The document describes ISIP (Innovation Strategic Initiatives Platform for SME in children’s product industries), an EU-funded project to develop an online platform. The platform will help SME managers develop innovation strategic plans by providing tools like training, consultancy, and competitive intelligence. A consortium of partners from several European countries will carry out work packages to gather requirements, design models and tools, develop the platform, test and validate it, and disseminate information about ISIP. The overall goal is to enhance innovation capabilities and foster an innovation culture among European SMEs in the children's products sector.
4. ISIP
Strategic Objetives
The project will set-up an appropriate sectoral
tool (ISIP platform), addressed to allow the
SMEs managers to define their Innovation
Strategic Initiative Plans, facilitating them with
information, customised training, consultancy
and monitoring in the process.
ISIP platform will enhance the competences of
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ISIP platform will enhance the competences of
key staff, which shall increase innovation
planning efficiency and the development of
sound innovation projects to yield new products,
processes or services.
To spread out an innovation culture among
companies (especially SME).
5. ISIP
What is ISIP?
Training modules
on the required
competences for
each step and
component of/in
the process
ISIP
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A methodological
guide to define the
Innovation
Strategic Initiatives
Plan
ISIP
platform
7. ISIP
User tools
Self Diagnosis Innovation Management.
On-line tool to diagnose eleven criteria
inside the company, based in the EFQM,
providing a SWOT analysis and a summary
improvement plan.
INNO
SME
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Competitive Intelligence System (CIS) to
provide information about external key
sectoral data.
8. ISIP
Tarjet groups
• SMEs managers in
companies
dedicated to
children’s products
• Consultants working
in Innovation Strategic
Initiatives planning
and monitoring
supporting these
• SMEs Associations
grouping these
companies
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supporting these
companies
9. ISIP
Work Packages
WP1
• GATHERING NEEDS, INFORMATIONS AND CASES
• WP1 will be led by CFE
B1: Set up of de ISIP framework
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WP2
• DESIGNING THE PROCESS MODELS AND TOOLS
• WP2 will be led by AIJU
10. ISIP
Work Packages
WP3
• ADJUSTING TOOLS AND DEVELOPING MATERIALS
• WP3 will be led by AIJU
• DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLATFORM
B2: Implementation and validation of the ISIP platform
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WP4
• DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLATFORM
• WP4 will be led by GRIFO
WP5
• INTEGRATING MODELS, MATERIALS AND TOOLS
• WP5 will be led by GRIFO
WP6
• TESTING, VALIDATING AND ADJUSTING
• WP6 will be led by SHH
11. ISIP
Work Packages
WP7
• BUILDING EXPLOTATION STRATEGY AND PLANS
• WP7 will be led by CFE
• ASSURING QUALITY AND EVALUATION
B3: Enhancement activities
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WP8
• ASSURING QUALITY AND EVALUATION
• WP8 will be led by IEP
WP9
• DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION
• WP9 will be led by TRN
WP10
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION
• WP10 will be led by AIJU