from papers prepared for the OECD by a number of experts, in particular: David Audretsch, Bart Clarysse
factors, many experts predicted the demise of SME competitiveness as globalisation increased. While many SMES have succumbed indeed to a deterioration of competitiveness,
consultants, and (2) R&d boutiques. As shown in table 1, the technology developing companies tend to be
consultant Tom Peters claims that, "Old ideas about economies of scale are being challenged. Scale itself is being redefined.
activity of technical consultants, and commercial activity of capital equipment suppliers interaction with equipment manufacturers, which is repeated intense
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, further limiting the number of
These organisations are typically technical consultants and count R&d as a â€oenon-core†activity Looking at firm growth rates during the three-year period preceding the study,
engineers (or have a network of technical experts) who are trained to perform technological due diligence.
Technical experts in public research bodies or institutions are not of much assistance as their speciality is
world of technical experts and that of entrepreneurs is so large, there need to be mechanisms in place
In some countries such as the US, technical and business consultants are important carriers of innovation to SMES but their role in Europe remains limited so far
consultants, and individual researchers. The second group consists of individuals who hold key-positions and deal with SME performance issues in relation to the firms†external
Experts for thematic capitalisation on the innovation capacity of SMES Year 1 Eurico Neves †inova-Portugal
He is one of the most experienced European experts in research exploitation and innovation policy, both at the regional and national level
SÃ verine Ouvry is an expert in innovation. Her background as a researcher in the United states, where
She joined inno as a consultant in economic development and policy evaluation http://www. inno-group. com
The programme therefore asked 12 teams of experts covering 12 different fields of policy to analyse the
the Knowledge for Growth Expert Group advising the then Commissioner for Research, Janez Potoä nik
training and the support of experts •Weaknesses in networking •Lack of internal research capabilities
providers or private consultants), in a small-scale approach targeted to the needs of individual companies.
o I-CREO, brings an expert within each SMES€ network to seek new business opportunities
through the hiring of innovation experts in order to seek, propose and bring new business opportunities to fruition, including in export markets.
experts for each of the main industrial sectors of the Valencia Region. The function of the
provided via the network of IVEX delegations abroad and in Spain and experts in international
o Accompanied monitoring/evaluation of project by an external consultant Innovation Assistant is now a key tool in the regional innovation system and has been
on a pool of one hundred advisers technological or generalist) to visit SMES, identify needs and support them
and Parenthood (ERIK ACTION), coaching activities through external experts, such as in Innovation Stockholm (INNOHUBS) and Tameside Business Family (MINI-EUROPE) or
counselling, 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
can be provided via the network of IVEX delegations abroad and in Spain and experts in international
through the hiring of innovation experts in order to seek, propose and bring new business opportunities to fruition, including in export markets
recommendations were evaluated then by regional experts for their •Financial burden •Organizational efforts •Expected effects in increasing regional innovativeness
consultants). ) This reduces the distance between regional players and final beneficiaries (SMES and produces tangible results quickly
Growth Expert Group advising the then Commissioner for Research, Janez Potoä nik. 2009 Link •SME opportunities for EU-US collaboration in Horizon 2020.
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
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
results of an expert advisory group to the EU. Tasked with finding an alternative to public policies that
agribusiness practitioners, scientists and the GRDC€ s Executive Managers, with a possibility for other industry experts
international experts and stakeholders to identify emerging issues and trends, Systemic Foresight Methodology). ) Fostering a structural transition from policymaking to cycles of policy
2 See also (EC 2011) Final Report on High Level Expert Group on Key Enabling Technologies.
9 For example, Universities can provide private and public authorities both with strategic advice and experts to work
the GRDC€ s Executive Managers, with provision for other industry experts to participate as appropriate
means of communication with experts and STI implementers and via ex-post evaluations Coordination activities to support S3
power, experts, agents responsible for the process, etc. are not suitable to take on these roles Bottlenecks and threats for the innovation ecosystem that hamper entrepreneurial discovery
Each start-up has its own consultant, who  OECD 2013 115 can connect the new entrepreneurs with growing network of mentors and coaches either
market for world class experts became global, only global ambitions can lead to sustainable success that makes a region attractive
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 Maå opolska Region 2011-2020.
