1. Northern Periphery and Arctic Region Programme Project “TARGET”

2. Ideation to Wealth Creation South West College is leading a project under the Northern Periphery and Arctic programme for the development and piloting of a diagnostic app leading to a suite of tools to assist SMEs in the northern regions improve competitiveness in manufacturing South West College is leading a project under the Northern Periphery and Arctic programme for the development and piloting of a diagnostic app leading to a suite of tools to assist SMEs in the northern regions improve competitiveness in manufacturing This project will integrate the business chain through the medium of the digital data generated at each stage, with design data being used to inform and plan manufacturing, and to support marketing and business management; manufacturing data being used to manage processes and as a management information tool, and marketing data being fed back to inform the design and manufacturing process. This project will integrate the business chain through the medium of the digital data generated at each stage, with design data being used to inform and plan manufacturing, and to support marketing and business management; manufacturing data being used to manage processes and as a management information tool, and marketing data being fed back to inform the design and manufacturing process.

3. The Project Partners Narvik University College Centria University of Applied Sciences Luleå University of Technology University of Iceland Cavan/Sligo LEO South West College

4. Project Elements Applications and implementation of new technologies in developing and piloting: Diagnostic tool for identifying the best “Tool” for a firms needs Diagnostic tool for identifying the best “Tool” for a firms needs Creativity, design and product development tools Creativity, design and product development tools Production process improvement tools Production process improvement tools Supply chain management tools Supply chain management tools Business model innovation tools Business model innovation tools Piloting the diagnostic tool Piloting the diagnostic tool

5. Partner Skills ideas generation, design, (Lulea University, Sweden ) ideas generation, design, (Lulea University, Sweden ) advanced digital manufacturing, (CAM, 3D scanning and reverse engineering, remote and mobile monitoring and control of processes, (Centria University, Finland), advanced digital manufacturing, (CAM, 3D scanning and reverse engineering, remote and mobile monitoring and control of processes, (Centria University, Finland), environmental management of manufacturing, robotics, FEA/FEM, automation, (Narvik University, Norway) environmental management of manufacturing, robotics, FEA/FEM, automation, (Narvik University, Norway) 3D motion capture, data visualisation and analysis, 3D animation of production processes, (South West College, Northern Ireland) 3D motion capture, data visualisation and analysis, 3D animation of production processes, (South West College, Northern Ireland) e Commerce, stimulation of entrepreneurship through digital fabrication (University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Cavan ITC, RoI) e Commerce, stimulation of entrepreneurship through digital fabrication (University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Cavan ITC, RoI) communications (Cavan ITC). communications (Cavan ITC). Thus the model will draw from expertise and facilities across the Northern region to identify the most effective tools to direct SMEs towards. A partner in one country may assist a firm in another, if most appropriate. Thus the model will draw from expertise and facilities across the Northern region to identify the most effective tools to direct SMEs towards. A partner in one country may assist a firm in another, if most appropriate.

6. Delivery and Dissemination Firms in each region will be surveyed and invited to apply to take part in the project – they will receive assistance in the form of knowledge transfer, to a predetermined value, and the results of the interventions will form part of the evaluation and dissemination of the project to all interested firms in the region. Firms in each region will be surveyed and invited to apply to take part in the project – they will receive assistance in the form of knowledge transfer, to a predetermined value, and the results of the interventions will form part of the evaluation and dissemination of the project to all interested firms in the region. Any firm applying for participation will be required to agree to this, and to sign a declaration to the effect that the nominal financial value of the aid they receive will not breach De Minimus State Aid regulations. Any firm applying for participation will be required to agree to this, and to sign a declaration to the effect that the nominal financial value of the aid they receive will not breach De Minimus State Aid regulations. Results and Tools will be made available on an open source basis through a managed dissemination process. Results and Tools will be made available on an open source basis through a managed dissemination process.