultants,
Analysing empirical data for EU companies, the report 7 shows that innovative companies are more likely to export,
Intertradeireland, Business Monitor (May 2012; European commission, Annual Report on EU SMES (November 2011), Eurostat, Regional GVA per capita (March 2012;
published innovation performance data from the Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS) 11 and the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS) 12 has been used to benchmark performance against the EU-27 average and the UK.
albeit with older RIS data and against fewer indicators, the business community in Ireland tended to be better across the following metrics:
There is a gap in the data for financial organisations regarding venture capital in Northern ireland although recent analysis of BVCA data suggests that just over 2%of UK-wide VC investment between 1989 and 2010 was in Northern ireland. 13 From EU-wide metrics Ireland in 2011 lags
significantly behind both the EU-27 average and the UK (see Figure 3). Innovation Ecosystem Actors Firms Financial services Orgs Higher education Institutes Innovation Support Agencies Business Services Orgs Intermediary Bodies Policy makers
and the 2009 RIS uses data from 2004 and 2006 for all EU27 regions. 13 Northern ireland Science Park,
that of moderate innovator. 14 In the absence of data to assess the performance of each category of innovation actor,
or Process Innovations Higher education R&d Expenditure Innovative SMES Collaborating with others Employment in Knowledge-Intensive Activities SMES Innovating In-House Employment Medium-High tech Manufacturing Population Completed
-Island Innovation Ecosystem 3. 1 Introduction The Intertradeireland Business Monitor was used as the method of reaching a sample of 1,
The Intertradeireland Business Monitor telephone survey was undertaken in 2011 and the sample is structured to allow subgroup analysis by region, sector (seven of these), size of business (small, medium and large) and export orientation (exporters off the island,
Intertradeireland Business Monitor (2011. n=1, 104) Figure 5: Firms'innovation activities, by type of innovation Past 3 years Next 12 months Both Neither 0 20 40 60 80 100 New/improved products
including marketing (e g. new or improved websites) or investments in new technology (e g. IT upgrades.
In almost every innovation activity there was little difference between firms in Ireland or Northern ireland. While innovators can be found across all sectors there is little difference between them in terms of activity undertaken.
Intertradeireland Business Monitor (2011). 040%10 50 20 60 30 70 Export off island Cross Border Not Exporter New/improved products or services
The data on human resources help form a view on firms'absorptive capacity. A significant majority of past innovators (68%)said they possessed ambition to grow.
Intertradeireland Business Monitor (2011). 16 In terms of resources, over half of past innovators (53%)have dedicated sales staff.
Intertradeireland Business Monitor (2011). 17 The scorings come from a scale of 1 (for‘Extremely poor')to 7 (for‘Excellent'.
Intertradeireland Business Monitor (2011. Figure 10: Use of formal external supports for innovation by innovation-active businesses On your own Mainly in-house but with some external input or support Mainly external but with some internal support Undertaken jointly with others (50:50) Unsure%0
Intertradeireland Business Monitor (2011. Clients/Customers Suppliers Intermediary Bodies Financial services Organisations Innovation Support Agencies Business Services Organisations Higher education Institutes%0 20 40 60 80
Intertradeireland Business Monitor (2011. Figure 12: Ranking of the effectiveness of external partners by innovative businesses Clients/Customers Suppliers Financial services Organisations Innovation Support Agencies Intermediary Bodies Business Services Organisations Higher education
Firms in Ireland and Northern ireland have the same outlook on the effectiveness of their innovation partners.
