The Expert Validation Platform The TAKE IT UP Expert Validation Platform (EVP) is a high profile panel of innovation support practitioners which facilitates the uptake of novel tools and services developed within Europe INNOVA by providing expert feedback on improvement of tools/services and support for the testing process. The panel is meant as a practice-oriented working group which will assess and provide advice on the further development of the novel tools services presented by Europe INNOVA partnerships during the nine planned EVP meetings. Key objectives of the EVP are: Capture emerging needs; Provide user feedback for tool/service improvement; Define better promotion and transfer mechanisms; Act as a facilitator for the testing process by providing access to potential users; Identify tools/services with a high potential to be subject of labelling/standardisation process;
Novel Tools & Services TAKE IT UP
Better exploiting
Europe’s innovation potential ! TAKE IT UP is the promotion pillar aiming to turn the tools and services developed by Europe INNOVA partnerships into support packages widely adopted by European Innovation Service Providers (ISPs) for the benefit of SMEs. A market and partnerships in:
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e ngaging ISPs and potential users to participate in the development and testing of tools/services (Expert Validation Platform); fi ne-tuning tools/services to comply with the 6 Europe INNOVA quality principles and identifying the most appropriate exit strategy; s howcasing “best in class” tools/services for innovation support to wide audiences (Warhouse for Innovation Support).
Novel Tools & Services TAKE IT UP
For more information go to www.europe-innova.eu/takeitup
TAKE IT UP
Turning novel tools and service concepts into widely employed business practices for Innovation Service Providers
Shape policy recommendations.
This project is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.
Novel Tools & Services TAKE IT UP
Targeting support tools to the needs of companies
Targeting support tools to the needs of companies Accelerating their uptake in the regions
www.takeitup.eu, the resourceware for better innovation support, is a space totally dedicated to Innovation Service Providers (ISPs). The resourceware contains:
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