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Wielkopolskie / Poland
Area: 29.826 km²
GDP (PPS per inhabitant): 13.000
GDP Index EU 27: 55,1
Agriculture, Food processing industry, Automotive industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Furniture industry, Ceramics and glass industry, Lighting equipment, Fuel – energy industry
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| KASSETTS | Knowledge-enabled Access of Central Europe SMEs to Efficient Transnational Transport Solutions | |
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| CHAMPIONS | Improvement of CE regions’ accessibility through air transport interconnectivity | |
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| FLAVIA | Freight and Logistics Advancement in Central Europe – Validation of processes, Improvements, Application of co-operation | |
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| EMPIRIC | Enhancing Multimodal Platforms, Inland waterways and Railways services Integration in Central Europe | |
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| ESSENCE | Easy eServices to Shape and Empower SME Networks in Central Europe | |
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| SALVERE | Semi-natural grassland as a source of biodiversity improvement | |
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| DANUBENERGY | Improving eco-efficiency of bio-energy production and supply in riparian areas of the Danube river basin and other floodplains in Central Europe – DANUBENERGY | |
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| ACT4PPP | Transnational Action for Public Private Partnership | |
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| HELPS | Housing and Home-care for the Elderly and vulnerable people and Local Partnership Strategies in Central | |
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PROINCOR – “Best.Net” – IT company audit in Poznan (PL)
Description
One of the audited companies from IT branch is Best.Net, established in 2000. The firm is formed by 15 young people, who understand innovation capability as one of the key determinants of long-run profitability and survival on a dynamically changing market. For this reason Best.Net tries to implement an own, innovative IT solutions, in collaboration with Poznan University of Technology and with using EU funds.
Objectives
Currently, the main business objectives of the company are: expansion into foreign markets, participation in international projects and commercialization of the last year research. As audit shown, drivers for innovations are mostly connected with budget allocated for R&D activities, external sources of new applications financing (EU funds on a regional and national level), cooperation with innovative partners and high quality of products. However, implementation of business objectives can be difficult if some obstacles for innovation identified during the audit are not removed. There is a lack of clearly formulated innovation strategy in the company, which should be a part of a business strategy and should determine to which extent innovation (product, technological, organizational) will be used to implement business strategy objectives.
There is also no marketing plan and lack of ideas how to address new customers with company’s offer using more active approach. Innovation audit showed that in terms of products and technology Best.Net is ahead of competitors, but there is a need to improve the level of some organizational factors to gain a stable competitive advantage.
Activities
On the basis of audit outcomes hands-on measures were formulated and discussed with the company. Best.Net was interested to start with the follow-up activities, planned on the basis of proposed hands- on measures, especially to start with web usability audits as an offer for a new customers, participation in Enterprise Europe Network project as a way to find contractors abroad and meeting with Regional Contact Point consultant to obtain information about 7th Framework Programme. The meeting between company representatives and FP7 specialist was organised by PP3 on 11.05.2011. Best.Net is interested in CAPACITIES programme, “Research for the benefit of SMEs” area, which provides research services to develop new products or processes. Currently the company, with support of FP7 specialist, works on consortium forming.
Results
After the audit and further activities implemented with the help of innovation advisors, PP3 received recommendations from Managing Director of the Best.Net. The company recommends PROINCOR innovation audit as an opportunity to understand what is working well in terms of innovation culture and process and what should be improved in these aspects. Especially important for the company were suggestions and support in a new initiatives implementation.