Consultants Universities Public research institute manufacturing total R&d intensive industries Note: Multiple sources per enterprise allowed.
experts, each KET has been defined by a list of IPC codes or a combination of them (see
consultants in recent years. The main purpose of this exercise is to determine how large
makers, and specialist consultants System characteristics have to be supportive, including the right infrastructure, well-trained
productive team of experts from different backgrounds Policy options Advancing the commercialisation of nanotechnology in Europe requires a variety of activities
Networks and the Federal government to attract highly qualified experts, notably from the United kingdom. In the 1970s and 1980s a vibrant cluster emerged around the quickly
and property advisers, and regional biotechnology associations. Finally, they want to associate the new company with the image
advisers and services (including biotechnology associations), a culture that respects risks, and last but not least a strategic location close London†s large financial market, providing access
services to the area (think of specialist lawyers, brokers, marketing experts, international IPR specialists) and complementary services and activities, giving the clusters the full dynamism
past two and a half years she has been working as a strategy consultant at Atos.
Subject matter experts See demographics for a full overview of the research methodology Our thanks go to the more than 180 CIOS, CTOS and further IT leaders from across the
consultants to help bring a fresh perspective on what the core of the narrative ought to be:
peers, external consultants, the print media, online webcasts or others They are interested strongly in building their career upon
Consultant Business and Information Strategy, Capgemini Consulting 2007 †2012 Post graduate Management, Otto -Friedrich-University
Consultant, Centrum fã r betriebliche Informationssysteme 2001 †2002 Product Portfolio Manager, Atraxis Swissair 2000 †2001
Consultant Strategic Product Management Lufthansa Systems 1993 †2000 Master in business Informatics, Otto -Friedrich-University Bamberg and Friedrich
From our interviews with leading experts and CIOS, we gathered advice and guidance on how to prepare for a digital world †and to
and IT experts, to add additional context to our data and findings We focused on those sectors independently identified as
Development Advisers and an intensive round of new meetings started in September. A number of projects have been identified in Q4 2011 to be developed further
 Active liaison with outplacement consultants (working with employees on site commenced in Mid september to identify potential start-up projects and discussions
between WIT and Aberystwyth University and between leading experts and network participants The project is being undertaken by the Centre for Enterprise Development and Regional Economy
 EI actively liaised with the outplacement consultants that were working with employees on site from Mid-september to identify potential start-up projects
orthopaedic consultants examining materials for biomedical applications 68 In collaboration with Teagasc, WIT has developed a Postgraduate Diploma in Farm Financial
Development Advisers and an intensive round of new meetings started week commencing 19th september. In addition, EI will
 Active liaison with outplacement consultants (working with employees on site commenced on 15 september to identify potential start-up projects
and the Gateways Investment Priorities,(Fitzpatricks Associates, Consultants, Doehlg and Forfã¡s 2004), and complements the NCC report:
Much of this has been addressed by a recent Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN report which acknowledged that regional skills differences do exist
The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, in its commentary on IFS noted that despite the
18 Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (December 2007) The Future Skills and Research Needs of the
researchers, sectoral experts and entrepreneurs for on the spot brain -storming and knowledge sharing on successful commercialisation strategies
The matrix was populated based on expert judgement from both inside and outside Supergreen. The results are publicly
European Railway Traffic Management Systems (ERTMS), expert charging systems, single-window systems and other ICTS examined.
•Expert charging systems •Centralised transportation management systems •Decentralised transportation management systems •Broadcasting, monitoring and communication systems
scenarios were compiled by individual experts or subgroups of experts, during the Genoa workshop. The material was collected and processed, resulting in a corri
4. 3 Implementation of Expert Charging ICT in the Brenner Corridor We have selected to present one example among the scenarios of Table 4, on the
2 Brenner Road Expert charging 3 Brenner Rail ERTMS 4 Two seas Road Broadcasting 5 Silk way Maritime Emissions calc
4. 3. 1 General Description of Expert Charging ICT EC countries are implementing various ICT regarding nationwide road pricing
4. 3. 2 Expert Charging ICT Status on Corridor There are four countries involved in the corridor:
In Germany, an expert charging system for trucks is implemented already the so-called LKW-Maut. In January 2004, Austria introduced an electronic toll
4. 3. 3 Benchmarking of Expert Charging ICT As a result of the truck tolling program implementation in Brenner Corridor
4. 3 Implementation of Expert Charging ICT in the Brenner Corridor 4. 3. 1 General Description of Expert Charging ICT
4. 3. 2 Expert Charging ICT Status on Corridor 4. 3. 3 Benchmarking of Expert Charging ICT
5†Conclusions 5. 1 Green Technologies and Corridors 5. 2 Smart ICTS and Corridors Acknowledgments
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the  â€oesmart Grids D-A-CH †cooperation but also to interested experts in other
key experts, ԠSmart Grids Country Snapshotsâ'â€, giving an update and overview about the national R&d activities on three slides per country as an input to the
for national experts EEGI/ERA-Net Smart Grids Workshop March 14th, 2011 Brussels  â€oeeuropean W alk to
 †Orders to experts to produce studies on specific topics 40 ï¿ï of research
more than 150 experts from industry, energy-branch and research institutions have worked together for months to discuss about effective and necessary measures for
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.