Intertradeireland Business Monitor (2011. International Cross-Border Local%025 50 75 100 Clients Suppliers Intermediary Bodies Business Services Organisations Higher education Institutes Financial services Organisations Innovation
While there is limited data to benchmark their contribution, Intertradeireland research from 2009, on the design services sector on the island, suggested that such services were utilised under both because of lack of design companies (the sector is approximately one third the relative size of the UK's) and also a lack of understanding of the application and benefits of such
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Competitiveness, Innovation and Productivity: Clearing up the Confusion Robert D. Atkinson August 2013 The Information technology & Innovation Foundation THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION FOUNDATION Page 2 COMPETITIVENESS, INNOVATION AND PRODUCTIVITY:
CLEARING UP THE CONFUSION To listen to many economists, pundits and policymakers discuss the economics of growth it would be easy to be confused by the commonly used terms:
competitiveness, innovation and productivity. These terms are used often almost interchangeably and with little precise meaning.
For example, a printing firm in Michigan that sells printed material to customers across the United states would be traded a firm from the perspective of the Michigan economy,
In contrast, a software firm in Washington that sells software throughout the world would be traded a firm from the state and national perspective.
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION FOUNDATION Page 3 export sectors, artificially low taxes on traded sector firms and direct subsidies to exports.
While data exists on trade balances for virtually all nations, data on the extent of export discounts
and import restricting (especially through non-tariff barriers) are difficult to obtain. Despite this at a cursory level, it would appear that nations like Austria, Germany,
resulting in shiny new products like Apple's ipad or Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. Still others believe innovation pertains only to the research and development (R&d) activity occurring at universities, national laboratories, and corporations.
INNOVATION THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION FOUNDATION Page 4 While this is all true, it is much too limiting in scope.
In contrast, the creation of a new drug, a new kind of airplane or a faster computer chip would
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION FOUNDATION Page 5 e-books. This process of change within industries occurs in all sectors
(which in developing nations normally have low productivity) and gains 500 software jobs (which normally have higher productivity),
If its managers install a new computer-aided manufacturing system and raise the plant's productivity (the growth effect),
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION FOUNDATION Page 6 lower since it will have to give up more production to pay for its imports.
COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGY STRATEGY STRATEGY INNOVATION PRODUCTIVITY THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION FOUNDATION Page 7 ENDNOTES 1. Michael E. Porter, The Competitive Advantage of Nations, Harvard
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Robert Atkinson is the president of the Information technology and Innovation Foundation.
ABOUT ITIF The Information technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) is a Washington, D c.-based think tank at the cutting edge of designing innovation strategies and technology policies to create economic opportunities
and Peer Learning 3. 1. Peer mentoring 3. 2. One-to-one mentoring 3. 3. Skills development programmes 3. 4. Webinars 4
A National Entrepreneurship Website for startups with social media channels, should be established which contains relevant up-to-date information on services available,
along with links to agencies relevant to establishing and growing a business. An Entrepreneurship Policy Unit should be tasked with coordinating government startup policy in Ireland.
The Forum is grateful to the many people who have contributed online, by telephone, in writing and in person.
'2 The 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report shows that the rate of early stage entrepreneurship in Ireland is compared 6. 1
recommendations and initiatives have been implemented to support specific cohorts in the high tech, life-sciences and medical devices sectors,
or offering-whether a local bakery or a global high tech company-entrepreneurs create value that can grow
which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers and project managers, collaborate intensively on software projects.
The goal of such events is to enable students to understand the technology that builds our world
With English now the primary language of today's world economy, learning a programming language has arguably become more important than learning a second spoken language.
especially given that most schools have significant numbers of (often under-used) internet-connected computers already in place.
Every week, roughly 5, 000 kids develop their computer skills in 100 Coderdojos throughout Ireland. Ideally we would hope to increase this by at least a factor of 10 in the coming years.
A database of entrepreneurs could be established and managed by the LEOS or Enterprise Ireland, as a national registry.
with a focus on learning web development and computer programming. 3. Introduce a National Register for volunteer entrepreneurs who would be willing to visit schools to engage with students at local level. 2. 3 Encouragement for Under-Represented Groups The majority of the actions being taken by Government are helpful
to people who are already in the‘system 'or who have started already their entrepreneurial journey.
