Thematic programme capitalisation on INTERREG IVC projects in 12 topics. LOT 1: Innovation Systems (Triple Helix & Open Innovation)

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1 Call for Experts Thematic programme capitalisation on INTERREG IVC projects in 12 topics Code: AO /C/CAPITALISATION LOT 1: Innovation Systems (Triple Helix & Open Innovation) METHODOLOGICAL NOTE APRIL 2012

2 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. GROUP MEMBERS Organisation: i4g S.A. Contact person: Irini Efthimiadou Address: Antonis Tritsis 21, Thessaloniki, Greece Tel.: Fax: Organisation: INTELSPACE S.A. Contact person: Elena Sefertzi Address: Ag. Anastasias 7, Thessaloniki, Greece Tel.: Fax: INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 2

3 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Contents Contents... 3 A. Service Description... 4 Scope and objectives... 4 State-of-the-art... 4 Methodological approach, work plan and deliverables... 7 Time-schedule B. Organisation and resources i4g S.A. Organisation, resources and relevant experience Expertise of i4g S.A. in innovation policies and practices at national, regional and EU level Experience of i4g S.A. in thematic capitalisation of Innovation Practices INTELSPACE S.A. Organisation, resources and relevant experience Expertise of INTELSPACE S.A. in innovation policies and practices at national, regional and EU level Experience of INTELSPACE S.A. in thematic capitalisation of Innovation Practices C. Working time estimation Annex. Curriculum Vitae attached INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 3

4 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. A. Service Description Scope and objectives The scope of the external expert s mission is to carry out the thematic capitalisation at programme level of the LOT1 topic Innovation Systems (Triple Helix & Open Innovation), by collecting, analysing and disseminating the thematic knowledge gained from the INTERREG IVC projects working on this topic. The thematic capitalisation will not only include analysis of the practice and policies addressed with this topic but it will focus on content, in order to identify added-value compared to the state-of-the-art on Innovation Systems. The objectives of the systematic analysis of the projects of this topic by the external expert include: Identifying innovative approaches in the knowledge and experience gained by the projects of the specific topic Innovation Systems that would be suitable for exploitation by other regions in Europe Drawing policy recommendations on this topic at national and European level, based on the lessons learned from the corresponding projects Identifying synergies and complementarities among the projects dealing with similar issues on this topic, in order to support mutual enrichment of project results and further exploitation Providing specific topic-related recommendations to the projects to support them in further exploiting the outcomes of the projects State-of-the-art The systematic analysis of the content of the INTERREG IVC projects on the Innovation Systems topic will compare the outcomes of each project in relation to the state-of-the-art on this topic in relation to regional development, presented briefly below. The views on innovation started evolving during the last twenty years form old models focused on providing support for technological forms of innovation, linear views (innovation follows predictable and standardized process) or involvement of traditional actors (higher education and R&D institutes) to new developments such as support to services (including low-tech sectors), creative industries, public sector innovations, non R&D innovations, userdriven innovation, innovation systems, creation of intermediaries and evolving perceptions of the higher education institutes in innovation. According to the broad-based European innovation strategy, EU can only become comprehensively innovative if all actors become involved and in particular if there is market demand for innovative products. This broad strategy needs to engage all parties business, public sector and consumers. This is because the innovation process involves not only the business sector, but also public authorities at national, regional and local level, civil society organisations, trade unions and consumers. Europe has to become a truly knowledge-based and innovation-friendly society where innovation is not feared by the public but welcomed, is not hindered but encouraged, and where it is part of the core societal values and understood to work for the benefit of all its citizens. All forms of innovation need to be promoted, for innovation comes in many forms other than technological innovation, including organizational innovation and innovation in services. In this context, while increased competition constitutes the most efficient instrument to stimulate innovation, policy measures and innovation support mechanisms may also have an important role to play. A Regional Innovation System is a network of regional institutions of public and private sectors whose activities and interactions develop, import, modify and diffuse new technologies. According to the theory of innovation systems, innovation and technology development are the result of a complex set of interactions between players in the system and includes the companies and / or their networks, universities and research institutes. INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 4

5 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. The innovative performance of a region depends to a large extent on how these users interact with each other as elements of a collective system to create and use knowledge as well as the technologies they use. Understanding the links between the users involved in innovation is a key issue in improving performance technology. These could take the form of joint research, staff exchanges, joint patenting, purchase of equipment and various other channels. Bilateral relations between government and university, academia and industry and government and industry have expanded into triadic relationships among the spheres, especially at the regional level (Triple Helix). Academic-industry-government relations are emerging from different institutional starting points, but for the common purpose of stimulating knowledge-based economic development. Clusters/ Innovation Poles In the 1990s, there was an observable shift from a linear model to more systemic thinking about innovation which meant a significant change of policy directions, from science-driven and technology-based strategies to regional innovation strategies. A decade later, regions started prioritizing clusters which were viewed as a panacea for economic development, increased innovation and competitiveness. Growing interest in cluster policies in general has had an influence on policy makers who began recognizing also the importance of researchdriven clusters. The French concept of competitiveness clusters or poles launched in 2004 is a concrete example of cluster policies placed high on the policy agenda of EU countries and regions. The main rationale behind this programme was gathering industrial and scientific actions in the cluster model not only to constitute a source of innovation and attractiveness of the region, but also to curb relocation trends. Being part of a cluster is an important competitive strength for business. Clusters help to close the gap between business, research and resources, thereby bringing knowledge faster to the market. Successful clusters promote intense competition along with co-operation. They enhance productivity, attract investment, promote research, strengthen the industrial base, and develop specific products or services and become a focus for developing skills. Worldclass clusters attract brilliant minds that sustain innovation Silicon Valley is the best-known example. That is why cluster policy has become an important element of Member States' innovation policies as reflected in the National Reform Programmes, and also why cluster policies are supported by Community instruments. The European regional policy programmes for promote an approach based on regional innovative clusters, not just in developed urban centres but also in poorer or rural regions. It is at the level of the region that many businesses, especially SMEs, interact with one another and with centres of learning and technology. This makes proximity a key factor in the innovation process and increases the effectiveness of innovation policy if tailored to regional and local needs. The Innovation Poles are defined as groupings/ clusters of public and private actors (companies, research centres, universities) in certain sectors and geographical areas. These facilities operate in carrying out industrial research projects of significant impact on regional socio-economic context, exchanging knowledge and experiences, facilitating technology transfer and networking between the different actors. Open innovation/ Living Labs In a moment when classical innovation itself becomes more costly and riskier for the companies to run by them, open innovation as a new breed of innovation appears as an attractive alternative. Indeed today companies are opening up their knowledge-intensive innovation processes and collaborating for innovation with external partners such as suppliers, customers, universities, end-users etc. Today open innovation is an opportunity for every enterprise due to its intensive knowledge dissemination, ubiquity, increased connectivity, accelerated market cycles, lower costs and higher productivity. Open innovation models involve the cooperation of a firm with multiple channels such as other firms in its sector, suppliers, universities, and of course end-users when developing new products and technologies. INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 5

6 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. The traditional research and development projects are mainly initiated and executed in a closed laboratory environment without any interaction or collaboration. As open innovation has evolved, this has changed with a new research and development infrastructure called Living Labs. Simply it is community-driven innovation, knowledge sharing, collaboration and experimenting, in real-life situations. There are two main motives for Living Labs applications; allowing user participation in the innovation process and performing experimentation in real world settings. Most of the Living Labs focus on service based industries such as telecom, information, media, or entertainment industries. Living Lab has been introduced first in 2006 and followed with a creation of the network of European Living Labs and the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL). Living Labs have mainly three components involved in their structure; 1) data, information and knowledge that gathered from end users, expert and organizations, 2) environment that involves culture, negotiation protocol, meta knowledge, 3) resources that entail customers, facilitators and computing platforms. Depending on the resources and the environment, the products or services get ready for real implementation. Thus each Living Lab is associated with local universities, government, institutes and companies. Its costs and investments are mainly financed through public and private sponsors and contract research for clients. The interaction between all the stakeholders is described as a merger between market, technology and society in a collaborative fashion. Thus the main characteristics of a living lab involve an examination of users in their environments throughout a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Intelligent Cities Intelligent cities (communities, clusters, regions) are defined as multi-layer territorial systems of innovation that bring together knowledge-intensive activities, institutions for cooperation in learning and innovation, and digital spaces for communication and interaction in order to maximize the problem-solving capability of the city. The distinctive characteristic of an intelligent city is the high performance in the field of innovation, because innovation and solving of new problems are main features of intelligence. Intelligent cities are also defined as territories that bring innovation and ICTs within the same locality. The Intelligent Community Forum (2006) has developed a list of indicators that provide a framework for understanding how communities and regions can gain a competitive edge in today s Broadband Economy. Being an Intelligent City it takes a combination of: (1) significant deployment of broadband communications to businesses, government facilities and residences; (2) effective education, training and workforce able to perform knowledge work; (3) policies and programs that promote digital democracy by bridging the digital divide to ensure that all sectors of the society and citizens benefit from the broadband revolution; (4) innovation in the public and private sectors and efforts to create economic clusters and risk capital to fund the development of new businesses; and (5) effective economic development marketing that leverages the community s broadband to attract talented employment and investments. INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 6

7 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Methodological approach, work plan and deliverables The external expert s methodological approach in carrying out the assignment in order to fulfil the above objectives is described below, following the tasks foreseen by the terms of reference. The methodological approach and work plan is presented for each task according to time-schedule. Task Description of work Timing Deliverables 1. Initial meeting and regular feedback of work Methodology and Actions Contracting and initial meeting with JTS in Lille/ France, followed by regular progress updates of the contractor to JTS (twice a month) Beginning of June 2012 end of May 2013 Activity report submission twice a month (6 activity reports x 2 pages each in electronic format) As mentioned by the terms of reference, immediately after the contract signing, an initial meeting will take place in Lille/ France between the external expert and JTS at the beginning of June 2012, to discuss and agree on the detailed methodology and time-schedule of the assignment. The external expert will submit an activity report twice a month (6 activity reports of 2 pages each) providing updates of the activities carried out accompanied with annexes of work samples, i.e. project thematic screening and validation results (1 st activity report), outcomes of initial interviews with projects and completed questionnaires (1 st activity report), minutes of meetings with selected projects (2 nd activity report), conclusions of thematic workshop (3 rd activity report), preliminary findings of analysis (2 nd and 4 th activity reports), first draft of analysis report and publication (5 th activity report), final analysis report and publication (6 th activity report). The activity reports will be submitted to JTS in electronic format and will be subjected to the approval of the Programme s Monitoring Committee. Task Description of work Timing Deliverables 2. Collection of data and screening of thematic content Methodology and Actions Collection of data from projects of the Innovation Systems topic and validation of thematic homogeneity and relevance Beginning of June 2012 end of July 2012 Project thematic screening and validation results with possible amendments (annexed to 1 st activity report, in electronic format) Initial interviews with projects and completed questionnaires (annexed to 1 st activity report in electronic format) As a first step of the thematic capitalisation process, the external expert will collect all necessary information and data that are available by the projects of the Innovation Systems topic. According to the Programme information, there are currently nine (9) projects that have been preselected in this topic and they are all Regional Initiative projects. According to the ending date of each project, two (2) of these projects ended in 2011, four (4) projects are scheduled to finish by the end of 2012, one (1) project is scheduled to finish by the end of 2013, and two (2) projects are scheduled to finish by the end of This suggests that most projects, at least six INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 7

8 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. out of the nine projects, should have good progress in terms of completed activities and outputs. The data collection process will include desk research as well as electronic communication with the projects, in particular the persons in charge of content related matters from different regions participating in each project, to ensure access to all relevant information that is available. The data sources for each project include: - Documents provided by the programme (application form, progress reports, final report if available) - Documented outputs/ deliverables that are not confidential, found either in the project website or provided by the projects via electronic communication of the external expert with the Lead Partner of each project - Interviews with persons in charge of thematic content related matters from different regions participating in each project, to be identified after communication with the Lead Partner of each project. The interviews with the relevant persons of each project will be done via electronic communication and/or telephone in order to answer specific questions to clarify or provide additional information needed that may not be available in the collected documents. For this reason specific questionnaire will be prepared to be completed either during the telephone interviews with the relevant persons or via , focusing on current or expected project achievements, outcomes and benefits in relation to project objectives and problems addressed, most important success factors, specific assumptions and background conditions, possible difficulties encountered, lessons learned, success stories, expected contribution to broader and longer-term development impact. The data collected during the interviews will be mainly qualitative in nature with quantitative data on current or expected results and impact, if available. During the data collection, the external expert will also check the thematic homogeneity and relevance of the nine (9) preselected projects of the Innovation Systems topic in order to ensure meaningful comparative analysis. At this stage, the external expert will also have a look at other projects of the programme that are not included in the list of the Innovation Systems topic and propose a limited number of satellite projects that could contribute to or benefit from the thematic capitalisation on this topic. For instance, projects related to cluster policies may be considered as satellite projects. According to the state-of-the-art on Innovation Systems, new cluster models with the Triple Helix innovation concept (academia, industry, government) are being encouraged at regional level for creating innovation favourable environment. This task may lead to possible amendments in the list of the selected projects to be included in the thematic capitalisation on the Innovation Systems topic, subjected to the approval of the Programme s Monitoring Committee. The project thematic screening and validation results with possible amendments and the outcomes/ completed questionnaires of the initial interviews with the projects will be submitted by the external expert, as annex of the 1st activity report. INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 8

