Estonian Competence Centre Programme Slovenia 15.09.2009
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Estonian Competence Centre Programme
Slovenia 15.09.2009
Coordinator of the Programme:Harri Faiman
Programme Consultant:Anari Lilleoja
Objectives of the programme
To increase the international competitiveness of the entrepreneurs by
enhancing the cooperation in strategic R&D activities between the
entrepreneurs and universities:• 1) Developing the critical mass of top-level competence;• 2) Increasing the quality and volume of the industrial research (economic added value);• 3) Increasing the number of researchers oriented to the needs of the entrepreneurship and
their mobility;• 4) strengthening the long-term strategic planning and management capability.
Objectives based on Estonian research and development and innovation strategy of 2007-2013 “Knowledge-based Estonia”.
About the programme
First call in 2004, five centres financed :
1. Competence Centre of Food and Fermentation Technology
2. Bio-competence Centre of Healthy Dairy Products
3. Competence Centre ELIKO
4. Competence Centre for Cancer Research
5. Estonian Nanotechnologies Competence Centre
New call in 2009
Budget for the 2007-2013 MEUR 57.6 (annual programme budget MEUR 9.6);
Annual budget for Competence Centres is MEUR 2;
Call for papers: January 23rd 2009, 14 proposals submitted;
Selection process February 6th till March 25th 2009;
Up to 40 international experts involved (scientific, general experts, national economic experts)
Financing decisions by the end of May 2009
New call in 2009
8 Centres financed, incl 3 new centres:
Software Technology and Applications Competence Centre
Competence Centre on Reproductive Medicine and Biology
Innovative Manufacturing Engineering Systems Competence Centre
ICT, Food Technologies, Medicine
4 Universities, more than 90 Companies involved
Evaluation and Monitoring
Reporting to EAS: quarterly (financial report), half-year (activity report)
Evaluations: mid-term evaluation; final evaluation
Mid-term evaluation conducted by Technopolis Group in 2008 report: http://www.mkm.ee/failid/IS12_competence_center_programme_2008.pdf
Reporting and Monitoring in ELIKO Competence Centre