A large number of industry associations, entrepreneurial events and conferences (including the Dublin Web Summit) are built on the concept of networking
One Forum member has Saturday Skype calls of 15 minutes length between 11am and noon for anyone who wants to register for the slots via his executive assistant.
Free web services to support this are available. 14 Industry efforts to create this national registry are already underway
or monthly basis for an Office Hours style programme. 25 Award winners alumni responded to this question. 14 Possibly using free or inexpensive off-the-shelf web services like http://ohours
-24-recommendations recommendations 3. 4 Webinars A recurrent theme from entrepreneurs is need the for workshops
and industry organisations develop a rolling series of webinars that enable learning and information sharing.
The technology involved in hosting Webinars is quite inexpensive and speakers could offer their services free of charge.
The Webinars could be attended live or people could watch the webinar at a later time
or date via a hosted website. 23. One-hour webinars should be hosted by Agencies
and industry organisations on a monthly basis featuring topics that enable entrepreneurs to manage their businesses more effectively,
and that people can access in their own time. -25-recommendations Peer-to-peer learning between entrepreneurs is crucial to developing startup communities.
The emergence of digital mobile systems (GSM) and open systems in computing and communications created an environment where even small companies could make an impact in world markets such as banking
telecommunications services and interactive learning that were traditionally the preserve of large multinational companies. During the late 70s and 80s, a significant proportion of the third level graduates from engineering and science courses emigrated to join multinationals in mainland Europe and North america.
Ireland's universities in the 80s had many innovative programmes in computing and communications, which were very current with trends in the industry.
Typical startups of this period were companies such as Kindle (Banking Systems), Aldiscon (Text messaging), Fineos (Insurance), Iona (Enterprise Integration Software), APION (Mobile Web), CBT & Riverdeep
(Interactive Learning), Changingworlds (Personalisation), Network365 (Mobile Payments), Datalex (Travel Software), Trintech (Online Payments), Baltimore Technologies (Security), Glockenspiel (Compilers), Euristix (Network
the 8-12 successful entrepreneurs who take time to give back who act as catalysts for entrepreneurial activity.
-29-17 http://www. linkedin. com/company/startup-ireland? trk=company name or http://startupireland. ie 18 For further information on what is happening globally with startup communities,
Startups. ie The startups. ie website was created by entrepreneurs to be a starting place for people interested in setting up their own business.
It contains a forum, blogs, startup stories and advice etc. There are also a number of other Irish websites (e g. www. smallbusinesscan. ie, www. business-startup. ie,
etc) and these websites provide detailed information regarding starting a business in Ireland. Startup Grind Ireland Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate
inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. They host monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies.
A panel of people with significant business experience, volunteer their time to give practical advice to small businesses.
and a national website advertising various activities. These activities and other events for entrepreneurs take place regularly across Ireland20.
Establish a national website and e-mail list (hosted and run by volunteers in the private sector) for each part of the country,
Some people parallel the growing popularity of co-working spaces to the popularisation of coffee spots with free Internet such as Starbucks. These locations led to a‘lightbulb'moment for many who recognised that highly productive work can be accomplished in a shared
In the ICT hardware and maker community these are called often‘hackerspaces'.'Co-working spaces are effective creation engines for startups as they lower barriers to entry for founders while increasing learning/information sharing.
Unlimited and reliable wifi. Open plan, brightly lit, hot-desking/collaborative space with specially designed break out space, meeting rooms,
Plug-and-play style services (internet, printing, telephone, postal and storage facilities) at affordable costs. Co-working spaces usually range from 2,
Outlook. 30 Jobbridge has a number of detractors, due to a perception that some people are being given deadend jobs with no training,
and thousands of careers are getting jumpstarted through this programme every week. 31 OECD (2013) Employment Outlook James had been in the construction industry as a junior technician with an architect's firm until the recession hit.
and then decided to upskill by taking on a degree course in computer networking. Having finished this,
Corresponding website development, campaigns and media outreach should be undertaken. 50. Expand the tech visa to talent in other areas of unmet demand.
using social networks with crowdfunding platforms to finance their businesses and projects. The United states and other markets are experimenting with crowdfunding extensively at this time.
An email alert system should be in place to inform service providers of new programmes and initiatives that are being introduced.
Social media should be used to support information sharing. The Forum would like to see more knowledge sharing and less duplication of effort among service providers across all of the State organisations.
and monitor performance data to ensure that actions taken are showing positive results. Until now there has been designated no‘entrepreneurship policy unit'within the Government system that seeks to coordinate response and programmes across government for startups.
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation should create an Entrepreneurship Policy Unit. 7. 2 Monitoring progress of entrepreneurship policy It is important that the Government monitors performance to ensure that actions taken are showing positive results.
The data for this information does exist; however, it is not accessible because of the variety of systems in
which the data is kept--between Revenue, the Company Registrations Office, and other sources. Use of up-to-date performance data to monitor startup levels will be important.
The Forum proposes the establishment of a‘Startup Monitor'by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to facilitate performance monitoring.
The Department should design an appropriate structure and mechanism for the production of startup information.
The collation of appropriate metrics could be supported by relevant available data obtained from the Revenue Commissioners.
The Startup Monitor should capture information on numbers of new companies created to include: Numbers of individuals starting a self employment project.
The Startup Monitor should also have capabilities to produce up-to-date information on: Progress of startups over time (eg.
A‘Startup Monitor'should be produced and made publicly available, on a monthly or quarterly basis, by the Department of Jobs,
So many websites and sources of information are available that many people find it confusing and inaccessible.
While no one website can possibly answer every question at any time, a better national website resource is required,
which provides information on the supports available and signposts the user to relevant agencies. We acknowledge that the development of this website could be a substantial undertaking.
The private sector have developed already several initiatives that help direct entrepreneurs to relevant events and resources39.
These may provide models for the agency developing the national website, and are discussed further in Chapter 4 Vibrant Hotspots of Activity.
A National Entrepreneurship Website for startups should be established which contains relevant upto-date information on services available
This initiative must also use social media channels. 63. The e-Government initiative by the government should look at the various requirements for registering a business in Ireland,
and events by joining Startup Ireland's Linkedin group and regularly checking the Startup Digest for events in Cork
These Guides should be made available on the Revenue website and also provided to companies when they register for VAT. 64.
These Guides should be made available on the Revenue website and also provided to companies when they register for VAT. 7. 4 Taxation/social welfare The For um submi t ted a number of speci f ic recommendations to Minister Richard Bruton in September 2013 with regard to
with a focus on learning web development and computer programming. 3. Introduce a National Register for volunteer entrepreneurs who would be willing to visit schools to engage with students at local level. 2. 3 Encouragement for Under-Represented Groups 4. As part of an entrepreneurship cultural awareness campaign,
create‘entrepreneur heroes 'which highlight and celebrate role models inclusive of the under-represented profiles (female/youth/immigrants etc.)
the Forum recommends cutting the charge as a specific measure to support unemployed people trying to start a business. 3. 4 Webinars 23.
One-hour webinars should be hosted by Agencies and industry organisations on a monthly basis featuring topics that enable entrepreneurs to manage their businesses more effectively,
Establish a national website and e-mail list (hosted and run by volunteers in the private sector) for each part of the country,
Corresponding website development, campaigns and media outreach should be undertaken. 50. Expand the tech visa to talent in other areas of unmet demand. 6. Access to Finance 6. 1 Encouraging investment in startups 51.
A‘Startup Monitor'should be produced and made publicly available, on a monthly or quarterly basis,
A National Entrepreneurship Website for startups should be established which contains relevant upto-date information on services available
This initiative must also use social media channels. 63. The e-Government initiative by the government should look at the various requirements for registering a business in Ireland,
These Guides should be made available on the Revenue website and also provided to companies when they register for VAT. 7. 4 Taxation/social welfare 65.
Sean O'sullivan Managing director and founder of SOSVENTURES and Carma Joe Cunningham Founder, Aldiscon, APION, Aepona, Accuris, Ammeon, ex CTO, Logica Mobile networks, Aldiscon Daniel
Irish Internet Association IP: Intellectual Property IRC: Irish Research Council ISA: Irish Software Association ITLG:
Irish Technology Leadership Group LDC: Local Development Companies LEO: Local Enterprise Office NDRC: National Digital Research Centre OECD:
Our Cities, Drivers of National Competitiveness Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Reports GEM Ireland National Report,(2012) GEM USA National Report (2012) Gibb, A.,Haskins, G,
Entrepreneurial Networks & Mentoring 49 6. Access to Markets 50 6. 1 First time Exporters 50 6. 2 Clustering Programme 51 6. 3 Public
Homegrown business ideas that display innovation and creativity will enable us to grow jobs, challenge for market share
and clearly developed value propositions and where appropriate are oriented export in their thinking early in their development. 14 National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship in Ireland CSO data indicates that in 2011 there were almost 190,
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), which provides useful international comparative information on entrepreneurship, reflects the difficulties for entrepreneurship which Ireland has experienced in recent years.
%25 34 (10%)and 45 54 (9%).It is lowest amongst those aged 18 24 (7. 6%)and 55 64 (4. 6%).This data suggests there is perhaps untapped potential amongst females, youth,
It is based on analysis of comprehensive data sets from more than 120 countries that marshal information about the 3as of development:
the usage rate of the internet in population, and culture. 2. The entrepreneurial activity (ACT) sub-index is concerned principally with measuring high growth potential startup activity.
Altogether, the index construction integrates 31 variables, 16 from GEM and 15 from other data sources, into 14 pillars and three sub-indexes.
31.3 Ireland 19 61.8 Brazil 81 30.4 Puerto rico 20 61.7 Bangladesh 121 13.8 Using this entrepreneurship-related data to compare countries,
Using this data we will create an accurate picture of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Ireland.
and data for Ireland compiled across international benchmarks. This analysis will reveal the particular conditions that are driving high
Analysis undertaken in 2012 of the previous 10 years of HSPU companies in Enterprise Ireland's 8 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2013 Culture,
In 2013,57%of participants attending core training programmes in Local Enterprise Offices (LEOS) were female.
and promotion of female role models, targeted events and awards, support for female entrepreneur networks and promotion of a dedicated area on corporate websites.
DES) Develop a web portal to attract international talent with in demand skills to Ireland. EI, IDA, D/Social Protection, D/Foreign affairs, Irish Software Association, ICT Ireland) Develop Junior Cycle short courses in Digital Media Literacy and Coding.
NCCA) Facilitate the issuing of up to 2, 000 employment permits per year to experienced ICT professionals with skills in high demand.
The poor level of internet/broadband access and capacity in many rural areas is a handicap to their strategic development.
An Employer Pack, available on the Department of Social Protection's website, contains more details on these supports
Data on take-up of the scheme is not yet available. National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship in Ireland 27 2. 1. 3 Share Based Remuneration In private Companies Share based employee remuneration can significantly reduce fixed labour costs
An easy to use web portal businessregulation. ie) for all key business regulatory compliance issues has been introduced to help reduce the regulatory burden on the enterprise sector.
This will provide businesses with a single web portal through which businesses will be able to apply for
according to CSO data for the period 2007 to 2012. This suggests there is a strong need to ensure that the framework conditions
statistics website National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship in Ireland 31 Innovation & Collaboration Fusion (technology transfer through company graduate-academic partnership) Challenge (business transformation
Encouraging and supporting innovation and research collaboration is a core mission driven by a range of programmes designed to meet company needs at various stages of development, from Innovation Vouchers worth €5, 000 to Innovation
In response, KTI has published a first set of model agreements and guidelines on its web portal. Combined with the guidance notes also published,
including actuaries and statisticians for the purposes of developments in Big data and occupations in engineering, financial services,
KTI) KTI will create a searchable national database of licencing opportunities in order to increase the visibility of research opportunities to industry.
