Enterprise Europe Network Turkey

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Enterprise Europe Network IST-BUSINNOVA
Consortium
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EACIs remit
CIP
EIP
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www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu
What is Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)?

• It is a new concept implemented by the European
  Commissions Directorate General for Enterprise
  and Industry
• It is financed through the Competitiveness and
  Innovation Programme (CIP)
• It is managed by the Executive Agency for
  Competitiveness and Innovation

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Why do SMEs need a new network?
Small and medium enterprises ? great importance

• 23 million SMEs in Europe 99 of businesses
• 58 contribution to EU GP
• 75 million jobs created by SMEs

Small and medium enterprises ? need for
substantial support

• Need for active and full scale support through
  regional business gateway
• Need for exploring new business and technological
  opportunities
• Need for contribution to the formation
  improvement of EU SME-policies

? Development of a network - mechanism to achieve
Lisbons goals of strengthening entrepreneurship
and helping SMEs to find the most effective
solutions for their problems
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www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu
Enterprise Europe Network
Structure of Enterprise Europe Network

• 600 local contact points in almost 50 countries
  (EU 27, candidate countries, European Economic
  Area countries,Russia,China and other countries),
  5.000 experienced staff
• 18 teams of experts in different industry sectors
  from intelligent energy to nanotechnology
• Duration 1/1/2008-31/12/2013
• Thousands of local events for SMEs every year
• 1.000 technology and business cooperation
  agreements are expected to be carried out between
  2008-2010

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The Power of Experience

• The largest network of integrated business
  support based on the experience of the former
  Euro Info Centers (EICs) and Innovation Relay
  Centers (IRCs)

New organizations
Improved access and proximity for the SMEs one
stop shop - no wrong door principles
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Mission of the Network

• To provide comprehensive business and innovation
  support
• To identify potential commercial partners for
  companies
• To help companies do business in the internal
  market
• To facilitate technology transfer
• To help SMEs access new markets and inform them
  about EU activities and funding opportunities
• To advise companies on EU legislation and
  policies, as well as technical issues such as
  IPR standards
• To give feedback on the views and problems of
  entrepreneurs

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An integrated approach

• One stop shop No wrong door
• SMEs can contact any Network Partner to get
  access to all the services of the Network
• Strong regional footing - proximity
• Focus on high quality services
• Client satisfaction surveys and economic impact
  evaluation
• Network Partners will provide feedback to the
  European Commission to ensure that future policy
  takes SMEs needs into account

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Services for SMEs (1)

• Information and intelligence for SMEs
• Provide privileged and up-to-date information on
  European legislation
• Offer expert advice on European issues and
  policies
• Organise wareness-raising activities
• Feedback to the Commission (Listening to
  Enterprises)
• Report cases within the feedback mechanism
• Contribute to Impact Assessment Studies in
  SME-related areas
• Support the organisation of business panels
• Business cooperation
• Offer business cooperation services for all SMEs
• Offer company-driven programmes of
  business-to-business events, including
  matchmaking events
• Run Europes largest Business Cooperation Database

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Services for SMEs (2)

• Innovation services
• Provide information on and raise awareness about
  innovation policy and legislation
• Identify obstacles for innovation at regional
  level
• Introduction of good practices from other regions
• Technology and knowledge transfer services
• Technology audits to identify strengths and
  weaknesses in innovation
• Identify needs for new technologies and establish
  action plans to improve innovation capacities
• Develop European and international cooperation
  partnership
• Support sector-specific innovation, regional
  clusters and industrial and professional
  association
• Help researchers to reach commercial agreements
  with SMEs

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Services offered one-stop-shop for SMEs

• Awareness raising access to information
• Best practices, innovative ideas
• Expand to new markets, find cooperation partners
• Technology and knowledge transfer
• Stimulating the capacity to innovate

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Qualitative goals

• Promotion of the innovation and entrepreneurship
  to European SMEs
• Support for international business and export
  activity
• Support for international development of
  technology and knowledge
• Encouragement of SMEs to participate in the 7th
  Framework Program
• Establishment of the network on a local, national
  and international level
• Promotion of SMEs access to the formation of
  European policies

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Services

• Information, feedback and international business
  cooperation services
• Innovation, Technology and knowledge transfer
  services
• Encouraging SME participation to the FP RTD
  programme

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1. Information, feedback international business
cooperation services

• Awareness and Information services to local
  business on EU affairs as well as proactive
  promotion of EU Programmes, Initiatives and
  financial instruments
• International business cooperation services to
  clients (matchmaking)
• Services to the Commission for legislation and
  policy testing through SME feedback, impact
  studies and interaction with local business

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2. Innovation Technology Transfer

• Awareness and information on innovation and
  transnational technology transfer legislation and
  programmes
• Dissemination and exploitation of research
  results
• Technology Transfer Brokerage services
• Innovation stimulation to SMEs
• Linkage to other Innovation services (finance,
  IPR, innovation management)

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3. Encouraging SME participation to the 7th
Framework Program

• FP RTD programmes information and awareness
  services
• Assistance in RTD proposal preparation and
  coordination
• Detection of needs and goals of SMEs in RTD
  issues and search for companies for participation
  in research proposals

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An ideal example of integrated support
Support in signing agreement. Aid with funding
programs, partner search. Linking with other
services.
Information Consultation
Preparation of enterprises to adapt equipment,
procedures, customers, suppliers, Research and
Development
Investment, business cooperation, patents,
internationalization
New EU legislation on environmental protection
Technology audit, market research. Search for
available technology. Partner search, funding
programs
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EEN Regions in TURKEY
IST-BUSINNOVA Istanbul,Edirne,Tekirdag,Kirklareli
Istanbul-Trakya IST-BUSINNOVA
Karadeniz BBISC
Uludag EMN
Anadolu BSN-ANATOLIA
Ege EBIC-EGE
GAP Bölgesi GAPSUN
AkdenizBSN-MED
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Partners of the Enterprise Europe Network
IST-BUSINNOVA

