Diapozitiv 1

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KBB
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KBB
Objective 3 European territorial
cooperation Slovenia-Austria Operational
Programme 2007 - 2013 No. of partners
10 Duration 1st June 2009 30th March 2012
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KBB Partner consortium

• Slovenia
• Public Agency for Technology of the Republic of
  Slovenia (lead partner)
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of tajerska
• Pomurje Technology Park
• Faculty of Mechanical engineering (University of
  Maribor)
• Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  (University of Maribor)
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer
  Science (University of Maribor)

• Austria
• SFG Innofinanz
• FH Kapfenberg
• ACstyria Autocluster GmbH
• Institut für Systemwissenschaften, Innovations-
  und Nachhaltigkeitsforschung Karl-Franzens-Univers
  ität Graz (ISIS)

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Main objectives of KBB

• Training of consultant officers / facilitators
  for technology transfer. They will be experts in
  particular field and will provide selected
  (innovative) companies their services aiming at
  putting knowledge to market.
• Bilateral connections between the regions and
  know-how transfer among RD and industry will be
  enhanced (science to business).
• Development of B2B contacts in selected fields of
  operation (sectors), being
• ICT, materials, biotechnology, chemistry, food
  technology and horizontal aspects such as
  energy, environment creative industries.
• Development of business networking

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BENEFITS for involved actors (1)

• Involved companies
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• be supported by Technology Transfer
  services
• to be involved in the process of Technology
  Transfer
• constant information on Technology Transfer
  for RD for the company
• in General
• networking
• access to technical development of the sector
  (match-making
• meetings, workshops)
• strengthening of contacts with research
  institutions (RD and/or
• commercialization of applicative results)

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BENEFITS for involved actors (2)

• Individuals
• become Technology and Knowledge Transfer Expert
• opportunity to implement Technology/Knowledge
  Transfer in practice
• opportunity to cooperate with RR institutions in
  Technology/Knowledge
• Transfer
• become a Member of the Business Network for
  further activities

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BENEFITS for involved actors (3)

• Partners Organization
• new services for Members and other public
  (business, RD, education)
• setting up a strong network of stakeholders
• Education providers will be supported by
  effective link to the market and execution of
  knowledge and applicable solutions
• Long term partnership through practical cases for
  institutions and education providers

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BENEFITS for involved actors (4)

• National/regional policy makers of innovative
  policy
• better exploitation of public infrastructure
• stimulation of development concept for opened
  innovativeness in companies
• increase RD in companies
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Projects Phases
future policy recommendations and actions
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Phases I, II
Phase I Establishment of a pool of facilitators

• Selected and trained minimum 20 facilitators for
  technology transfer facilitator

Phase II Establishment of a business network

• Networking of partners to include the widest
  selection of members of a partner network
• Events for companies
• 5 events (sectoral)
• match making (significant presence of
  companies, RD organisations, organisations)
• Technology transfer day presentation of
  innovative approaches in technology transfer

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Phase III, IV
Phase III Pilot phase preparation and
implementation (technology transfer activities in
companies)

• Technology hunting in order to find adequate
  connections between technology/know-how demand
  and supply in the regions
• Technology pilot projects implementation of
  pilots (technology transfer facilitators will
  start their work with the company (according to
  the plan), motivate it into RD, and support the
  company with their services
• Phase IV Future policy implications
• Policy recommendations

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KBB Outputs

• Group of trained technology transfer facilitators
  (min. 20 )
• Establishment of a business network
• 6 events for companies
• Min. 20 cases of Technology Transfer in
  companies concluded
• Future policy implications and recommandations

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KBB Member?