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23rd International Symposium and Exhibition INNOVATION 2016

Summary and Conclusions of the INNOVATION 2016
The Event was organized by the Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship CR in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Committee of National Economy, Agriculture and Transport of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, domestic and foreign members
and partners of the AIE CR

This year´s 23rd edition of the INNOVATION 2016 – a Week of Research, Development and Innovation in the Czech Republic was held in Prague from December 6 till December 9, 2016. Particular parts of the INNOVATION 2016 programme and follow-up meetings and discussions were attended by 361 participants. The Exhibition, in which took part 50 exhibitors, was visited by 385 people. Due to presentations and participation of international organizations, with which AIE CR and STPA CR are cooperating, especially RINKCE, ICSTI, Belarusian Innovation Fund, Belarusian State University, TII, ICC, IASP, SPICE, EBN, information about the INNOVATION 2016 event will be in addition communicated to experts from other 24 countries.

In the 21st annual competition for the Innovation Award of the Year 2016, held under the auspices of H. E. Miloš Zeman, president of the Czech Republic, has been in introduction stage performed 312 innovative products. From this number 12 innovative products were registered and assessed (concerning topic of innovative products there was 9 technological fields, and following regional scope of applicants was: Bohemia - 9; Moravia and Silesia - 3). Awards were handed in the Main Hall of the Senate of the Czech Parliament on December 9, 2016 by Karel Šperlink, president of the AIE CR, and Pavel Štohl, senator and deputy chairman of the Committee for Economy, Agriculture and Transport of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, together with Martin Štícha, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic and member of the Commission for Innovation Award of the Year 2016.

Traditionally, the first day of the INNOVATION event, on Tuesday December 6, 2016, the Plenary session was held. In this year this Session was organised as workshop "EUPRO II LE15014 project - Professional contact organizations STPA CR“. The afternoon agenda included an opening ceremony of an Exhibition part, followed by performances of chamber choir Vocalica and by informal meeting of exhibitors and participants of INNOVATION 2016 event.

The second day of the INNOVATION 2016 event on December 7, 2016 session „Financial instruments for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises - loans, guarantees and venture capital" was held.

The third day of the INNOVATION 2016 event on December 8, 2016 the session "International cooperation in R&D&I - EUREKA and Eurostars programme" was organised. And in the afternoon a meeting with delegation of Belarus concerning activities of the Belarusian-Czech Innovation Centre was held. In the evening the award ceremony was organised on occasion of the 6th edition of VISIONARIES 2016 (see website: www.czechinno.cz).

During INNOVATION 2016 a series of meetings with domestic and foreign partners were held to assess the existing cooperation of AIE CR within the System of Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic and setting tasks for the next period. MoU on cooperation between the Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship CR and the Technology Agency CR, and between the Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship CR and the Association of Adult Education Institutions in the Czech Republic was signed.

Detailed information about each day of Symposium agenda, an Exhibition part, and the final results of the 21st annual competition for the Innovation Award of the Year 2016, including photo galleries are for disposal on website www.aipcr.cz

Conclusions:
- Organise the 24th International Symposium and Exhibition INNOVATION 2017, a Week of Research, Development and Innovation in the Czech Republic, in Prague and other places in the Czech Republic in December 6 – 9, 2016, and the 22nd annual competition for the Innovation Award of the Year 2017.

* Within Symposium programme to include current information about ongoing Czech Operational Programmes, achieved results in the area of R&D&I at home and abroad, and at meeting of innovative companies handing awards within the 22nd annual competition for the Innovation Award of the Year 2017.

* At the Exhibition part to present innovative products and especially the results of selected national and international projects in the field of R&D&I.

* Within the 22nd annual competition for the Innovation Award of the Year to focus should be on project results of national and international industrial R&D&I programmes; to issue a brochure Innovation Award of the Year 2017.

- Include innovative product (products, processes and services) among the results of R&D&I with the corresponding scores.

- Further improve the System of Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic.

- Continue to ensure Technological profile CR (www.techprofil.cz, use CD ROM, version 14), and to prepare project support in next period.

- Provide a support for EUREKA and the Eurostars programme within the national EUPRO programme in the Czech Republic.

- In the journal Innovative Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer continue to publish the latest information on innovative entrepreneurship and technology transfer at home and abroad.

 

In Prague on 16 December 2016
Prepared by: P. Švejda, I. Němečková

 

 


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