Mentoring ranges from‘light touch'standalone mentoring, such as Vodafone's Speed Mentoring initiative, to more intensive and structured approaches.
Startupbootcamp Dublin) and mentoring as a core component of intensive management development programmes (e g. Bord Bia, Management Works Skillnet, CEB Accelerate Programme) 10.
the DJEI will develop a simple open database to attract new mentors. A working group will implement changes to broaden its scope (particularly including mentoring to help enterprises scale),
and connectivity with low access thresholds Timely and flexible access to startup and growth capital An investor-grade business planning support service Low cost, timely introductions to intelligent global networks.
Companies such as Google, SAP, Microsoft, Facebook, Dell and IBM are emerging partners with EI in supporting startups.
Officehours. ie is a database of experienced Irish entrepreneurs who voluntarily give their time to advise startups.
-Create a simple mentors database to which new types of mentors (volunteer entrepreneurs or serving executives) would be attracted.
and an international reputation for excellence in a number of sectors, including media, computer gaming, food, education and design.
and awareness events and are supported in the development of a market plan for their priority target market. 6. 2 Clustering Programme Enterprise Ireland's pilot clustering programme was established in 2012 to encourage groups of businesses to collaborate to achieve specific business objectives,
The irish public sector also presents market opportunities as a reference site to enable companies to tender for and secure contracts overseas. 6. 3. 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) in Ireland
especially early stage companies, valuable reference sites with major government customers which in many cases can be leveraged to enter international markets.
evidence based case for the viability of their proposed solution (for example a desk based feasibility study with some supporting practical work/data).
and the development of a joint agency strategy to outline the core actions required by EI
and advantages afforded by the digital economy. Some sectors, such as travel, accommodation, electronic goods and services, have already been transformed by digital trading.
and the National Digital Strategy will assist and incentivise greater use of online trading to access global web-based markets.
EI, IDA) Encourage local and national authorities to make a commitment to provide market opportunities for fledgling businesses Encourage local authorities to support startups by providing display space, promotional events and procurement opportunities.
This Policy Statement has set out the core objectives and signposts in order to achieve our ambition for Ireland to be among the most entrepreneurial nations in the world
The data for these indicators will collated by by DJEI in collaboration with the relevant agencies. The attached tables of indicators are not exhaustive
and data for Ireland compiled across international benchmarks. Many of the performance indicators listed below focus on output.
initiated CRO 1, 967 Survival Rates for enterprise at 5 years CSO 48.4%The performance indicators identified above are not exhaustive (for example the data on startups
Culture, Human Capital & Education The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) provides an annual assessment of the entrepreneurial activity,
-Number of schools-Number of students LEO 780 29,359%of Females attending Core Training Programmes LEO 57%HUMAN CAPITAL & EDUCATION Numbers in Entrepreneurship Modules
318 Monitor private sector commitment to voluntary prompt payment code DJEI N/A new initiative Access to Markets Because Ireland has a small domestic market
Applications Assessed/Recommended 12 63 Female Participation Number and%attending core training programmes 16,293 (57.1%)4,
TEA Female Opportunity Start-up Opportunity Freedom Entrepreneurial Attitudes Sub-Index Cultural Support Career Status Corruption Networking Know Entrepreneurs Internet Usage Risk Acceptance
The data values for each variable are gathered from a wide range of sources. Appendix 3:
Employment and Investment Incentive scheme GEDI Global Entrepreneurship Development Index GEM Global Entrepreneurship Monitor HEA Higher education Authority HEI Higher education institutions HBAP Halo Business
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