2 days workshop

Portorož

Marko ŠkolarisPortorož/Portorose 16. – 17. February 2011

• Agenda• Work in sessions• Outputs (contribution of participants)

• Introduction

iCON

• CO operative eNtrapreneurship

Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze

Partnership

iCON results

• Increase competitiveness of SMEs through cooperation

1. Cooperation of of business support institutions – WP22. Joint services for internationalisation – WP53. Crossborder internships, Seniors/Juniors – WP64. Digital environment (KMS/DBE) - WP35. Dissemination of information, promotion of CB coop. – WP76. Cross-border Business Networks (SMEs, institutions, …)- WP4

Terminology (clusters, platforms, »distretti«, networks)

BUSINESS NETWORK

Number of business networks in eligible areaArea No. Formal structure

SLO 15 Yes (most)

ITA 7 Yes

Cross-Border 0 NA

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUSINESS NETWORKS

• Objectives (3 PHASES)– Identify business areas with potential for

CB networking– Motivate businesses for CB (Cros-Border)

cooperation and creation of networks (10)– Support CB networking (min 10)

Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze

ESTABLISHMENT OF BUSINESS NETWORKS

• Objectives (3 PHASES)–Identify– Motivate & establish (10)– Support (min 10)

Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze

iCON tools 1/2Companies that will be involved in the process of establishing a network can benefit from:

1. Support (information, personal contacts with companies, experience) * of 15 project partners from both sides of the border

2. Specific involvement of one or more project partners * in support of the potential network

3. Organization of meetings between companies SLO/ ITA ("Match making" events)4. Support to visiting trade fairs abroad (ie. Moscow, Belgrade and Skopje)5. Expert consultants selected for establishing business networks

iCON tools 2/26. Selected expert on specific areas of common development areas in the interests of

all members of the network7. Coaching8. Training in management and operation of business networks in the cross-border

area (eg, identifying common goals/problems, intercultural management, ...)9. eLearning on specific areas of cross-border activities of companies (eg, regulations

on construction, ..)10. Organization of cross-border internships and / or job exchanges11. Support young people's involvement in the work environment

WP4 Workshop – CB Business Networks

• PRIMe feedback• Identified sectors (also on day 2)

• Learning events• Key factors for CB cooperation• Key bariers• Activating a network – key info

WP4 Workshop – CB Business Networks

• 3 phases• 1st phase analysis and identification

– Project Partners – Statistical analysis– Entrap./Innovation workshop in december– Other

• Short list

Short list - results

Network

WP4 PP

contributio

n

WP2 Workshop

WP4 Stat. Analy

sis

1 Biomedical & health X2 ICT O X3 Printing industry X O4 Maintainance of complex machinery X O5 »Centri in via« X6 Tool/plastics O X7 Rural tourism and bio – agro food X O8 Logistics – ports & transport X O9 Automotive & avionics X X10 Green homes / green economy X X11 Nautics + yachting (tech+services) X X O12 Wood + furniture X X O13 Metal industry & new materials X O14 Tourism X15

Legend: X – identified, O – confirmed identification

Learning events - partnersTitle Aim

1 Business networks (processes and action plan) Understand the business network procesess

2 Workshop visual tools Enable participants to work in group processess

3 Intercultural communication Make participants aware on intercultural issues

4 Throbbing - identification of problems Enable participants to identify key problems instead of those that seam evident

5 Internationalization Presentation of tools and aproaches

6 Innovation facilities Understand the instruments to support innovationUnderstand internal innovation processes

7 Making CB business Enable PPS and network members to pin point differences, opportunities and problems of doing CB business

8 Digital environment for globalization(social networks /Facebook/LinkedIn)

Use of digital tools for networking, internationalization, ..

9 Evaluation and monitoring of networks Evaluate network processes and identify issues to be addressed Understand the feedback and plan corrective actions

10 Depending needs

Key factors for CB cooperation(business networks)

• Work in small groups 2-3• Be as specific as possible

Identified factors

…

Share information (ie. Bench-learning, ..)

Work- exchange

Web – seminars (ICT)

Why (network) cooperation

• More efficient• Detect & avoid problems in advance• Detect “hot” business opportunities• Share information• Bench learning• More profit

WHY NETWORKING – benefits

• WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON

• WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER

Key bariers for CB cooperation and solutions (networks)• Work in small groups 2-3• Be as specific as possible• Identified bariers & solutions (think about PRIMe example)

BARIER SOLUTION

Language work exchanges, language courses (?), …

Activating a network – key info

• Sector: Green Homes / Green Economy1-Specific Project or Sub-Sector of Interest 2-Best Practice / Institutional Stakeholders / Sources of Support3-Lead Users (indicate : local, public, …)4-Directly Involved SMEs5-INDirectly Involved SMEs6-Providers of Technology and R&D Services to be Involved7-Education and Training Institutions to be Involved8-Providers of finance: credit, public incentives, equity to be Involved

iCON

• CO operative eNtrapreneurship

Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze

Conclusions

• Work performed

• Key barier – CB information flow

• Better information flow among iCON PPs

• Next event – June/July

2 days workshop – Portorož/Portorose

Thanks for your contribution!

Contacts: Marko Školarismarko.skolaris@atria.si

Projekt iCON sofinanciran v okviru Programa čezmejnega sodelovanja Slovenija-Italija 2007-2013 iz sredstev Evropskega sklada za regionalni razvoj in nacionalnih sredstev.

Progetto iCON finanziato nell'ambito del Programma per la Cooperazione Transfrontaliera Italia-Slovenia 2007-2013, dal Fondo europeo di sviluppo regionale e dai fondi nazionali.

Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze