Supporting clusters in Serbia

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Supporting clusters in Serbia20 October 2011, Novi SadProf. Vojin Šenk, Project Coordinator at UNS

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Overview

• EEN at a glance

• Services

• Network coverage

• EEN Consortium in Serbia

• What do we do?

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EEN at a glance

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Facts• Started in 2008

The biggest of its kind in the world

• Main goal: Supporting SMEs in their business

• 50 countries; >100 consortiums, up to 600 institutions, >4.000 people

• Network guidance by EU Commission Operational support and control by Executive Agency for Competitiveness

and Innovation - EACI

• Financed by Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Program Budget 2007 - 2013: 320 mil EUR

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Facts

• Goals: SMEs establishment and development support Help for SMEs in new market entrance Business partners search throughout Europe (and more) Informing SMEs about EU activities and financing opportunities

• Values: Clients oriented activities Quick answering (usually 24 hours) All EEN services are free of charge for the clients

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Services

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What is in there for SMEs?• Information and knowledge gain about possibilities of selling

product/service in European (and wider) market

• Information about legacy issues which are connected for specific products and certain network countries

• Fund raising opportunities from various European projects

• Finding business partners in network countries

• New technologies and innovation application

• Market expansion and European market positioning

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Network coverage

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Where does Network function?

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EEN Consortium in Serbia

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Members

National agency for regional development

University of Novi Sad

SIEPA

Institute Mihajlo PupinUniversity of Belgrade

University of Niš

SCC

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What do we do?

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EEN Serbia activities

• European market and EU funds information expansion Business Cooperation Database (BCD) profiles

• Innovations and technology transfer Technology Offer (TO) and Technology Request (TA) profiles

• Research projects and informing about R&D programs CIP and FP7 projects

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Thank you for your attention…

University of Novi Sad EEN office at the University premises

Business Incubator NS, EEN office Vojvođanskih brigada 2821000 Novi Sad

Direct telephone: + 381 21 2100 305E-mail: een-srbija@uns.ac.rs

web: www.een-srbija.rs