This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Concept of the twinning and staff exchange program ( T 5.1.Twinning and staff exchange) Dr. Alexander A. Uspenskiy Director Innovation Association “Republican Centre for Technology Transfer” Nitra,

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 1.Objective of the twinning and staff exchange programs Objective of the twinning and staff exchange program – exchange of experience of partner organizations from EU countries and organizations from Eastern Partnership countries in the field of technology transfer in the area of energy efficiency and renewable energy.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 2.Participants/Time/Location/Responsibility T5.1 Twinning and staff exchange (M13-M30, Task leader RCTT) Further partners: SEZ/SIG, IPA, SUA, GTU, NTUU KPI. Three independent twinning activities between the consortium members (one from EU and one from Eastern Partnership countries) will be conducted, and mutual visits will be done in the respective countries. First visit will be from the member from Eastern Partnership countries in the EU countries and then from the EU member in the Eastern Partnership countries, as shown in the table below:

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 2.Participants/Time/Location/Responsibility Twinning 1 County/member: Romania - IPA, Ukraine - NTUU KPI Step 1: NTUU KPI (in Romania, Bucharest - IPA) – Step 2: IPA (in Ukraine, Kiev - NTUU KPI) – Report for Twinning 1: NTUU KPI (1st Draft – , 2nd Draft – , Final version – )

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 2.Participants/Time/Location/Responsibility Twinning 2 County/member: Germany - SEZ/SIG, Belarus - RCTT Step 1: RCTT (in Germany, Karlsruhe - SEZ/SIG) – May 2015 Step 2: SEZ/SIG (in Belarus, Minsk - RCTT) – June 2015 Report for Twinning 2: RCTT (1st Draft – , 2nd Draft – , Final version – )

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 2.Participants/Time/Location/Responsibility Twinning 3 County/member: Slovakia - SUA, Georgia - GTU Step 1: GTU (in Slovakia, Nitra - SUA) – Step 2: SUA (in Georgia, Tbilisi - GTU) - Jun 2015 Report for Twinning 3: GTU (1st Draft – , 2nd Draft – , Final version – ) Final Report (all Twinings): RCTT ( )

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 2.Participants/Time/Location/Responsibility Task leader RCTT will be responsible for D5.2 Twinning Report Germany-Belarus and D5.4 Final Report Twinning while NTUU KPI will be responsible for D5.1 Twinning Report Romania-Ukraine and GTU will be responsible for D5.3 Twinning Report Slovakia-Georgia

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 3.Content/topics of the twinnings 3.1.Legal form of the organization, sources of funding 3.2.Structure of the organization 3.3.Scheme of business technology transfer process used in the organization

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 3.Content/topics of the twinnings 3.4.Services provided by the organization to their clients (research and business organizations) First client contact & work with local SMEs, R&D organizations, universities and investors Identifying a new technology/request (technology audit etc.) Registration of a new technology/request (Technology Offer and Technology Request Standard forms) Development of business plans Tools used by the organization to find partners for a new technology/request Financing the deal: Where and how to access finance for the technology transfer Protection of intellectual property rights Networking (organization of brokerage events, conferences, seminars, membership in technology transfer networks, web-tools etc.) Etc.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 3.Content/topics of the twinnings 3.5.Software used by the organization for the provision of their services 3.6.Model agreements and contracts signed organization with its own clients 3.7. Quality assurance system, information and services provided by the organization 3.8. Criteria for evaluation of the organization 3.9. Success stories

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. 4.Conclusions and recommendations 4.1.Recommended legal forms of technology transfer centers (TTCs) 4.2.Recommended structure of technology transfer centers 4.3.Recommended scheme of business technology transfer process 4.4.Recommended financial tools for technology transfer 4.5.Recommended software and tools for services provided by TTCs 4.6.Recommended model agreements and contracts signed organization with its own clients 4.7.Recommendation for choice of quality assurance system, information and services provided by TTCs 4.8.Recommended for choice of criteria evaluation of TTCs

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531] Please insert the logo of your organisation here. Thank you for your attention… Dr. Alexander A. Uspenskiy Director Republican Centre for Technology Transfer , Nezavisimosti Ave., Minsk , Belarus Tel.: Fax: