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WP9 Activity Reports 1-5
Work Package 9 (Establishing an alpine wide network for knowledge transfer and co-operation)
- Progress Report 1: Activity Report
- Progress Report 2: Activity Report
- Progress Report 3: Activity Report
- Progress Report 4: Activity Report
- Progress Report 5: Activity Report
- Final Activity Report
Progress Report 1: Activity Report
05.10.2005-30.06.2006
| FORESEEN activities |
ACHIEVED activities |
Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts are made up of SMEs interested in enhancing co-operations and creating a network. The structures for trans-national co-ordination (secretariat) and for national network units are built on existing institutions. A network website with an intranet and interactive features is established. |
Preparing the network concept and delivering it to the partners before the team meeting in Brixen |
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| FORESEEN outputs and results |
ACHIEVED outputs and results | Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts have been made up between innovative and sustainability oriented SMEs. Their competitiveness has been increased due to the advantages they got exchanging knowledge and experiences within the common activities. A co-operation network is founded. The network is able to carry on and to extend its members and activities after the project. Some new business co-operations have been made, enterprises got access to new markets. On a long term jobs in SMEs are maintained and created. |
Network concept in progress. The concept will be presented in the meeting Brixen. 1. Defining a group of SMEs that will be the core of the network 2. Starting services and network activities 3. Promoting and extending the network |
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Progress Report 2: Activity Report
01.07.2006-31.10.2006
| FORESEEN activities |
ACHIEVED activities |
Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts are made up of SMEs interested in enhancing co-operations and creating a network. The structures for trans-national co-ordination (secretariat) and for national network units are built on existing institutions. A network website with an intranet and interactive features is established. |
1. Updating the network concept as well as open questions and delivering them to the PP before the 2nd Team Meeting in Judenburg 2. Preparing concept and agenda for a Start-Workshop of the NENA Network |
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| FORESEEN outputs and results | ACHIEVED outputs and results | Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts have been made up between innovative and sustainability oriented SMEs. Their competitiveness has been increased due to the advantages they got exchanging knowledge and experiences within the common activities. A co-operation network is founded. The network is able to carry on and to extend its members and activities after the project. Some new business co-operations have been made, enterprises got access to new markets. On a long term jobs in SMEs are maintained and created. |
1. Network concept as well as open questions prepared and delivered to the PP before the 2nd Team Meeting in Judenburg. Concept and open questions discussed in Judenburg. Next steps to be carried out by CIPRA have been agreed. 2. Concept and agenda for a Start-Workshop of the NENA Network prepared and discussed at the Judenburg Meeting |
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Progress Report 3: Activity Report
01.11.2006-30.04.2007
| FORESEEN activities |
ACHIEVED activities |
Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts are made up of SMEs interested in enhancing co-operations and creating a network. The structures for trans-national co-ordination (secretariat) and for national network units are built on existing institutions. A network website with an intranet and interactive features is established. |
Preparation of 2 Network workshops relating to the subjects "Timber and Construction" and "Renewable Energy" (CIPRA) Preparation of the invitations to the 2 NENA workshops (CIPRA) Meetings and discussions with similar enterprise networks and possible partners of the future NENA-network (CIPRA) Detailing the network concept (CIPRA) Discussion of the network concept in the telephone conferences and at the team meeting (all PPs except Lyon) |
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| FORESEEN outputs and results | ACHIEVED outputs and results | Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts have been made up between innovative and sustainability oriented SMEs. Their competitiveness has been increased due to the advantages they got exchanging knowledge and experiences within the common activities. A co-operation network is founded. The network is able to carry on and to extend its members and activities after the project. Some new business co-operations have been made, enterprises got access to new markets. In the long term, jobs in SMEs are maintained and created. |
Adapted network concept (CIPRA) Invitations to 1st Network workshop sent to all NENA partners as well as a mailing list of concerned enterprises and umbrella organisations.(CIPRA) Memos of the meetings. (CIPRA) |
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Progress Report 4: Activity Report
01.05.2007-31.10.2007
| FORESEEN activities |
ACHIEVED activities |
Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts are made up of SMEs interested in enhancing co-operations and creating a network. The structures for trans-national co-ordination (secretariat) and for national network units are built on existing institutions. A network website with an intranet and interactive features is established. |
Network concept: Continuous work, Research on other networks Questionnaire (07.-09.2007): sent to about 100 contacts: NENA partners and workshop participants, 10 answers (CIPRA) Preparation and carrying out a presentation of the future NENA network in Bregenz (CIPRA) Discussion of the network concept in the telephone conferences and at the team meeting (all PPs except Lyon) Preparation and work out of the workshop in Coira/Vorarlberg, 11-12.05.07, Contacts with participants and speakers, 25 participants Workshop in Grenoble/F, 28-29.06.07, Final preparation and carrying out (05-06.2007), Contacts with participants and speakers for further information and contacts, 80 participants |
