iCON
• CO operative eNtrapreneurship
Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze
iCON results
• Increase competitiveness of SMEs through cooperation
1. Cooperation of of business support institutions – WP22. Joint services for internationalisation – WP53. Crossborder internships, Seniors/Juniors – WP64. Digital environment (KMS/DBE) - WP35. Dissemination of information, promotion of CB coop. – WP76. Cross-border Business Networks (SMEs, institutions, …)- WP4
Terminology (clusters, platforms, »distretti«, networks)
BUSINESS NETWORK
Number of business networks in eligible areaArea No. Formal structure
SLO 15 Yes (most)
ITA 7 Yes
Cross-Border 0 NA
ESTABLISHMENT OF BUSINESS NETWORKS
• Objectives (3 PHASES)– Identify business areas with potential for
CB networking– Motivate businesses for CB (Cros-Border)
cooperation and creation of networks (10)– Support CB networking (min 10)
Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze
ESTABLISHMENT OF BUSINESS NETWORKS
• Objectives (3 PHASES)–Identify– Motivate & establish (10)– Support (min 10)
Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze
iCON tools 1/2Companies that will be involved in the process of establishing a network can benefit from:
1. Support (information, personal contacts with companies, experience) * of 15 project partners from both sides of the border
2. Specific involvement of one or more project partners * in support of the potential network
3. Organization of meetings between companies SLO/ ITA ("Match making" events)4. Support to visiting trade fairs abroad (ie. Moscow, Belgrade and Skopje)5. Expert consultants selected for establishing business networks
iCON tools 2/26. Selected expert on specific areas of common development areas in the interests of
all members of the network7. Coaching8. Training in management and operation of business networks in the cross-border
area (eg, identifying common goals/problems, intercultural management, ...)9. eLearning on specific areas of cross-border activities of companies (eg, regulations
on construction, ..)10. Organization of cross-border internships and / or job exchanges11. Support young people's involvement in the work environment
WP4 Workshop – CB Business Networks
• PRIMe feedback• Identified sectors (also on day 2)
• Learning events• Key factors for CB cooperation• Key bariers• Activating a network – key info
WP4 Workshop – CB Business Networks
• 3 phases• 1st phase analysis and identification
– Project Partners – Statistical analysis– Entrap./Innovation workshop in december– Other
• Short list
Short list - results
Network
WP4 PP
contributio
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WP2 Workshop
WP4 Stat. Analy
sis
1 Biomedical & health X2 ICT O X3 Printing industry X O4 Maintainance of complex machinery X O5 »Centri in via« X6 Tool/plastics O X7 Rural tourism and bio – agro food X O8 Logistics – ports & transport X O9 Automotive & avionics X X10 Green homes / green economy X X11 Nautics + yachting (tech+services) X X O12 Wood + furniture X X O13 Metal industry & new materials X O14 Tourism X15
Legend: X – identified, O – confirmed identification
Learning events - partnersTitle Aim
1 Business networks (processes and action plan) Understand the business network procesess
2 Workshop visual tools Enable participants to work in group processess
3 Intercultural communication Make participants aware on intercultural issues
4 Throbbing - identification of problems Enable participants to identify key problems instead of those that seam evident
5 Internationalization Presentation of tools and aproaches
6 Innovation facilities Understand the instruments to support innovationUnderstand internal innovation processes
7 Making CB business Enable PPS and network members to pin point differences, opportunities and problems of doing CB business
8 Digital environment for globalization(social networks /Facebook/LinkedIn)
Use of digital tools for networking, internationalization, ..
9 Evaluation and monitoring of networks Evaluate network processes and identify issues to be addressed Understand the feedback and plan corrective actions
10 Depending needs
Key factors for CB cooperation(business networks)
• Work in small groups 2-3• Be as specific as possible
Identified factors
…
Share information (ie. Bench-learning, ..)
Work- exchange
Web – seminars (ICT)
Why (network) cooperation
• More efficient• Detect & avoid problems in advance• Detect “hot” business opportunities• Share information• Bench learning• More profit
Key bariers for CB cooperation and solutions (networks)• Work in small groups 2-3• Be as specific as possible• Identified bariers & solutions (think about PRIMe example)
BARIER SOLUTION
Language work exchanges, language courses (?), …
Activating a network – key info
• Sector: Green Homes / Green Economy1-Specific Project or Sub-Sector of Interest 2-Best Practice / Institutional Stakeholders / Sources of Support3-Lead Users (indicate : local, public, …)4-Directly Involved SMEs5-INDirectly Involved SMEs6-Providers of Technology and R&D Services to be Involved7-Education and Training Institutions to be Involved8-Providers of finance: credit, public incentives, equity to be Involved
iCON
• CO operative eNtrapreneurship
Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze
Conclusions
• Work performed
• Key barier – CB information flow
• Better information flow among iCON PPs
• Next event – June/July
2 days workshop – Portorož/Portorose
Thanks for your contribution!
Contacts: Marko Š[email protected]
Projekt iCON sofinanciran v okviru Programa čezmejnega sodelovanja Slovenija-Italija 2007-2013 iz sredstev Evropskega sklada za regionalni razvoj in nacionalnih sredstev.
Progetto iCON finanziato nell'ambito del Programma per la Cooperazione Transfrontaliera Italia-Slovenia 2007-2013, dal Fondo europeo di sviluppo regionale e dai fondi nazionali.
Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze