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 Vardar 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, 30th August 2019 / Wednesday, 31th August 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

30 August 2019 (Friday)

Timeframe
Activity/Topic
Session
09.00 –
Departure from Veles 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

31 August 2019 (Wednesday)

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