Inauguration of the NENA network will be delayed until the project end due to the election of president |
| FORESEEN outputs and results | ACHIEVED outputs and results | Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts have been made up between innovative and sustainability oriented SMEs. Their competitiveness has been increased due to the advantages they got exchanging knowledge and experiences within the common activities. A co-operation network is founded. The network is able to carry on and to extend its members and activities after the project. Some new business co-operations have been made, enterprises got access to new markets. In the long term, jobs in SMEs are maintained and created |
Adapted network concept (CIPRA) Invitations to 1st Network workshop sent to all NENA partners as well as a mailing list of concerned enterprises and umbrella organisations.(CIPRA) Memos of the meetings. (CIPRA) net-work meeting on WP9 in Vorarlberg/Switzerland on the 11th -12th of May 2007 (attendance all PPs except PP Lyon, Rosenheim) net-work meeting on WP9 in France on the 28th -29th of June 2007 (attendance all PPs except PP Lyon, Vorarlberg, Switzerland, Rosenheim). |
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Progress Report 5: Activity Report
01.11.2007-28.02.2008
| FORESEEN activities |
ACHIEVED activities |
Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts are made up of SMEs interested in enhancing co-operations and creating a network. The structures for trans-national co-ordination (secretariat) and for national network units are built on existing institutions. A network website with intranet and interactive features is established. |
Continuous adaptation of the NENA Network concept and the memorandum of understanding. (All PPs except Lyon) Collecting feedback towards the network concept. (All PPs except Lyon) Working on the establishment of the NENA Network (All PPs except Lyon) Network meeting on WP9 in Innsbruck on the 13th and 14th of December (attendance all PPs except PP Lyon, Rosenheim, Styria, Rhonealp, Switzerland; Agenda: Welcome, Introduction, future common project ideas, reflection, editing the contents, work plan for a common project application) Network meeting on WP9 in Zurich on the 14th of January 2008 (attendance all PPs except PP Lyon, Styria, Rosenheim; Agenda: Welcome, Expression of Interest for NENA 2, NENA-Memorandum of Understanding, Electing a NENA chairperson, Defining the NENA network office, Defining the network activities for 2008 in relation to NENA 2 and apart from NENA 2, Final statements, outlook ) The existing NENA Website is adapted for the NENA Network. (Vorarlberg, CIPRA) Clarification about the involvement of the work of the president of the network. (Tyrol and Switzerland, CIPRA) Questionnaire about contact experiences with regional SMEs and among the NENA PPs. (all PPs except Lyon) |
Inauguration of the NENA network will be delayed until the project end due to the election of a president |
| FORESEEN outputs and results | ACHIEVED outputs and results | Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts have been made up between innovative and sustainability oriented SMEs. Their competitiveness has been increased due to the advantages they got exchanging knowledge and experiences within the common activities. A co-operation network is founded. The network is able to carry on and to extend its members and activities after the project. Some new business co-operations have been made, enterprises got access to new markets. In the long term, jobs in SMEs are maintained and created. |
Adapted network concept (CIPRA) Network meetings held. Memorandum of understanding fixed. (All PPs except Lyon) NENA network founded. (All PPs except Lyon) NENA network office fixed at the office of CIPRA. (CIPRA) 2 NENA vice presidents elected: Willy Küchler (Switzerland) and Daniel Wibmer (Tyrol). 80,000 Euros fixed budget financed by CIPRA. First NENA Network working program fixed. (All PPs except Lyon) Common application ENERBUILD fixed. (All PPs except Lyon) |
New markets not accessed yet. |
Final Activity Report
26.06.2008| activities carried out |
accumulated outputs and results |
Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| (CIPRA, All PPs) Continuous adaptation of the NENA Network concept and the memorandum of understanding. Working on the establishment of the NENA Network Network meeting on WP9 in Innsbruck on the 13th and 14th of December Network meeting on WP9 in Zurich on the 14th of January 2008, Electing a NENA chairperson, Defining the NENA network office, Defining the network activities for 2008, the existing NENA Website will be adapted for the NENA Network. (Vorarlberg, CIPRA) Clarification about involvement in the work of the presidency of the network. NENA Network foundation at the project closure date (Piemonte) Regione Piemonte acquires member for the NENA-Network; IPLA (Rosenheim) Workshops, carried out by CIPRA, Addresses from Germany delivered by the UAS Rosenheim (All Partner) distribute information to regional and national SME´s about the NENA-network, try to win network members by providing information and direct talks |
(All PP) - Memorandum of understanding fixed. - Final network concept (CIPRA), - Legal paper for the association prepared, - Network meetings held, - NENA network founded – in Bovec - NENA network office fixed at the office of CIPRA, - 2 NENA vice presidents elected: Willy Küchler (Switzerland) and Daniel Wibmer (Tyrol). - 80,000 Euros fixed budget financed by CIPRA. - First NENA Network working program fixed. - A new partner from Regione Piemonte (IPLA) will join the Nena-network |
(Slovenia) The response from companies was scarce, mostly because of the long distance to the place where the workshop was organised and also because of its unfavourable timing (Styria) Regional SME´s are often not really interested in an Alpine wide network. Therefore a regional cluster will be part of the NENA network Inauguration of the NENA network will be delayed until the project end due to the election of a president |