LITTALITTABIT&T 2007

BIT&T 2007

How to get partners, How to get partners, knowledgeknowledgeand funds for innovationand funds for innovationAndrejs VasiljevsDirector, Products and servicesTilde

BIT&T 2007, 20.04.2007

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About TildeAbout 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

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Product business Product business versus contract versus contract businessbusiness

Contract-based business Product-based business

Clients Set of contract based clients

Many potential clients

Functionality Determined by client Determined by developer

Development costs Financed by client Financed by developer

Risks Controllable and manageable

Hard to manage

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Why SMEs are not investing in innovation? Why SMEs are not investing in innovation?

Example

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Innovation PathInnovation Path

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EU Support EU Support ProgrammesProgrammes

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

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How to get inHow to get in

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04/21/23 Final review meeting, Luxembourg

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Tilde Tilde project experienceproject experience

Leonardo da Vinci – Multimedia eLearning

FP5 - Clarity FP6 – Tripod, Miauce eContent - EuroTermBank eTEN – eRMIONE Latvia ERAF – DVV

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EuroTermBank Project EuroTermBank Project ExperienceExperience

First project initiated by Tilde Part of eContent programme Huge work in project preparation Sticking to project goals Management, management,

management Excellent evaluation results

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Coordination ChallengeCoordination Challenge

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Don’t underestimate Don’t underestimate differencesdifferences

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CIPCIP 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)

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FPFP77

Period covered: 2007-2013 Seventh Research Framework

Programme – EUR over 50 billion– Cooperation– Ideas– People– Capacities

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ERDFERDF 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

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ERDF in LatviaERDF 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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Famous world smallest Minox camera produced in Latvia in 1930-s

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Famous world smallest Minox camera produced in Latvia in 1930-s

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