The EKC project ENTREPRENEURIAL KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY Project presentation

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The EKC -project (ENTREPRENEURIAL KNOWLEDGE
COMMUNITY)Project presentation
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Partners
Sweden

• BIC-factory
• Centre for Distance-spanning Technolgy
  (coordinator)

• Kalisz Business Incubator Foundation
• Wielkopolska Fundacja Przedsiebiorczosci
• Eduserwis

Poland
Finland

• Tawasta

France

• Promotech Bic

Total budget 142249 Euro Starting date
15/12-2006 Finishing date 30/6-2007
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Project objectives

• To stimulate further usage of modern ICT-tools
  for supporting young entrepreneurs
• - To combine usage of new technology with
  organisational developmentThe concept of the
  virtual incubator
• 2. Networking between regions, incubators and
  entrepreneurs, and researchers
• Further implementation of the usage of the
  EKC-portal E-learning courses, other open
  learning solutions like discussion fora,
  FAQ,decisions support services etc
• Marketing activities by establishing a network of
  Incubators interested in the development of the
  Virtual incubator of Europe with services for
  learning and business development

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Expected results

• a sustainable virtual community for young
  entrepreneurs and an evaluation on its usage
• a specification on new functionalities, services
  and ICT-tools possible to use for a concept
  called the virtual incubator
• 3. an expanded network of Incubators interested
  in further development on new ICT-solutions and
  working-model and services for supporting young
  entrepreneurs

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Overview of activities
New working models The concept of a virtual
incubator
A community coach
A best practice case - evaluation
ICT-trials
The EKC-portal and e-learning courses/services
Organisational development of Incubators
EKC
Smaller development of the portal
New services for learning/E-learning courses
Learn more about other stakeholders
Networking with incubators, entrepreneurs,
researchers and regions
Marketing and networking
E-learning conference
Marketing material
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Project outputs
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Activities M1-M4

• Smaller updates of the EKC-portal and planning
  on how to make power-usage activities
• Development of e-learning course No I English
  for entrepreneurs going international
• E-meeting matchmaking event between
  entrepreneursand wanting to be entrepreneurs
  (14/3 - 2007)
• Preparatory work for operational mode of the
  community
• and marketing activities in our countries and
  networks
• Development of the first concepts of the virtual
  incubator
• Trials/show-cases on ICT-tools for incubators

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