Description of the Work Package an knowledge acquisition process for the participating comp ieAsss.ociated with document Ref. Ares(2018)5781751 - 12/11/2018 The methodology will be as follows: • We shall carry out dissemination about the regional events through our website, CRM and electronic newsletters. At the same time, we shall bring the information to the notice of our collaborating partners, the CIDE Network2, the business clusters and other regional actors. • For every event, we shall carry out a registration and pre-registration of the persons attending and work out a programme and the promotional material necessary. Those attending jointly with the informative and/or training material will have a quality questionnaire to evaluate the organisation of the event, facilities, teaching staff, speakers and whether the event has fulfilled their expectations. Once the information from the questionnaires has been compiled, a report will be written with the global results for each local event organised, with the aim of establishing the improvements that are necessary. • In order to detect the training content that is most appreciated by SMEs, they will be given a leading role so that they can inform in advance about those subjects being most interesting and compatible with the nature and spirit of the Network. In many cases, events will be organised aiming at those specific sectors capable of benefiting groups independently of greater or lesser numbers. We shall not ignore the dissemination of items arising from the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (XXXXX) and the Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020). The consortium will keep contact with the Network members, especially with other European outermost regions, with the purpose of fostering the search for synergies and promotion of joint activities. From another perspective, this activity or work package is defined as a question and answer service advice on EU-relevant topics carried out orally during company meetings, local or regional events, or electronically via mails received/sent from other Network partners, local communications tools or via our website, from our collaborating partners, business clusters, regional agents, etc. The consultations may address a wide range of subjects related with the application of EU regulations, the advantages that may be obtained from the European Single Market, the presentation of projects to European competitions, sources of funding, European policies, institu...
Description of the Work Package. The consortium shall publish a newsletter with offers and requests for cooperation, including both business and technological cooperation, as well as searches for partners on Horizon 2020 and other EU programmes. This newsletter will be delivered – probably weekly – in electronic format to our clients in order to expose business opportunities with potential partners in the Network. This newsletter will also be sent to the local network of collaborating partners, thus contributing to the concept of the “network of excellence”. Likewise, all the network partnership proposals will be accessible in Spanish from the EEN Canary Node website through a search engine for cooperation opportunities, allowing the user to make advanced searches by keywords. In this context, the activity to be developed in this work package will put a special focus on the production, active dissemination and follow-up of offers and requests on: • Business offer / request (BO/BR) • Technology offer / request (TO/TR) • Research and Development request (RDR) In order to enhance the promotion of such activities, the consortium will identify clients with the capacity and interest in the internationalisation of their products and technologies in Europe and associated countries, through specific presentations on cooperation, personalised visits to companies and R&D centres, sectorial and personalised delivery of profiles and presence at brokerage events and company missions. Once we identify a client with an interest in publishing a cooperation profile, we carry out a service of advice and support in the drawing up of a quality profile in accordance with the partnership proposals, and the subsequent follow up of the expressions of interest received. We also keep an internal record of the communications carried out. In the case a client makes an Expression of Interest (EoI) about a profile published on POD or delivered through our electronic newsletters, an English description of the client is requested and we are responsible for making the request and exchanging contact details with the consequent internal record of the communications carried out. The dissemination of Horizon 2020 and other EU partnership proposals is carried out according to the sector, by identifying among our clients those meeting the requested requirements. In this sense, we send the information on the proposal to the clients and put them in contact with the project coordinator. In the case it is the client asking us for t...
