Training Sessions
Innovation Strategy
The training session on Innovation Strategies was held in Brussels on 8th July 2008.
Input presentations were given by:
During the second part of the training session partners were divided into groups to address questions on appropriate regional support instruments to foster innovation strategy in enterprises.
Innovation Strategy Report
Innovation Finance
The training session on Innovation Finance was held in Kozani on 20th October 2008.
An input presentation was given by Theologos Prokopiou, Managing Director i4G S.A. (incubation for growth).
i4G S.A. is the first private incubator in Greece, and is part of Euroconsultants, currently the biggest consultancy in Greece.
Participants then divided into groups to discuss the Impact of Financing Tools and Management and Administration of Funding Schemes.
Innovation Finance Report
Innovation Friendly Environment
The training session on Innovation Friendly Environment was held in Kozani on 21st October 2008.
The training session begins with an introduction to the theme of Living Labs and a concrete example of the theme from Michalis Nikolaidis of the Centre for Research and Technology Thessaly.
Stratos Pistikopolous, from Imperial College London then opened the discussion on the topic of Innovation Friendly Administration, Culture and Networking.
Innovation Friendly Environment Report
Human Resources
The Training Session on Human Resources was held in Langenlois (Lower Austria on 5th May 2009) The key-note presentation for the training session was given by Thomas Aichinger from WIMTEC (Elektronische Steuerungs- und Meßgeräte GmbH), a family owned, medium sized company based in Lower Austria.
WIMTEC's HR management is very progressive and innovative with a broad range of services for its employees. Under the slogan "healthy employees = healthy company" and using the AGiL (Aktiv, Gesund im Leben) programme, WIMTEC is creating a unique corporate culture.
Human Resources Report