9 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Task Description of work Timing Deliverables 3. Analysis of collected data Methodology and Actions Analysis and comparison of data collected from the different projects of the Innovation Systems topic in relation to interesting policies and practices, lessons learnt and common thematic issues Beginning of August 2012 end of January 2013 Findings of analysis during progress, to be submitted together with the activity reports in electronic format The core task of the thematic capitalisation process will be the analysis of the data collected from the different projects of the Innovation Systems topic. The analysis process will be done progressively. At first, input from the data collection activity (task 2, described above) will be examined and analysed, including available documentation and interview outcomes of each project. Furthermore, input from visits to selected projects (task 4, described below) will be taken into consideration to better understand specific good practice features identified in each case. Finally, input from the thematic workshop (task 5, described below) will be fed to the analysis, based on the conclusions drawn from interaction with and between projects and other actors dealing with practices and policies on Innovation Systems. In addition, in order to compare with state-of-the-art practices and policies on Innovation Systems, a review of literature and new developments on this topic will be done and the outcomes will be fed to the analysis to compare the findings from the projects with the state-of-the-art and identify addedvalue practices and policies in the outcomes of the analysed projects. Based on the process described above, the analysis of collected data will therefore include: - Analysis of the state-of-the-art on the Innovation Systems topic, including background information and new developments, based on literature review, external expert s knowledge and experience, and feedback from the thematic workshop (activity 6) - Analysis of each of the preselected and confirmed projects in the Innovation Systems topic, using a standardised analysis template of key project features described below, in order to identify and compare good practice features in a systematic way - Comparative analysis of the Innovation Systems projects on the key issues described below, in order to identify common features, challenges or successes, particularly interested or innovative practices or policies, conditions for transferability and successful implementation to other regions, overall lessons learnt and policy recommendations Using a standardised analysis template, the following key features of each individual project will be analysed: - Rationale and objectives. The scope of the project will be analysed, focusing on the needs or problems addressed and ways to act in order to respond to identified needs or problems. Strategic directions to identified needs will be identified in accordance with the relevant policies. Based on the strategic directions, the main objectives of the project will be analysed, with reference to the objectives per type of actor. The success factors that are most important in indicating the achievement of each objective and the indicator(s) used to measure their achievement, either quantitative or qualitative, will be identified. In this way, a direct relationship can be shown between the measured results and impacts of the project and the corresponding objectives. - Assumptions and background conditions. For the purpose of assessing the transferability of the good practice features of the project, it is important to make reference to specific assumptions and background conditions present in the contextual environment within which the practice is implemented, such as policy context and other specific localities, if applicable. - Methodological approach and developed solutions. Main means of action followed for achieving the project objectives will be analysed, including developed outputs and relevant INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 9

10 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. target groups, in order to identify innovative developments on regional innovation policies and practices on the Innovation Systems topic in comparison to the state-of-the-art. Interregional cooperation process and methodologies will be also taken into consideration, when relevant. - Results and impacts. Current or expected results and anticipated impacts of the project will be examined in relation to initial objectives and success factors, using corresponding outcome and target indicators set by the project. Quantitative data will be used for comparison and for producing aggregated data. - Good Practice features. The good practice features may refer to any of the components of the project, focusing on a) objectives, indicators and corresponding results and impacts, b) methodological approach and developed solutions to identified problems. Comparison will also be made with state-of-the-art practices and policies on the Innovation Systems topic, identifying similarities and differences that may also indicate good practice features. - Lessons learned and conclusions drawn. Following the identification of the main good practice features, conclusions will be drawn by outlining the main lessons learned, focusing on contextual characteristics that relate to the good practice features, ways of designing and implementing solutions to identified needs or problems tackled by the project, quality features, including effectiveness and efficiency of implementation, any negative effects that may need improvement. Based on the findings of the individual project analysis, the comparative analysis will then identify the following aggregated features: - Similarities and differences in project objectives, identified needs, problems tackled and assumptions made - Similarities and differences in the methodological approach and the solutions found for similar needs or problems - Conditions for transferability and successful implementation of developed solutions - Particularly interesting cases of good practice or policy in the topic of Innovation Systems that can be transferable to other regions - Particularly interesting results in terms of good practice transfer or policy improved that could be useful to other projects or other regional authorities dealing with the Innovation Systems topic - Synergies with initiatives undertaken in other EU Programmes dealing with Innovation Systems - Specific recommendations to less advanced projects based on good practices/ policies of more advanced and experienced projects - Overall lessons learnt and policy recommendations that can be useful to policy makers at regional, national and European levels The external expert will exchange the analysis outputs with the representatives of PRO-INNO Europe and Europe INNOVA of DG Enterprise and Industry with whom initial views would have been exchanged during the thematic input workshop, in order to validate and incorporate their opinion in the conclusions and recommendations on regional policies and practices on the Innovation Systems topic. Furthermore, the external expert will ensure that all outputs of the analysis process are shared with the other experts working on different topics of the thematic capitalisation process in order to exchange views and experience and enrich the activities and outputs of the thematic capitalisation process. The outputs of the analysis process will be submitted progressively, as preliminary findings in two stages, annexed to the 2 nd and 4 th activity report, and will then be fed as input for the preparation of the first draft and the final analysis report and publication (tasks 7 and 8, described below). INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 10

11 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Task Description of work Timing Deliverables 4. Visits to selected projects Methodology and Actions Individual meetings with selected projects in order to analyse in more detail the good practice features identified in each case End of August 2012 Visit reports including minutes of meetings with selected projects (annexed to 2 nd activity report, in electronic format) If deemed necessary, certain projects will be selected, for which deeper analysis may be needed to better understand specific good practice features identified in each case. The selection criteria will be based on project maturity level and output progress, identification of good practice features, as well as willingness and commitment of the project partners to collaborate. It is expected that a minimum of 3 project visits will be carried out. The external expert will organise a one-day individual meeting with each selected project, in particular with the person(s) in charge of thematic content related matters of the identified good practice or policy developed, by visiting them in their premises, and discuss in detail certain aspects of the project, focusing on good practice features and possible conditions for transferability or capitalisation. The external expert will prepare in advance and communicate the agenda of the meeting to the person(s) of each selected project, including a list of aspects to be discussed, based on the preliminary information found in the relevant documented outputs and results. The outcome of each meeting will be reported in the form of minutes, as annex to the 2 nd activity report, and will be used as important input for the thematic analysis of the projects of the Innovation Systems topic. Task Description of work Timing Deliverables 5. Thematic workshop Methodology and Actions Thematic input and animation of a one-day thematic workshop in Brussels/ Belgium with the relevant people of the projects dealing with the Innovation Systems topic End of October 2012 Thematic workshop format, agenda and suggested stakeholders to be invited (60 participants maximum) Thematic input presentation (PowerPoint presentation) Thematic workshop report (annexed to 3 rd activity report in electronic format) Following a first level of analysis of project data on the Innovation Systems topic, the external expert will be responsible for providing thematic input and animating a one-day thematic workshop in Brussels/ Belgium on this topic, in order to involve the people in charge of content related issues of the projects on this topic and provide an opportunity for exchanging views and experiences on lessons learned. The external expert will identify the relevant actors and stakeholders to be invited in the thematic workshop. Apart from the relevant people of the project of the Innovation Systems topic, representatives of the identified satellite projects as well actors from other EU programmes and initiatives, dealing with similar issues will be invited to participate, in order to start an exchange process among projects dealing with similar issues, bringing added-value to the INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 11

12 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. discussion. Actors of other EU programmes and initiatives may include relevant persons from PRO-INNO Europe and Europe INNOVA initiatives of DG Enterprise and Industry, who are dealing with the development of better innovation policies and of new tools and instruments in support of innovation. The external expert will also prepare the format and the agenda of the thematic workshop, in liaison with JTS, taking into account the following, in order to ensure a focused and interactive workshop: Reasonable number of participants, focusing on most relevant persons (not more than 60 participants) Presentation of state-of-the-art of the Innovation Systems topic, in relation to regional policy, with possible involvement of a European actor involved in relevant policies and initiatives of the addressed topic, such as PRO-INNO Europe and Europe INNOVA of DG Enterprise and Industry Brief presentation of good practice features and lessons learned by each project of the Innovation Systems topic, with the involvement of the representative of each project Presentation by the external expert of the objective of the thematic capitalisation process, the progress on the activities and the first level results of the thematic analysis of the projects, outlining interesting findings on good practice features and possible synergies Round table discussion, coordinated by the external expert, focusing on discussing the specific topic of Innovation Systems and possible common or different approaches in relevant practices and policies A thematic workshop report with the main topics discussed and the main conclusions of the workshop will be submitted by the external expert, as annex of the 3 rd activity report. The presented information and the outcomes of the discussion during the workshop will be used by the external expert as input for the thematic analysis, which will be the core task of the external expert. Task Description of work Timing Deliverables 6. Presentations during Brussels Open Days and other dissemination events Methodology and Actions Presentation of activities, results and policy recommendations of the thematic capitalisation mission on the Innovation Systems topic 10 October 2012 (Brussels Open Day) Upon request (other dissemination events) Power Point presentations of thematic capitalisation results on the Innovation Systems topic (1-2 presentations in total) The external expert will prepare presentations in PowerPoint, which will be presented at the Brussels Open Days 2012 and occasionally at any other major Programme dissemination event, upon request by the Programme The content of the external expert s presentations will focus on the following issues: Scope of the thematic capitalisation mission on the Innovation Systems topic and the role of the external expert Overview of the process and progress of the external expert s mission Summary of the projects achievements of the Innovation Systems topic, including good practice features and lessons learnt Conclusions and recommendations for capitalising on good practices and policy improvement on the Innovation Systems topic INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 12

13 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Task Description of work Timing Deliverables 7. First draft of analysis report and publication Methodology and Actions Main outputs of the thematic capitalisation process on the Innovation Systems topic including findings at project and programme level, interesting good practice cases and results and policy recommendations Beginning of February 2013 end of March 2013 First draft of topic analysis report (50 pages, in electronic format) First draft of topic publication (4-16 pages, in electronic format) The main output of the analysis process described above (task 3) will be the first draft of analysis report, which will incorporate the findings of the thematic analysis on individual projects as well as the aggregated analysis of the thematic content of the Innovation Systems topic at Programme level, focusing on regional policies and practices on this topic with some reference to interregional cooperation process and methodologies when relevant. The draft analysis report will include the following sections: Executive summary, including the main findings and conclusions (around 5 pages) Background information on the state-of-the-art and recent developments on the Innovation Systems topic Analysis of each selected project of this topic, focusing on rationale and objectives, assumptions and background conditions, methodological approach and developed solutions, results and impacts, good practice features identified, lessons learned and conclusions drawn, including possible individual recommendations based on good practices/ policies of more advanced and experienced projects Aggregated analysis of the thematic content of the Innovation Systems topic at Programme level, focusing on similar issues faced and relevant approaches, possible synergies and links between projects and/ or with initiatives undertaken in other EU Programmes dealing with this topic, aggregated project results and impacts in relation to EU policies on this topic Details of particularly interesting cases identified, including results of good practice transfer or policy improved on the Innovation Systems topic Overall lessons learnt and policy recommendations that can be useful to policy makers at regional, national and European levels The first draft of the analysis report (around 50 pages) will be sent to JTS in electronic format in order to be validated by the Programme s Monitoring Committee. It will then be forwarded to the projects concerned and to other relevant stakeholder groups in order to receive important feedback for fine tuning and/ or possible amendments to the report. In addition, a first draft of publication will be prepared (4-16 pages) and sent to JTS in electronic format, summarising the main results and conclusions of the analysis and/or focusing on interesting good practice cases or different practice or policy approaches to the same need or problem on the Innovation Systems topic. The exact content of the publication will depend on the results of the thematic capitalisation mission and will be discussed and agreed with the Programme s Monitoring Committee, in order to be adapted to the Programme s communication and dissemination needs. INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 13

14 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Task Description of work Timing Deliverables 8. Final analysis report and publication Methodology and Actions Revising and fine tuning the analysis report and publication, based on feedback and approval of the Programme Beginning of April 2013 end of May 2013 Final topic analysis report (50 pages, in electronic format & 2 printed copies) Final topic publication (4-16 pages, in electronic format & 2 printed copies) The final analysis report will be revised and fine tuned including possible amendments to the conclusions drawn and the policy recommendations on the Innovation Systems topic, following the feedback received from the projects and other relevant stakeholders and the approval of the Programme. Similarly, the content of the final publication will be revised and fine tuned based on the final analysis report amendments, in order to be edited, published and disseminated by the Programme, following the communication and dissemination requirements of the Programme. The final analysis report (around 50 pages) and the final publication document (4-16 pages) will be produced in English, in A4 format, using Arial 10 font. Each document will be delivered in two hard copies and one digital copy on CD-ROM. INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 14

15 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. The relationship between the various tasks of the thematic capitalisation mission of the external expert, their inputs and outputs, and interactions with stakeholders are presented graphically in Figure 1 below. Figure 1: Relationship between tasks of the thematic capitalisation mission INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 15

16 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Time-schedule The following time-schedule includes a detailed calendar of the external expert s tasks, following the described methodological approach, work plan and deliverables, based on the milestones given by the terms of reference. INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 16

17 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. B. Organisation and resources The companies i4g S.A. and INTELSPACE S.A. will combine their knowledge, expertise and extensive experience on innovation practices and strategies as a group, in order to complete the external expert s mission in the most efficient and effective way with high quality professional standards. A description of each organisation, their human resources involved in the mission and their relevant capacities and experience follows. i4g S.A. Organisation, resources and relevant experience The company i4g S.A. ( was founded in 2002 at Thessaloniki - Greece, for the purpose of managing the business incubator i4g Incubation for Growth, which is part of the EUROCONSULTANTS Group of companies. The business incubator i4g was created with the support of the ELEFTHO programme of the Hellenic Secretariat for Research and Technology. Since the beginning of July 2007, i4g S.A. acquired its current organisational structure and name, incorporating the functional department of EUROCONSUTLTANTS that was responsible for managing the business incubator. At the same time i4g S.A. incorporated the Innovation Management Consulting services of the company INTELIN S.A. that was also an affiliate of EUROCONSULTANTS. The mission of i4g S.A. is to support its business scope, by encouraging knowledge, promoting competitiveness, investing in technology and innovating. The strategic approach of i4g S.A. aims at its development into a unique institution promoting entrepreneurship schemes and innovation, by: Developing rich experience and further skills related to Business Incubators and Science/Technology Parks service provision through its active affiliation to internationally recognized institutions Implementing long-term investments in new and innovative entities and in other Incubators Rendering innovation expert services to: o the incubated entities o other incubators o National as well as Regional authorities o European Organisations o new innovative companies Acquiring a leading role among the innovation stakeholders of the local business community Developing considerable tools for the industry competitiveness, responding at the same time to the arising challenges for comparison through its participation to internationally acknowledged contests The company i4g S.A. is organised in three main operating units: Business Development Unit, which is mainly responsible for managing the venture capital investments of the business incubator Innovation Management Consulting Unit, which is mainly responsible for: a) participating in innovation management projects, enhancing the business incubator networking for exchange of experience and know-how, and b) providing innovation management consulting services to the incubator companies and to third parties of the public and private sector INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 17

18 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Operational Support Unit, which is responsible for managing the daily operations of the business incubator The key personnel and experts of i4g S.A., who will be directly involved in the external expert s mission, include: Dr Irini Efthimiadou, who will be the main contact point of i4g S.A. for this mission, participating in meetings, seminars, and project visits, responsible for reporting, presentations, and deliverables Dr Theologos Prokopiou, who will participate in providing expert opinion and recommendations for the analysis reports, including also quality control of all deliverables Mr Nikos Giannoulidis, who will participate in the collection and analysis of data and in reporting Dr Irini Efthimiadou is a Chemical Engineer (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), with MSc in biochemical engineering and PhD from the University of Birmingham (UK). She has research experience in process control and SPC from her work as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) and C.P.E.R.I. (Thessaloniki, GR). She has more than 15 years consulting experience in management, technology and development, for the public and private sector, first as a Senior Consultant in EUROCONSULTANTS S.A. and then as the Managing Director of INTELIN S.A., an affiliate of EUROCONSULTANTS, which then merged with i4g S.A., the managing company of the i4g business incubator of the EUROCONSULTANTS Group. Her expertise is in the management and implementation of projects and studies on innovation strategies, innovation systems and innovation practices and tools, with particular focus on innovation support of SMEs. She is currently the Director of Innovation Management Consulting Unit at i4g S.A., being responsible for the provision of integrated consulting services on the development and management of entrepreneurship and innovation in organisations of the public and the private sector. She has participated as an innovation expert in a number of assignments on behalf of European organisations and networks (TAKE IT UP Europe INNOVA, INNO Learning Platform, Innovation Coach, etc) for the exchange of good practices on innovation policies and schemes and the validation of innovation measures and tools. Dr Theologos Prokopiou is a Chemical Engineer (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), with M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Notre Dame (USA). He joined the Athens Stock Exchange listed company EUROCONSULTANTS S.A. and its affiliate GNOMON INFORMATICS from 1992 to After completing successfully assignments in substantial industrial units of Northern Greece, he rejoined EUROCONSULTANTS from the beginning of 2005, assuming the duties of directing i4g-incubation for Growth, the first Greek private based Incubator for innovative companies, in order to: Successfully complete the initial 5 mil Euros i4g establishment project, within the ELEFTHO programme supported by the Hellenic Secretariat for Research and Technology, Manage a Seed Fund of ~ 2 mil Euros invested in the incubated companies, Further develop the activities of i4g in Greece and abroad in the context of provision of services, venture and seed capital under management and building infrastructure. Dr Prokopiou is currently the Managing Director of i4g S.A. and participates as a Senior Consultant in various national and international projects for Innovation Management, SME development and start-up creation, focused mainly on the development of Technology Parks and Incubators in the Balkan and GCC (Gulf) Countries. His working experience includes cluster management, post evaluation of EU projects and project management in various fields (R&D, public initiatives for the cooperation of the public and private sector, introducing new informatics tools in the public sector and s/w development). Dr Prokopiou is also familiar with other International Environments having participated in international networking activities and conferences in China, India and USA. He recently participated in the opening activities of the Silicon Valley based Plug & Play University ( in California, INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 18

19 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. in order to cultivate the pathway for start-ups under management to Silicon Valley know-how and financial resources. Mr. Giannoulidis holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and graduate degrees in Environmental Impact Assessment, Auditing & Management Systems and Quality Management. He has extensive experience in providing innovation consulting services to several types of organizations (Industry, Academia and R&D institutes, Government). Mr. Nikos Giannoulidis has personally overseen the coordination of numerous Support Action Projects funded under the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Framework Programmes, gaining key insight and expertise in delivering capacity building services to R&D actors for the promotion of FP participation. He has undertaken training and mentoring, assistance in proposal development and consortia building, policy studies and surveys in various technological areas, organization of RTD Conferences and brokerage events, etc. A highly experienced Project Manager, Nikos ensured successful execution of activities under the FP5, FP6 and FP7 projects, IST Mentor, IST Mentor+, LSH-ACC Mentor, SAFE and RAF Regions in various technological domains such as the Agrofood sector, ICT, Environment, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Health, etc. His expertise in the management of EU-funded R&D projects under the FP and CIP initiatives is further reinforced by a significant track record in the management of EU Technical Assistance (EuropeAid) projects in Bulgaria, Malta and Azerbaijan. The detailed CVs of the key personnel and experts of i4g S.A. who will be directly involved in this mission are presented in the Annex of the methodological note. Expertise of i4g S.A. in innovation policies and practices at national, regional and EU level The consultant organisation (i4g S.A.) and its experts participated in projects providing guidelines and recommendations for the implementation of innovation policies and practices at national, regional level and interregional level. The most recent relevant assignments are listed and described briefly in the following table. No Assignment Client Date Sum Brief description 1 MedLab: Mediterranean Living Lab for Territorial Innovation (IG- MED08-280) provision of Regional Authority of Central Macedonia 07/ / ,320 Good practice analysis of national and regional policies and practices on innovation Analysis of local initiatives with Living Lab potential expert consulting Guidelines for strategic services governance of Living Labs MoU content for Living Lab pilot implementation Policy options and recommendations for a Mediterranean Living Lab Elements of a Mediterranean Living Lab charter Progress and final reports on thematic content of the project and final publication content 2 IPRforSEE: EUROCONSULTANTS 03/2011-7,000 Pilot implementation of INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 19

20 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. No Assignment Client Date Sum Brief description Intellectual Property Rights in South East Europe provision of expert consulting services S.A. 12/2011 support services to SMEs, including training, on IP for start-ups and gaining competitive advantage using IP, on behalf of Chamber of Kilkis Provision of training to SMEs on trade fairs and IP protection, on behalf of the Greek International Business 3 Elaboration of a feasibility study for the creation of a business incubator at the University of Patras Region of Western Greece 4 Updating and further elaborating the business plan for the Centre for Research and Application of Energy Development in Western Macedonia 5 Provision of expert support in the thematic evaluation of the INTERREG IVC applications for the sub-theme Innovation, Research and Technology Development 6 Provision of expertise for the evaluation of the University of Patras (Greece) EUROCONSULTANTS S.A. (Greece) on behalf of the University of Western Macedonia as part of the project A virtual network of Science and Technology Parks, to strengthen the growth of existing Parks, to empower the competitiveness of enterprises and to stimulate the generation of New Science and Technology Parks under the INTERREG IIIB ARCHIMED programme GEIE GECOTTI/ INTERREG IVC Joint Technical Secretariat (contract number: TE 0102) Centre for Research, Technology and Development of 07/ /2009 Association 33,000 Scope and business model Market analysis Description of facilities Analysis of service provision Organisational plan Operational procedures Foreseen Investments Action plan Financial plan 02/ ,344 Review of current status and prospects Evaluation and comparison with good practices Strategic objectives and action lines Organisational structure Action Plan Time-schedule and budget Financial analysis Expected results 06/ / / /2009 8,400 Evaluation of 15 proposals in June 2008 Evaluation of 27 proposals in June ,860 Ex-ante evaluation, focusing on the profile and characteristics of the INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 20

21 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. No Assignment Client Date Sum Brief description programme Regional Innovation Pole of Thessaly Thessaly, under the programme Regional Innovation Pole of Thessaly regional innovation pole of Thessaly On-going evaluation of the progress of the regional innovation pole activities Ex-post evaluation of the impact of the regional innovation pole, focusing on the creation of sustainable innovation elements in the region of 7 Study for the development strategy of Regional Innovation Pole of Central Macedonia in Greece 8 Provision of international expertise in transferring best practices for designing and implementing innovation support measures for SMEs in the framework of the OP Competitiveness of Bulgaria 9 Market analysis and elaboration of a business plan for the emarks service EUROCONSULTANTS S.A. (Greece) on behalf of the Region of Central Macedonia under the programme Regional Innovation Pole of Central Macedonia EUROCONSULTANTS S.A. (Greece) under the PHARE project: Creating project pipeline for SF applications - Project Generation Facility Elaboration of ERDF project proposals (Project Number: EuropeAid/122660/D/S ER/BG) INTRASOFT INTERNATIONAL S.A. in the framework of the project Electronic Trademark and Industrial Design Service (emarks) 04/ / / / / /2009 Thessaly 33,613 Analysis of current status and expected results Identification of synergies with other regional innovation programmes Identification of needs and expectations of regional stakeholders Development of strategic action plan (organisational model, focus on specific technologies, innovation support and promotion activities, feasibility study, sources of finance) 10,000 Identification of EU innovation policies for SMEs, including indicators for measuring innovation of SMEs Collection of EU best practices on schemes supporting innovation of SMEs Preparation of guidelines on the design and implementation of each of the proposed innovation support schemes for SMEs Hands-on training of MA and IB staff based on the material produced by the above activities 43,000 Analysis of the Trademark and Industrial Design protection sector in the EU27 Trials evaluation framework for identifying and validating business INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 21

22 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. No Assignment Client Date Sum Brief description under the e-ten Programme plan assumptions Detailed business plan for the commercial exploitation of the service in the EU27 and 10 Analysis of the innovation absorption capacity in the Western Balkan Countries 11 Provision of international expertise offering advice and support to review the regional innovation strategy and define guidelines to set up a regional support system for innovation in Warmia and Mazury region of Poland EUROCONSULTANTS S.A. (Greece) on behalf of General Secretariat for Research and Technology and the SEE.ERA.NET programme (contract number: ERAC-CT /CA) META Group S.r.l., under the Innovation Coach Counselling Scheme 10/ / / /2007 related countries 6,000 Policies and programmes supporting innovation Main stakeholders involved in the development of innovation management systems and innovation related policy-making in WBC Strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats regarding the promotion of innovation to SMEs Description of the present state, innovation needs and absorptive capacity of innovation stakeholders for future transnational RTDI collaboration Provision of expertise in the organisation of South East European Conference on Innovation (overview of introductory presentations, overview of working group presentations, additional technology and innovation issues, discussion and conclusions) Review of current innovation policy measures and identification of intervention areas to be covered Identification of good practices in innovationrelated measures Development of recommendations for improving the regional supply of services Workshop for presenting and discussing recommendations and final report on guidelines INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 22

23 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. No Assignment Client Date Sum Brief description for a regional support system for innovation 12 Provision of international expertise offering advice and support to the Activation and Cooperation Innovation Forum of Northern Wielkopolska region of Poland (FAKIR II) Meta Group S.r.l., under the Innovation Coach Counselling Scheme 11/ / ,060 European best practice overview Preparatory workshop and interviews with regional stakeholders Definition of strategic framework and action lines development Final workshop Final report - guidelines on strategic framework and action plan for FAKIR II scheme Experience of i4g S.A. in thematic capitalisation of Innovation Practices In particular, the consultant organisation (i4g S.A.) and its experts participate in projects and activities related with good practice validation and transfer processes of innovation measures and tools in the framework of Europe INNOVA, aiming at enhancing their uptake at European level, as listed and described briefly in the following table. No Assignment/ activity 1 External evaluation of the INNOPOLIS project 2 Member of TAKE IT UP Expert Validation Platform Client/ network Date Sum Brief description University of Salford 05/ /2012 META Group S.r.l., coordinator of the TAKE IT UP project, the promotion pillar of Europe INNOVA 09/ / ,000 Independent external evaluation of the INNOPOLIS project in three stages: Preparation of a detailed evaluation methodology and plan Interim mid-term evaluation Final end-of-project evaluation - The Expert Validation Platform contributes to enhancing the uptake of novel tools and instruments developed within Europe INNONA by: Providing users feedback for service/ INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 23

24 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. No Assignment/ activity 3 Provision of expert services in relation to INNO Learning Platform s good practice exchange scheme piloting exercise Client/ network Date Sum Brief description INNOVA EUROPE S.a.r.l, coordinator of the INNO Learning Platform consortium 03/ /2009 tool improvement Acting as facility for the testing process Identifying service/ tools with higher potential to be subject of labelling/ standardization process Capturing emerging needs Defining better promotion and transferability mechanisms Shaping policy recommendations 16,000 Input report on good practice analysis methodology, transferability assessment methodology and twinning concept for innovation agencies towards exchange of good practice Provision of expertise and advise to the participating innovation agencies for the organisation of the good practice exchange scheme Facilitating the implementation of the good practice exchange scheme Reporting on the outcomes of the good practice exchange visits Manual with guidelines and recommendations for good practice analysis, transferability assessment, twinning concept and organisation framework for good practice exchange/ reporting on lessons learned and transferability implications INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 24

25 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Organisation, resources and relevant experience IntelSpace Innovation Technologies S.A. was founded in 2005 by members of the Urban and Regional Innovation Research (URENIO) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. IntelSpace is a research-driven company focusing on the development and management of innovation ecosystems and intelligent cities. IntelSpace is developing IT applications and platforms which sustain key innovation processes such as scanning for the best available technology, improving learning and technology absorption capability, designing and developing new products, involving end users in innovation, and design and development of online marketplaces. The expertise of the company is on (1) innovation management, (2) innovation clusters and systems analysis and governance, (3) design and development of web-based solutions for innovation, technology transfer, product marketing and promotion, and (4) planning and governance of intelligent cities, districts, and clusters. We partner with leading innovation experts, process consultants and academics to create smart environments, innovation methodologies, and innovation support software. IntelSpace is working with an international network of partners in most countries of the European Union and offers a wide range of services dealing with the creation of physical, institutional, and virtual environments sustaining innovation. INTELSPACE offers engineering, IT, and consulting services in the field of intelligent / smart cities. The company specializes in the design and development of physical spaces and virtual environments sustaining key knowledge and innovation processes of intelligent cities, such as strategic intelligence, technology transfer, collaborative innovation, and online marketing and product promotion. INTELSPACE working with interdisciplinary teams brings together expertise from the fields of city development and planning, knowledge and innovation management, and information and communication technologies. The company was founded in 2005 by members of the Urban and Regional Innovation Research Unit (URENIO) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and was incorporated as an SA company in June Main areas of services provision are: Management of innovation ecosystems 1. Strategic intelligence, market and technology watch, competition analysis, entry into global markets. 2. New product development based on collaborative innovation models, distributed new product development, living lab environments, user-driven innovation. 3. Technology transfer using open innovation networks, learning best technology solutions, training on innovation management. 4. Innovation clusters analysis, management, and assessment. 5. Innovation strategy based on foresight, benchmarking, and futures methodologies. Development of web-based innovation platforms 1. Strategic intelligence applications, which include data collection, analysis, and data dissemination modules, and enable competitive intelligence and collaborative market and technology watch. Web-based intelligence and information crowd sourcing 2. Technology transfer platforms, which support technology brokering and collaboration between academia and businesses, and enable technology training, technology matching, technology valorisation and exploitation. Web-based learning environments. 3. Collaborative innovation platforms, which enable a group of experts to work together at different stages of new product development, such as concept development, market research, product design. Crowdsourcing solutions and Living Lab platforms for user-driven innovation. INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 25

