Projects

Las PYME son una pieza fundamental en la economía europea. Sin embargo, menos del 30% exportan sus productos y servicios, y para muchas de ellas el acceso a un nuevo mercado, especialmente fuera de Europa, se convierte en un proceso largo y complicado.

Por otro lado, los mercados de datos se encuentran en un proceso de expansión a nivel global, hay un auge en el despliegue de satélites y una gran evolución de la tecnología satelital.

La disponibilidad de esta información representa una gran oportunidad de negocio para las empresas que cuenten con la experiencia necesaria para desarrollar nuevos productos o servicios.

En este contexto, el proyecto NOVExport nace con el objetivo de apoyar a las PYME del sudoeste de Europa en su desarrollo hacia los mercados agrícola, medioambiental y marítimo de los países latinoamericanos, mediante la maduración tecnológica de sus productos y servicios a través del uso de datos espaciales y digitales e, internet de las cosas, para satisfacer las necesidades y desafíos de estos mercados de exportación.

Financiado por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional a través del programa europeo Interreg Sudoe, tiene una duración estimada de 30 meses y un presupuesto total de 1.5 millones de euros, de los cuales, 1.125.000€ son FEDER.

NOVExport pretende convertirse en un acelerador de tecnología y exportaciones y, para ello, se crearán 6 hubs de innovación y exportación: 2 en Francia (Montpellier y País Vasco Francés) 3 en España (Badajoz, Bilbao y Madrid), y 1 en Portugal (Coimbra).

El objetivo de estos centros es desarrollar un entorno favorable para la maduración de los proyectos empresariales, que promueva la aplicación de tecnologías digitales y espaciales, manteniendo un enfoque de internacionalización, a través de un proceso continuo y colaborativo.


El proyecto reúne a 7 socios y 3 asociados de Francia, España y Portugal:

Socios:

• Aerospace Valley (Coordinador del proyecto)
• Madrid Aerospace Cluster
• Asociación de Industrias de Conocimiento y Tecnología- GAIA
• Instituto Pedro Nunes Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnología IPN
• Université de Bordeaux
• AD’OCC, l’Agence régionale de développement économique
• FUNDECYT -PCTEX

Asociados:

• Fundación Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía
• Pôle Mer Méditerranée
• Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays Basque
• Aqua-Valley

GREENIN is a peer learning project, financed by the European Union`s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, led by FUNDECYT-PCTEX and implemented in collaboration with European innovation support institutions in Portugal and Hungary. It aims at developing and sharing an effective mechanism for reviewing and identifying the state of the art of policies, methodologies, experiences and good practices on Green Public Procurement for Innovation (GPPI), to implement effective GPPI initiatives in European territories.

GREENIN objective
GREENIN project aim is to set up a desired scenario in green public procurement for innovation (GPPI) , aligned with smart specialisation strategies, to increase knowledge exchange with policy makers and interested stakeholders, favouring SMEs participation. The GREENIN project intends to open a dialogue on how GPPI efforts and impact can be reinforced through a joint learning process of the three partners and to elaborate a suitable Design Options Paper (GREENIN DOP), creating a desired scenario for all those involved and interested in the policy topic in the future.

Activities
The methodology of the project will consist of:

1. Identification, analysis and selection of policies, methodologies, experiences and good practices on GPPI
2. Guided discussions and work sessions with Local Working Groups to identify common applicable approaches for GPPI
3. Joint drafting of the GREENIN DOP for the definition of a desired scenario for GPPI
4. Regional pilot applications to facilitate dialogue and networking activities between procurers and SMEs

Duration
12 months: from September 2018 to September 2019

Partnership
The GREENIN project brings together European partners from three different countries: Spain, Portugal and Hungary working in territorial cooperation and smart specialisation strategies (RIS3), where green sector is present. The GREENIN project partners are:

