8.TRAINING IN INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

1. PROJECT GOALS

The project is addressed to businesses of Central Macedonia wishing to improve the abilities of their employees and executives in the sphere of new production and management technologies, in the exploitation of technology transfer mechanisms and of the resources available in both the national and the European innovation environment.

2. RTP PRIORITY UMBRELLA

Increase of human resource technology skills

3. SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE PROJECT

Information on new technologies, institutional forms of innovation management, licensing, and innovation applications in specific industrial sectors.
Helping small and medium-sized firms become more outward-oriented and providing information on various forms of joint production and co-operation.
Linking identification of problems in productivity and competitiveness to the formulation and implementation of action plans.

4. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

For this specific project, a lot of the preliminary work has already been done by KEPA which, in collaboration with various other bodies, is actively promoting the creation of an «appropriate atmosphere for business acquaintanceships», intended to lead to the transfer, imitation, diffusion and absorption of know-how. The Managing Director of each participating business is expected to take part in the training scheme. Throughout the period of implementation of the programme, various participating experts will be visiting the firms and contributing to the training process by addressing specific problems. The programme may also include visits to firms or Organisations in other European countries or the participation of foreign experts.

5. DURATION OF IMPLEMENTATION:

1997-1999

6. IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITY:

KEPA

7. RELATED OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES FROM THE 2nd CSF & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES:

ROP-C.Mak (52), ROP-R&D (41), ROP-SME (43), ADAPT (11)

8. DEMAND DIAGRAMS