The Euro PEER SME Project Manfred Horr Project

The Euro. PEER SME Project Manfred Horr, Project Coordinator Head of Section Economic Policy and Private Sector Development German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Kick-off workshop, 12 -13 December 2006 in Bergen (Norway)

Outline § Background: The Lisbon Strategy § Objectives of Euro. PEER SME § Project Phases and Work Packages § Project Management Structure § Euro. PEER SME Time Schedule

Background: The Lisbon Strategy „. . . making Europe the most dynamic and competitive economy in world by 2010“ Employment Human capital Research & Development Internal service market „Knowledge and innovation are the beating heart for growth“ § Increase and improve investment in R&D § Facilitate innovation and the sustainable use of resources Red Tape

Background: The Lisbon Strategy Innovation is the motor of economic change and growth § Europe invests less % of GDP in R&D than its competitors § Europe is weak in translating the results of R&D into innovative products Lisbon: Increase R&D spending to 3% of GDP by 2010 Effect: Increase of GDP up to 10. 2 % in 2025

Objectives of Euro. PEER SME Making RTDI policies to SMEs in the EU more effective § fostering mutual learning and improve the impact of national and regional RTDI programmes for SMEs Kno Man wled age ge me nt § improving trans-national exchange of knowledge and good practices on policies, approaches and instruments § diminishing overlapping and strengthening of RTDI policies for SMEs in Europe Imp coordination curroving app rent roa che s § increasing the efficiency of EU funding for RTDI promotion to SMEs Ups bes caling t pr tice acts

Project Phases and Work Packages 12/2006 01/2007 Phase 1 Kick-off WP 1 Project set-up 1 st JPM: kick-off meeting 12/2006 – 02/2007 11/2008 04/2008 Phase 2 Peer Review Process WP 2 2 nd JPM: Peer-review preparation 01/2007 – 04/2007 Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination WP 3 WP 4 Peer-review workshops Adapting approaches 3 rd JPM: best practices, transfer schemes 4 th JPM: sharing adaptation experiences 05/2007 – 03/2008 04/2008 – 08/2008 WP 5 5 th JPM: Final Conference dissemination of findings 09/2008 11/2008

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off WP 1 Phase 2 Peer Review Process Project set up Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination Lead: GTZ, HCC 12/2006 – 02/2007 Activities/Objectives: Deliverables: § Setting up of project infrastructure § 1 st JPM: Kick-off meeting in Bergen § common understanding of Euro. Peer concept, methodlogy, management, expected outcome § putting in place the Steering Committee (SC) and the Advisory Board (AB) § Standard format for editing and presenting the best practice instruments of each partner (12/2006) § Web-page as basic tool of the Knowledge Management System (02/2007) Milestones: § Partners are informed on Euro. Peer approach, work plan and time schedule § Partners know the current state-of-the-art in R&D support to SME § Project decision making and consulting bodies are put in place

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off WP 2 Phase 2 Peer Review Process Peer Review Preparation Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination Lead: Zenit 01/2007 – 4/2007 Activities/Objectives: Deliverables: § Elaboration of standardized presentations of best practice instruments § 2 nd JPM (4/2007) § Presentation of 2 instruments by each partner § Selection of 10 instruments to be peer-reviewed § Composition of five peer-review groups § Report of establishment of peer working groups (04/2007) Milestones: § Standardized best practice instruments available by 03/2007 § Time schedule and participants of peer review workshops by 04/2007

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off WP 3 Phase 2 Peer Review Process Peer Review Workshops Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination Lead: Zenit, Reg. Lom Activities/Objectives: 05/2007 – 03/2008 Deliverables: § 5 Regional Peer Review Workshops § Report on regional peer review § Presentation/assessment of best practice instruments workshops § Elaboration of 1 -2 exemplary transfer schemes (04/2008) § 3 rd JPM (3/2008) § Presentation of findings of peer-review workshops § Discussion of transferability in regional groups and adjustment of Xn draft transfer schemes Milestones: § Set of good practices and transfer schemes by 03/2008 § Completion of peer review workshops by 03/2008