• FUNDECYT PCTEX - FUNDACION FUNDECYT PARQUE CIENTIFICO Y TECNOLOGICO DE EXTREMADURA (Foundation FUNDECYT Science and Technological Park of Extremadura), Lead Patner, Spain - www.fundecyt-pctex.es.
  FUNDECYT PCTEX is a non-profit organisation that aims to contributing to the social and economic exploitation of science and technology in the Extremadura region. It supports and promotes scientific and technological development and a better use of research and innovation outcomes. FUNDECYT-PCTEX hosts more than 80 innovative companies in its facilities and supports regional entrepreneurs and SMEs.
• LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (National Laboratory of Energy and Geology), Partner, Portugal - www.lneg.pt
  LNEG is the Portuguese organization of research, demonstration and technological development, responsible of the technology and R&D results integration in the business world. As an institution of the Ministry of Economy, it works as a consultant for public policy on energy, geology, environment, sustainability, standardization, quality and certification.
• IFKA - Iparfejlesztesi Kozhasznu Nonprofit Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag (Public Benefit Non-Profit Ltd. for the Development of Industry), Partner, Hungary - www.ifka.hu
  IFKA is a state-appointed innovation management and technology-transfer institute and promotes knowledge transfer to industrial actors, collaborating through tenders and international cooperation projects in the development of science and technology-driven sectoral strategies in Hungary.

The project DigitaliseSME (Digital Enablers in SMEs: Support for Digitalisation to Enhance SMEs' Capacity to Go International and Innovate) is an EU-funded project that supports the digital transformation of small and medium-sized companies as well as mid-caps in Europe. It connects companies to digital experts, referred to as "Digital Enablers".

The initiative will make the collaboration of SMEs with Digital Enablers possible and easy by having the latter visit for one month a company in another European country whose needs for digitalisation match their expertise. During this period, the Digital Enabler will help the company to set up and initiate a project that will lead to its digitalisation and respond to its necessities.

Partners from all over Europe joined and shared the vision of a program for the digitalisation of SMEs. The partners of DigitaliseSME are Digital Innovation Hubs in Germany (BVMW-Kompetenzcenter Berlin-Brandenburg Mittelstand 4.0), Romania (Iceberg - AltBrasov), Spain (FUNDECYT-PCTEX), the Netherlands (PhotonDelta) and Czech Republic (CzechInno), under the leadership of European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME.

DigitaliseSME is "Preparatory Action" that has been requested by the European Parliament - that means the results of the project could provide the basis to develop a broader EU program.

The project will benefit strongly any company aiming to digitalise: by registering with our portal they can be paired with a Digital Enabler that will study and work on their unique case, saving significant time on searching for an expert and saving the cost of his/her fees, as the Digital Enabler is provided with a grant from DigitaliseSME.

Digital Enablers will have the chance to join an EU-funded project that supports their sector and can provide them with visibility and strengthen their reputation. They will have the chance to work in a company abroad for a month, building new business contacts and enlarging their networks.

To know more, you can visit the project's website.

The purpose of the SABER (Satellite Broadband for European Regions) Thematic Network is to create a long term, sustainable environment in which stakeholders interested in tackling the Digital Divide by contributing to the roll out and take-up of broadband for all, at increasing speeds, and in particular through satellite-based services, can proactively collaborate. The scope of the SABER Thematic Network is to create the conditions for the most efficient and effective contribution of satellite systems to support the achievement of the objectives set in Europe 2020 and subsequently in the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE).

ROUTE 2.0 is aimed to promote the use of web 2.0 tools among SMEs belonging to tourism sector in a first approach but open to other type of sector. The aim of Route 2.0 is to develop the skills and competencies necessary to integrate and implement Communication Strategies and Marketing actions through Web 2.0 tools in the process of business management for European SMEs and microSMEs form tourism sector through the creation of a methodology for continuous learning to improve the performance and competitiveness of these organizations. Regarding the impact is expected to acquire skills and business skills with a view to the efficient use of ICT tools environments based on 2.0 by European SMEs and freelancers. In the long term are expected to own autonomous European SMEs and the tourism sector to acquire the ability to transfer their own skills and experiences to others from your organization as other companies, so as to create a common corporate culture social networks to multiply, exponentially, the advantages and benefits established for the use of ICTs as a development tools companies competitive.