26 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. 4. Marketplace platforms, web-based product marketing and promotion. Social media for marketing. Location-based applications for marketing and promotion. Intelligent cities development and governance 1. Intelligent city / smart city strategy development. Planning for intelligent city districts: industrial districts, technology districts, commercial and CBD, tourism areas, smart university campus. 2. Web-based applications for (1) the innovation economy and competitiveness, (2) smart city utilities, mobility, and energy, (3) city governance and decision making. Smart city solutions based on future Internet technologies, sensor networks, and embedded systems. 3. Intelligent city governance and business models. 4. Intelligent city measurement and performance benchmarking. The key personnel of INTELSPACE S.A., who will be directly involved in the external expert s mission, include: Dr. Sotiris Zigiaris has an MSc in Computer Science graduate of Lamar University USA. He also has studied Business Administration Management. He received his PhD from Aristotle University in 2009 with a thesis of EU regional systems of innovation. His area of specialization is regional development and public innovation support measures. He has engaged in major re-engineering projects in the United States as well as in Greece, such as the BPR project in the National Telecommunication Organisation of Greece. He is participating in regional development projects in the region of Thessaly, Western Macedonia, Peloponnesus, Ionian Islands, Southern Aegean, working mainly in the design of regional innovation policymaking and the development of public support mechanisms for innovation management. He is a member of the technical assistance team for the regional development of the Bulgaria Ministry of Development. Mr Yiannis Falas is a Mining Engineer, graduate of National Technical University of Athens (1990). After graduation, he worked in the Region of Western Macedonia, as Assistant Coordinator of Transport Infrastructure program (1st and 2nd C.S.F.). He has then been the project manager of the Regional Innovation Strategy, RIS and RIS+ Projects and the Knowledge clusters Innovative Actions Program of W.M. He works as an expert for the Regional Innovation Office of W.M. He also worked as an expert in cross-border cooperation with FYROM and Albania. He has long experience with SMEs. His main interests are innovation and regional development, interregional and crossborder development strategies, namely for clusters and SMEs. Mr Konstantinos Tramatzas is a Mechanical Engineer, graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1993) with MBA studies in CITY Liberal Studies, affiliated institution of Sheffield University. He is the Development Manager of Thessaloniki Innovation Zone, responsible for planning of projects and activities, monitoring and certification of implementation projects. He has participated in the elaboration of the company s strategic plan and the preparation of the procedure and evaluation criteria for accepting investment plans in Thessaloniki Innovation Zone. Previously he was General Director of Thessaloniki Technology Park, providing technology transfer services and innovation and knowledge management services, responsible for the coordination of all company activities (project implementation, service provision, budgeting). He has also worked for the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, as a scientific coordinator, responsible for the proposal and implementation of several projects concerning regional development and technology transfer services, and as external consultant for SPEED Ltd and EUROCONSULTANTS S.A. In particular, the consultant organisation (INTELSPACE S.A.) and its experts participate in projects and activities related with good practice validation and transfer processes of innovation measures and tools in the framework of Europe, aiming at enhancing their uptake at European level, as listed and described briefly in the following table. INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 26

27 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Expertise of INTELSPACE S.A. in innovation policies and practices at national, regional and EU level No Client Assignment Sum Date Brief description 1 European Commission. DG Education and Culture. Leonardo da Vinci 2 International Hellenic University IHU 3 Regional Development Fund of Central Macedonia 4 Development agency of eastern Thessaloniki s Local Authorities ANATOLIKI S.A. 5 WEST MACEDONIA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (ANKO) S.A "Seeding Innovation: Training for Research-driven Clusters" Design and development of the IHU web portal for the dissemination of its academic research activities and results Provision of consulting services for the implementation of the MEDLAB project: Mediterranean Living Lab for Territorial Innovation Provision of consulting services for the implementation of the AsviLoc Plus, «Agencies Supporting Value of Innovation Systems in Regional and LOCal Economies 2 nd Phase of the implementation of LEED rating system for Neighbourhood Development to to to to to Research for vocational training needs Development of training material. Current stage: Under development (%) Contribution to the project: 14% Design, development, administrative user training. Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% Online platform and provision of ICT services for the pilot action "Networks of inno-sμεs" Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 48% Pilot actions for the creation of a cross national innovation system for the promotion of energy reduction technologies. Current stage: Under development (%) Contribution to the project: 42% Design of a sustainable community upon the LEED for neighborhood rating system INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 27

28 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. No Client Assignment Sum Date Brief description 6 WEST MACEDONIA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (ANKO) S.A 7 Association of ICT companies of Northern Greece (SEPVE) 8 Regional Development Fund of Central Macedonia 9 Atlantis consulting S.A. 10 Intelligent innovative incubators for business growth S.A. Implementation of LEED rating system for Neighbourhood Development to the design of Nea Pontokomi in Kozani Conduction of business intelligence reports for enterprises of the ICT Sector Design and development of the web site for the MEDICUBE project Evaluation of the participations in the i-techpartner project Conduction of business plans for enterprises of the ICT Sector /3/2010 to to to to to Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 72% Implementation of LEED rating system for Neighbourhood Development Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 72% Conduction of business intelligence reports for enterprises of the ICT Sector Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% Design and development of the web site for the MEDICUBE project Current stage: Successfully accomplished Evaluation of the participations in the i-techpartner project Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% Conduction of business plans for enterprises of the ICT Sector Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 28

29 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. No Client Assignment Sum Date Brief description 11 Vocational Training Center (VTC) "Epimorfotiki Kilkis single member llc" Training in New Product Development 12 EMETRIS S.A. Market research for the logistics sector in Greece 13 Intelligent innovation systems S.A. Design, configuration and formation of the content of the new program Mediterranean Space - MED 14 LOGOTECH S.A. Implementing Innovation Strategies Project concept innovation website 15 "QSE" REGIO DYNAMICS LTD 16 "QSE" REGIO DYNAMICS LTD Development of a roadmap for New product development for SMEs in English Development of a roadmap for New to to to to to to 100% Training in New Product Development Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% Market research for the logistics sector in Greece Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% Design, configuration and formation of the content of the new program Mediterranean Space - MED Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% Implementing Innovation Strategies Project concept innovation website Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% Development of a roadmap for New product development for SMEs in English Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% Εκπόνηση Οδηγού INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 29

30 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. No Client Assignment Sum Date Brief description product development for SMEs Ανάπτυξης Νέων Προϊόντων για ΜΜΕ Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% Experience of INTELSPACE S.A. in thematic capitalisation of Innovation Practices No Client Assignment Sum Date Brief description 1 Centre for Research and Technology Thessaly (CE.RE.TE.TH) Design and benchmarking of the regional Innovation observatory to Design and benchmarking of the regional Innovation observatory Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 2 WEST MACEDONIA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (ANKO) S.A Evaluation of the actions projects performed in the Regional Innovation Pole of the region of Western Macedonia to % Evaluation of the actions projects performed in the Regional Innovation Pole of the region of Western Macedonia Current stage: Successfully accomplished (%) Contribution to the project: 100% INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 30

31 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. C. Working time estimation The following table provides an indicative estimation of the needed external expert s working time in days per task. Table 1: Working time estimation per task Tasks No of experts No of work days in total 1. Initial meeting and regular feedback of work Collection of data and screening of thematic content Analysis of collected data Visits to selected projects Thematic workshop Presentations during Brussels Open Days and other dissemination events First draft of analysis report and publication Final analysis report and publication 3 5 TOTAL 110 INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 31

32 i4g S.A. INTELSPACE S.A. Annex. Curriculum Vitae attached INTERREG IVC Thematic programme capitalisation LOT 1 32

33 E UROPEAN CURRICULUM VITAE FORMAT PERSONAL INFORMATION Name EFTHIMIADOU, IRINI Address 21 ANTONIS TRITSIS STR, THESSALONIKI, GREECE Telephone Fax Nationality Greek Date of birth 3 MARCH 1961 WORK EXPERIENCE Dates (from to) From 07/2007 to present Name and address of employer i4g S.A. (INCUBATION FOR GROWTH), EUROCONSULTANTS Group, Antonis Tritsis 21, , Thessaloniki, Greece ( Type of business or sector Technology and Business Consulting Occupation or position held President, Director of Innovation Management Consulting Services Main activities and responsibilities Provision of consulting services for the development and management of business incubators and other innovation support actions to organizations of the public and private sector: - Provision of expert consulting services for the organisation and delivery of a seminar in the framework of the pilot activities of the project Intellectual Property Rights for South-East Europe and in particular the service Trade Fairs and IP protection, on behalf of the Greek International Business Association (SEVE) - Provision of expert consulting services in the framework of the project Intellectual Property Rights for South-East Europe on behalf of Chamber of Kilkis, for the pilot implementation of the services and tools on IP for start-ups and Gaining competitive advantage using IP, the final evaluation of the activity and the dissemination of the results - Provision of expert consulting services and elaboration of studies for the MedLab project on Mediterranean Living Lab for Territorial Innovation, on behalf of Regional Authority of Central Macedonia - Provision of expert services for the external evaluation of the INNOPOLIS project on Innovation Policy in University City Regions, on behalf of University of Salford - Participation to the TAKE IT UP Expert Validation Platform, contributing to enhancing the uptake of novel tools and instruments developed within Europe INNOVA, offering to TAKE IT UP and assisted projects qualified feedback for service/tools improvement and support for the testing process - Elaboration of a feasibility study for the creation of a business incubator at the University of Patras Region of Western Greece - Provision of expert services for the good practice exchange pilot exercise on innovation schemes, delivered on behalf of INNOVA Europe in relation to the INNO Learning Platform - Provision of expert services for the external evaluation of the Thessaly Innovation Pole 1/7

34 project - Development of Central Macedonia Innovation Pole Strategy and Action Plan - Provision of expert services to the INTERREG IVC Joint Technical Secretariat for the thematic evaluation of INTERREG IVC applications in the thematic category Innovation and RTD - Provision of international expertise in transfer of best practices for designing and implementing innovation support measures for SMEs in the framework of the OP Competitiveness of Bulgaria - Study on the innovation absorption capacity and transnational cooperation needs in South East Europe, with particular focus on Western Balkan Countries, on behalf of General Secretariat for Research and Technology (Greece) and the South East European ERA-NET (SEE-ERA.NET) - Market analysis of the Trademark and Industrial Design protection sector in the EU27 and related countries, for the development of the emarks service on behalf of Intrasoft International, under the e-ten programme. Dates (from to) From 09/2004 to 07/2008 Name and address of employer INTELIN S.A. (INTELLIGENT INNOVATION SYSTEMS), EUROCONSULTANTS Group, Antonis Tritsis 21, , Thessaloniki, Greece ( Type of business or sector Technology and Business Consulting Occupation or position held Managing Director Main activities and responsibilities Consulting services for the development and management of innovation in organizations of the public and private sector: - Provision of international expertise on behalf of Meta Group from Italy for the Innovation Coach Counselling Scheme offering advice and support to review the regional innovation strategy and define guidelines to set up a regional support system for innovation in Warmia and Mazury region of Poland. - Provision of international expertise on behalf of Meta Group from Italy for the Innovation Coach Counselling Scheme offering advice and support to the Activation and Cooperation Innovation Forum of Northern Wielkopolska region of Poland. - Consulting support for the content development of the new Mediterranean Space-MED programme for the programming period , on behalf of the Interreg III Managing Authority. - Study for the identification of innovation promotion status, assessment of technology needs and analysis of the market regarding innovation and technology transfer services, identification of funding opportunities and development of an action plan for technology transfer in the interregional space Greece Bulgaria, on behalf of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) - Provision of International Expertise services for the review of a training program and materials and preparation of a learning package on Innovation and Technology Management in FY of Republic of Macedonia, on behalf of Human Resources Development Fund for Enterprises, under a project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction. - Study and content development on innovation methodologies and tools for SMEs, on behalf of Euroconsultants Business Incubator, i4g. - Provision of Expertise and Technical Assistance to the Region of Ionian Islands for the management and evaluation of the pilot innovative actions programme Innovation in the Ionian Islands 3I. - Provision of Expertise and Technical Assistance to the Region of Western Macedonia Thrace for the design, planning and management of the Technology Clinics project, under the pilot innovative actions programme Technogenesis. - Provision of Expertise for the content and innovation tools development of the Technogenesis Portal of the Region of Eastern Macedonia Thrace. - Provision of International Expertise services and study for the analysis of competitiveness and efficiency of the SMEs in FY of Republic of Macedonia, on behalf of the Ministry of Economy of that country, under a project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction. 2/7

35 Dates (from to) From 01/1994 to 08/2004 Name and address of employer EUROCONSULTANTS S.A., Antonis Tritsis 21, , Thessaloniki, Greece ( Type of business or sector Technology and Business Consulting Occupation or position held Senior consultant/ Project Manager in Technology and Innovation Management and Quality Management Main activities and responsibilities Technology & Innovation Management: - Study of the Innovativeness of the population of East Macedonia Thrace Region, on behalf of Hellenic Technology Transfer Centre, under the Technogenesis programme of Western Macedonia Thrace Region. - Management of a pilot project on the development of an e-learning course on benchmarking, on behalf of the South-eastern Telecommunications & Informatics Research Institute, under the Excellence in Central Macedonia innovative actions programme. - Management of a pilot project on the development and operation of an Organic Food Cluster on behalf of the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece, under the Excellence in Central Macedonia innovative actions programme. - Industry-Research Liaison Officers (ILOs), Preparation of Training Package and Pilot Application, under the LEONARDO DA VINCI programme. - Strategic Planning for the Development of Innovation and Technology in West Macedonia technical support to Kozani Development Agency under the RIS Programme. - Participation in a working group for the promotion of technologies related to Quality/Certification, in the framework of the "Regional Technology Programme" of Central Macedonia. - Evaluation of RTD programmes (Project Manager of the project "Evaluation of the National Programme for the Development of Industrial Research "). - Market analysis, technology audits and interviews with entrepreneurs for the investigation of the needs of regional industry for technological development (participation in the project "Development of the Volos Technology Park" under the SPRINT programme). Quality Management: - Development and implementation of quality management systems (ISO 9001, HACCP) to enterprises (textile industry, doors and windows manufacturer, construction industry, automobile and machinery manufacturing industries, food processing industries, engineering services) - Development of a methodology for the operation and preparation for accreditation of test labs according to ISO/ IEC Survey and action plan on meeting the needs of the enterprises of Northern Greece on Quality issues, on behalf of the Association of Industries of Northern Greece, under the INTERREG programme. - Guide on the European Framework of Quality, Standardisation and Certification, on behalf of the Association of Industries of Northern Greece, under the INTERREG programme. - Identification of the needs and possibilities of the enterprises of the food sector in Northern Greece on Quality Control issues, on behalf of the National Centre of Technological Development. - Adaptation of the Quality Assurance and Product Hygiene Methods by the Enterprises of the Food Production Sector, under the ADAPT programme. Environmental Management: - Development of a methodology on integrated provision of management services in the fields of environmental protection, health and safety and energy conservation. - Participation in a European consortium (in collaboration with organizations from Spain, Italy and Greece) for market analysis, validation and promotion of web-services using the e-seveso tool for the prevention of major industrial accidents, in relation to the implementation of the corresponding SEVESO II directive, under the e-ten programme. 3/7

36 - Participation to the human network for the promotion and support of Environmental Management Systems in Greece ( under the corresponding programme of the General Secretariat for Research & Technology. - Development and implementation of Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001, EMAS) to enterprises (Chemical Industries, paper mill, food processing). - Study on the eco-label award to enterprises of the ready-to-wear sector. - Survey on the impact of European environmental legislation to the SMEs of Central Macedonia, on behalf of the Association of Greek Chemical Industries and the National Centre of Technological Development. - Pilot project on the "Elaboration and Improvement of Recycled Plastic", project management and technical support to the Municipality of Kozani, under the LIFE programme. Technology and Business Plans: - Action Plan for the establishment of a "Business Centre" and a "Business Incubator" in West Macedonia, Municipality of Kozani. - Business Plan of the "Hellenic Organisation for Standardisation" for the years Investment plans of enterprises on energy management (wood processing, food processing) - Evaluation of business plans of private enterprises, in order to be partially funded by CSF for a) investments aiming at increasing competitiveness of Greek Industry and b) specific investments in Test Labs and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Systems. Training: - Development of training material for the production of a CD-ROM on Quality Management, on behalf of the Institute of Human Resources and Technological Development, under the INTERREG programme. - Development of training material for the implementation of a Virtual training Centre on Quality Management for the improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of health care services, under the LEONARDO DA VINCI programme (in collaboration with organisations from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden). - Training expert in the provision of training to researchers and National Contact Point staff in Bulgaria on 6th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, under the IST Mentor programme. - Lecturing in training courses and seminars for engineers and managers on: a) Quality Management, b) Environmental Management and c) Innovation and Technology Management. Dates (from to) From 01/1993 to 12/1993 Name and address of employer Chemical and Process Engineering Research Institute, P.O. Box 361, Thermi Thessaloniki, Greece Type of business or sector Research Institute Occupation or position held Post-doctoral Research Associate Main activities and responsibilities - Provision of specific consulting services to Chemical Industry and SMEs. - Participation in specific projects for consultancy in data acquisition and process control (Working on mathematical modelling, simulation and control of polymer reactors and respective software development for industrial polymerization processes). Dates (from to) From 09/1989 to 12/1992 Name and address of employer Advanced Process Control Group, School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Merz Court, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK Type of business or sector University Occupation or position held Post-doctoral Research Associate Main activities and responsibilities - Application of statistical process control for improvement of process quality and process productivity - Solution of quality related problems of industrial processes, consultancy to ICI, Hickson - Hickson Chemicals 4/7

37 EDUCATION AND TRAINING Dates (from to) From 1986 to 1989 Name and type of organisation The University of Birmingham (UK), School of Chemical Engineering providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational Phase inversion of liquid-liquid dispersions skills covered Title of qualification awarded PhD in Chemical Engineering Level in national classification Postgraduate (if appropriate) Dates (from to) From 1985 to 1986 Name and type of organisation The University of Birmingham (UK), School of Chemical Engineering, Department of providing education and training Biochemical Engineering Principal subjects/occupational Biochemical Engineering skills covered Title of qualification awarded MSc in Biochemical Engineering Level in national classification Postgraduate (if appropriate) Dates (from to) From 1978 to 1985 Name and type of organisation Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), Department of Chemical Engineering providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational Chemical Engineering skills covered Title of qualification awarded Diploma (First Degree) in Chemical Engineering Level in national classification Graduate (if appropriate) PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas. MOTHER TONGUE GREEK OTHER LANGUAGES Reading skills Writing skills Verbal skills ENGLISH EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT Reading skills Writing skills Verbal skills FRENCH GOOD BASIC BASIC 5/7

38 SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Living and working with other people, in multicultural environments, in positions where communication is important and situations where teamwork is essential (for example culture and sports), etc. ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc. TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES With computers, specific kinds of equipment, machinery, etc. Living and working with other people in multicultural environment, during studies and work in the UK ( ) Working in multicultural environments by participating to EU projects (1994-now), as described in work experience activities and responsibilities Management and co-ordination skills as Managing Director of INTELIN S.A. ( ) and Director of Innovation Management Consulting Services at i4g (7/2007-now), and also as project manager of many projects (1994 now), as described in work experience activities and responsibilities, acquiring key qualifications on: - Technology and Innovation Management - RTD project management - Exploitation of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) - National and Regional Innovation Strategies - Development of Industry - Research Institutes liaising mechanisms - Evaluation of RTD and innovation projects and programmes - Business/ action plans for technology organizations - Wide experience in Quality Management issues - Experience in Quality Assurance at Management Level - Quality management/ environmental management systems to SMEs Computer literate MSOffice (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, MSPROJECT), Technical drawing packages (VISIO Technical), Statistical packages (STATGRAPHICS, MATLAB, SPSS - QI Analyst), Programming in QuickBasic and Fortran77. ARTISTIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Music, writing, design, etc. OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Competences not mentioned above. DRIVING LICENCE(S) Personal web page design as a hobby Additional Competences/ Training: Attending TII Summer School on Skills Development Course for the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support Professions, September 2005, University of Bologna, Italy Certified Consultant on benchmarking (Innoregio - DG Regio, AUTh-URENIO, August 2002) IRCA Registered Certificate (# A 12396/ 00576, 15-19/2/1999, EU.C.A.T.) in Practical Auditing of Quality Management Systems to ISO 9001: 1994 & ISO Update IRCA Registered Certificate (# IQ-AT0479, 20-21/4/2001, TUV HELLAS (RWTUV) A.E.) in Auditing of Quality Management Systems according to ISO 9000:2000 standards. Certificate of Internal Auditor on Occupational Health & Safety (Reg. No 6001/09/ , TUV HELLAS (RWTUV) A.E.) Yes 6/7

39 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Publications: - Efthimiadou I. and Moore I.P.T., "Phase Inversion of Liquid-Liquid Dispersions Produced between Parallel Shearing Plates", 2nd Congress on Engineering Mechanics, Greek Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Athens (Greece), June 29/30 - July 1, Efthimiadou I., "SPC and Conventional Process Control", ICI Chemicals and Polymers Ltd., Quality Group, SPC Forum number 9, Wilton/Teesside (UK), February 15, Efthimiadou I. and Tham M.T., "Statistical Process Control of Continuous Chemical Processes", IEE Colloquium on "Applied Statistical Process Control", London (UK), November 12, Efthimiadou I. and Tham M.T., "On-Line Statistical Process Control of Chemical Processes", IEE Conf. Control '91, Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh (UK), March 25-28, Efthimiadou I., Kaluluma J. and Tham M.T., "An SPC Strategy for Chemical Processes", Pre-prints of IChemE Conf., Advances in Process Control III, Royal York Hotel, York (UK), September 23-24, Efthimiadou I., "Statistical Quality Control of Chemical Processes", Congress on Quality Assurance in the Process Industries, Athens (Greece), June 16-18, Efthimiadou I. and Tham M.T., "Statistical Process Control", First Newcastle International Conference on Quality and its Applications, Newcastle Quality Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), September 1-3, University of Athens, EUROCONSUTANTS S.A., Atlantis Research Organisation, Evaluation of the National Industrial Development Research Programme (PAVE ), publication of the General Secretariat of R&D, Ministry of Industry (GR), Athens, September Efthimiadou I., Zebiliadou G. and Stavropoulos G., A pilot unit for processing recycled plastic (case study), proceedings of Third International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Thessaloniki, September 16-19, Efthimiadou Ι., Bakouros Υ., Industry-Research Liaison Officers (ILO s) Development of Training Package and Pilot Application, international conference on Technology for Economic Development: Experience in Countries in Transition, Zagreb (Croatia), June 19-20, Efthimiadou I., Alborg M., Vontas A., e-seveso: a Web-based Tool for the Control of Major Accident Hazards, presented to HELECO 2005, 5th International Exhibition and Conference on Environmental Technology, Athens (Greece), February 3-6, Efthimiadou I., Sidiropoulos N., Innovation Capacity and Needs in South East Europe focusing on the Western Balkan Countries, proceedings of 1 st International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development, 8 th 11 th May 2008, Skopje & Ochrid, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Efthimiadou I., Prokopiou Th., Kokorotsikos P., Science-based incubators linked with universities, proceedings of 4th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development ICEIRD 2011, 5 th 7 th May 2011 Ochrid, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Efthimiadou I., Prokopiou Th., Kokorotsikos P., University pre-incubators as a tool for boosting innovative entrepreneurship in a user-centric innovation system, proceedings of 28th IASP World Conference on Science and Technology Parks, 19 th 22 nd June 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark ANNEXES 7/7

40 E UROPEAN CURRICULUM VITAE FORMAT PERSONAL INFORMATION Name PROKOPIOU, THEOLOGOS Address 21 ANTONIS TRITSIS STR, THESSALONIKI, GREECE Telephone Fax Nationality Greek Date of birth 24 AUGUST 1963 WORK EXPERIENCE Dates (from to) Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities 07/ present i4g S.A. (INCUBATION FOR GROWTH S.A.), EUROCONSULTANTS Group, Antonis Tritsis 21, , Thessaloniki, Greece ( Incubator for innovative and technology newly established companies Vice President, Managing Director Director of Operations, Business Development, Fund Manager. Project Manager for the elaboration of the Feasibility Study for the Entepreneurs Incubator Project on befalf of SDC/Qatar Foundation for the development of a new national multi-purpose Incubator in Qatar. Europe Aid Programme/122660/D/SER/BG OP Competitiveness. Senior International Consultant for the implementation of project preparation exercises in Technology Parks and Business Incubators in several Bulgarian regions. Participated in the elaboration of Strategy for the Development of the Oman Science and Technology Park for The Research Council of Sultanate of Oman. Feasibility Study for Bahrain Knowledge Park elaborated for the Private Sector. Scientific Director to the Europe Aid project «Technical Assistance for the development of four Incubation Centers supporting women entrepreneurship» in Turkey with many activities including: Development of Business Plans of the Incubation Centres in order to be proven sustainable, operating in diversified as far as economic development financial regions Development of Strategy Proposal for KOSGEB, for the future development of the Incubator Network in Turkey. Representative of Association of Hellenic Management Consulting Companies (SESMA) in the work groups established by the Assοciation of Industries of Northern Greece (SBBE) in issues related to the development of research and innovation and linking education with production. Team leader of the MEDICUBE (Meditteranean Incubator) project. Implementation and valuation of an incubator management and an innovation marketing software platform. Consultant for the Strategic Plan of the Thessaloniki Alexandria Innovation Zone. Incubator Projects currently under development: i4g - Maritime. An incubator focused on maritime industry in Association with the Association of Ship owners in the City of Piraeus, the largest port of Greece. i4g Life Sciences. An incubator focused on life sciences and health services in Association with the Municipality of Marousi in Athens, a geographical area with a large concentration of providers of health services. 1/7

