INNOSUTRA

www.innosutra.net

 

In 2005 a practical Guide to Support Innovations in SME was developed by the European project InnoSupport (2003-2005). Its content covers subjects which are part of the innovation process and the acceptance of the guide has proved its usefulness: More than 1000 registered users from over 50 countries around the world have accessed the online guide. More than 10.000 web pages refer to www.innosupport.net.

 

The project and its aim

 

InnoSuTra continues with the predecessor project by updating and extending the content of the guide. The chapters of the guide are structured in a quick and easy to use format and services goal-oriented information needs in the working process.

 

The guide will be improved using more media elements that support and motivate learning. The chapters include examples, checklists and instructions.

 

A platform for an online community enables the exchange of knowledge and experiences among the users by offering:

 

      ‘Innovation Rooms’ for exchanging ideas to solve problems within a closed user group

      Space for user generated content (knowledge, experiences, hints, additional resources) using web 2.0 technologies like wikis, blogs etc

 

The contents will be available in English, German, Spanish, Greek, Bulgarian, Hungarian and Latvian.

 

Target groups

The project addresses specialists and executive staff, human resource managers, staff responsible for product and process development and construction design in small and medium enterprises that need to know the basics of a successful innovation practice.

 

The guide is also geared at addressing the needs of students, marketing and service personnel, management consultants – everybody who is interested in innovation management issues.

 

Coordinator:

 

• LiNK MV (Germany)

 

Partners:

 

• Thessaloniki Technology Park Management and Development Corporation S.A. (Greece)
• Distance Education Centre at the Technical University of Varna (Bulgaria)
• Institute for Project Support and Competencies Development- pro-competence (Germany)
• TREBAG Property- and Project-management Ltd (Hungary)
• Business & Innovation Centre in the Border, Midland and Western region of Ireland, WESTBIC (ireland)
• Latvian Technological Centre (Latvia)
• IKERTIA Foundation (Spain)

 

 

For further information or if you are interested in the project results, please contact:

 

Thessaloniki Technology Park Management and Development Corporation S.A.

 

6^th km Harilaou-Thermi, P.B. 60 328, 57001, Thermi

Thessaloniki, Greece

Mando Karvelli, Nikos Katsiadakis

Tel: + 30 2310 498200

Fax: +30 2310 498-280

E-mail: nicolas@thestep.gr, mando@thestep.gr  

URL: http://www.thestep.gr