EUMEDIS PILOT PROJECT Sector 4: Information and communication technologies

1. MED.PRIDE MED.iterranean PR.oject for I.nnovation DE.velopment EUMEDIS PILOT PROJECT Sector 4: Information and communication technologies applied in industry and innovation

2. PROJECT AIMS Within the EUMEDIS framework of supporting ICT innovation in Mediterranean countries SMEs , Med Pride aims at: facilitating and empowering a network of Centres of Excellence (CoE) able to: -create and develop enterprises and - to diffuse innovation in each partner Country through the use of ICT tools. Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

3. THE PARTNERS Sviluppo Italia, Rome, Italy- CoordinatorOxford Innovation, Oxford, United KingdomCustodia, Bergamo, Italy API-Agence de Promotion de l’Industrie, Tunis, Tunisie Ekkotek, Nicosia, CyprusSFD-Social Fund for Development, Cairo, EgyptFoundation for International Studies, Valletta, MaltaPFI-Palestinian Federation of Industries, Ramallah, Palestine Universitè Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco CIES-Centro di Ingegneria Economica e Sociale, Cosenza, Italy Fondazione Laboratorio Mediterraneo, Napoli, Italy MTCG-Management and Technology Consulting Group, Beirut, Lebanon transfer of know-how adapt and implement models catalysts of the innovative processes dissemination, information, awareness raising, further exploitation Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

4. PROJECT ACTIVITIES (1 /2) Coordination Training: Institutional building activity for officials from each Centre of Excellence; Enterprise creation process transfer Innovation process transfer Specific sessions on Business evaluation Design and implementation of the web portalAdapting the enterprise creation methodology Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

5. PROJECT ACTIVITIES (2 /2) Adapting the Tool-KitsImplementation of the enterprise creation methodology and innovation modelsMonitoring and follow-upDissemination and exploitation of the project Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

6. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE (1/4) The overall project management is under the responsibility of the Co-ordinating partner. The project will be managed according to the following organisation: The Management BoardIt is chaired by the Co-ordinating partner; has one representative per Partner; is in charge of all management/administration issues.Meetings foreseen every six months. Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

7. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE (2/4) • The Project Technical Committeechaired by the Co-ordinating partner includes the Project Managers;It is in charge of the “governance” of the contents.Meetings foreseen every three months. Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

8. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE (3/4) Each Partner appoints:a) a Project Manager, with the following responsibilities:-to participate in Project Technical Committee meetings, reporting on past and future activities;-to ensure that partner’s work is carried out according to the work programme;-to manage one or more workpackages, in accordance with the methodologies defined by the Project Technical Committee. b) an Administrative Officer who will be responsible for the provision of costs and administrative information to the Co-ordinating partner. Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

9. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE (4/4) Whereas the Partner is also the workpackage coordinator, he/she will be responsible for:- the co-ordination of specific workpackage related activities;- taking care of drafting a detailed work-plan for the work-package or the total sub-project; - timing of activities and respect of schedules; - collecting all relevant data and feedback from other partners;- the date of issue and quality of the outputs, as defined in the global project workplan. Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

10. METHODOLOGY OF WORK • INTENSIVE USE OF IT • Information Flows • Internal flows: communication, exchange of documents and information mainly through: • -the extranet working place of the web site, • -electronic mail and, when necessary via fax, • -videoconferences. • External flows: • -    internet: creation of a MED PRIDE Web site, • - media: publication of press releases and organisation of press conferences, co-operation with local TV and radio stations, distribution of dedicated videos, • - conferences and information days: at least three information days in each country involved, • - dedicated information on the project provided to any other relevant conference, seminar or event facing issues related to those of the project. Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

11. RESULTS EXPECTED Dissemination of entrepreneurial culture and innovation culture. CoE results: -stimulation new activities -creation of new tool-kits -ability to transfer acquired know how -ability to act as catalysts for innovation -increased visibility at national and international level End users results: -Innovation technology transfer -Improved access to technology and finance -Information on IS opportunities -Improved ability to face the market -Creation of ICT enterprises Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

12. GANTT Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project

13. BUDGET Total project value € 2.281.826,782 Commission contribution (80%) € 1.825.469,425 Applicants’ financial contribution (20%) € 456.367,357 Sviluppo Italia – Med Pride Project