Description of the Work Package. The dissemination of on-line enquiries launched by the European Commission will be particularly useful as they are used in the drawing up of the Green Papers on European policy that lead to the White Papers, the European Commission’s draft proposals. We are aware of the mechanisms by which legislation is shaped in the European Administration and, in order to ensure that the specific needs of our businesses are contemplated in this process, we will be particularly diligent in the promotion and dissemination of these enquiries, as well as in the promotion of participation by our companies in this tool. On-line enquiries will be disseminated by email, on our web site. They will play a particularly important role in providing feedback to the Commission’s services. On-line consultations constitute another particularly useful Commission-designed tool for the promotion of active participation by businesses in the decision-making processes within the EU institutions and for the gaining of first-hand knowledge of business opinion about a particular EU policy or regulation. The methodology will be as follows: It is necessary to contact, inform and disseminate the consultations among our businesses so that companies are encouraged to participate more actively. In order to achieve an increased participation, it will be useful to explain to businesses from the outset the extent to which their participation in these tools is of use, as well as offering a good advice to enable them to understand the purpose of the consultation. The work carried out by the EEN regarding the motivation of SMEs to contributing to public consultations of the EU is just another way of contributing to the maintenance of this double communication route between the European Commission and the SMEs, which the Commission itself proposes as an objective for the network. With this activity, we want to implement some of the commitments which the European Commission has made in its program "Small Business Act for Europe: initiative for small businesses”. In this regard, we should remember that the abovementioned program states that the EU and Member States should design rules according to the principle of “think small first", taking into account the characteristics of SMEs when the legislation is developed. In order to translate that principle into practice, we should continue consulting stakeholders, including SME organizations, before preparing any legislative or administrative proposal that has an ...
Description of the Work Package. Associated with document Ref. Ares(2018)5781751 - 12/11/2018 • Developing of audiovisual contents, development of videos and success stories, TV and radio ads. • Management communication, press kit, management campaign of promotion and training brochures. • On-line Communication, newsletter, multimedia presentations. • Follow-up of mass media, conventional and on-line media. • Enhancement of visibility and communication through social media in general and social networks in particular The consortium will update the content of the xxxx://xxx.xxx-xxxxxxxx.xxx website improving the visibility and accessibility to the services. The website will incorporate access to the social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube), attempting to make the services more visible and linking up with other websites related with entrepreneurship and other business areas. In addition, the consortium will identify new written and on-line media in order to spread knowledge of the results and success stories generated in the Canary Islands. In this regard, the consortium will firstly define the basis and criteria under which a business story is to be considered a success case and thus is to be published and disseminated as a best practice attending to the characteristics and conditions of the Canary region. Secondly the consortium will design an effective follow-up procedure in order to correctly track and assess the evolution and impact of such business cases at all levels. Finally, the consortium will plan the publication means and tools to be utilized for an appropriate and effective dissemination of each success story, especially addressing specific sectorial groups according to interests and application and replication possibilities at a regional, national and European level. In general, the consortium will use as tools to promote the services among its clients the following instruments: • E-newsletters and Business and Technology Newsletters • Video • Leaflets • Websites • Media campaigns • Social media and network campaigns • Presentations • Events • Network’s intranet In order to improve the knowledge of the "Enterprise Europe Network" brand and graphic image among the companies, it will be necessary to develop common promotional material (such as pens, folders, stationery, etc.) which will include the logo and name of the network. The abovementioned material will be distributed in all those actions where the network is promoted (presentations of the network, events, visi...
Description of the Work Package. Value-added advisory services and support to clients or to other Network Partners enquiring on behalf of their clients (individual tailor-made advice and support, including answers to complex questions). The services will be provided individually to each Consortium client depending on their specific needs. In more difficult cases, an external expert will be hired. Where possible, information desired by the client will be provided during the meeting and in case of more complex matters further contact with the client will be maintained in order to provide the high quality service. When the Partner is not in the position to deliver a service required by the client, the Partner will direct the SME to the most suitable Network Partner inside or outside Consortium or to other support providers (signposting). In both cases the Consortium Partners will ensure that the client receives high quality services. • Business, technology and innovation audits of companies to ascertain their support requirements. Technology audits and business and innovation reviews will be conducted on-site in the client’s premises or in EEN office in order to understand the client’s needs and/or capabilities better. Services will be provided mainly by the staff who gathered experience during the Enterprise Europe Network Project implementation (2008-2016) or subcontracted to external experts. The service will be implemented using a service form developed by the Consortium. The form will be designed so as to help the consultant in the assessment of the company. The result of the assessment will be a report with recommendations for further actions.
Description of the Work Package. Cross-border partnering activities for business cooperation, technology transfer, innovation and research will consist of three main actions:
