Description
Topic: INNOSUP-1-2015: Cluster faciltated projects for new value chains
Specific challenge: The challenge is to develop new cross-sectoral industrial value chains across the EU, by building upon the innovation potential of SMEs. The EU needs to support the development of emerging industries, which will provide the growth and employment of the future. The reindustrialisation of the EU's industrial base has to focus on the development of long-term internationally competitive goods and services that require combining different competences and innovative solutions. The development of new industrial value chains calls for the collaboration and integration of different innovation actors, including large enterprises and especially SMEs, across different sectors towards the implementation of a joint vision.
SMEs need help to generate, take up and better capitalise on all forms of knowledge, creativity, craftsmanship and innovation – including for the application of existing cross-cutting or emerging technologies, ICT, eco-innovative and resource-efficient solutions, new business models, service innovation and design. The potential of clusters, that represent favourable ecosystems for innovation, need to be better exploited in this respect...(link)
Eligibility
- The Member States of the European Union, including their overseas departmen
- The Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) linked to the Member States
- The Countries Associated to Horizon 2020
Budget
Overall indicative budget for this Call is €24,900,000.
At least 75% of the total proposed budget shall be allocated to SMEs, either participating in the consortium or as third party enterprises, mainly SMEs.
Deadline: 30 April 2015
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