1. BIT&T 2007 How to get partners, knowledge and funds for innovation Andrejs Vasiljevs Director, Products and services Tilde BIT&T 2007, 20.04.2007

2. BIT&T 2007 About Tilde  Tilde – leading provider of software and services that helps Baltic users to get most from the use of new technologies taking into account their language, business environment, culture and local information needs  Language products, localization services, business softare online media and reference content  Tilde companies in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia with 135 employees

3. BIT&T 2007 In-house services Offshore services Innovative products

4. BIT&T 2007 Product business versus contract business Contract-based businessProduct-based business ClientsSet of contract based clients Many potential clients FunctionalityDetermined by clientDetermined by developer Development costsFinanced by clientFinanced by developer RisksControllable and manageable Hard to manage

5. BIT&T 2007 Why SMEs are not investing in innovation? Example

6. BIT&T 2007 Innovation Path Research Market research Product prototype Product development

7. BIT&T 2007 EU Support Programmes  EU Funding as an enabler and supporter NOT as a goal  Excellent for research-intensive projects  Excellent for acquiring experience and competence  Huge administrative burden

8. BIT&T 2007 How to get in Position yourselfMake yourself knownBuild relationshipsMultiply activities

9. BIT&T 2007 9/18/2015Final review meeting, Luxembourg9

10. BIT&T 2007 Tilde project experience  Leonardo da Vinci – Multimedia eLearning  FP5 - Clarity  FP6 – Tripod, Miauce  eContent - EuroTermBank  eTEN – eRMIONE  Latvia ERAF – DVV

11. BIT&T 2007 EuroTermBank Project Experience  First project initiated by Tilde  Part of eContent programme  Huge work in project preparation  Sticking to project goals  Management, management, management  Excellent evaluation results

12. BIT&T 2007 Coordination Challenge AdministrationProject managementDeadlinesDeliverablesFinancesCultural differences

13. BIT&T 2007 Don’t underestimate differences

14. BIT&T 2007 CIP  Period covered: 2007-2013  Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – EUR 3.6 billion –Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP) –ICT Policy Support Programme –Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE)

15. BIT&T 2007 FP7  Period covered: 2007-2013  Seventh Research Framework Programme – EUR over 50 billion –Cooperation –Ideas –People –Capacities

16. BIT&T 2007 ERDF  Period covered: 2007-2013  European Reconstruction and Development Fund –Productive investment leading to the creation or maintenance of jobs –Infrastructure –Local development initiatives and the business activities of small and medium-sized enterprises

17. BIT&T 2007 ERDF in Latvia  Improvement of competitiveness and drive for knowledge based economy –Science, research and development EUR 238 M –Innovations EUR 210 M –Facilitation of competitiveness EUR 100 M –Financial measures EUR 170 M

18. BIT&T 2007 Famous world smallest Minox camera produced in Latvia in 1930-s

19. BIT&T 2007 Famous world smallest Minox camera produced in Latvia in 1930-s Thank you!