1. SMEs and HEIs in Innovation Partnerships
SHIP Project

2. SHIP Project – Innovation Alliances
What the project is all about
Why the partners work together
The eco system
What’s in it for the HEI
What’s in it for Local Government
What’s in it for SMEs
Operating principles
Success to date (outputs, participation)

3. Alliances. The new paradigm in economic development
Paradigm shift: Fundamental change in an individual's or a society's view of how things work in the world.
International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa
Joe English, SHIP Project – Meath Co. Co., Ireland

4. The Innovation Alliance
A major new EU-funded programme to develop collaborations between HEIs, SMEs and public sector organisations. 

7. Why HEIs?
The University as a ‘regional evolution mechanism’ (OECD, HBR, MIT )
Innovation hubs surround great Universities – MIT, Stanford, Cambridge
Silicon Valley is no accident.

9. How do HEIs benefit? Raiders of the Lost Archive
Tremendous body of knowledge trapped in academia that never sees the light of day.
Monetise R & D
HEI as the ENGINE of local economic development
HEI at the heart of Business/Government interaction
Raiders of the Lost Archive

11. Why Local Government Participation? Example Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Driving Local Economic Development
Loss of Population
> 13,000 inhabitants in 2010
Productivity Gap
only 70% compared to West Germany
Income Gap
Only 80% compared to West Germany

12. UNIVERSITIES & SMEs: Together at the heart of INNOVATION
What
UNIVERSITIES & SMEs: Together at the heart of INNOVATION

14. Alliance ACTIONABLE Actions
Development of support programme road maps which emphasise the role of Agencies as signposting brokers
Development of an SME/HEI Innovation programme
Development of a training programme to demystify innovation within enterprises
Development of a register of HEI know-how and promotion
Development of a ‘Knowledge Centre’ Route Map to help companies identify needs and solve technical problems
Development of collaborative activities and improvement targets.

16. The Cross-Border Alliance UK/ROI
The Software Testing Innovation Alliance
SPAIN
no longer
The Regional Alliance
Halle GERMANY
The Capital City National Alliance
Bucharest ROMANIA