1. Knowledge Direct Support SMART+ STRATEGIC EXCHANGE SMART+ Methodology for Strategic exchange of GPs for the improvement of SMEs innovation capacity Sevilla, October 1st 2013

2. INTRODUCTION SMART+ -Interregional Cooperation Programm: Interreg IVC (priority: innovation) – Mini-program -Lifetime : 2010-2013 -Objetives: -Promoting the participation of SMEs in networks and clusters. -Developing strategies for the marketing of innovative ideas -Contributing to the regional strategy to improve the implementation of innovation and technologies by SME.

5. SMART+ Strategic exchange

6. SMART +: methodology Interregional Strategy SMART+ Good Practices SMART+ 7 Subprojects Results Steering Experts Committee & Charta Smart+ Recommendation s Regional Plans Aragón ClujMacedonia MalopolskaSaxony Bulgary SMART+ Strategic exchange BOTTOM-UP APPROACH

7. IDENTIFICATION and Detection of regional GPs 3 SMART+ Capitalisation Workshops per region (18 CW) SMART+ Interregional Conferences – Krakow (2011) and Leipzig (2012) SEC : Group of Experts of each region working together for selection of GPs 23 GPs detected and 4 transfered between partners regions SMART+ Good Practices

8. Capitalization Workshops, SEC meetings, Interregional Conferences

9. CRITERIA: SMART + topic compliance, effectiveness, innovativeness, sustainability(funding), transferability SMART+ good practices to be selected! 23 SMART+ good practices to be selected! (10GP to be included in SMART+Charter) Capitalisation workshops SMART+ Good Practices

10. THE CONTENT: introduction (project description, main objectives, short description of subprojects), detailed description of chosen good practices (basing on the template of description of good practice – Annex 1, questionnaires distributed during the workshops – Annex 2, activity reports), policy recommendations (elaborated by SEC basing on 10 good practices and subprojects results) SMART+ Charter

11. Regional Implementation Plans THE CONTENT: introduction description of socio-economic situation of the given region reference to regional policy detailed description of 3-4 chosen SMART + best practices (important to the given region) assessment of benchmarking gap future action plan (resources, timelines) key milestones stakeholders involvement

12. WHY SMART+ IN CAPITALISATION?

13. Thank you for your attention