The CENTRAL EUROPE Programme: Capitalizing on Results

Technology transfer and business Innovation

CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME 2007-2013

C-PLUS Project meeting Prague (Czech Republic) 16 April 2012

Chiara Casarella Joint Technical Secretariat

Chiara.casarella@central2013.eu

Introducing the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme

8 languages9 countries

Over 60 cities & regions101 ideas – and still growing

Thousands of people working with us

Millions of people benefitting from our work

Project idea receives funding

Project creates(thematic) results

Project kicks off

Project develops activities

New project idea and partnershiptake shape

Project sells attractive results to new partners

CapitalisationInitiation

CENTRAL EUROPE project results have to be taken further

Cooperating to build commercial connections between regional businesses –

CENTRAL EUROPE improves the framework conditions for business cooperation so that companies can become more competitive in a globalised market.

Projects in the same field

ACCESS, CERIM, ClusterCOOP, FREE, NANOFORCE, AutoNet,CluStrat, CNCB, SMART FRAME, CLUSTERS-CORD

Find more information on what these projects do on the CENTRAL EUROPE website in the section on approved projects and meet them at our CENTRAL EUROPE Annual Event.

You are not alone: some more projects have a similar focus

CENTRAL EUROPE Activities: Annual Event

Annual Event 2012Halle/Saale22-23 May

Suggestion

Actively participate and discuss your results with other projects in the workshop on ´Technology Transfer and SMEs Support` on 22 May. Register through the CENTRAL EUROPE website.

CENTRAL EUROPE Activities: Survey 2014+

Survey 2014+CENTRAL EUROPE is looking for your input to ensure that the Programme will meet regional challenges, satisfy concrete needs and use existing potentials for future cooperation in the next funding period 2014-2020.

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Have your say! There is a direct link to the survey on the CENTRAL EUROPE website.

CENTRAL EUROPE Activities:From Projects Book to Facebook

SuggestionGet involved in our photo competition: by voting and by submitting pictures

CENTRAL EUROPE Activities:Output library

Output LibraryCollects studies, surveys, analysis, inventories and guidelines and other interesting products from all our projects. Each output is connected to keywords, so that you can easily find what you are interested in. www.central2013.eu/documentcentre