MaPEeR SME
Mapeer Project MaPEeR SME is focused on analysis of system of support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their cooperation with R8D organizations as well as on identification of barriers, which hamper SMEs being active in R&D activities. This analysis is being conducted in 27 European countries. The goal of the project is to create a database of regional, national and European programmes of support to R&D&I activities in SMEs. The ultimate ambition of the project at the European level is to stimulate a structured dialogue leading to synergy of demands of SMEs with support programmes in R&D&I. Technology Centre ASCR is a subcontractor of a Slovak company NADSME in this project.
  Partners
  Lifetime Jan 2010 – Jun 2011
  Submitter European Commission, 7th FP
  Manager Ondøej Valenta
  Outputs
iKnow

"interconnecting Knowledge for the early identification of issues, events and developments (i.e. wild cards & associated weak signals) shaping and shaking the future of science, technology and innovation (STI) in the European Research Area (ERA)"

 

The aim of the project is developing and piloting conceptual and methodological frameworks to identify, classify, cluster and analyse wildcards and week signals and, in so doing, assess the implications for, and expected impact on, the ERA vision.

  Partners PREST Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, The University of Manchester, UK (coordinator), Finland Futures Research Centre (FI), Z-Punkt (DE), RTC North (UK), Technology Centre AS CR (CZ), Interdisciplinary Centre for Technology Analysis and Forecasting (Izrael), Mindcom Ltd (FI) a CyberFox (CZ)
  Lifetime November 2008 - April 2011 (30 months)
  Submitter European Commission (FP7, theme Socio-economic sciences and humanities)
  Manager Martin Fatun
  Outputs

The project output will be published at http://www.iknowfutures.com.

Strategic Studies for RTD – research plan
The research work is focused on creating qualified information sources for decision-makers which enable them to make informed decisions in shaping national research and innovation policies, setting up and updating long-term research programmes financed from public funds, defining national research priorities and creating conditions for effective exploitation of research results supported from public funds. Attention will also be paid to developing methodology for foresight studies related to research, technology development and innovation.
  Partners Technology Centre AS CR
  Lifetime 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2008
  Submitter Ministry of Education
  Manager Karel Klusacek
  Outputs Project output is continuously published at www.strast.cz.