Objectives of the Work Package. The advice, support and information activities work package aims at reaching some objectives which are described below. One of the first goals is to encourage the participation of Canary organisations (SMEs and R&D centres) in regional events to involve them in the process of internationalisation and promote the business and technological capabilities of the Canary Islands. These activities will be mainly focused on the participation in events organised by the consortium and/or in coordination with the network of partners and other local actors, pursuing:
Objectives of the Work Package. One of the main objectives of the cross-border partnering activities for business cooperation, technology transfer, innovation and research is to encourage the participation of Canary organisations (SMEs and R&D centres) in international events in order to involve them in the process of internationalisation and promote the business, innovation and technological capabilities of the Canary Islands. In this sense, a key group of activities will be focused on the participation of regional companies in events organised by the EEN partners such as company missions and brokerage events included in the EEN calendar of events, mainly in Europe, but also in Africa and Latin America. In this context, it is to be mentioned that in the new period 2020-2021 our consortium will jointly organize brokerage events with other Spanish nodes, potentially in the fringes of the following fairs: Feria del Norte de Gran Canaria (Canarias), Alimentaria (Barcelona), AFRICAGUA (Canarias), VIII Foro Internacional de Turismo (Canarias), Semana del Emprendedor, Feria del Atlantico (Canarias). Another important target in this work package is to offer partnering opportunities up-to-date, efficient information on cooperation possibilities, new calls for proposals and European news that cover the needs of the regional companies and provide them with the support required to develop their projects. The information will be accessible through e-newsletters and the website (xxx.xxx-xxxxxxxx.xxx). Starting to reach the general principle of proximity of services to SMEs, the actions to be developed in this activity answer to the aim of “Promotion of EU policies and programmes and connecting companies, in particular SMEs, to EU policy making (Europe near to/listening to SMEs)”. Finally, there is a special aim to promote the internationalisation of the Canary Islands organisations from the business and technological point of view (outward), as well as to open new cooperation opportunities with European and other Network countries (inward) in order to achieve successful transnational partnership agreements, including:
Objectives of the Work Package. The main objective of the promotional activities is to provide network clients, especially SMEs, with a service of updated and accurate information that answers their needs and is useful for the development of their internationalization projects, technology transfer and support to the development of R&D&i projects at European level, transforming information into knowledge. During the period 2020-2021 we shall continue to try to achieve a full distribution network throughout the geographic territory of the Canary Islands. Thus we are aiming at informing Enterprise Europe Network Canary clients about Enterprise Europe Network services and building the brand and culture of the network, as well as increasing the number of clients registered on the website and providing better coverage of network services throughout the region. In this period, we shall continue to devote special attention to companies located on the smaller islands with the aim of bringing them closer to the European Union and reinforcing them in their links with the Union. Furthermore, an even higher consideration and effort will be allocated to the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, not covered by the consortium as a whole but by the partners CAC and ITC individually. This will lead to an enhanced and closer proximity contact with SMEs located in those two islands, through the celebration of physical events (WP1) where the EEN staff will personally offer advice and support services to local companies. It is also envisaged that from time to time the EEN staff could personally assist a number of accumulated local enquiries for those islands. We shall continue to support and to constantly improve the access, quality and professionalism of the integrated services provided by the network. At the same time, we want to increase the awareness, particularly among SMEs, in order to face issues related to EU policies. Reinforcing the positioning of the EEN Canary brand in the regional business sector will still be a priority objective in this period. We are planning to give an image of a single network of services taking advantage of each and every one of the promotional actions which are proposed by each partner. We shall do our best to coordinate the participation in promotional stands, trade fairs, etc., at the level of the consortium. We shall collaborate with other stable networks existing in the Canary Islands such as the CIDE Network and others which may be promoted by the Canary Islands Gov...
Objectives of the Work Package. The Network's primary aim is to provide added-value services that help to increase the competitiveness and innovative capacities of the European SMEs. In this context, the Consortium Partners will provide advice, support and information services focusing on the EU programmes, policies and legislation relevant to SMEs. The above mentioned services will result in Achievements (ASOs). The general objective of the activity is to increase the awareness and skills of the Network clients in the field of internationalisation and innovation, as well as on the subject of the Network services, EU polices, EU law, EU programmes and funding opportunities. The Consortium will also promote sustainable development and environmental issues that help SMEs to adapt to low- carbon and energy and resource efficient business models. The specific objectives of the activity are as follows: • improving access to markets, particularly within the EU but also at the global level (primarily in the Single Market, but also in third countries, with special focus on neighboring third countries: Belarus, Ukraine and Russia); • improving framework conditions for the competitiveness and sustainability of the EU enterprises, particularly SMEs, including tourism sector; • promoting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture; • better understanding of knowledge, technology transfer and innovation co-operation opportunities existing in the European Union; • better understanding of available opportunities of participating in the EU funded projects, including Horizon 2020 for RTD results; • better understanding of the European market which will result in the improvement of competitiveness, innovation and internationalisation capacities of the clients; • improving access to finance for SMEs in the form of equity and debt; • raising awareness of sustainability and sensitivity to climate change, promoting the idea of eco-innovation, green entrepreneurship. Therefore, objectives of the activity can be summarized as the development of internationally competitive companies by facilitating market access and transnational collaboration/partnership building, as well as stimulation of innovation by helping enterprises in the region covered by the Consortium build their innovation capacity through knowledge and technology transfer. Advice, support and information activities will consist of two main groups of activities:
Objectives of the Work Package. Work Package 6. Network building and reinforcing the Network
