Le Prix IST: Objectifs et conditions de participation

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Le Prix IST Objectifs et conditions de
participation

• Georges Grunberg
• (EURO-CASE- Academie des technologies)
• mail_at_it-prize.org

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The Goal
The Target of the Prize
Novel products with a high content of information
technologies and evident market potential
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Européan IST Prize

• Organized by Euro-CASE with the support of the
  European Commission - 6 PCRD IST
• Recognized as the most prestigious award in the
  field of information technologies applications.
• Amount of allocated money 700 000?
• Call of tender in 31 countries.

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What is Euro-CASE?

• Euro-CASE, (European Council of Applied
  Sciences and Engineering ) is a non-profit
  organisation consisting of Academies of Applied
  Sciences and Engineering from 18 countries in EU
  and EFTA.

www.euro-case.org
Through its member Academies Euro-CASE is a forum
for permanent exchange of information between
European institutions and research and
industry.It has access to many of the most
distinguished experts in Europe.
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Who can compete?

• Any organization (enterprises, universities or
  any other institution).
• Having a novel product or service, with a high
  information technologies content, and evident
  market potential.
• Pure content products such as CD-ROM with no
  other novel features as the content itself, are
  not within the scope of the prize.

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What categories of products or services are
considered?

• Systems and services for the citizen.
• Multimedia, tools and innovative content usage,
  (education, technology, knowledge management,. )
• New work methods (e-commerce, telework, security,
  )
• Technologies and infrastructures (components,
  microelectronics, communications)

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What products?

• This is not a RD prize.
• Pure electronic systems where IT is just an
  enabling tool are not part of the prize theme.
• Products or services must be proven at least in
  the prototype stage.
• They must be novelif introduced on the market ,
  not earlier than June 2001

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How to compete?

• Fast and simple No more than half a day work to
  fill the form if you have a clear idea of the
  competitiveness of your product and of its market
  potential. Form available at
• www.ist-prize.org
• The dead line for receiving the proposals by
  mail, is May 15/ 2003.
• European IST prize/Euro-Case. 28 rue St Dominique
  F 75007 Paris France

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Selection procedure

• All applications are reviewed by an international
  Jury and around 60 Nominees , conformant to the
  strict selection criteria are retained , and 20
  Winners nominated.
• At the annual IST Event, the European IST Prize
  Executive Jury, consisting of 18 Executives
  designated by Euro-CASE, selects the three
  European IST Grand Prize Winners, among the 20
  Winners.
• All Nominees benefit from the international
  recognition and have acces to exclusive provided
  services, including contacts with registered
  investors.
• From applicant to Grand Prize Winner,example
  from previous competition

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The Criteria for the Prize
1st Innovation and Technical Excellence (100)
2nd Business Potential (100)
3rd Societal Benefits (50)
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Innovation and Technical Excellence
Innovation and Technical Excellence (100)

• Is the product novel?
• Does it represent a breakthrough in functional,
• cost or market terms?
• Is the technical basis of the product sound?
• Is the technology state-of-the-art?
• Has the appropriate technology been used?

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Key Factors for competitiveness
Customer Intimacy
Excellence in execution
Break-through products
(Technological innovation)
Need to qualify the fundamentals of the business
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Technology adoption in the market
IST Prize
Identify emerging technique Characterise
problem Idea!
Feasability
Demonstration
Commercialisation
Develop Validate Consolidate
Deliver Maturation Adaptation
Exploitation
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Technology adoption in the market place
Conforting feedback ?
Prototype
Identified customers ?
Pilot runs
Enterprize Added value
research
technologymaturation
technologyadaptation
technologyexploitation
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Potential Business
Potential Business (100)

• Is the team credible?
• Is it product, a service or a combination of
  both?
• What market need doed it correspond to?
• Size of the market (growth rate, percentage
  addressed)
• Who are the main competitors?
• What market penetration channels will be used?
• What is the adopted business model?

• Is the team credible?
• Is it product, a service or a combination of
  both?
• What market need does it correspond to?
• Size of the market (growth rate, percentage
  addressed)
• Who are the main competitors?
• What market penetration channels will be used?
• What is the adopted business model?

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Societal Benefits
Societal Benefits (50)

• Does the product contribute to the generation of
  employement?
• Does the product result in setting up a new
  business venture?
• Can a new product niche or a new market segment
  be created?
• Can the product increase the acceptance and
  understanding
• of IT by the society by enhancing education,
  health care, environment
• protection, social services, access to and use of
  informaton...

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Main points of the application

• Business Objective.
• Product or Business innovation.
• Qualification of the Team.
• Who is the customer?
• What is the customer benefit?

• What is the market size?
• What is the competition?
• How to reach the market.
• Financial projections(favorable cost structure)

Internal consistency of the proposal
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IST PrizeMost frequent elimination causes

• Not ready for marketing
• (needed at least an existing and proven
  prototype).
• Not a new product introduced before June 2001.
• Only a new version of an older product.
• Information Technology must constitute the core
  of the product. (General purpose electronic
  system using some IT, or CD-ROM with only novel
  content, not suitable..)

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Other questions?

• All inquiries
• Helle Bonnet
• ? 33(0)1 53 59 53 40
• mail_at_ist-prize.org
• ggrunberg_at_wanadoo.fr