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off WP 4 Phase 2 Peer Review Process Adaptation of approaches Activities/Objectives: Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination Lead: EKT 04/2008 – 08/2008 Deliverables: § Partners transfer their learning experience to their context § Drafts of amended research and innovation § Fine tuning of draft transfer schemes for selected approaches (09/2008) best practice instruments § Identification of bottlenecks in adaptation process § 4 th JPM (8/2008) § Presentation of findings and discussion of transfer experience regarding the best practice instruments Milestones: § Experiences in transfer of best practice instruments available by 08/2008

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off WP 5 Phase 2 Peer Review Process Final Conference Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination Lead: GTZ 09/2008 – 11/2008 Activities/Objectives: Deliverables: § § Final report (11/2008) § Policy recommendations for European policy makers (11/2008) 5 th JPM (11/2008) § Evaluation of RTDI adaptation and transfer experiences § Elaboration of policy recommendations for EU RTDI policies and promotion programs § Making Euro. PEER sustainable beyond the project Milestones: § Final report 11/2008 § Recommendations regarding follow-up activities and sustainability of the Euro. PEER partner network

Project Phases and Work Packages Phase 1 Kick-off WP 0 Phase 2 Peer Review Process Project Management Phase 3 Adaptation and Dissemination Lead: GTZ Activities/Objectives: § Coordinating, monitoring and guiding Euro. Peer activities § Ensuring a sound and efficient project implementation § Financial and technical reporting to EU according to EU standards and requirements 12/2006 – 11/2008 Deliverables: § Consortium agreement (01/2007) § Activity reports (11/2007; 11/2008) Milestones: § Tasks and responsibilities among project partners are fixed § Steering Committee as decision making body is put in place § Project outputs are delivered according to the Project timeline and in expected quality by the end of November 2008

Project Management Structure Steering Committee (= the 15 project partners) Advisory Board Dr Macaranas Mr Saublens Dr Schlochtermeier Mr Severijns, Mr Sluismans Mr Wagner Management Coordinator Mr Lang, GTZ Mr Horr, GTZ BIC EKT GTZ HCC IBS Mo. EE MWAS NCPM Reg. Lom RRA RWG TI Ven. Inn WRS Zenit

Project Management structure The Project Coordinator The Project Co-ordinator is responsible for ensuring the project meeting its objectives on time and within the budget Tasks and responsibilities: § Liaison to EU and Euro. Peer partners, overall Project coordination § Monitoring the work packages to ensure that outcomes and deliverables comply with state-of-the art requirements § Annual and final reporting to the EU Commission in cooperation with the project management and the work package leaders § Chairing the Steering Committee and reporting to it § Preparing, agreeing and managing the budget (in coordination with the project management)

Project Management structure The Project Manager will ensure the day-to-day management of Euro. PEER and support the project coordination Tasks and responsibilities: § Secretariat for the Project Co-ordinator and the Steering Committee § Ensuring that work packages and deliverables are achieved on time § Organising project meetings and conferences with the regional partners § Controlling the travel budget of the project § Elaborating annual and final reports (in cooperation with the Project Coordinator and the work package leaders)

Project Management structure The Steering Committe is the key mecanism to ensure the participation of Euro. PEER‘s partners in Project coordination Tasks and responsibilities: § Review the project’s progress according to the operation plan § Suggest any necessary changes in project implementation to Euro. PEER’s management § Optimise the dissemination of project outcomes and thus thee project’s impact on innovation policies § Regular SC meetings at the eve of each JPM (= 5 ordinary SC sessions during the overall Euro. PEER implementation phase) to discuss financial, technical and administrative issues

Project Management structure The Advisory Board provides an external review of the project‘s implementation process and its outcoume Tasks and responsibilities: § Monitoring Euro. PEER’s implementation and the quality of outcomes § Reviewing the annual and final reports to the European Commission § Adding external expertise to the five (5) regional workshops scheduled during the peer review process (depending on demand!) § Providing suitable solutions to improve Euro. PEER’s implementation and the quality of outcomes § Participating in Euro. PEER’s kick-off session and the final conference

Euro. PEER SME Schedule Year Month Project Set-Up 06 12 2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2008 8 9 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 JPM 1 (Kick-off) SC 1 SC 3 JPM 3 Preparation Peer-Review Process 1 JPM 2 SC 2 Peer-review workshops SC 4 JPM 4 Adaptation and Dissemination (Final Conference) JPM 5 SC 5 11

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