1. Presentation of all Technical Talks InnoFun - The innovative project WS 2 Agenda 7th March 2013 Peterborough Benjamin Kuscher InnoFun Project Manager ConPlusUltra GmbH Benjamin.kuscher@conplusultra.com

2. Summary of Technical Talks Lead Partner – JAIP PP11 – Region of South Bohemia Jan Vanzura

3. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? Representatives from: CzechInvest Faculty of Economics of the University of South Bohemia South Bohemian Science and Technology Park South Bohemian Chamber of Commerce Ekoport / RECOMMEND Regional Authority of South Bohemia

4. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? If we consider digital pitching together with public voting as the most promising topic for the pilot action, it is important for the interested stakeholders to clarify IPR issues (university) and promotion (Chamber of Commerce) including rules for participation in public voting. Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! Public Voting: How to promote it. Legal issues Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! Digital pitching and public voting Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? Next round of talks with selected stakeholders. We should be ready to bring them detailed information about the proposed topic of the pilot action. Should be able to conceive them by showing the benefits from participation in the project. What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? Help to find answer to potential questions of the stakeholders to get them to the project

5. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks Follow-up –Have to conduct next round with selected stakeholders –Ready to bring more details and show benefits to convince the stakeholders for a pilot action Concept for Pilot Action –Digital pitching + public voting (Faculty or Chamber) –detailed preparation of the new subject for students and practical exercise –promotion of the competition with the Chamber of Commerce Prepare RIP process in the region –Digital tools for presenting project could be embedded to the curricula

6. Summary of Technical Talks PP2 - NADSME Jarmila Dubrovayová

7. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? Representatives from: Prognostic Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences Institut of Economic Research of Slovak Academy of Sciences Young Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia (YEAS) Ministry of Education, Division of Science and technology Slovak Technical University Bratislava

8. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? Legal adjustments concerning new selection criteria for funding Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! - Legal requirements for digital selection tools within structural fund schemes. - Security of digital selection processes. Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! In SK will be no Pilot action Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? discussion table with the participation not only involved stakeholders but also with some others who could be interested in this topic. I suppose to do it on April. I also rely on the InnoFun intranet and web page What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? We will prepare Event for the evaluators of the projects=investment managers, and for those who prepare and set up evaluation criteria. We appreciated your participation there as well as on the discussion and explain to them the methodology and the principals of the operating.

9. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks Follow-up –Within discussion table we will find out the way of collaboration the public and private funds. We will build on the conclusions from the Working Summit –Organising workshop with the discussion table Prepare RIP process in the region –NADSME is also participating on the creation of the SMEs Strategy, Innovation Strategy, etc. which are preparing at this period (up to year 2020). –We suggested the measurements, regarding the following: -providing education support for the business advisors who consequently will be trained the SMEs and public in order to increase their awareness – how are their funding opportunities for the inovative and business plans, ideas through the Funds (Venture Capital Funds) -dissemination of information to the public with using of various places (R&D institutions, SMEs, Universities..)

10. Summary of Technical Talks PP3 – University of Cyprus PP10 - Larnaca Christos Mettouris

11. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? Representatives from: Diogenis Business Incubator, University of Cyprus Ministry of Commerce and Tourism, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation Cyprus Planning Bureau of the Republic of Cyprus

12. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? Best Practices, Monitoring procedures, Verification of deliverables from other partners of the project Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! Initiate public dialog with public stakeholders and the Innofun partners regarding policies and best practices of the various Innofun partners for the new programmatic period 2014-2020 Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! Toolkit for entrepreneur mindset, Monitoring procedures, Initiate public dialog with public stakeholders Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? Meetings with the stakeholders to inform them about the future results of the Innofun Project, stakeholders were invited to the next meeting in Cyprus: they declared interest in participation What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? More specific information regarding the overall innovation funding process, as well as results. These can benefit Cyprus since many of the procedures are new and therefore is a more or less “experimental” situation in Cyprus

13. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks Follow-up –Constantly informing them about the project’s results –Officially invite them to the next Innofun meeting in Cyprus to which they can interact with the project partners and exchange knowledge and experience. Concept for Pilot Action –What would you like to test within InnoFun? –New ways to push the academic entrepreneurships for new ideas in the market –Creation of a toolkit with the topic “How to learn the entrepreneur mindset” Prepare RIP process in the region –Ideas? –All stakeholders were very interested in participating in the Regional Implementation Plan

14. Summary of Technical Talks PP4 – EWI Hilde Vermeulen & Peter Spyns

15. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? Representatives from: Flanders District of Creativity (FDC) Venture Spirit (Battle-of-Talents) vzw Ondernemingsplanwedstrijd Vlaanderen (BizIdee) Entreprise Flanders (Agentschap Ondernemen) Innovatiecentrum Oost-Vlaanderen Flemish Innovation Agency (IWT)

16. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? - Lack of pitching culture and venture capital in Europe. Digital tools to simplify applications - The actual benefit has to be clearly demonstrated before changing existing legislation, procedures, processes, infrastructure... Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! Venture capital, financial investments,… and digital pitching Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! - Application of digital pitches for business plans, - Test how project proposals could benefit from visual support Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? Set up of a parallel working group to keep the stakeholders informed on the project and to share their experiences in the competition prizes What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? -Sharing experiences and mentoring in pitching culture -Some (serious) evaluations on the use of digital pitching and storytelling by government agencies that demonstrate the usefulness and impact.

17. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks Follow-up –Try to convince innovation centres for digital pitches Brokerage events Sharing digital pitching experiences –Stimulate pitching culture for business plan prize competitions Overview report on use of digital tools in Flanders (proposal FDC) Prepare RIP process in the region –Experiment in Social innovation call: evaluators take optional multimedia into account during evaluation process

18. Summary of Technical Talks PP 5 – UKCEED PP 6 – Opportunity Peterborough ??

19. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? Representatives from: Business Growth Fund Business Innovation & Skills Department Corporate Finance North West Cranfield University Foundation East Low Carbon Innovation Fund NatWest Bank Peterborough City Council (PCC) Santander St John’s Innovation Centre Technology Strategy Board (TSB)

20. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? - Design a ladder to help businesses with all application processes - Develop IT support to showcase local best practices and to share information; - Involve intermediary stakeholders such as lawyer, IP experts Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! Public-Private collaboration for innovation funding Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! Providing education support to businesses to help them define a personalised funding strategy as well as improve the quality and quantity of funding applications; Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? Arranged a further meeting in March, 20th What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? Updates on partners activities and dissemination of best practice

21. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks Follow-up –Shortly explain how you will continue the co-operation with the regional stakeholders. Concept for Pilot Action –What would you like to test within InnoFun? Prepare RIP process in the region –Ideas?

22. Summary of Technical Talks PP 7 – KTUAS Antti Haase

23. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? Representatives from: Lapland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY-keskus) –Risto Lustila, Innovation expert Kemi-Tornio Regional Business Development Services, Digipolis Ltd –Jukka Auraneva, Business Incubation Expert –Risto Heikka, Managing Director

24. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? Pitch videos, Digital storytelling, online pitching events, social media pitching: Piloting methods and tools. Identifying easy, low-cost ways to pitch ideas with good enough quality. Help implementing the tools in the Product Track service work and making pitch videos + organising online pitching events for KTA Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! Making of pitch videos and developing cost-effective solutions for their production + delivery Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! Pitch videos, Digital storytelling, online pitching events, social media pitching Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? Constant communication, developing and running the pilot actions together with the stakeholders, trying out many different ways to make and deliver pitch videos. What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? Feedback and discussion of relevant experiences from similar pilot actions in other regions

25. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks Follow-up –Further negotiations with ELY-Keskus on pilots for Product Track –Selection of pilot SMEs from Digipolis Incubator and making pitch videos for them Concept for Pilot Action –Making of pitch videos and developing cost-effective solutions for their production + delivery Prepare RIP process in the region –RIP process is in very good shape with the stakeholders. –We need to make the pilots first before we can make a more concrete RIP and present it to the stakeholders.

26. Summary of Technical Talks PP 8 – TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION Mirari Zaldua

27. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? SPRI- Agencia de desarrollo empresarial del Gobierno Vasco / Business Development Agency of Basque Government -Presentation of INNOFUN project -Innovation Funding Programs: current situation and future perspectives (interest in RIP) -Showed Interest on the project (activities/outputs) -Possibility of combination of tools (no replacement) -Challenged by current economic downturn (budget cuts) + new Regional Government -Difficulties (Legal matters/Bureaucracy) for the introduction of the tools proposed Diputación Foral de Alava-Arabako Foru Aldundia (DFA-AFA) / Government of the Province of Alava -Presentation of INNOFUN project -Innovation Funding Programs: current situation and future perspectives (interest in RIP) -Showed Interest in the project (activities/outputs)/open to collaboration - Challenged by current economic downturn (global crisis/budget cuts) -Associated problems (Current IT situtation-still application forms/presentation of application on paper) TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION – Innovation Strategies Division -Presentation of INNOFUN project -Interested in learning from others’ experiences -Showed intention to convince stakeholders (authorities) to embark on the RIP - Current economic (global crisis/budget cuts) - Not appropriate momentum ¿? Or yes?

28. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? How to match legal issues (public procurement law, subsidy law, etc) and current bureaucracy requirements with the use of innovative tools. Combination of tools (traditional/innovative), rather than replacement Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! Are there legal aspects that hinder the use if innovative tools in Innovation Funding Programmes? How to promote acceptance of the use of innovative tools (in both sides) Crowdfunding method as a complement to public funding Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! Information Technologies (adequacy for the use of new tools) and IT security issues Identification of legal constraints to the adoption of new tools Survey on acceptance of these methods Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? To keep them informed about the project: Show successful cases elsewhere + Show work done in other regions under the INNOFUN project Try to engage other stakeholders What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? Access to any experience dealing with the non traditional selection processes (digital story telling, pitching, e-voting): Did you face these legal constraints? How did you solve them? Access to the work developed by the regions under INNOFUN.

29. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks –Keep already addressed stakeholders informed about project activities and outputs, mainly work done/process followed in other regions (technical talks, pilot actions, RIP…) as well as successful practices dealing with the use of innovative selection processes –Working on topics such as: Legal aspects (subsidy law, public procurement law, etc.) and current bureaucracy requirements - others’ experiences on how solve legal constraints; acceptance of these tools; IT requirements –Close contact in order to suggest and agree ways to improve the innovation funding programmes as well as to engage them for pilot lines –Contact with additional stakeholders Prepare RIP process in the region (Ideas?) –Selection of the “most interested” actor(s) and addressed programme(s) – get commitment –Joint definition of measures to be considered by the RIP –Joint identification and description of pilot actions –Support of experts, peer reviews, cross-RIP workshops –Elaborate a detailed schedule for development of actions –Formulate and disseminate experience and results in European regions

30. Summary of Technical Talks PP 9 – Mediterannee Technologies Rodolphe Uhlmann

31. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? Representatives from: Région PACA Incubators, BAN, Pole SCS PACA Investissement

32. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? Stakeholders are totally convinced of the interest of using digital technology for storytelling and pitching. There is a couple of regional initiatives in PACA that were benchmarked during the workshop and the design of a digital storytelling platform and service is already started. Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! Design of the coaching service (content, form and target) for SME before video making Design of the video making service Presenting the service and the platform to SME Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! Making of at least 15 video pitches ‘Making of’ of the making of the movies Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? Cooperation is already at a very good level and stakeholders are enthusiastic about the idea of pilot actions What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? Benchmarking of similar initiatives in Europe and in the consortium

33. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks Follow-up –Shortly explain how you will continue the co-operation with the regional stakeholders. Concept for Pilot Action –What would you like to test within InnoFun? Prepare RIP process in the region –Ideas?

34. Summary of Technical Talks PP 12 – iMinds Jan Coppens

35. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? Representatives from: Research departments of Ghent University (IOF) iMinds iBoot program manager iMinds iStart program manager Venture capitalists (PMV / GIMV)

36. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? Experience with digital / video pitching -> low added value for both evaluator as startup (iStart < 5% submissions) Storytelling / pitching is important -> teach researchers! Effective ways to reach researchers & teach them to find business opportunities in research? Focus on storytelling (not necessarily digital) Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! Opportunity recognition & entrepreneurial research Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? Most stakeholders are part of our organization or network, there already is frequent interaction, already daily cooperation with researchers and entrepreneurs. What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? Setup discussion / workgroup around opportunity recognition & entrepreneurial research

37. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! Implement:

38. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks Follow-up –We are in the progress of setting-up our new entrepreneurial bootcamp (focus on storytelling / prototyping) –We will launch the opportunity identification workshops later this year (part of doctoral school programs) –University IOF / TTO are invited to participate & contribute –Regular meetings & pitch events to VCs Prepare RIP process in the region –Instead of writing guidelines to create fragmented initiatives, plan to scale-up / replicate our pilot programs and open-up in other locations or for other target audiences

39. Summary of Technical Talks PP 13 – Tartu Science Park PP 14 – Tartu City Government Henri Hanson & Siim Espenberg

40. Target Groups Whom did we meet, and what we discussed? Representatives from: Tartu City Government Tartu Science Park Smart City Lab University of Tartu Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication Enterprise Estonia New Garage Time Llc

41. Our Conclusion from the Technical Talks Main topics / aspects which are of interest for your stakeholder? - developing regional innovation and entrepreneurship web portal - business.tartu.ee - and finding ways how to transform it to a more interactive virtual demo center that would promote business and innovation of the region. - Testing living labs concept in Estonia. Proposed topics for the InnoFun Working Groups! - Promoting regional innovation and entrepreneurship – good practice approaches in the partner regions - Experiences from partner regions of using living labs to promote innovation. Proposed topics for the InnoFun pilot actions! Regional innovation and entrepreneurship portal Further main steps to intensify the cooperation with your stakeholders? Additional workshops are needed with local SMEs, to get some additional reflection on the ideas. What kind of support do you need from LP and project team? Mapping of good practice from partner regions in the area of promotion of regional business and innovation – e.g. living labs, business portals, FabLabs, democenters, etc.

42. Further Steps Our next steps will be: (March 2013 – September 2013) Technical Talks Follow-up –Shortly explain how you will continue the co-operation with the regional stakeholders. Prepare RIP process in the region –Ideas?

43. Summary We need some more comparison and evaluation study on existing tools. Legal Background analysis –Ideas how to organise it. Overall themes for pilot actions –start-up - investor matching (FIN, UK, CY, CZ, F) –decision process in funding schemes (FIN, CZ) –Bring Innovation to society and society to innovation (CY?)

44. Let‘s innovate the innovation funding Benjamin Kuscher ConPlusUltra GmbH Benjamin.kuscher@conplusultra.com