government experts to prepare RIS 2013-2020 (the group has been supported by national government experts). ) The working group has organised many meetings dedicated to specific issues of RIS 2013-2020
such as: SWOT analysis, the areas of specialisation in line with RIS 3 Guide, monitoring and evaluation
Economic Council (representation of high-level regional experts from business), Joint Commission of INNOVATION-DRIVEN GROWTH IN REGIONS:
The identified topics can then validated by experts and further analysed using bibliometric methods such as indicators of publication activity and citation impact and (international) collaboration of the main
Claire Nauwelaers, independent consultant, Belgium Smart policies need smart governance. The governance question lies at the heart of the OECD-TIP
Independent expert assessments are frequent too, and regions indulge more than countries in international benchmarking practices.
%Foresight Peer reviews Expert assessments SWOT analyses International benchmarking Regions'use of assessment methods not at all seldom regularly
%Foresight Peer reviews Expert assessments SWOT analyses International benchmarking Countries'use of assessment methods not at all seldom regularly
with external experts. The results are used as the basis for the strategic choices†•â€oeoften hard data give surprising results
entrepreneurs able to spot â€oeweak signalsâ€, external experts, the involvement of users (to avoid falling into
and participative or rather driven by experts •Do you have an evaluation system for your regional growth
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
Claire Nauwelaers, independent consultant, Belgium Introduction The OECD-TIP enquiry on smart specialisation governance Goal of the governance enquiry within the TIP project
policy makers and transport experts www. eltis. org to boost the development and wide-scale application
knowledge-intensive consultants) plays an important role in this respect. Recent research shows that these services play a crucial role in innovation processes
And, finally, business administration experts and organisational sociologists discuss the question of how to interpret the far more open business strategies demanded by the network
experts and laymen producers and the users of knowledge; different (scientific disciplines; policy and science R. Smits/Technological Forecasting & Social Change 69 (2002) 861†883878
number of trusted actors such as financiers, 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.
Mark Kwami, Director MKWAMI Design Services, consultant of CBI Nurhadi, production manager, Harpa Green, Yogyakarta
consultants and business advisors in the private sector. Thirdly, high costs, not just for acquiring and
themselves, but also their business advisers, whether they be private sector consultants, or employees of chambers of commerce and industry or investors and
employees of financial institutions who are more likely to be listened to by the entrepreneur and managers/owners of SMES.
of compulsory expert arbitration as a solution to the excessive costs of patent litigation (ETAN, 1999.
researchers, SMES and business consultants to have a good understanding of the IP system in order to
experts and take into account the advice of all stakeholders †considering the existing standards when appropriate
achievements to hundreds of IT and traffic experts in and around Amsterdam at the end of March 2010.
>set up an Expert Group on Urban ITS as a collaboration platform to promote ITS initiatives in the area of
The Expert Group on Urban ITS was established and met for the first time on 8 december 2010, consisting of 25 members
>>Expert Group on Urban ITS in the European>>Expert Group on Urban ITS in the European>>Expert Group on Urban ITS in the European
decisions when experts may not be at hand. Available evidence suggests outcomes do not suffer. For instance, nurses†performance in
Independent Expert Group on R&d and Innovation Asheim, B.,Boschma, R, . and Cooke, P. 2007).
experts and uninteresting to other readers $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
-rated by most experts (see Section 5. 3. 4 78 Note, incidentally, that contrary what many of us have assumed,
Our special thanks go to the seven experts who were interviewed for the elaboration of the recommendations for policy actions:
in depth expert interviews) and evaluations (thematic analyses, internal discussion, DG EAC Thematic Working group on ICT and Education
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
experts; teachers; trainers; technology providers and developers; researchers. The method of sampling used was a purposive, non-probability sampling,
people beyond the classroom walls-such as peers, experts and parents-giving the sense of being a
with education experts and practitioners and a number of case reports of ongoing ICT-ELI in Europe
Breakdowns according to the background of experts Table 19: Content and curricula policy recommendations according to the background
of ehealth experts and the support of numerous colleagues at the World health organization headquarters, regional, and country offices.
Sincere thanks are due to over 800 ehealth experts in 114 countries worldwide who assisted with the design, implementation,
most countries due to overall lack of clarity by policy-makers, health professionals, and consultants; the fact that there are no standardized and accepted definitions across the sector furthers the confusion.
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
now consists of over 800 ehealth experts Limitations Member States were limited to one response per country;
effort was made to select the best national experts to complete the instrument; however, it is not possible
The European commission issues calls for project proposals, experts and competitive calls on the FP7 website
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). Andrã Wills, Fernando Callorda and Shazna Zuhyle
and statistical experts to discuss ICT measurement. Today, the Partnership is recognized internationally as the authoritative
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
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 Created in 2009 and 2012, respectively, these two expert groups
revise and review ITU€ s supply-side and demand-side statistics and discuss methodological issues and new indicators.
groups, which are open to all ITU members and to experts in the field of ICT statistics and data collection, work through online
Interested experts are invited to join the EGTI and/or the EGH discussion forum to share experiences, contribute to the
3 This definition reflects the revisions agreed upon by the ITU Expert Group on ICT Household Indicators (EGH) at its meeting
for the IPB was agreed upon by the ITU Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators EGTI) 1 and endorsed by the eighth World
was agreed upon by the ITU Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) 9 in 2012, and revised in 2013 by EGTI in view of the
1 The Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) was created in May 2009 with the mandate to revise the list
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.
networks only. 4) As of 2012 it includes also FTTH. 5) Expert assessment, based on the data provided by 89.1%of operators
managing consultant at Capgemini Consulting and visiting scientist at MIT€ s Center for Digital Business
Romanian Association of Consultants on Accessing European Funds Romanian Association for the Software and Electronics
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
development and IT experts, met fortnightly for planning and monitoring, and communication with the team and project reference group was enhanced with the creation of a bimonthly bulletin.
experts, and location of best practice exemplars in HE •Preliminary planning of workshops •Preparation and
problem rather than draw on outside experts to advise on †correct†procedures Each teacher used one or more mobile devices in depth,
The professional advice of IT and e-business consultants can help them, but SMES may not easily have access to them because of relatively high cost
next steps, offers access to experts and encourages implementation of e-business strategies The SME E-business Information Toolkit provides step-by-step guidance.
Private consultants analyse participants†companies and develop an action plan for them. Each company is allowed 2-5 consultation days
consultant fees Ireland PRISM initiative Using the positive experiences of local SMES as a catalyst for further e-business adoption, the
National branches and 250 consultants help SMES and entrepreneurs prepare and implement their ICT action plan.
Kingdom, e-business advisers have provided small firms with free advice and assistance on the effective use of ICT in 70 centres across 12 regions designated for the UK Online for Business programme.
Finland, the easkel programme covers 85%of direct consultant fees for SMES participating in management training that allows two to five expert consulting days to develop an e-business action plan
Training Competence factors including internal ICT knowledge and e-business management capabilities are crucial for successful adoption,
In 2005, the Commission established an expert group on electronic commerce. 80 The expert group is composed of representatives of the Member States, in principle the national points of
Commission services consider the expert group a good forum for the exchange of views experiences and best practices amongst the Member States and between them and the
and the e-commerce expert group has led not to a well-functioning system of notifications of national administrative and judicial decisions
policy makers, stakeholders and experts to carefully analyse the implementation process for setting up the EU trustmark scheme. 149
consultant, regarding the cross-border provision of parcel delivery services, with a specific focus on the alleged price differences between cross-border and domestic parcel services.
knowledge is generated by the employees, business partner, customers, consultants, competitors business associations, internet sales and service units, internal research and development units and
Adviser for Innovation Systems Directorate General for Communications networks Content and Technology DG CONNECT European commission Introduction
Adviser, Innovation Systems EC Directorate General CONNECT Board member Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group bror. salmelin@ec. europa. eu
Adviser for Innovation Systems European commission, Directorate General for Communications networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT bror. salmelin@ec. europa. eu
From discussion with experts a specific focus on intra-logistics processes has been derived for ELLIOT. Intra-logistics deal with
expert can react when critical events appear These were the main considerations, which gave the impetus for development of the Bulgarian
•People do not trust advisers anymore •New technological ways to measure stress and
Partner, Senior Business Consultant CGI Group Inc gohar. sargsyan@cgi. com Jaspar Roos Chief Inspiration Officer
This principle was outlined initially by the Expert Group †Knowledge for Growth†in 2008. The point
of departure for the Knowledge for Growth Expert Group was the innovation system research and the
•Marketing/consulting experts •Access to Finance • Legal & administrative support •IP rightsâ€
•Marketing/consulting experts •Finance & debt management • Internationalization support •Business Development
of 30.11.2011 on the independent expert evaluation on the EIT. COM (2011) 816 final 11) Schumpeter, J. 1934), The Theory of Economic
and external experts led by Symnetics, a consult -ing organisation, over multiple phases. In the first
-pendent expert group concerning European Inno -vation Partnerships (EIPS) as a Tool for Systemic Change (2
Independent Expert Group, Publications Office of the European union, Luxembourg,(Online), Available at http://ec. europa. eu/research/innovation-union/pdf
-nies, electronic textile (12) experts, platform pro -viders and service application developers working together in the business ecosystem (as described
-inars, individual mentoring by experts, organ -ised networking, and support for business plan -ning and development
•provision of training, mentoring and experts support on necessary technologies, tools business and entrepreneurial skills to build
-ing experts and practitioners on market access, risk finance Stage 3: Adopt & Promote projects, products
experts. Grantees who successfully graduate from the programme with a marketable application will receive support for access to finance (accelerator
impossible by many experts, John Harrison, the son of a carpenter, invented the first †marine chronom
Popular Science, the network of experts with ac -cess to the challenge spans 12 million people.
-ard tool for consultants and practitioners alike. How -ever, its linear and process orien ted model, separat
At the same time, the expert -ise in this case had already been lost and there remained no possibilities to gain back the loss of
Then strategy consultants spend months interpreting the data, decide what it means and suggest a course of action
Partner, Senior Business Consultant CGI Group Inc gohar. sargsyan@cgi. com Foreword Introduction Acknowledgements Executive Summary
customers and external experts into their innovation processes (Mckinsey, 2008. It has been suggested that this open innovation approach, especially
an expert in open innovation studies. To ensure that the insider†s perspective did not bias the results, the
innovation experts. Some cases where not useful to illustrate open innovation in SMES. Other companies were acquired just
learning process led by sleep experts. The QOD case illustrates that developing a successful business model that ultimately changes the industry starts with nothing more than the conviction of a well
and material experts. The third step is promotion. In this step, Curana organized information sessions to promote its new ideas among potential customers.
collaboration with external production partners, mold makers, and material experts Using the so-called Original Strategic Management (OSM) model, Curana and its innovation partners
After consulting with an examination board of sleep experts, QOD decided to produce a functional quilt that would reduce the temperature variation under the quilt to
It combined valuable insights from sleep experts with the PCM technology, which has required the characteristics to improve sleep.
and tested with the help of medical experts. QOD€ s first functional quilt†branded as Temprakon†was the result of linking PCM technology with insights about sleep comfort
of Saflot Creative Consultants) added: â€oeour antennas are open to society and technologies, and we record a lot.
Universities, research labs, crowds of experts, lead users, and knowledge brokers are just a few examples of potential external sources of kn owledge.
packaged with an inspiring recipe booklet, written by a culinary expert, which contains 30 easy-to
consultants develop. In contrast, they are spurred to take action when they are confronted with the testimonials of entrepreneurs who are using open innovation successfully to develop new businesses
labs, private R&d organizations, and consultants (iv; institutional sources (universities and university colleges (v), government and public research organizations (vi)),
consultants and private R&d organizations iv); ) universities (v; and public research organizations (vi. Collaborative innovation is captured by calculating
innovation experts. Some cases where not useful to illustrate open innovation in SMES. Other companies were acquired just
learning process led by sleep experts. The QOD case illustrates that developing a successful business model that ultimately changes the industry starts with nothing more than the conviction of a well
and material experts. The third step is promotion. In this step, Curana organized information sessions to promote its new ideas among potential customers.
