the project is co-financed within the 7 th framework programme citt project vienna it enterprises -...

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

VIENNA IT ENTERPRISES - VITE

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

VITE: Who we are

Leading partner: Vienna Business Agency

EU Project (Objective 2 Vienna) Start: 1/2004

End of Project: 2010 (cont. planned)

Budget 2008-2010: 1.2 Mio € including personal costs

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

VITE: Potential Members/ target group

• IT companies• R&D institutions• Relevant service suppliers

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

VITE characteristics

• Dedicated and active members• Unbureaucratic and up-to-date• independent management (no commercial interests) • 45% of partners make add. turnover through VITE

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

VITE in 2009:

Number of initiated technology projects: 20 Workshops and events organized by VITE: 30 Consulting (public funding, business location): 60 meetings Plus

30 presentations of VITE ist companies at IT relevant events 50 lobbying and strategic meetings with public institutions Newsletters, publications etc

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

Our services:

• Sales support • VITE „Business Base“(„Calls & Tenders“ Database)• Project Angel• Experts pool• Events and workshops• Factbook (capital market Austria)

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

VITE Sales Service

One-Stop-Shop for costumers of VITE members

professional sales „department“

VITE as umbrella brand

VITE presented as comepetence center of 170 IT companies and their services and products www.govite.at

CITTPROJECT

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme

Centrope ICT Technology Transfer Project

7th Framework ProgrammeRegions of KnowledgeCoordination and support action

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

Project CITT: initiated by VITE in 2006/7

„Centrope ICT Technology Transfer “

Duration: 1/2008 – 03/2010

Budget: ca. 825.000 €EU co-financing: 100%

Regions of Knowledge (FP7)

6 project partners from AT, HU, CZ and SK

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

CITT - Where do we come from ?Where do we go to?

Heterogeneity of the Centrope region

Barriers in the interaction between business and academia/R&D

Limited awareness and actions of the policy makers

Restricted technology transfer

Strategy for functional network and its sustainable enlargement

Improved B2B/B-R&D co-operation

Increased support of knowledge exploitation and technology transfer

Achieve broader public and policy makers` attention

CITT

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

Centrope ICT Technology Transfer

Project partners:

• Vienna Business Agency – Platform Vienna IT Enterprises/VITE – www.vite.at (co-ordinator)• Ceconsult – www.ceconsult.at• ISL – www.isl-group.at • BITERAP – www.biterap.sk• VIP park.cz - First Innovation Park - www.park.cz• Pannon Business Network – www.pbn.hu

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme CITTPROJECT

CITT: Workpackages

• Mapping of the ICT CENTROPE sector PBN• Buildung up a virtual ICT community FIP, http://noweurope.com/• Technology Transfer Channel: C-Tubes BITERAP• CENTROPE ICT cluster action plan BITERAP• Dissemination, Business support measures CE Consult

CITTPROJECT

The Project is co-financed within the 7th Framework Programme

Thank you for your attention!

Christoph Henrichs, VIENNA IT ENTERPRISES (VITE)henrichs@vite.at, www.vite.at / www.vba.at