Workshop – 2-day networking event for participants from North-east region

Workshop – 2-day networking event for participants from North-east region

GRANT SCHEME FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS FОR INCREASING

 THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE BENEFICIARY COUNTRY

Project: Innovation Hub: Comparative Advantage for Greater Competitiveness

Contract no. 12-7324/1

    The Project is funded

    by the European Union

 

„Grant scheme for implementation of projects for increasing the competitiveness of the beneficiary country” – EuropeAid / 138495 / ID / ACT / MK

 

Contracting Authority:

CFCD – Ministry of Finance, Republic of North Macedonia

 

Improvement of the innovation and development capacities of SMEs, cooperation between NGOs, companies, universities and institutes

 

Workshop – 2-day networking event 

for participants from North-east region

 

“DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING THROUGH VIRTUAL INNOVATION HUBS FOR GREATER INNOVATION, AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS”

 

Project Title: Innovation Hub: Comparative Advantage for Greater Competitiveness

 

Friday, 25th October 2019 / Saturday, 26th October 2019

 

Location: Hotel Sirius, municipality Strumica          

Trainers and Moderators:     Assoc.D-r Samoil Malcheski, UMF Training                

                                                                                        Мaster Zoran Velkovski, UMF Training

 

A G E N D A

 

Day 1

 

25 October 2019 (Friday)
Timeframe Activity/Topic Session
08.30 –  Departure from Kumanovo for the municipality of Strumica (hotel Sirius) 

– participation in a 2-day event –

10.30 – 11.00 Arrival and accommodation of participants in the hotel Sirius
11.00 – 11.15 Registration of participants
11.15 – 11.30 Introduction
  • Opening speech
11.30 – 12.15 Presentation of working procedures
  • Introduction of trainers and participants
  • Harmonize the expectations of the participants and the objectives of the training
  • Review of the Agenda, training methodology 
  • Presentation of the project: „Innovation Hub: Comparative Advantage for Greater Competitiveness“
Session 1
12.15 – 13.30 Goals and Structure of Virtual Innovation Hubs
  • What are the Virtual Innovation Hubs
  • Function of Virtual Innovation Hubs
  • Structure of Virtual Innovation Hubs
  • Case study / group work
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch
Session 2
14.30 – 16.00 European Priorities / Digitizing European Industry
  • Networking Virtual Innovation Centers through Horizon 2020
  • European Catalog of Digital Innovation Hubs
  • Successful stories / examples from practice
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break (conversations, introductions and networking)
Session 3
16.30 – 18.00 Strengthening leadership through partnerships and virtual innovation platforms 
  • Development of virtual platforms
  • Experience from Western European countries in Virtual Innovation Hubs
  • Fostering innovation in virtual industrial platforms specific to each sector
  • Standardization
  • Development of innovative ideas
  • Video presentation of the operation of Virtual Hubs in Western European countries
  • Case study / group work
18.00 – 18.20 Closing session
  • Wrap up
  • Conclusions
19.00 – 21.00 Dinner at the hotel

 

Day 2

 

26 October 2019 (Saturday)
Timeframe Activity/Topic Session
08.00 – 10:00   

Breakfast at the hotel

10.00 – 10.20 Instroduction to the second day
  • Consolidation of information received from the previous day
  • Introduction to the second day agenda
Session 4
10.20 – 11.30 The role of innovation hubs that drive companies from idea to business
  • Start-up innovation hubs / innovative ideas
  • Barriers 
  • Availabiliry of resources
  • Successful stories / exercise
  • Group work
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee Break (conversations and networking)
Session 5
12.00 – 13.00 Promotion of signed networking memorandums for networking in the region
  • Representation of companies, organizations, business centers, scientific institutions, accelerators, universities, planning regions and other organizations for signed memorandums so far
  • Incentives for new networking among event participants
  • Benefit from the established cooperation and networking
  • Successful stories from other countries
Session 6
13.00 – 14.30 Recommendations for a successful innovation hub and the benefits from its membership
  • Recommendations to the companies
  • Recommendations to the organizations
  • Recommendations to the institutions 
  • Recommendations to the universities
  • Benefit from the membership in Virtual Innovation Hubs / realistic access to needed resources and ideas
  • Examples from practice
  • Video presentation
14.30 – 15.00 Closing session
  • Conclusions
  • Preparation of action plan
  • Evaluation of the workshop
15:00 – 16.00 Lunch
16:00 –  Departure 

 

Date

Oct 25 2018 - Oct 26 2018

Time

08:30 AM - 04:00 PM

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Location

Хотел Сириус Струмица
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