Interregional Working Groups InnoFun - The innovative project WS 3 26th September 2013 Nicosia Benjamin Kuscher InnoFun Project Manager ConPlusUltra GmbH

Interregional Working Group Forming two interregional working groups at WS 2 Peterborough:  Working group I: decision process in funding schemes (UK)  Working group II: start-up - investor matching via digital tools (BE) Target of interregional working groups: –Fostering cooperation with external experts –Gaining more information / experience on potential instruments & actions for the RIP

Interregional Working Group Target of this session:  Learning from each other  Getting overview about potential topics for RIPs Procedure: 1.Group work / interregional working group 2.Presentation by the 2 group leaders about the main activities within their working group since WS 2 Peterborough 3.Brainstorming WHICH topics relevant for RIP and WHY / all

Interregional Working Group Ad 1: group work  Duration 30 minutes  Answering three questions: 1.Which topics have been discussed in our working group? 2.Which of these topics might be of interest for my RIP? 3.Why are these topics interesting for my / my RIP?  Form for the presentation on the flip chart Topics discussedinteresting for my RIPWhy Xx

Presentation of Working Group

Working Group decision process in funding schemes PP9 – Opportunity Peterborough Steve Bowyer

Target of the Working Group Funding Websites : Design portal How to outreach to business: Develop an easy to use Flowchart for businesses and funders to use. Identify top 6 questions funders ask businesses Educate and Train Businesses, Intermediaries and Funders: Utilise stakeholders group to identify training needs and design training for both funders and businesses. Useful tools: Provide overview of available tools and portals for funding

Members of the Working Group Groups Leader: Rod Gilchrist Opportunity Peterborough Regions:UCY and ANETEL, Cyprus TSP and Tartu City Government Opportunity Peterborough Interest also from Bratislava, Slovakia and Marseille, France

Activity Plan: When? What? How? No.DatePlace of activity Structure of activity / meeting Agenda & purpose of meetings 1 22 March Peterborough organised SKYPE Skype Phone conferenceTo agree priorities 2 3 June Peterborough organised telephone conference Telephone conversationFollow up to agree priorities 3 14 June and 28 June deadline Agree tasks and timetable All partners wishing to undeertake tasks asked to identify and provide detail of activity 4 13 September deadline Report back from partners Progress report of activity

Working Group start-up - investor matching via digital tools PP4 – EWI Hilde Vermeulen

ACTIVITIES Mapping of pitching capacity (selection in incubation programmes, contests), educational alignments. Showcasing and sharing of use of digital pitching tools Attendance to pitching slots as learning examples OUTCOME Facilitating Public/Private brokerage and bridge communication gap Transfer private practices to public investors? Insight in pitching cultures Recommendation and conclusions of use for policy purposes Target of the Working Group

Members of the Working Group Groups Leader: Flanders (EWI) Regions: Lapland (KTUAS) Méditerannée Technologies Flanders (EWI and iMinds) South Bohemia (JAIP) Basque Country (Tecnalia)

Activity Plan: When? What? How? No.DatePlace of activity Structure of activity / meeting Agenda & purpose of meetings 1 April InnoFun sitefree downloadable pitching software (JAIP) Download software 2 May 24 and 28 iLinc room VideoConference instructive session and a session pitching some best practices (KTUAS) Sharing and discussing best practices from Finland 3 April- August Working group Mailings informative mailings from iMinds, TECNALIA, EWI Showcase pitching examples for expressions of interest in WG (Incubation pitches, Team academy, Language Summit) 4SeptTbdPilot for pitches in Flanders call for social innovation Results Crowdfunding study (September) Flanders

iLinc webtool

Agenda video conference May 28

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