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How to get partners, knowledge and funds for innovation. Andrejs Vasiljevs Director, Products and services Tilde BIT&T 2007, 20.04.2007. About Tilde.
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How to get partners, knowledgeand funds for innovation Andrejs Vasiljevs Director, Products and services Tilde BIT&T 2007, 20.04.2007
About Tilde • Tilde – leading provider of software and services that helps Baltic users to get most from the use of new technologies taking into account their language, business environment, culture and local information needs • Language products, localization services, business softare online media and reference content • Tilde companies in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia with 135 employees
Investments by developer Paid by client
Innovation Path Pre-commercial phase Commercialization phase
EU Support Programmes • EU Funding as an enabler and supporter NOT as a goal • Excellent for research-intensive projects • Excellent for acquiring experience and competence • Huge administrative burden
Tilde project experience • Leonardo da Vinci – Multimedia eLearning • FP5 - Clarity • FP6 – Tripod, Miauce • eContent - EuroTermBank • eTEN – eRMIONE • Latvia ERAF – DVV
EuroTermBank Project Experience • First project initiated by Tilde • Part of eContent programme • Huge work in project preparation • Sticking to project goals • Management, management, management • Excellent evaluation results
CIP • Period covered: 2007-2013 • Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme – EUR 3.6 billion • Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP) • ICT Policy Support Programme • Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE)
FP7 • Period covered: 2007-2013 • Seventh Research Framework Programme – EUR over 50 billion • Cooperation • Ideas • People • Capacities
ERDF • Period covered: 2007-2013 • European Reconstruction and Development Fund • Productive investment leading to the creation or maintenance of jobs • Infrastructure • Local development initiatives and the business activities of small and medium-sized enterprises
ERDF in Latvia • Improvement of competitiveness and drive for knowledge based economy • Science, research and development EUR 238 M • Innovations EUR 210 M • Facilitation of competitiveness EUR 100 M • Financial measures EUR 170 M
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