The IRC Network and the Transnational Technology Transfer Brokerage Event Dott.F. Cappello - Co-ordinator Media IRC Sicily and Calabria

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The IRC Network and the Transnational
Technology Transfer Brokerage Event Dott.F.
Cappello - Co-ordinator Media IRC Sicily and
Calabria
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The need for European industry to move forward
has four CORNERS(IRC-IRE Think Tank Group Mr
Corsi)

• 1. Competitiveness
• Becoming more Competitive means becoming more
  knowledge-driven, more internet-connected, more
  dynamically adaptive to change
• 2. New Economy
• With knowledge being accessible to all,
• value is moving toward knowledge, enhancing
  knowledge management

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The need for European industry to move forward
has four CORNERS(IRC-IRE Think Tank Group Mr
Corsi)

• 3.Business Models
• In the new Business Model, there are several
  competing services for the same customer, who is
  now right in the centre, in the middle of the
  model. The great change in marketing is that
  whereas yesterday the supply chain was driven by
  supply itself, today it is driven purely by
  demand
• 4.Behavior
•     is important to understand the expression
  Linux is better, but Microsoft is a habit lies
  right in the heart of business in the web-era.

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What Does More Competitive Means?

• It means becoming

• 1. More knowledge-driven
• 2. More internet-worked
• 3. More dynamically adaptive (to new forms of
  organisations, of new practices, to context)

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NEW ECONOMY

• Nobel Prize Robert Solow en 1987 You can see
  the computer age everywhere but in the
  productivity statistics

2003 You can see innovation everywhere
except in the innovation statistics
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Business model

• Yesterday wealth creation was a sequential
  process

Today wealth creation is a dynamic
process
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Business model

• Yesterday supply chain

Today supply chain
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What is Purpose of the IRC Network?

• EC perceived a weakness in the exploitation of
  RD
• USA Japan more RD reaches the market
• Better links between research centres industry
• EC established a network to facilitate the
  transfer of innovative technology from research
  centres to industry
• This network has evolved into the Innovation
  Relay Centre Network

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Main Objective of the Network

• Enhance European Business Competitiveness by
  strengthening technology and the innovation base
  of Europes SMEs

MAIN TASKS -Promote the trans-national
technology transfer of technologies, whatever
their origin - Promote the trans-national
dissemination and exploitation of the results of
Community research
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The IRC Definition of technology transfer

• Transfer of know-how, technology, or expertise
  from one party to another party
• Transfer of technology from one industrial sector
  to another
• Transfer of RTD results to the market
• Not just a commercial activity, there must be an
  element of INNOVATION

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IRC Network
Transnational IRCs
Iceland with IRC Netherlands
France du Nord with IRC North of England
East Switzerland with IRC South Germany
IRC Luxembourg- Trier-Saarbrücken
Cyprus
Malta with IRC North Rhine Westphalia
Israel
31 countries EU, CEEC, Iceland, Norway,
Switzerland, Israel, Cyprus Malta
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The Innovation Relay Centres

• 68 IRCs operating defined geographical areas (31
  countries)
• 231 organisations involved
• More than 1000 professional consultants
• IRCs hosted by Regional or National Development
  Agencies, Technology Transfer Centres,
  Universities, Chambers of Commerce etc.

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IRC Network Strengths

• IRCs rooted in the region

• IRCs member of a network

• IRCs related to EU networks and initiatives

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How does the Network achieve TTT?

• Identification of local SME needs/offers
• Search for technology suppliers/requests in the
  network (technology profile)
• Bringing together companies
• Assistance with negotiation

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IRC support to dissemination exploitation of
RTD Results

• Identifications of suitable EU RTD results or
  projects with good market potentiality
• Definition of the dissemination / implementation
  plan
• Identification of the suitable markets
• Promotion to the IRC network and to the clients
• Support in participation at brokerage events
• Assistance with negotiations

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IRC Support Services
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Tools available to IRCs to find partners

• BBS system Password protected website -
  Technology Profiles exchanged via website -
  Profiles stored in searchable database -
  Diffusing RTD results (TOs) at the same time to
  the 31 countries
• 2. Organisations of Events
• TT brokerage events, Investment Fora, SMEs trade
  missions,..
• 3. IRC Thematic groups The IRC thematic groups
  (TG) are industrial clusters of IRCs created in
  order to offer strong support services to SMEs in
  specific sectors

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Network Results April 2000 Nov. 2002
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For more information

• Have a look at our IRC public website
• http//irc.cordis.lu/

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• In the field of technology transfer in Sicily and
  Calabria (ITALY) operates Media Innovation Relay
  Centre (IRC)
• Media IRC is coordinated by Consorzio Catania
  Ricerche, consortium among Catania University,
  National Council of Research (CNR) and local high
  tech companies
• Other Media IRC partners are 1) Apindustrie
  Catania (Association of SMEs) 2) CRES (Research
  Centre in Informatics area) 3) Consorzio SPIN in
  Calabria.

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      Transnational Technologies Transfer
Brokerage Event IRC Network "Supporting
technologies for the Robotics Industry Septembe
r 18th , 2003 Cittadella Universitaria -
University of CataniaCatania, Italy
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"Supporting technologies for the Robotics
Industry ORGANISATIONS
     
IRC Co-organisers IRC Lower
Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt IRC West Poland IRC
Latvia IRC Hessen /Rheinland-Pflaz
IRC South Germany Deutsch
Schweiz IRC BAVARIA IRC Lombardia Larice
Main organiser Media IRC
Sicilia e
Calabria Supporters
CLAWAR Net MIUR (Italian
Ministry for
University Research) NCP
Aeronautics Space  NanoMicro
Technology Thematic Group
September 18th , 2003 Cittadella
Universitaria - University of Catania
Catania, Italy
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 "Supporting technologies for the Robotics
Industry TOPIC
     

• The brokerage event intends to facilitate
  contacts between technology providers and
  companies
• The main objective of the event is to give
  companies and research organisations the
  possibility to introduce innovations and
  technologies in an international context.
• It gives participants the opportunity to find
  out technological solutions for the development
  of their companies/organisations.

       
    
September 18th , 2003 Cittadella
Universitaria - University of Catania
Catania, Italy
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 "Supporting technologies for the Robotics
Industry Brokerage event
     

• The brokerage event aims at
• Matching demand and offert of
• technologies, ideas, partnerships
• Organising bilateral meetings among
• entrepreneurs, researches technicians
• and consultants to evaluate discuss
• cooperation opportunities

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 "Supporting technologies for the Robotics
Industry TOPIC
     
Modular systems for embedded technologies
(actuators, sensors, communication, Information
and control systems )
 Brokerage Topic       

• Techniques for highly redundant systems,
• Operational and decision autonomy and
  human/robot co-existence,
• intelligent control,
• measurement technologies.

 Specific attention       
September 18th , 2003 Cittadella
Universitaria - University of Catania
Catania, Italy
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 "Supporting technologies for the Robotics
Industry
     

• TECHNOLOGY PROFILES CATALOGUE
• Preparation of Catalogue
• Dissemination of Catalogue
• Arrangement of Bilateral Meetings based on the
  requests of participant
• RESULTS
• N. 47 technology profiles inserted in the
  catalogue
• N. 64 organisations involved in the brokerage
  event
• N. 76 matches arranged

       
    
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The Problem and the Solution?
Somebody looking at Technology
Technology looking for Somebody?
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•  "Supporting technologies for the Robotics
  Industry
• Thursday 18th september 2003
• Programme
• DAU building (1st floor ) Media IRC Help Desk
• 1015 11.00 Participants Registration
• DAU building (2nd floor )
• 1100 17.00
• Bilateral Meetings (previously arranged by Media
  IRC )
• 1230 1330 Lunch Break