41 Consultant for SUMMIT II an LdV Transfer of Innovation Project that comes as follow-on to the completed SUMMIT project and aims to transfer SUMMIT incubation training resources to new country paradigms (Turkey, Bulgaria, France etc.) as well as update and modernize the content with training modules pertinent to the current incubation discourse. Project stared Jan 2008 (24 month duration, budget 368k). Project manager for the admittance process of an i4g Incubated Company (ICTV Hellas SA) to the PLUS Stock Market in London UK. Consultant for the project Strategic Study for the Central Macedonia Regional Innovation Pole. Coordinator of a 12 weeks management training program for a Russian Incubation Expert in i4g. (Deputy Director of Krasnoyarsk-Zheleznogorsk Business Incubator developed within the Nuclear Cities Initiative). Dates (from to) 01/ /2007 Name and address of employer i4g- Incubation for Growth EUROCONSULTANTS SA, Antonis Tritsis 21, , Thessaloniki, Greece ( Type of business or sector Incubator for innovative and technology newly established companies Occupation or position held Director Main activities and responsibilities Director of incubation activities: o i4g-incubation for Growth was nominated as the Most Promising Incubator over 2005 in a very prominent international contest organized by Science Alliance, Gate2Growth, CSES UK. o i4g completed successfully a three year project of 5,4 mil EUROS subsidized by the Greek Government under the ELEFTHO Scheme. o i4g exhibits rapid growth rates. At the end of 2006, the personnel of the incubated companies was 110 and their annual turnover exceeded 5,5 mil. Euros. o i4g hosts 15 companies and has invested 1,8 mil EUROS in the shareholding capital of 6 incubated companies. Responsible for expanding the i4g activities in Greece, the Balkan Countries, Central & Eastern Europe and the GCC Countries: o Under development projects for creating Incubators in Serbia, Romania, Czech Republic, Cyprus and the Kingdom of Bahrain as stand-alone projects or hosted inside Science and Technology Parks. Consultant to the team that created a Public Private Partnership Incubator in the Municipality of Rackovica in Belgrade Serbia in association with the local Euroconsultants subsidiary EUCONS. Appointed Scientific Director of EuropeAid Technical Assistance programme for the creation of four Incubators in Turkey commenced in September Coordinator of Euroconsultants participation in the Enterprise Experience Programme of European Union Directorate General Enterprise and Industry, utilized by the DG s high level management team to acquire experience on the problems faced by European SMEs. Provision of consulting services for the development of the Competitiveness Operational Programme in Romania. i4g Euroconsultants SA co-representative in various National and International Organizations: o Hellenic Venture Capital Association o International Association of Science Parks and Incubators (IASP) Planning, Management and Implementation of Operational and Development Programmes funded by the EU. Development of companies with diversified scope of activities hosted in the i4g- Incubator: o Member of the Board of Directors of Incubated Companies o Provision of everyday coaching (mentoring) services to Incubated Companies o Initiator of an international sales promotion network on behalf of the Incubated Companies. INNOVATIVE IDEAS, Initiative of the Region of Central Macedonia, Member of the Evaluation Committee 2/7

42 Consultant in the design, implementation and operation of Technopolis Thessalonikis Incubator for IT companies operating within TECHNOPOLIS a business park of sq.m. in Thessaloniki Greece. Consultant to the team for the Evaluation and New Programme Proposals of the Business Incubation and Incubatee Support Programmes of the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Tourism of the Cyprus Republic. Support to new business development through cooperation with Banks and Venture Capital to provide SMEs and start up funding through appropriate lending and co-financing procedures. Major shortlisted proposals o DIGITAL LEAP VENTURE CAPITAL FUND. Proposals were requested by the Ministry of National Economy for the Management of 100 mil Euros Fund to be invested in IT companies. o SAUDI NATIONAL ICT INCUBATOR (SNICTI) in King Abdullah Science and Technology City. A Technical Assistance project for establishing and operating a new Incubator for ICT companies in Saudi Arabia. Seeking and securing of funds for business development: research & development support programmes, venture capital involvement Incubation support: business identification and planning, business plan development, budgeting of business plan, evaluation of incubation decision Management consulting: marketing plans, feasibility studies for new products or new markets, quality assurance services, business process re-engineering Business development: knowledge management, collaboration with research and technology centres, support for the participation in national and European programmes, support for the expansion of clients and the creation of new products and services. Dates (from to) 07/ /2004 Name and address of employer ALUMIL MILONAS SA Type of business or sector Leading Greek Aluminium Extrusion Company Occupation or position held Safety Engineer Main activities and responsibilities The company was successfully audited for the implementation of an ELOT 1801 OHSAS Occupational Health and Safety Management System in December Dates (from to) 06/ /2001 Name and address of employer RODA SA Type of business or sector Production of Industrial Castors Occupation or position held Production Scheduling Main activities and responsibilities Industrial operation procedures Dates (from to) 03/ /2000 Name and address of employer ERGOGROUP SA Type of business or sector Consulting Company Occupation or position held Deputy General Manager Main activities and responsibilities Investment Proposals. Project management of two clusters projects in the Agricultural Industry and in Aluminium Industry. Dates (from to) 05/ /1999 Name and address of employer DIGITHRACE SA Type of business or sector Stampers produced for the Optical Disk Industry Occupation or position held Production Head Main activities and responsibilities Industrial management Dates (from to) 07/ /1998 Name and address of employer GNOMON SA 3/7

43 Type of business or sector Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities IT Project Manager, Operations, Business Development Project management of a diversified Research & Technology Project on Energy (Global Energy Optimization System G.EN.O.S) Dates (from to) 05/ /1994 Name and address of employer EUROCONSULTANTS SA Type of business or sector R&D projects. Technology transfer Occupation or position held Consultant to SME Main activities and responsibilities Development of foreign investment possibilities for SMEs Support of dynamic companies with the provision of advanced business support services and information Support for the development of innovative activities Strengthening the ties between research and market activities Popularization of investment possibilities in the technological sector Preparing and supporting SMEs to expand and improve their business using investment options and Promotion of advantages for investments EDUCATION AND TRAINING Dates (from to) Name and type of organisation The University of Notre Dame, IN USA, Department of Chemical Engineering providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational Non-linear stability theories / Fluid Mechanics skills covered Title of qualification awarded Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Level in national classification Postgraduate (if appropriate) Dates (from to) From 1987 to 1989 Name and type of organisation University of Notre Dame, IN USA, Department of Chemical Engineering providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational Non-linear stability theories / Fluid Mechanics skills covered Title of qualification awarded M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering Level in national classification Postgraduate (if appropriate) Dates (from to) From 1981 to 1987 Name and type of organisation Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), Department of Chemical Engineering providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational Chemical Engineering skills covered Title of qualification awarded Diploma (First Degree) in Chemical Engineering Level in national classification Graduate (if appropriate) PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES. MOTHER TONGUE GREEK 4/7

44 OTHER LANGUAGES Reading skills Writing skills Verbal skills SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS ENGLISH EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT Living and working in the multinational environment of the United States during graduate studies Extensive travelling in Europe and GCC countries after Cadet officer of the Greek Army in the Supply and Transport Corps. Captain of his class TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Computer Literate: MsOffice (word Excel, Project, PowerPoint), Technical drawing software (Visio) Additional Training for competences mentioned above Market Positioning and Marketing Strategy for Scientists and Engineers five lectures webinar organized by the Research Commercialization and SBIR Center of the US National Council Of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2), June 2010 Leadership for constant entrepreneurial success two-day seminar. Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce, March 2010 Plug & Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale Ca, USA, LEARN ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE SILICON VALLEY WAY!, October 26 th 30 th 2009 Annual University Start-ups Conference 2008, Washington DC, USA, 1-3 Oct 2008 Excellence in Presentation Skills Seminar by Professional European Presentations in UK, June 2007 Do s and Dont s of Technology Park Managers, Workshop in the Context of the International Association of Science Parks and Incubators Annual International Conference in Helsinki, June 2006 MENA-OECD Investment Programme. Enterprise Financing Network, Kingdom of Bahrain, May 2006 EBN & G2G Incubator Forum Joint Seminar - University & Research Spin-off- Rome 23/24 March OHSAS Auditor Lead Auditor. Successfully completed 50 hours Seminar organized by Hellenic Association of Chemical Engineers in cooperation with UK s IQ Management in May Hellenic Institute for Occupational Health and Safety. 78 Hours Seminar for Industrial Safety Engineers in March /7

45 DRIVING LICENCE(S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Yes Publications/Presentations: University pre-incubators as a tool for boosting innovative entrepreneurship in a user-centric innovation system, proceedings of 28th IASP World Conference on Science and Technology Parks, 19 th 22 nd June 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark, Efthimiadou I., Prokopiou Th., Kokorotsikos P. Science-based incubators linked with universities, proceedings of 4th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development ICEIRD 2011, 5 th 7 th May 2011 Ochrid, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Efthimiadou I., Prokopiou Th., Kokorotsikos P. Infrastructure Investment & Finance Summit 2010, The Adriatic Region. Incubators. The perfect tool for Creating Global Start-ups. Zagreb, Croatia. May City College Executive MBA Program. Lecturer on Innovation & Innovation Management. April Paper Creating Global Start-ups presented in the XXVI IASP World Conference on Science & Technology Parks in Raleigh, USA 1-4 June Creating Global Start-ups TII Annual International Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, April 2009 ISBA International Conference on Business Incubation, International Pavillion: Incubation Experiences & Insights «International Networks of Private Incubators. A powerful tool for creating global start-ups Chennai India January Key presentation in the Training Session Innovation Finance organized by the ERIK Action (INTERREG IVC programme) in Kozani Greece, 20 October 2008 Incubation Emerging Trends, 13/2/08 Ankara Turkey training Session. Innovation Support Mechanisms, public or private? South East European (SEE-ERA NET) Conference on Innovation, November Match-making Discussions among Chinese and Overseas Economic Parks/Zones Hefei, China October Domestic and International trends in PE/VC, Panel discussion 8 th Venture Capital Forum in Athens, July Innovation Entrepreneurship. Lessons learnt from the Greek Experience, First Black Sea Economic Cooperation Business Forum on Innovation held in Belgrade on 22 March Naftemporiki Newspaper Special Edition, The role of Incubators in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, July Incubators and Entrepreneurship, Speaker in a Conference organized by Unistep and Crete Technology Park in December Imperisia Newspaper, Interview on the issue of Incubators as a support mechanism for Entrepreneurship, April Incubators and Entrepreneurship, 6 th Venture Capital Forum, Athens June Key Speaker in the Conference and Seminar organized by the University of Macedonia in May 2005 for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Epixeirimata 2005). Hellenic Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Quarterly Edition. No 16 Oct-Dec European Aluminium Association. Concern for Safety. pp Th. Prokopiou, M. Cheng and H.-C. Chang, "Long waves on High Reynolds Number Inclined Films", The Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1991) 222, σελ H.-C. Chang, Th. Prokopiou and M. Cheng, "Waves on Sheared Films at Moderately High Reynolds Numbers" presented in the 1989 annual AIChE Conference. Th. Prokopiou, "Stability of Two-Dimensional Waves to Subharmonic Disturbances" presented in the 1990 annual Midwestern Universities Fluid Mechanics Retreat Conference. Th. Prokopiou, M. J. McCready and H.-C. Chang, "Transitions to three dimensional waves on horizontal gas-sheared liquid films" presented in the 1991 annual AIChE Conference. H.-C. Chang, Th. Prokopiou and M. Sangalli, "Transition on a thin sheared film" presented in the 1991 annual ΑPS meeting. Th. Prokopiou, "Nonlinear Waves on Liquid Interfaces", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Notre Dame, USA, Th. Prokopiou, M. Sangalli, M.J. McCready, H.-C. Chang, "Transitions stratified two-phase flows" presented in the Rouen, France 1992 International Conference for Instabilities in Multiphase Flows. 6/7

46 Th. Prokopiou, H.-C. Chang, "Transitions to three dimensional waves on stratified two phase flows" video presented in the Picture Gallery of Fluid Motions during 1991 APS Conference. M. Sangalli, Th. Prokopiou, M.J. McCready H.-C. Chang, "Transitions in stratified twophase flows: Theory and Experiments" presented-published in the 1993 First International Conference for Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid reactor Engineering Columbus, Ohio. 7/7

47 Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Nikos GIANNOULIDIS Address(es) 21 A. Tritsi Str , Thessaloniki, GREECE Telephone(s) Fax(es) ngiannoulidis@gmail.com Nationality Greek Date of birth Gender Desired employment / Occupational field Male Innovation Consultant Work experience Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector 01/12- present Innovation Policy Consultant South- East Europe Programme project INNO- FOOD SEE- Setting up the innovation support mechanisms and increasing awareness on the potential of Food Innovation and RTD in the South- East Europe area. Tasks: Consulting INA- CERTH throughout the implementation of the project in: food innovation policy mapping, analysis and assessment, assessment of innovation models and tools, SME technology auditing, RTD entities, SWOT analysis, innovation policy formulation, training on European RTD funding, Development of Action Plan with concrete measures for food innovation support, European level networking, etc. Euroconsultants S.A., contract with Institute of Agrobiotechnology- Center for Research and Technology Hellas Consulting Services, Food Sector Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Dates Occupation or position held 01/12- present Project Manager CIP IST- PSP project AgeingWell- Network for the Market uptake of ICT for Ageing Well. The aim of AgeingWell network is to build and animate a European network focus on improving the quality of life of Elderly People by promoting the market uptake of ICT solutions for Ageing Well. Tasks: Implementation of Activities, Networking, Assessment of Best Practices, Training, etc. Euroconsultants S.A., contract with European Commission, DG Information Society and Media Consulting Services, ICT 03/10- present Project Manager Page 1/6 - Curriculum vitae of Surname(s) First name(s) For more information on Europass go to European Union,

48 Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector CIP IST- PSP project NET-EUCEN, Network of European Stakeholders for Enhancing User Centricity in egovernance. The NET-EUCEN project aims to create, animate and manage a working network of stakeholders in the Governance and Policy Modelling domains belonging to all the European countries and with relevant knowledge of massive on-line service fruition and einclusion policies and interests, thus covering the whole supply chain of the Service for Users (S4U). Tasks: Implementation of Activities, Networking, Assessment of Best Practices, Training, etc. Euroconsultants S.A., contract with European Commission, DG Information Society and Media Consulting Services, ICT Dates 05/09-10/12 Occupation or position held Project Director Main activities and responsibilities EuropeAid project Support to the Ministry of Economic Development. The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is to improve the economic development of Azerbaijan and reduce its dependence on the oil sector. Objective 1: Support the modernization of the MED human resource management system and civil service organization and improvement of MED institutional and staff capacity for economic policy making; Objective 2: Analyse the impact of the oil-led economic growth and prospects for economic development of non-oil sectors; Objective 3: Strengthen the capacity of the MED Regional Offices to develop and advance their role as regional economic policy makers and support HQ in a coordinated manner. Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Tasks: Project Management, Financial Management, Experts Team Management, Consortium Management, Monitoring and Coordination of Activities Euroconsultants S.A., contract with EU Delegation in Azerbaijan, Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan Consulting Services, Institutional Building, HR Management, Regional Development Dates 02/08-10/10 Occupation or position held Coordinator & Senior Expert Main activities and responsibilities 7 th Framework Programme for R&D project RAF Regions: Bringing The Benefits Of Research To AgroFood SMEs of the Regions of Central Macedonia, Puglia and Pazardjik. The project aims at enhancing the added value of agro-products of the regions by introducing new innovative technological solutions in the agricultural and food processing sectors. Issues addressed: food and health, food safety and security, food & consumer, food RTD. Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Tasks: Project Management, Financial Management, Monitoring and Coordination of Activities, Training, Evaluation of Proposal Ideas, Consulting on the development of proposals, Networking, preparation RTD mapping studies and technological audits for AgroFood RTD entities and SMEs of Greece, Italy and Bulgaria. Euroconsultants S.A., contract with European Commission, DG Research, Capacities Programme Consulting Services, Food sector Dates 04/08-10/08 Occupation or position held Consultant Main activities and responsibilities Development of Study on the research and innovation system in Greece with a view to promoting the scientific and technological cooperation opportunities with the Apulian innovation system. Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Tasks: Preparation of a study: Presentation of the research and innovation system, the scientific and technological priorities, SWOT analysis, the New Strategic Development Plan , presentation of key research partners in the following key industrial domains: Aerospace, Agro- Food, Mechatronics, ICT and renewable energy. Agenzia regionale per la tecnologia d l innovatione (ARTI), Region of Puglia, Italy Consulting Services, Aerospace, Agro- Food, Mechatronics, ICT and renewable energy. Page 2/6 - Curriculum vitae of Surname(s) First name(s) For more information on Europass go to European Union,

