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Interregional Working Groups
InnoFun - The innovative project WS 3 26th
September 2013 Nicosia

• Benjamin Kuscher
• InnoFun Project Manager
• ConPlusUltra GmbH
• Benjamin.kuscher_at_conplusultra.com

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Interregional Working Group

• Forming two interregional working groups at WS 2
  Peterborough
• Working group I decision process in funding
  schemes (UK)
• Working group II start-up - investor matching
  via digital tools (BE)
• Target of interregional working groups
• Fostering cooperation with external experts
• Gaining more information / experience on
  potential instruments actions for the RIP

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Interregional Working Group

• Target of this session
• Learning from each other
• Getting overview about potential topics for RIPs
• Procedure
• Group work / interregional working group
• Presentation by the 2 group leaders about the
  main activities within their working group since
  WS 2 Peterborough
• Brainstorming WHICH topics relevant for RIP and
  WHY / all

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Interregional Working Group

• Ad 1 group work
• Duration 30 minutes
• Answering three questions
• Which topics have been discussed in our working
  group?
• Which of these topics might be of interest for my
  RIP?
• Why are these topics interesting for my / my RIP?
• Form for the presentation on the flip chart

Topics discussed interesting for my RIP Why
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Presentation of Working Group
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Working Group decision process in funding schemes
PP9 Opportunity Peterborough Steve Bowyer
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Target of the Working Group

• Funding Websites Design portal
• How to outreach to business Develop an easy to
  use Flowchart for businesses and funders to use.
  Identify top 6 questions funders ask businesses
• Educate and Train Businesses, Intermediaries and
  Funders Utilise stakeholders group to identify
  training needs and design training for both
  funders and businesses.
• Useful tools Provide overview of available tools
  and portals for funding

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Members of the Working Group

• Groups Leader Rod Gilchrist
• Opportunity Peterborough
• Regions UCY and ANETEL, Cyprus
• TSP and Tartu City Government
• Opportunity Peterborough
• Interest also from Bratislava, Slovakia and
• Marseille, France

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Activity Plan When? What? How?
No. Date Place of activity Structure of activity / meeting Agenda purpose of meetings
1 22 March Peterborough organised SKYPE Skype Phone conference To agree priorities
2 3 June Peterborough organised telephone conference Telephone conversation Follow up to agree priorities
3  14 June and 28 June  Email deadline  Agree tasks and timetable  All partners wishing to undeertake tasks asked to identify and provide detail of activity
4  13 September  Email deadline  Report back from partners  Progress report of activity
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Working Group start-up - investor matching via
digital tools
PP4 EWI Hilde Vermeulen
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Target of the Working Group

• OUTCOME

• ACTIVITIES

• Mapping of pitching capacity (selection in
  incubation programmes, contests), educational
  alignments.
• Showcasing and sharing of use of digital pitching
  tools
• Attendance to pitching slots as learning examples

• Facilitating Public/Private brokerage and bridge
  communication gap
• Transfer private practices to public investors?
• Insight in pitching cultures
• Recommendation and conclusions of use for policy
  purposes

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Members of the Working Group

• Groups Leader Flanders (EWI)
• Regions Lapland (KTUAS)
• Méditerannée Technologies
• Flanders (EWI and iMinds)
• South Bohemia (JAIP)
• Basque Country (Tecnalia)

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Activity Plan When? What? How?
No. Date Place of activity Structure of activity / meeting Agenda purpose of meetings
1 April InnoFun site free downloadable pitching software (JAIP) Download software
2 May 24 and 28 iLinc room VideoConference instructive session and a session pitching some best practices (KTUAS) Sharing and discussing best practices from Finland
3 April-August Working group Mailings informative mailings from iMinds, TECNALIA, EWI Showcase pitching examples for expressions of interest in WG (Incubation pitches, Team academy, Language Summit)
4 Sept Tbd Pilot for pitches in Flanders call for social innovation Results Crowdfunding study (September) Flanders
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iLinc webtool
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Agenda video conference May 28
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Lets innovate the innovation funding