The SMEs

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The SMEs particular supporting activities with
a view to participating in the Frame Programe 6
within the ROMNET-ERA project
The SMEs particular supporting activities with a
view to participating in the Frame Programe 6
within the ROMNET-ERA project Dr. Cornelia
Rotaru Executiv Director General, CCIRB
Dr. Cornelia Rotaru Executive Director
General Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
Romania and Bucharest
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Why the CCIRB ?
Comparative advantages

• the mission is to represent the business
  operators
• gather under the same roof the suppliers and
  users-the two parties involved
• the Chambers of commerce are organized in a
  national network ,positively turning to account
  this network effect
• they have the logistics required to fulfil every
  objective (rooms,personnel,communication and
  information networks etc. )
• they have available the favorable relation
  framework
• they are providers of information/consulting/assi
  stance/training meant for any business
  operators and especially for SMEs.

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The CCIRB its role as integrator among the
actors involved in the innovation
Activitati specifice de sprijinire a IMM-urilor
pentru participarea la Programul Cadru 6 in
cadrul proiectului ROMNET-ERA Dr. Cornelia Rotaru
Director General Executiv, CCIRB
financial institutions
consultants
universities
research entities
experts
SMEs
regulation authorities
operators
evaluation entities
consumers
local public administration
registration authorities
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Activitati specifice de sprijinire a IMM-urilor
pentru participarea la Programul Cadru 6 in
cadrul proiectului ROMNET-ERA Dr. Cornelia Rotaru
Director General Executiv, CCIRB
Barriers against the innovation activity of the
SMEs

• lack of information and communication about the
  available technologies
• lack of resources ,mainly the financial means
  for innovation and technological transfer
• lack of bank guarantees for bank credits needed
  by innovation financing
• relatively high costs for the protection of the
  intellectual property rights and their
  evaluation
• guarantee of the intangible -assets credits not
  used by the banks
• very low involvement of the risk capital into
  the young SMEs and technological transfer too
• lack of expertise for the evaluation of the
  innovation risk
• lack of innovation education at the level of the
  SMEsmanagement

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WP 3 The identification,stimulation and
assistance of the innovative Romanian SMEs to
participate in the FP 6
Activitati specifice de sprijinire a IMM-urilor
pentru participarea la Programul Cadru 6 in
cadrul proiectului ROMNET-ERA Dr. Cornelia Rotaru
Director General Executiv, CCIRB
It is achieved in 4 tasks
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The identification of the innovative SMEs
Activitati specifice de sprijinire a IMM-urilor
pentru participarea la Programul Cadru 6 in
cadrul proiectului ROMNET-ERA Dr. Cornelia Rotaru
Director General Executiv, CCIRB

• Formulate the selection criteria
• domain
• manufactured products
• technological compatibility
• authentification/export experience
• Selections from the present data
• Designing and dissemination from the present
  bases
• Designing and dissemination of the coventional
  and electronic questionnaires

Preliminary data base with SMEs
web page for backing up the SMEs
The map of the SMEs annual updating
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Task 2 Gathering and dissemination of the
specialized information
Activitati specifice de sprijinire a IMM-urilor
pentru participarea la Programul Cadru 6 in
cadrul proiectului ROMNET-ERA Dr. Cornelia Rotaru
Director General Executiv, CCIRB

• Achieving,maintaining and using the specialized
  data base for SMEs which wish to be assisted for
  European co-operatin (FP 6,COST,EUREKA)

Specialized data base of SMEs which want to get
support for FP 6

• web-site
• help desk
• success stories
• appeals

• Development of the specialized web-site

• Information exchange with other specialized
  networks

newsletter electronic _at_
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Data Base Structure Innovative SMEs
III. Financial Information Equity
structure Turnover (last 3 years) Profit/Loss
(Gross -last 3 year) No. of employees Patent,
certificates Patent OSIM International
Patents ISO Certificate   IV. Innovation
application   V. Participation in European
Projects Programme Name Project Name VI. Domain
of Interest to participating in FP 6
I. Identification information Company
name Registration Number Address Phone/Fax E-mail/
web Contact Person   II. Company
Profile Activity descriptionCAEN code CAEN
code for Innovation Activity  
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Task 3 Promoting and stimulating the SMEs to
participate in European projects
Activitati specifice de sprijinire a IMM-urilor
pentru participarea la Programul Cadru 6 in
cadrul proiectului ROMNET-ERA Dr. Cornelia Rotaru
Director General Executiv, CCIRB

• FP 6 information dissemination
• SMEs stimulating to participate in FP6-the
  innovative SMEs club
• Training courses for SMEs ( incliding e-learning)
  
• Supply information and assistance to elaborate
  proposals
• Promoting new opportunities and sccesss stories

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Task 4 Assistance and support to the
innovative SMEs
Activitati specifice de sprijinire a IMM-urilor
pentru participarea la Programul Cadru 6 in
cadrul proiectului ROMNET-ERA Dr. Cornelia Rotaru
Director General Executiv, CCIRB

• Setting up a virtual consulting Centre ( special
  web-site on the ROMNet ERA) as One-Stop Support
  Centre
• Inventoring the SMEs proposals for
  FP6(topics,priorities,consortia,outcomes)
• Convey information about FP6 to the concerned
  SMEs
• Setting up the structures able to support the
  SMEs which are candidates for FP
• Help desk
• Experts to elaborate proposals
• Specialists for technical and scientifical
  consultancy

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Challenges for the CCIRB
Activitati specifice de sprijinire a IMM-urilor
pentru participarea la Programul Cadru 6 in
cadrul proiectului ROMNET-ERA Dr. Cornelia Rotaru
Director General Executiv, CCIRB
Achieving an innovation and technological
transfer system
Building up the strategic abilities in SMEs
(long-term approach integrated approach
particular to ERA ability of identifying and
anticipating the market trends wish and skill of
collecting,processing and assimilating economic
and technological informationcapacity of drawing
up projects) and the organizational abilities
(risk evaluation,national co-operationco-operatio
n with customers and suppliersincreasing the
competence of human resources)
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Thank you for your attention!
Activitati specifice de sprijinire a IMM-urilor
pentru participarea la Programul Cadru 6 in
cadrul proiectului ROMNET-ERA Dr. Cornelia Rotaru
Director General Executiv, CCIRB
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania and
Bucharest Municipality B-dul Octavian Goga nr.
2, Sector 3, 030982 Bucuresti - Romania phone
(4021) 327.34.02 fax [phone]e-mail
crotaru_at_ccir.ro www.ccir.ro