collaboration with external production partners, mold makers, and material experts Using the so-called Original Strategic Management (OSM) model, Curana and its innovation partners
After consulting with an examination board of sleep experts, QOD decided to produce a functional quilt that would reduce the temperature variation under the quilt to
It combined valuable insights from sleep experts with the PCM technology, which has required the characteristics to improve sleep.
and tested with the help of medical experts. QOD€ s first functional quilt†branded as Temprakon†was the result of linking PCM technology with insights about sleep comfort
of Saflot Creative Consultants) added: â€oeour antennas are open to society and technologies, and we record a lot.
Universities, research labs, crowds of experts, lead users, and knowledge brokers are just a few examples of potential external sources of kn owledge.
packaged with an inspiring recipe booklet, written by a culinary expert, which contains 30 easy-to
consultants develop. In contrast, they are spurred to take action when they are confronted with the testimonials of entrepreneurs who are using open innovation successfully to develop new businesses
labs, private R&d organizations, and consultants (iv; institutional sources (universities and university colleges (v), government and public research organizations (vi)),
consultants and private R&d organizations iv); ) universities (v; and public research organizations (vi. Collaborative innovation is captured by calculating
the High-level Expert Group on The Future of Community Re -search Policy (Luc Soete, coordinator)( 2009.
IBM hired Von neumann as a consultant in January 1952 and started a collaboration with his organiza
We would like to thank the experts who reviewed the exposã and interim draft of this Policy Brief:
One group of experts argues that govern -ments should do both, while others favour a policy
ï Interviews with individual experts ï Expert survey Secondary data analysis ï OECD and Eurostat databases
Three expert interviews were conducted for this Policy Brief: One with OECD economist Jonathan Potter one with US venture capital and innovation policy advisor Burton Lee,
Two experts were charged with guiding the research for this Policy Brief, constituting an advisory board ï Allan Martel, President of Allan Martel Consulting based in Ottawa, Canada
These experts had agreed to review drafts of this policy brief and contributed to the workshop where the re
Allan Martel Consulting also contributed a case study (see section 5. 3) and an expert statements paper (statements are used throughout the Policy Brief
many experts took a similar view, high -lighting that Europe is largely lacking such opportunity-looking entrepreneurial spirit
The Group of Independent Experts concluded that â€oeeurostars should not only be sustained but pref -erably its budget should be increased in the future.
-tomers and industry experts as well as support to find the necessary resources, above all funding and em
senior management consultant Rebecca Scheel †the applying companies need to be at the right develop
business consultants. These companies then do a pitch to Accelerace†s investment committee which makes
The investment committee is made up of several investors, industry experts as well as Symbion†s CEO. The initial pitch to enter the programme resembles a typical investor pitch, while the final
pitch includes validated information for customers and industry experts, an actionable operational plan, and a
The Accelerators are not consultants--they are co-entrepreneurs who in -vest in the companies they work with to guarantee common goals and passionate development effort. †72 The
In a study for the European Commission†s Sectoral E-business Watch in 2009,42 experts responded to a
of stakeholders and experts with sectoral background and reputation. Second, its suitability for addressing advanced goals.
or failure. †144 The experts consulted for this Policy Brief took dif -ferent views.
Good coaching by external consultants Unproblematic access to growth finance Successful new marketing methods Successful introduction of new products or services
Good coaching by external consultants Unproblematic access to growth finance Successful new marketing methods Successful introduction of new products or services
However, existing evaluations and expert statements collected for this Policy Brief suggest that such policies should take a broader approach, not ex
d) good coaching by external consultants e) unproblematic access to growth finance f) successful new marketing methods
During an intensive five-month process you will be in contact with customers and industry experts
The Accelerators are not consultants--they are co -entrepreneurs who invest in the companies they work with.
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