Senior Expert (Advisor) Digital Social Innovation 4 Growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe
accountability and transparency by supporting journalists and other experts to access information and report key stories
-titioners, researchers, experts, and poliy makers from different European coun -tries, as it was very important for the DSI
-ment policy experts Engaging citizens and nonprofits to find new ideas These labs focus on opening up government to voices and ideas from outside the sys
key stakeholders, such as domain experts and possible purchasers of the service to establish what social challenges need to be addressed and how
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 of the Regions, Rapporteur Europe 2020
We would also like to thank the experts from around Europe who attended our DSI policy workshop in Brussels on
numerous experts in the Europe and internationally, some of them are researchers or commentators, others are
Smart specialisation has also been advocated strongly by the Synergies Expert Group established by the Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.
Brief of the Knowledge for Growth Expert Group advising the then Commissioner for Research, Janez Potoï¿
assessment (a review by peer regions and experts) and post-review follow-up Stage 1: During the preparation stage, a region has to prepare a structured presentation of
consultation with the S3 Platform team and experts Stage 2: The actual review phase generally takes the form of an interactive workshop.
academic experts working in the field of smart specialisation. Following the peer review phase, the S3 Platform team prepares a summary report,
as well as any conclusions and expert recommendations Stage 3: During the post-review follow-up stage, the S3 Platform team will then contact the
introduction of external experts in this analytical phase The benefits of bringing in an external view to address sensitive issues such as redundancies and
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, rather than a one-off contribution
This involves expert work on value chain analysis (undertaken in an international environment and enlightening the spatial division
experts who study the cases in close cooperation with cluster actors: this helps to take into
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
experts who can contribute to the benchmarking and peer review processes Defining the scope of the RIS3 is crucial,
-making, with a wide participation of actors and experts from within and outside the region.
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
Cohesion Policy adopted by the international panel of experts advising the EU Commissioner for Regional Policy
representatives as well as foreign experts at relevant points. It is important at this stage to take a
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, mainly in the less
•Policy Recommendations of the High-level Expert Group on KETS 2011). 98 •Commission Communication on KETS (2009). 99
The importance of saving jobs in the EU's creative industries,'TERA Consultants, March 2010
A group of experts from Member States currently working on the'strategic use of EU support programmes, including structural funds,
If any of the persons identified is an independent expert participating in the evaluation of the proposals for
legal consultants; 2. the professional consultants were prepared better to deal with SME specific challenges 3. cross-border information about IPR issues would be easily available on
the internet and 4. National Intellectual Property Offices (NIPOS) would provide better IPR services to SMES
support SMES to contract universities, R&d service providers or private consultants to either conduct small innovation projects or to explore the feasibility of larger ones.
to business consultants, and to develop the market for innovation management consulting by enhancing quality and quantity of supply the IMPÂ rove platform had initially been developed
This action will support the use of appointed independent experts for the evaluation of project
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
attract experts of sufficiently high calibre, a special allowance of â 450/day will be paid to
Experts (expert evaluators, experts groups monitors 0. 92 of which 0. 10 from 02.040203 and 0. 82
estimated by experts to be around â 800 billion in 2010 To date, one sixth of EU health research has been invested
Economists and development experts have attributed much of this difference to excessive or otherwise unsupportive business environment regulation in developing countries,
resources, experts, and facilities for collaboration and skills development. †72 They help â€oecustomers and partners
Consultants might be on hand to help developers with proof-of-concept or to test for scalability †to see
and consultants around the world to spur â€oeinnovation via ecosystem. †Now â€oeeiti is part of the ecosystem from
network of high-level advisers and a network of champions, including experts, practitioners, and activists. It is
As an international development consultant, Mr. Kramer has worked with global companies, NGOS, and think tanks
external experts are involved not. The decision to support a project and the extent of support
List of experts interviews...76 Appendix II: Internet links for further information on †good practice†regions...
through selected interviews with experts within identified good practice regions The report is structured as follows: Chapter 2 presents an overall conceptual frame
from literature and expert interviews (for a list of interviewed experts see appendix I 4. 1. Criteria for identifying Good Practice Regions
List of experts interviews Expert Interview by Place & Date Themes Prof. Dr. Harald Bathelt Susanne Kolb, personal interview
and Mr Dolf Tuinhout, independent consultant, who are members of the Advisory board in 2007/2008, for their valued feed back, suggestions and
The analysis is based on literature, interviews with industry representatives and experts company case studies and a telephone survey among decision-makers in European
an Expert Group on Defining and Measuring Electronic commerce, in order to compile definitions of electronic commerce which are policy-relevant and statistically feasible.
Mr Dolf Tuinhout, Independent consultant Three meetings of the Advisory board were held, in addition to informal exchanges with
Team Experts: http://www. cen. eu/cenorm/tc278. pdf E-business in the transport & logistics industry
experts. The cost is very low, but it has to take into account the learning curve and the
manufacturers, consultants and various trade associations The negative aspects of urban freight growth are most visible in all European urban
external consultant to analyse the existing process model and the to-be model together with the developer team
one member of the project team should be accomplished an expert for this type of business.
senior management and consultants of the supplier company which was developing the software The project commenced with a 6-months analysis phase for defining the application
from Trafikanten assisted by an external consultant. Since the project had a big impact on
Experts: http://www. cen. eu/cenorm/tc278. pdf Terwiesch, C. and Wu, Y. 2004. The Copy-Exactly Ramp-Up Strategy:
executives and external experts from the medical, academic and business communities to provide ongoing advice on the exploitation potential of
Consultants and clinicians across the country are frustrated by this lack of technology and its impact on day to day operations,
The claims office were constantly fielding calls from consultants seeking updates on claims relevant to their patients.
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 as long
executives and external experts from the medical, academic and business communities to provide ongoing advice on the exploitation potential of
knowledge and experience of the authors, discussions held with industry experts and representatives of SME associations.
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,
assisted the Secretariat as an outside expert consultant on background work for the chapter on monitoring
here, experts in Massachusetts (United states) reported huge administrative cost savings as a result of introducing electronic claim processing through
Among the case studies, experts in Massachusetts reported staggering administrative cost savings as a result of introducing electronic claims
and performance experts to develop standardised and nationally-recognised metrics that can be used to monitor impacts on quality and cost of
leaders and experts in quality and safety to help set the agenda and facilitate the process
as well instant access and sharing with the stroke unit experts at Son Dureta •Integrated picture archiving and communications system (PACS) for
independent expert organisation providing guidance on infrastructure and standards related to the national EHR effort. It is funded by the Ministry of
A group of OECD experts in health information technology was established to help guide the work, the development of a framework for the
included expert delegations from 18 OECD member countries, the Business Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, the European commission and
determined together with experts of the host country and by an assessment of the characteristics of the proposed case studies, including the variables
invited experts from European innovation support agencies to participate in peer review panels and as hosts for peer reviews.
Council and to attract reviewers/experts. The open calls were used also to get support schemes
on the quality of individual advisers. However personal meetings are valued highly by their clients. It seems that human interfaces may be
effect is the loss of ability of the human expert to innovate and to adapt to new circumstances
membership and the access to leading experts IPF is a platform where meetings take place and
this approach external experts can be included when needed. However, the ones that apply for participating in projects need to be committed to
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
experienced private sector experts •help small and medium businesses become more competitive by working with the research
experienced R&d experts but staff in SMES (managers, employees and trainees) who have to develop innovative products
consultants might wish to use it as an additional tool to support their clients or to give their
diagnosis, an external specialised consultant is proposed Example Questionnaire for Technology Audit (at the end of the article http://www. adi. pt/docs/innoregio techn audits. pdf
this point, the participation of experts for recommendations and solutions was necessary. So the dis
4. an expert called facilitator, which can acts as a leader to maintain the order and the focus of
if experts in different fields of knowledge and levels of qualification participate in the session
be used (experts in different fields of knowledge ï 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
-ence, technical expertise, medicineâ€) †group work with experts from â€oedistant†fields can be very useful
We have an expert for every question †but few people know how to locate him/her
know-how or experts) or missing technology or a combination of the two. Knowledge gaps must be filled in with several policies such us
According to a business consultant helped ENERGEX, "We were ini -tially surprised by the call from ENERGEX-energy retailing is a long way from our usual customers in
According to business consultant the results of the ENERGEX Retail review were positive.""We found high-energy teams passionate about their industry, their business and the need to move at lightning
With the help of the business consultant we have tailored the Stage Gate product development system to suit our managerial needsâ€
ENERGEX chose business consultants to help them develop its new process and tackle the short
The tyre company with the help of external consultants built a solution to monitor and manage the
The engine manufacturer with the help of external consultants designed a solution with a multi-tiered
addition there are many technologies available for recycling purposes as well as expert consultants in several recycling areas.
-tion with your immediate fellow researchers, business partners and professional advisers would nor -mally be regarded as implicitly confidential
-land, IP experts initiated proceedings in South korea for infringement of their South korean design registration and succeeded immedi
them, by consulting IP experts As some IP protection tools require financial resources that a start-up company may not necessarily
by seeking help from IP experts Planning to diversify his business activities, the company owner plans to develop a new innovative
ï Reference others †by referencing experts in the area of your project, studies/forecasts from
possibility to talk for two hours with an EDP expert about his EDP questions on the basis of a cata
ï Training and Qualification-Handbook for Consultants Karl-Franzens-Universitã¤t Graz, Institut fã r Organisations-und Personalmanagement †GRAZ
with these challenges by engaging support services such as consultants, lawyers, bank or government sponsored business advisors in order to tackle any perceived gaps
If you company does not have an HR department or an HR expert, you will most likely work with an
external consultant or advisor "Innosupport: Supporting Innovation in SMES "-10.2. Identifying training needs for Innovation in SMES
If necessary, ask for the support of an external expert to help you structure the measures
environment, focusing on Contractors, Specialist Subcontractors, Consultants, and Local Au -thorities, where the departments work as SMES.
use a technical reference or will contact directly some expert in the field; nevertheless, the Internet
-vided by an expert in the field Depending on the type of the required information or specificity of data,
experts Finding and using interna -tional sources for financing Marketing and sales (ads website ecommerce) in
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
If any of the persons identified is an independent expert participating in the evaluation of the proposals for
legal consultants; 2. the professional consultants were prepared better to deal with SME specific challenges 3. cross-border information about IPR issues would be easily available on
the internet and 4. National Intellectual Property Offices (NIPOS) would provide better IPR services to SMES
support SMES to contract universities, R&d service providers or private consultants to either conduct small innovation projects or to explore the feasibility of larger ones.
to business consultants, and to develop the market for innovation management consulting by enhancing quality and quantity of supply the IMPÂ rove platform had initially been developed
This action will support the use of appointed independent experts for the evaluation of project
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
attract experts of sufficiently high calibre, a special allowance of â 450/day will be paid to
Experts (expert evaluators, experts groups monitors 0. 92 of which 0. 10 from 02.040203 and 0. 82
business consultants to have a good understanding of the intellectual property system, including its strategic use by
consultants or academics. Both these groups have the advantage of being less clearly subject to â€oecapture†and being
recommendations to enhance SME competitiveness and the ability of MEP consultants to assist SMES in this endeavor
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
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 and
if the relevant consultant skill set can be tapped. Before suggesting how this might arise, it is necessary to understand the current focus
Consultants rarely refer to the success stories posted on the website for information and insight.
Our assessment of the current resources and experiences of the MEP outreach consultants indicate that, before these changes can be transferred to the SMES seeking to expand, there needs
and techniques deployed by these consultants. Indeed, they themselves may not be able in most cases to absorb
TQM, lean manufacturing, etc. there is a limited supply of consultants who have the appropriate knowledge, skills,
It is therefore unlikely that, at least on a local or regional basis, current consultants within the
•Adding new skills via focused training of those local consultants who have the propensity
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.
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
The consultants would learn how to use tools specifically designed for tackling the challenges faced by SMES.
-training 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
•Expert knowledge creators, when asked to codify their knowledge, embed significant tacit information using more abstract concepts than novices can comprehend
•Experts do not remember how they learned and hence set expectations too high †novices
•Experts tend to emphasize their most recent experiences to the detriment of the earlier
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. The challenge therefore becomes alive as each contributor builds on the knowledge of the others.
offices and approved and relevant consultants who are able to address the new issues confronting
•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
consultants and experts may be able to help The â€oecase†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
projects as the links can be used to tie in the experts for future cases 60 7. 0 REFERENCES
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