49 Dates 09/08-11/08 Occupation or position held Short- term innovation expert Main activities and responsibilities EuropeAid project «Creating project pipeline for SF applications Project Generation Facility, Elaboration of ERDF project proposals» Tasks: Development of studies and training of Ministry staff for the promotion of Innovation to SMEs in the framework of the project Name and address of employer Euroconsultants S.A. contract with Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria Type of business or sector Consulting Services, Capacity Building, Regional Development Dates 08/05-01/08 Occupation or position held Coordinator & Senior Expert Main activities and responsibilities 6th Framework Programme for R&D project SAFE: SME action for the Environment in New me Member States and Associated Candidate Countries). The project aimed at facilitating the adoption by SMEs and local authorities of innovative technological solutions in the environmental and energy sector. Issues addressed: climatic change, biodiversity, desertification, environmental technologies, use of renewable energy sources, water management, waste management, land and soil management and forest management. Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Tasks: Project Management, Financial Management, Monitoring & Coordination of Activities, Training, Evaluation of Proposal Ideas, Consulting on the development of proposals, Networking, preparation of RTD mapping studies and technological audits for Environment RTD entities and SMEs of the countries involved. Euroconsultants S.A. contract with European Commission, DG Research, Environment Consulting Services, Environment Dates 12/05 06/07 Occupation or position held Project Director Main activities and responsibilities Feasibility & Environmental Impact Studies of Maritime Transport Infrastructure Projects Malta. The project aimed to provide a proper project pipeline for the port development projects identified under the Transport Infrastructural Needs Assessment 2002 and subsequently developed into recommended projects proposed by Malta and endorsed by the TEN-T High Level Group, under the Motorways of the Sea (MOS) project and other identified projects. Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Tasks: Project Management, Financial Management, Experts Team Management,, Monitoring of Activities Euroconsultants S. A. Contract with Malta Maritime Authority Consulting Services, Maritime, Environment Dates 01/05-12/07 Occupation or position held Senior Expert Main activities and responsibilities 6 th Framework Programme for R&D project Star- Net: Support To Associated Countries and New Member States. Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Tasks: Activities involved Training of entities, Organization of events, Evaluation of Proposal Ideas, Consulting on the development of proposals, Networking, preparation of RTD mapping studies and technological audits for ICT RTD entities and SMEs of Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Malta and Cyprus. Euroconsultants S.A. contract with European Commission, DG Information Society Consulting Services, ICT Dates 09/05-09/07 Occupation or position held Project Director Page 3/6 - Curriculum vitae of Surname(s) First name(s) For more information on Europass go to European Union,

50 Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector EuropeAid project Technical Assistance for Capacity Building in the field of Metrology in Cyprus. The project aimed to establish in Cyprus the Metrological Infrastructure and the organizational / technical set up in order to enforce the EU acquis in the areas of legal metrology and prepackaging with the development of a National Metrology Laboratory to serve the needs of the industry. Tasks: Project Management, Financial Management, Experts Team Management, Consortium Management, Monitoring and Coordination of Activities Euroconsultants S.A. contract with Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism of Cyprus (EuropeAid project) Consulting Services, Metrology Dates 01/05-12/06 Occupation or position held Coordinator and Senior Expert Main activities and responsibilities 6 th Framework Programme for R&D project LSH-ACC-Mentor: Mentoring of LifeSciHealth- Multipliers in the Accession Candidate Countries (ACCs). The project aimed at facilitating the introduction of innovative health and biotechnology solutions. Issues addressed among others: utilisation of traditional plants and medicines for developing innovative health care solutions. Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Tasks: Project Management, Planning, Financial Management, Monitoring and Coordination of Activities, Training of entities, Evaluation of Proposal Ideas, Consulting on the development of proposals, preparation RTD mapping studies and technological audits for Life Sciences, Health and Biotechnology RTD entities and SMEs of the noted countries. Euroconsultants S.A. contract with European Commission, DG Research, Life Sciences, Health and Biotechnology Consulting Services, Health and Life Sciences Occupation or position held Dates 01/04-12/05 Coordinator and Senior Expert Main activities and responsibilities 6 th Framework Programme for R&D project IST Mentor+: Mentoring of IST-Multipliers in ACCs Extension. Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Tasks: Evaluation of Proposal Ideas, Consulting on the development of proposals, Networking, preparation of RTD mapping studies and technological audits for ICT RTD entities and SMEs of Turkey, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Malta. Euroconsultants S.A. contract with European Commission, DG Research, Information Society Telecommunications Consulting Services, ICT Dates 12/03-11/04 Occupation or position held Coordinator and Senior Expert Main activities and responsibilities 5 th Framework Programme for R&D project IST Mentor: Mentoring of IST multipliers in the NAS Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Tasks: Project Management, Planning, Financial Management, Monitoring and Coordination of Activities, Training of entities, Organization of events, Evaluation of Proposal Ideas, Consulting on the development of proposals, Networking, preparation RTD mapping studies and technological audits for ICT RTD entities and SMEs of the noted countries. Euroconsultants S.A. contract with European Commission, DG Research, Information Society Telecommunications Consulting Services, ICT Occupation or position held Dates 01/03-12/04 Senior Expert Page 4/6 - Curriculum vitae of Surname(s) First name(s) For more information on Europass go to European Union,

51 Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector 5 th Framework Programme for R&D project Tristan East: Training of IST multipliers and Awareness Nurturing in the 3rd Countries of EAST and South East Europe (NIS), Tasks: Training of entities, Organization of events, Evaluation of Proposal Ideas, Consulting on the development of proposals, Networking, preparation of RTD mapping studies and technological audits for ICT RTD entities and SMEs of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, FYROM, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Albania. Euroconsultants S.A. contract with European Commission, DG Research, Information Society Telecommunications Consulting Services, ICT Dates 01/02-04/04 Occupation or position held Environmental Management Systems and Quality Consultant Main activities and responsibilities Development of Quality Management System ISO 9001:2000 for «Intellectron Systems S.A.», (Industrial Automation Systems- MRP development- HW/ SW applications-telematic and Telemetric Systems), Mpompolas & Sons Irrigation Systems, Pedis Dairy products, Taftotita S.A., Design, production and sales of women clothing, E.K.B.Y. (Greek Biotope-Wetland Centre). Development of Environmental Management System (ISO14001) at «Zincometal S.A.», (Metal constructing and galvanizing). Development of Quality Management System ISO9001:2000, food safety systems HACCP and IFS at Jannis S.A., production of nut bars and sweets. Development of energy investment proposal for AKRITAS S.A., (Wood-MDF Processing) Development of Feasibility Study and Business Plan for a Paper Mill in Bulgaria and Feasibility Study and Business Plan for Wood Logging and Processing Enterprise in Russia. Name and address of employer Euroconsultants S.A. contracts with Several Companies Type of business or sector Consulting Services, Quality and Environment Management Systems Education and training Dates From 2002 to 2006 Title of qualification awarded MSc in Quality Assurance Principal subjects/occupational skills Basic Tools and Methods for Quality Assurance Control covered Quality Assurance Planning Advanced Tools and Methods for Quality Assurance Control Other Quality Assurance Issues (Food Quality and Safety, Environment) Thesis: Use of advanced tools and methods for quality assurance control in the production of dairy products Name and type of organisation Hellenic Open University providing education and training Level in national or international Postgraduate degree, Masters of Science, MSc classification Dates From 2000 to 2001 Title of qualification awarded MSc in Environmental Impact Assessment, Auditing and Management Systems Principal subjects/occupational skills Environmental Impact Assessment covered Environmental Auditing and Monitoring Waste and Energy Auditing Environmental Management Systems (ISO and EMAS) Risk Assessment and Management Environmental Economics Thesis: Developing a framework for Waste Management in UEA, Placement, waste audit, waste management report and presentation Name and type of organisation University of East Anglia, UK, School of Environmental Sciences providing education and training Principal subjects/occupational skills Chemical Engineering covered Thesis: Economic Evaluation of Urban Waste Incineration Page 5/6 - Curriculum vitae of Surname(s) First name(s) For more information on Europass go to European Union,

52 Name and type of organisation providing education and training Level in national or international classification Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate, Bachelor of Science, BSc Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) Other language(s) Self-assessment European level (*) English German Social skills and competences Organisational skills and competences Greek Understanding Speaking Writing Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production 5 Excellent 5 Excellent 5 Excellent 5 Excellent 5 Excellent 2 Basic 2 Basic 2 Basic 2 Basic 2 Basic (*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Living and working with other people in multicultural environment, during studies and work in the UK ( ) Working in multicultural environments by participating to EU projects (2003-PRESENT), as described in work experience activities and responsibilities Management and co-ordination skills as Project Coordinator of 5 th,6 th and 7 th Framework Programme for R&TD (FP5 and FP6) projects IST Mentor, IST Mentor+, Tristan East, LSH-ACC- Mentor, SAFE, STARNet, RAF Regions. (2003 present), as described in work experience activities and responsibilities, acquiring key qualifications on: - Project Management, Planning, Financial Management, Monitoring and Coordination of Activities, Training of ICT/ LSH/ ENV/ Multipliers, Organization of events, Evaluation of Proposal Ideas, Consulting on the development of proposals, Networking - Technology and Innovation Management - RTD project management - Business/ action plans for technology organizations - Experience in Quality, Environmental and Food Safety Management issues Project Director of the following Technical Assistance Projects (responsible for managing key and short experts, partners and subcontractors and liaison with the Contracting Authorities and Beneficiaries) Technical Assistance for Preparation of future CBC programmes between Bulgaria and Greece Technical Assistance for Capacity Building in the field of Metrology in Cyprus Feasibility and Environmental Impact Assessment of Maritime Transport Infrastructural Projects- Malta Page 6/6 - Curriculum vitae of Surname(s) First name(s) For more information on Europass go to European Union,

53 Signature Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Address Sotiris Zygiaris Kyzikoy 31, Thessaloniki (Greece) Telephone(s) Mobile Fax(es) (s) sotzig@urenio.org Nationality Greek Date of birth 08/12/1960 Gender Male Work experience Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector 29 Januaty 2000 Today Researcher Innovation system analysis, regional planning, Smart planning, research valorisation Aristotle university Urban and regional Innovation Research Unit, Intellspace, Greece. Research 10 Januaty 2005 Today Short term expert contractor Proposal Evaluator, raporteur, and project reviewer in innovation projects European Commission, Brussels, Begium. Public Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Page 1 / 7 - Curriculum vitae of Sotiris Zygiaris Dates 1 June December 1999 Business consultant Re-engineering public sector services BPR hellas, Thessaloniki Greece Consulting Dates 19 September May 1996 Lecturer Teachning management information systems University of Sheffield City College international staff, Thessaloniki Greece Education Dates 1 Augost December 1989 Network manager Telecommunication services manager Finanet Oil and Chemical, Port Arthour USA. Chemical For more information on Europass go to European Union,

54 Education and training Dates 25 May October 2009 Title of qualification awarded Ph.D in innovation management Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Level in national or international classification Dates 10 June December 1988 Title of qualification awarded MSC in computer science Principal subjects / occupational skills Management information systems covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Level in national or international classification innovation system analysis, policies for innovation ecosystems, systemic innovation and regional development Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (University) Campus, Thessaloniki (Greece) PhD Lamar University (University) Campus, Beaumont TX (USA) MSC Dates 05 September May 1986 Title of qualification awarded BSC in computer science Principal subjects / occupational skills Database design covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Level in national or international classification Personal skills and competences Other language(s) Lamar University (University) Campus, Beaumont TX (USA) BSc Self-assessment Understanding Speaking W r i t i n g European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Organisational skills and competences Computer skills and competences Artistic skills and competences Driving licence(s) I am competent in working with people and groups. All desktop applications Photography B Page 2 / 7 - Curriculum vitae of Sotiris Zygiaris For more information on Europass go to European Union,