• KOSGEB Bogaziçi University-TEKMER
• Istanbul Chamber of Industry
• KOSGEB IMES IGEM
• Sabanci University

http//www.aia-istanbul.org
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Role of each partner
IST-BUSINNOVA is implemented by a consortium
coordinated by Bogaziçi University KOSGEB
Technology Development Centre (BU TEKMER). BU
TEKMER, supplying the academic and research angle
offering technical expertise and consultancy,
providing a platform for university-industry
collaboration and national technology transfer.
http//www.aia-istanbul.org
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KOSGEB BOGAZIÇI UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
http//www.kosgeb.gov.tr

• Bogaziçi University TEKMER has been established
  with a collaboration agreement in 1997.
• It is serving in a building provided by the
  University
• Its purpose is to support RD projects of SMEs
  in the framework of KOSGEB regulations
• http//butekmer.kosgeb.gov.tr

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ISO (ICI-Istanbul Chamber of Industry)
http//www.iso.org.tr

• Established in 1952
• Half of the Top 500 Industrial enterprises of
  Turkey are members of ICI.
• It covers approximately 40 of the Turkish
  Industry.
• http//www.iso.org.tr

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SABANCI UNIVERSTY
http//www.sabanciuniv.edu.tr

• Under the direction of one of Turkey's leading
  family-run foundations, the Sabanci Foundation,
  the Sabanci Group established Sabanci University
  in July 1994
• The University began its first academic year on
  October 20, 1999.

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Main Aims
www.aia-istanbul.org

• Internationalization of SMEs
• By promoting pro-actively Community initiatives,
  policies and programmes
• By assisting SMEs to develop cross-border
  activities and international networking
• Innovation
• By disseminating information and raising
  awareness regarding innovation-related policies,
  legislations, and support programmes
• By stimulating the capacity of SMEs for being
  innovate

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Main Aims
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• Services encouraging the participation of SMEs in
  the Community Framework Programme about RTD
• By helping SMEs to identify their RTD needs and
  find relevant partners
• By assisting SMEs for the participation in the
  Community Framework Programme about RTD

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Targets
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• to boost single network providing integrated
  services to support business and innovation
• to assist SMEs to develop cross-border activities
  and international networking
• to support SMEs to find relevant partners from
  the private or public sectors

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Tools - Activities

• European electronic databases
• EU Legislation monitoring
• Information campaigns, meetings, electronic and
  printed newsletters
• Company visits
• Technological knowledge
• Organization of and participation in seminars
• Organization of and participation in
  international events
• Personalised service benefits, helpdesk
• Organization of incoming and outgoing business
  missions
• Support of clusters

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What we did
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• 134 successful events
• 756 first company meeting
• 468 clients received specialised advisory
  services
• 794 subjects responded on EU,
• 23 advise on access to EU programmes,
• 14 technology reviews,37 business reviews,
• 49 IPR services,100 financial and legal services,
• 77 individualized skill improvement training

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Collaboration between the partners
We attend fairs together
We come together bi-monthly and share experiences
and our activity plans.
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Recent News from IST-Businnova

• Seminars on 7th Framework Programme
• 13th October in Ikitelli,
• 14th October in Tuzla,
• 15th October in Dudullu,

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Recent News from IST-Businnova
IST-BUSINNOVA Consortium was in Cebit EurAsia
Fair 7 - 11 October 2009
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Recent News from IST-Businnova

• Company Mission to Macedonia
• 13th-16th October 2009
• Match-Making Event in FAKUMA Fair
• 15th October 2009
• Match-Making Event in Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
• 29th September 2009
• Innovation Management and Financial Resources
  for
• Innovation Projects Seminar
• 15th October 2009

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Recent News from IST-Businnova

• Internationalization Getting Ready to Export
  Seminar,
• 1st October 2009
• Internationalization How to read and
  investigate Letter of
• Credit, Seminar 8th October 2009
• Occupational Health and Safety Management System
• Standards (OHSAS 18001), Seminar 6th 7 th
  October 2009
• New strategies for the European Market, Seminar
• 14th October 2009

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www.aia-istanbul.org
Business support at your doorstep
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Good practice Virtual Fair

• www.eenfair.com
• Ist-Businnova provides
• a virtual marketplace for SMEs from all around
  the world

Aim to provide valid and immediate information to
online visitors users

• User based information the user can define his
  profile and the categories,
• Automated e-mail alert to the members, as soon as
  an announcement is launched on the web site
• User support system. Question Answer mechanism
  through the web site (mail function)
• Information through RSS Feed
• Search through pre-defined key words
• Simple structure Easy to find the information
  over the Home Page

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We have started to publish Business Co-operation
Profiles
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Coming Soon

• Seminars and Workshops
• Preparation of Project Proposals for EU Funds
  Workshop,
• 20th-21th-22th October 2009
• How to use internet for an Effective Market
  Research? Seminar, 22th October 2009
• Forming and Managing Successful RD Teams
  Seminar,
• 27th October 2009

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Thank You For Listening

• IST-BUSINNOVA
• KOSGEB Bogazici University Technology Development
  Center
• Gürsel KIZILASLAN
• Tel [phone]
• E-mailgursel.kizilaslan_at_
  kosgeb.gov.tr
• WEB www.aia-istanbul.org