Project Information AT A GLANCE
Program Title: OPEN-ALPS: Open Innovation in Alpine SMEs
OpenAlps Launch Conference: Participants receive compact information on Open Innovation
have to keep in mind who is your target group and where they are,” says John. “It’s a transnational approach but still on a regional level.”
Regional, transnational and international OpenAlps partners agree that although the project has a focus on local regions, transnational cooperations and international networks are vital in order to strengthen regional economies. “The more international the access to external knowledge and know- how, the greater the regional innovation potential,” say the coordinators. A majority of the project results are
implemented on a regional level. SMEs and R&D centres are contacted locally and can participate in regional OI trainings, fora, and working groups and make use of the services offered at local support centres. However, the heart of the project lies internationally, John explains. This is where all project results converge, become visible and available. One way the project hopes to achieve
this is by establishing a multilingual web- based OI platform. This
free-of-charge
service will enable SMEs to start idea competitions and development challenges
PROJECT PARTNERS
Germany • Chamber of Industry and Commerce Black Forest-Baar-Heuberg (Lead Partner)
• MFG Public Innovation Agency for ICT and Media
France • ARDI Rhône-Alpes | Regional Agency for Development and Innovation
Austria • Innovation and Technology Transfer Salzburg
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Italy • Verona Innovation • CSP – ICT Innovation • Polytechnic University of Turin, DIGEP Department of Management and Production Engineering
• Lombardy Foundation for the Environment
Slovenia • Maribor Development Agency
Switzerland • Association ManuFuture
Contact: Tel: +49 7721 922-206 Email: john@villingen-schwenningen.
ihk.de Web:
www.open-alps.eu/ http://blog.openalps.org/
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and to search for suitable partners for joint development projects. The OpenAlps team aims to get the service up and running by the end of the year. Open Alps is setting up a range of tools for
small and medium-sized businesses, which include local OI Labs, such as working groups of SMEs and R&D organisations, training services as well as business development agencies and cluster managers in OI management. There will also be an OI Award Competition with awards for the three best OI projects. In addition, there are plans to set up local OI support centres to improve the accessibility
to research facilities and
enhance networking opportunities. The initiatives will be used to improve
regional innovation policies and will be disseminated in the EU27 in order to “make a valuable contribution” to the innovation policy in Europe, especially the Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative ‘Innovation Union’. John explains that the services OpenAlps
is establishing are built to last. She says these tools will provide an established platform for regional economic development to provide support for SMEs long after the project ends in June 2014.
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Melanie John Melanie John studied philosophy, English language and literature and economic policy. After several years of self-employment she worked for an US-American company in southern China and later for a German company in Hong Kong in various management positions.
In 2008 she joined the CCI Black Forest- Baar-Heuberg as a project manager and is currently in charge of the OpenAlps project.
Program Objective: The objective of OpenAlps is to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs in the Alpine Region by supporting them with implementing Open Innovation methods in their innovation processes. Specific services will be offered in order to assist them with opening up their company boundaries and benefiting from knowledge of external actors.
Project Duration and Timing: 3 years, July 2011 to June 2014
Project Funding: Total eligible costs: 2.873.198 EUR, ERDF grant: 1.991.361 EUR
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