55 Annex - Additional information Examples in project Implementation 17. The influence of interdisciplinary in the research capacity of Aristotle University / Strategy definition of the interdisciplinary research / The project work includes the strategic plan for the creation of interdisciplinary centre.. In the first stage of research was realized the analysis of best practice interdisciplinary centers. Then were analyzed the inquiring dynamics of AUTH with base of concrete indicators as publications, reports, intellectually rights, financing of research, of private resources for research and growth. For each field have been assigned roles to the scientific members for the realization of drawing of future/technology roadmap. with explicit developmental steps. 16. The influence of technological knowledge agglomerations in the development of innovative clusters / Strategic designs for the development of clusters (clusters) The objective of this project is the operational planning of innovation of Greek SME via the growth clusters. The planning was based on White Bible on the growth of clusters from the Swedish organization IKED, which I visited for transport of knowledge and experiences. The growth of clusters is basic developmental policy in Europe, while in Greece exists negative bias from the enterprising world because of two previous failed measures of cluster support. In the search of reasons of failure resulted the conclusion that the growth of clusters is natural result of cohesion and transport of knowledge between universities and enterprises and is not created technically with programs. The strategy forecasts the all preliminary actions of transport of knowledge for the creation of fertile ground that will lead to the growth of clusters. Provided that it preexists this common perception between a team of enterprises are developed clusters with real and no technical enterprising objectives and reciprocal interests between the enterprises. 15. Cooperative Development of Innovation Strategy. Research Committee of Aristotle University/ Innovation Strategy of Lithuania. RIS / RIS-Lithuania project is to raise awareness and enlarge the scope of the concept of innovation as well as to integrate it within the regional economic development strategies as a priority task using public consultation (foresight) techniques. The project managed to establish a policy-making process conducive to creating innovation policy, improving coordination of innovation policy and instituting a policy learning process. An important result was to place innovation at the heart of further reforms of the legal and regulatory environment, including the tax system, in order to encourage the uptake of innovation in enterprises. It also managed to strengthen the creation and diffusion of knowledge (spillovers) and technology in the economy through improved interactions between actors in the innovation system via mobility of human resources, improvement of collaboration infrastructure between R&D and business sector and development of business networks and clusters, 14. Futures in Technological and Industrial planning for Thessaloniki. Research Committee of Aristotle University Επιτροπή / Organization for urban planning / / The object of this study was the analysis of the industrial progress indicators for the area of Thessaloniki in the last decade in five industrial sectors in order to identify their past evolution and future trends. While the historical data had recognizing a declining industrial capacity an expert committee was established to investigate future technological trends. The future development technique had concluded the need for a lead market initiative that will sustain the current competitive advantage through technological cost reduction innovations and will ensure future development through the transformation of the five traditional sectors into innovative clusters with new product orientations targeted to the green economy. 13. The emerging role of business incubators in the innovation chain value. Research Committee of Aristotle University. Interreg IIIB Archi-Med / «Medi-Cube / MEDI-CUBE background is set on the extensive work for the creation of tools and services for innovation building capacity for supporting innovation system intermediaries, as such the incubator management units. The project managed to create a fertile environment inside incubators where innovation could flourish among the participant start-up companies. The support actions included the creation of a WEB 2.0 innovation platform ( that included a guide for the development of new Page 3 / 7 - Curriculum vitae of Sotiris Zygiaris For more information on Europass go to European Union,

56 products, a intelligence and technology watch, a marketing of innovation, innovation monitoring applications. The digital platform had been applied in sixteen incubators and is open to other European incubators. 12. Improving R&D Dynamics Through Technological Change. SEERC / FP6-Regions of Knowledge, MIRIAD, MIRIAD was set to formalize policies with regional and national government aimed at improving levels of R&D investment by businesses, government and higher education. The project established tools by which SMEs are able to identify and measure their knowledge assets through developing a range of benchmarking and scorecard instruments tailored to the regions in which they are operationalised. A regional mutual learning platform for promoting the trans-national exchange of practices for enhancing regional R&D investment was established. The result of these efforts were the launch of an R&D Investment Strategy for each of the regions, that is complementary to the existing policy initiatives and activities already being undertaken, but also has a real and positive impact on future R&D investment performance. 11. The Role of Technology Transfer in Reforming Traditional Industrial Sectors. Research Committee of Aristotle University / ERDF of Peloponnisos, NETFORCE / The ultimate goal is to pave the way for transforming traditionally structured firm to learning organizations, i.e. organizations that continuously change is the cornerstone of success. The rationale is straightforward; traditionally structured firm tend to operate in a reactive manner and try to keep up with evolution, whereas learning organizations tend to operate in a proactive manner and utilize or even drive evolution. This goal was achieved by transferring technology and innovation potential through the provision of high quality business advice services & information, and by examining the establishing of a structure that can serve as a means to infuse best practices, disseminate new technologies, promote innovative ideas, analyze technological and entrepreneurial needs of the SMEs, research and promote innovation financing. The project resulted in the establishment of Peloponnesus technology transfer center with 10 leading technological areas such energy, safety, product innovation and marketing of innovation. 10. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Management as an intermediary results of the innovation systems. Research Committee of Aristotle University / Leonardo DaVinci, Διαχείριση Q.Lime / The project Q.LIME ("Quality in Licensing and IPR Management Education") has developed a high-quality multilingual on-line vocational training opportunity on Licensing and Intellectual Property Right (IPR) management. The material is targeted toward professionals working for Industrial Liaison Offices, Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs), Scientific and Technological Parks, academic and industrial Research Centres, high tech SMEs. IPR is an important institutional change element that provides intensives and security to potential R&D investors. The training material is free to public through the training platform. 9. Benchmarking the hotel industry. Research Committee of Aristotle University ERDF of Southern Aegean ISTOS / The inquiring field includes the development of indicators of evaluation of all functional units of five star hotel units, with collection of data through structured questionnaires. The collected data process through formulas producing the indicators. The model has digital form in order to be used by certified benchmarking advisers for comparative evaluation import and automated benchmarking reports generation. 8. The Influence of Innovation in the Evolution of developing economies Euroconsultants SA/ European Reconstruction Agency, Small and Medium Enterprise Development in FYROM, / Evolution economies are characterized by a large amount of grey market activities that usually are placed in conservative and traditional investments areas such construction and land development. Innovation is engaging a certain degree of venture and risks that is not attracting tradiotional investors. This project had attempted to bridge the expectation difference by providing intensives to SMEs and potential investors in order to include a portion of innovative activities into their investment agenda. Intermediaries with the support of Ministry of Finance and International donors set a mechanism to inform and pilot action innovation investments projects to present the financial viability of this investment area. 7. Biodiversity Innovation in the Development of Rural Employment. Research Committee of Aristotle University / European Social Fund / Innovative Employment Strategy for West Thessaly LES / The main research question was the possibility to provide the sustainability resources of region for the growth of enterprising opportunities. The research has as starting line the recording of biodiversity aspects in Western Thessaly. Then was developed a frame of pilot applications exploiting these biodiversity natural sources that could Page 4 / 7 - Curriculum vitae of Sotiris Zygiaris For more information on Europass go to European Union,

57 lead to successful and environment friendly enterprises for young entrepreneurs in that remote rural area. 6. Thematic Network for Cooperative NPD Development. Research Committee of Aristotle University. European Commission / VERITE / VERITE (Virtual Environment for Innovation Management Technologies) is a trans-regional network for the diffusion of Innovation Management Technologies (IMTs). In the network are involved universities, technology intermediary organizations and regional authorities from 13 different EU countries. The main concept is to serve communication between regions in the area of IMTs. The network concentrates on the IMTs, which could be better implemented with online interaction/cooperation between the partners. The project includes a general workshop on IMTs concentrating in the collaborative new product development process. 5. The Development of Knowledge Clusters Using Knowledge Systems / Research Committee of Aristotle University / ERDF of Western Macedonia, K-clusters / K-cluster researches the feasibility of thematic knowledge building and creation of technology poles by supporting collective entrepreneurship effort in the regional public - private collaboration and providing horizontal support in the innovation process. The establishment of regional and k-cluster cooperation was achieved with the implementation of supporting measures using Virtual technopolis digital applications to provide knowledge intensive clustering dynamics. The networking effort was substantiated by a cluster learning Center servicing horizontally the e-clusters in business development issues such as business planning and marketing of innovation and third party financing in order to minimize risks and advance the high performance themes of the clusters. 4. Smart City Application Development for the Historical Center of Corfu. Research Committee of Aristotle University / ERDF of Ionian Islands 3Ι / The innovative characteristics of this WEB 2.0 application was the creation of a virtual tour the historical center of the city of Corfu, using 360o panoramic photographs and virtual touring technology, experiencing the architecture and the unique character of the city. ( 3. Digital Research and Documentation Center / Research Committee of Aristotle University / ERDF of Thessaly/ INVENT / The documentation centre includes the development of on-line use of tools and techniques for innovation facilitating the growth of new products and the management of innovation. Another achievement was the creation of dynamic process for regional documenting innovation capacity. 2. Business Intelligence - Technology Assessment Tools. Research Committee of Aristotle University. European Commission / Technology Parks Network OnLi, The project created a technology assessment tool to facilitate decision makers to improve the process of choosing technologies through Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) methodology, which provides means for systematic comparing the value of outcomes with the value of resources required for achieving them. ( The tool is public and accessible to all users. The unique executive reporting features convinced hundreds of companies globally to use the tool in the assessment of financial technology investment cases. 1. Strategic design for the Information Society in the region of Central Macedonia / Innovatia / IST, The founding idea of information society for open and equal opportunity access to information was the strategic objective of this plan. The strategy foresees measures for widening the access to information of socially marginated groups. It also set measures for practicing open government, decision making of public interest and one-stop-shop public service access points. Member in Scientific and Professional Bodies Director of the Association of IT companies of Northern Greece Page 5 / 7 - Curriculum vitae of Sotiris Zygiaris For more information on Europass go to European Union,

58 Establishing member of the Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE), Greek Branch. Fellow of Association of Business and Administrative Computing Member of Geek Computer Society (EPI) Member of Association of Computer Machinery (ACM). Member in Scientific and Professional Bodies Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Innovation and regional Development, Editor, Scientific Internet Journal IST World, Editor, ProInno urope Participation in conferences 16. The EuroMed Research Business Institute Conference, EMRBI conference, Can the Periphery of Europe Dynamize its Innovative Capacity Overcoming the Blue Banana Effect?, Nicosia Cyprus th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship(ECIE) A policy framework for rapid regional innovation uptake in the periphery of Europe, Athens rd International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development (ICEIRD), May 2010, Novi Sad, Serbia S. Zygiaris Rapid Regional Innovation Development Policy Framework for the Periphery of Europe» 13. 3rd South-Eastern European Workshop for Advancing Incubators Innovative Capacity, Thessaloniki S. Zygiaris The MEDI-CUBE Digital Platform for Advancing Incubators Innovative Capacity nd South-Eastern European Workshop for Advancing Incubators Innovative Capacity, Brindisi, Italy 2007 no. 3. S. Zygiaris The Analysis of the Regional Innovation Environment for the Archimed Regions nd International Conference Informatics Education Europe, Thessaloniki 2007 no. 8.P.H. Ketikidis, S. Zigiaris (2007), Infusing Business Entrepreneurial knowledge to Computer Science Students, st International Workshop for Advancing Incubators Innovative Capacity, Brindisi, Italy 2006 no. 4. S. Zygiaris The Business Environment Survey For Central Macedonia Incubators, th Congress of European Regional Science Association September 2006 Volos S. Zygiaris Ph.D Candidate, Research Announcement for the 3I Innovation Analysis Framework 8. 1st Interregional Workshop Thessaloniki, Supporting Research Intensive SMEs, December 2006, no 2 S. Zygiaris Showcasing Innovative Greece nd Panellenic Conference of Innovative Regions Patra, May 2004 no 28 S. Zygiaris ISTOS Benchmarking in the tourism sector Page 6 / 7 - Curriculum vitae of Sotiris Zygiaris For more information on Europass go to European Union,

59 6. 1st Panellenic Conference of Innovative Regions Larisa, September 2003 no 1 S. Zygiaris Digital research and documentation center Publications Zygiaris S. (2012) Smart City Reference Model: An Approach to Assist Smart Planners to Conceptualize a City s Smart Innovation Ecosystem. Journal of Knowledge Economy. Special issue in smart cities Zygiaris S., Angelidou M. (2012), Urban Planning for Smart Cities: Policy Recommendations For Sustainable Innovation Ecosystems Across The Black Sea Region. Xenophon paper series. Zygiaris S. (2012) Lending Dynamism to Innovative Capacity in the Periphery of Europe The Innovation Journal, Volume 17, Issue 3, Aaltonen, S, de Tommaso, D, Ielpa, G, Heinze, A, Kalantaridis, C, Vasilieva, E and Zygiaris, S (2010) Power of the Past and SME competitiveness: a European Study, ICBS. Ketikidis, P.H,, Zygiaris, S., Zaharis, N., (2010) Regional Innovation and Competitiveness: Analysis of the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Region, 5th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE). Ketikidis, P.H., Miroshnychenko, I. and Zygiaris S. (2010) A proposed framework of regional innovation system: the case of the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine, Paper read at 3rd International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development, Novi Sad, Serbia, May. Zygiaris S., Regional Agglomeration of innovation resources IJIRD, 2010 Volume 2-Issue 2/ (ref. PB6), ISSN (Online): ISSN (Print): , Zygiaris S., Regional Innovation Systems Failures and Highlights, RRSA, 2009 Vol.3 Issue 2, ISBN , Ketikidis P. and Zigiaris S., Τhe impact of innovation to the tertiary education systems IEEE conference on innovation, Bakouros G., Komninos N., Zygiaris S., Innovation in Thessaly, ISBN (Febr. 2003) Zygiaris S. (2006) Innovation management techniques in regions and production clusters- Business Process Re-engineering BPR, Gutenberg, 2001 ISBN Zygiaris S. (2006) Innovation management techniques in regions and production clusters- Logistics Chain Management, Gutenberg, 2001 ISBN Page 7 / 7 - Curriculum vitae of Sotiris Zygiaris For more information on Europass go to European Union,

60 E UROPASS CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL INFORMATION Name YANNIS FALLAS Address PERGAMOY 4-6 STR, THESSALONIKI, GREECE Telephone , (mob) Fax Nationality Greek Date of birth 3 JUNE 1965 Gender MALE WORK EXPERIENCE Dates (from to) From 12/2011 to 2/2013 Name and address of employer ARISTOTELES UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI, DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTS, URENIO RESEARCH UNIT, GR Thessaloniki, Greece ( Type of business or sector University Occupation or position held External innovation expert for BlasNet project- Network for the development of cooperation in the Black Sea Basin (Black Sea Programme) Main activities and responsibilities Coordination and management of the project and its actions. Dates (from to) From 10/2011 to 4/2013 Name and address of employer REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA, Fon Karayanni 1-3 Str, GR Kozani, Greece ( Type of business or sector Wider public sector Occupation or position held External innovation expert for BioEnArea project Improvement of regional policies for bioenergy and regional development (INTERREG IVC) Main activities and responsibilities Support in innovation and cluster issues, cluster management, energy management. Dates (from to) From 5/2011 to 4/2014 Name and address of employer UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING, 1/7