Innovations Platform and Tools for increasing innovation capacity of SMEs in the Balkan Mediterranean Area
INNOPLATFORM aims at improving the competitiveness of the Balkan Mediterranean region by advancing existing knowledge on business model innovations and developing a set of tools (InnoTools) and services (InnoScorecard and InnoRegion) for improving SMEs opportunities, capacities, and knowledge in introducing product and process innovations.
INNOPLATFORM (Innovations Platform and Tools for increasing the innovation capacity of SMEs in the Balkan Mediterranean Area), is a project selected for financing in the 1st call of The Balkan Mediterranean Program.
Transnational Project
with the main goal to enable transfer of knowledge and experience between the actors of 5 nations, secure economies of scale and critical mass, and enhance mobilisation capacity and innovation potential
A threefold state of the art
Developing common knowledge and understanding on
BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION
Developing innovations tools, services and guidelines to strengthen the capacity of SMEs to introduce
PROCESS AND PRODUCT INNOVATIONS
for providing knowledge and expertise in innovations to SMEs establishment of
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
Tools and Services
for improving the competitiveness of the region by advancing existing knowledge on business model innovations
InnoTools
Set of tools for supporting the successful introduction and implementation of innovations in SMEs
InnoScorecard
Services that will rank partner’s countries and compare the BM area with the EU providing information to policymakers, researchers, potential and present SMEs on current challenges in the area of the innovation potential
InnoRegion
Services that will focus on partner's regions with an aim of providing services that support innovations in the dominant emerging industries – help the clustering in the industries.
Project Beneficiaries
SME
Business Support Organisations
Research Centres
Institutes and Universities
Policy Makers