Joint Programme Secretariat
Northern Periphery Programme
Strandgade 91, 4 sal
DK-1401 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Phone: +45 3283 3784
Fax: +45 3283 3775
Measure: 2.2Eligible Budget: 930 175 euros
NPP Award: 495 075 euros
This innovative project aims to exchange skills and experience between research institutions, academia and the public and private sectors, in order to create a more dynamic use of the skills that are used for the sustainable exploitation of innovative ideas. Mechanisms will be devised to improve access for companies in the target region to academic and public sector expertise, in order to improve competitiveness and regional attractiveness through exploitation of information systems technology, and the new networking business culture. The project will create a pool of relevant opportunities and through spin-out activity will demonstrate, by creating new businesses, a sustainable approach to the creation and support of new and developing rural companies.
Lead Organisation:
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
| Contact Person: Mr Jeff Howarth Address: Cowan House Inverness Business Park Inverness IV2 7GF Scotland | Telephone: + 44 1463 244535 Fax: + 44 1463 244241 Email: jeff.howarth@hient.co.uk Website: www.scri.eu.com |
| Start Date: 01/02/2003 | End Date: 31/01/2005 |
Project Publications
SCRI Case Study.pdf - 455K
Objectives
The main objective is to enhance the competitiveness of companies through creating the innovation support structures required for improving their production-related conditions.
There are 3 main objectives within the project:
• the sharing of specialist skills that exist in the partner countries and sectors to generate a clearer understanding of the combined best practice for the delivery of the support structures
• the generation and maintenance of a pool of viable and sustainable business ideas suitable for implementation by rural business and service providers
• the demonstration of the results of this knowledge exchange by the launching of 4 viable and sustainable companies using the results of R+D.
Project Activities
During a series of meetings in each country a process of skills exchange and project monitoring will be undertaken. The final meeting will encompass a conference that will present the experiences of the project and sustained valorisation of innovative ideas, and the provision of the required business skills. The network of skills created in this project will be published and disseminated throughout the region. The maintenance and dissemination of this knowledge base will be the hub of a wide network of experts and support organisations. Such an organisation with membership throughout the Northern Periphery will act as a conduit for the continued dissemination of methods, links to central markets and business opportunities.
Expected Results
The main outcome to be expected is a shared activity model or local business culture, tailored for the situation in the area and shaped by the participant companies, where it is possible to recognise the developmental challenges and meet them through networking.
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