3rd International MeetingYouth for Innovation

Lublin (Poland), 15-17 November 2006

Project Status

Work packages/schedule

II/07I/07IV/06III/06II/06I/06IV/05

I. Knowledge improvement

WP1: Analyses

II. Tools and support structures

WP 6: CommunicationWP 5: School-NetworkWP 4: IncentivesWP 3: „Toolbox“WP 2: Curricula

III. Cross-border implementation

PM: ReportsPM: AssessmentWP 7: Pilot application

International Meetings: PM SG WGs

DE

DE

ATGR PL ESFI

DE

Status of work package implementation I

Phase 1: Cross-border knowledge improvement (Dec. `05-Mar. `06)

WP 1: Cross-border Analysis

- School system-profile(s) and template => all (PL)

- Regions profile(s) and template => all (PL)

- Business-/Innovation culture and template => all (PL)

- Sector profile(s) and template => all (PL)

Phase 2: Development Phase (Mar.-Dec. `06)

WP 2: Cross-border Innovation Curricula

- Innovation curriculum => all (PL)

WP 3: Support system for cross-border cooperation

- Idea and cooperation pool => all (AT)

- Mentor pool (incl. „resources centres“) => all (AT)

WP 4: Incentive system for cross-border cooperation

- Mini-R&D-Framework-Programme => central (DE) - Incentive systems for (pupils, schools, companies, R&D (certificate/badge/awarding, pr, material cost subsidy) => central (DE)

„ready“ Ø “under development” „have to be implemented“

Status of work package implementation II

Phase 2: Development Phase (Mar.-Dec. `06)

WP 5: School network

- Expressions of interest from schools (participation and test of a participation competition; selection and presentation of pilot schools) (3 regions x 10) => DE, GR, AT

Ø

WP 6: Communication - Website/marketing-/communication tools => central (AT) Ø

- Project internal communication (video conferencing) - Argumentation concept for the integration of Y4I in structural funds and future EU-operations

Phase 3: Cross-border implementation (Oct. `06 – Jun. `07)

WP 7: Pilot Implementation

- Test-application with Curricula (3 reg. x 3), pupils/students involv. (3 reg. x 10), R&D-proposals/applications (20), Mini-R&D-Projects (20), participants in

events (60 companies), awards (3 reg. x 4) => DE, GR, PL

Ø

- Implementation manual: What to know about (cross border) Innovation => all/central?

„ready“ Ø “under development” „have to be implemented“

Session 2: Communication Strategy

Status quo: training / development of macro sequence:

training of teachers in project management and innovation techniques in the context of Y4I (13.09.2006); 18 participants

development of a macro sequence for project management and innovation (editor: University of Oldenburg; only available in German)

ongoing amendment, improvement and evaluation of the curriculum

(maybe) publication of the macro sequence (beginning 2007) and transmission to interested schools in Lower-Saxony

value depends on the level of interest by regional (school) authorities

Communication Strategy:Weser-Ems I

Target group: schools / teachers / public authorities

contact to regional school authority Lower-Saxony („Landesschulbehörde“) concerning the follow-up of the project

in the discussion: expansion / transfer of Y4I to other regions in Lower-Saxony

presentations within regional events possible: e.g. „pedagogical week 2007“ („Pädagogische Woche“) of University of Oldenburg

dissemination of project outcomes through European Networks, e.g.:

Europe Direct Network Eurodesk network

dissemination of project outcomes through the Wigy Club Oldenburg e.V.? (Germany wide initiative for economic education: www.wigy.de)

the scale of dissemination depends on the outcomes in Weser-Ems: number of schools involved, number and quality of projects…

Communication Strategy:Weser-Ems II

Target group: companies and other institutions

futher awareness-raising for the project within Weser-Ems is necessary

involvement of multiplicators and key actors in the jury, selecting the mini innovation projects for funding

Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS) can build a platform for the selection of the mini innovation projects (e.g. through the centres of competence)

involvement of public authorities, chambers of commerce and universities as mentors and intermediaries

Communication Strategy:Weser-Ems III

Contact/lobbying to relevant (EU) institutions:

CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) in Thessaloniki (Greece)

DG Enterprise – a short introduction to Y4I was given to COM Vice-president Verheugen during his visit in our office (20 July 2006)

DG Regio DG Enterprise DG Education and Culture Cordis, Innovating Regions in Europe (IRE) in the context of European events (e.g. IRE Annual General

Meeting in Shannon IRL, May 2007)

To what extent an information campaign should be implemented?

Do you have contacts to relevant institutions on EU-level?

Communication Strategy:European level I

Journals / Publications:

present articles in professional journals and publications of the COM e.g.:

euroabstracts, Cordis focus, European Innovation, RTD Info - Magazine on European Research, European Journal „Vocational Training“

If we want to publish a professional article we have to prepare a high-quality one! Is this requested? Who will provide the pedagogical information?

A „small solution” could be a special edition of our newsletter…

Communication Strategy:European level II

Next edition of our newsletter:

deadline for articles: 10 December 2006 available on 20 December 2006

Send it to a wider target group (also on EU-level)?Prepare a printed version? Then we have to provide more

general contents concerning Y4I…Prepare a „special edition“ of our newsletter (15-20 pages).

This outcome can be the „implementation manual“ mentioned in the application form…

Communication Strategy:European level III

Implementation manual (suggestion): approx. 15-20 pages every partner should provide at least 2 pages with

information about implementing Y4I within its region: implementation of the innovation curricula participating institutions (schools, companies…) ideas for mini innovation projects description of the best (or the only!) mini innovation

project problems encountered / solutions found

additionally we will provide a general introduction/conclusions with information conc. the importance of Y4I for regional development, education, business-school-contacts, cross-border cooperation, COM Lisbon strategy…

We can discuss a draft structure for this document…Who is the adressee? When will the information be

available?

Communication Strategy:European level IV

Argumentation concept for the integration of Y4I in structural funds and future EU-operations

a more technical paper… Weser-Ems will provide a draft version! it can be prepared when further information concerning the

success of the mini innovation projects are available (beginning 2007)…

Weser-Ems will also provide drafts for the incentive systems (e.g. for schools, pupils, companies, other institutions involved in Y4I)

Communication Strategy:European level V

Possible contests with relevance for Y4I (selection):

Communication Strategy:European level VI

Relevant for Y4I Relevant for single mini innovation projects

Curriculum Innovation Awards European Young Investigator Awards

European Young Entrepreneurs Awards

European Union Contest for Young Scientists

Deutscher Innovationspreis für nachhaltige Bildung (Germany)

Weiterbildungs-Innovationspreis (Germany)

Jugend forscht (Germany)

Innovative Berufsbildung (Germany) BundesUmweltWettbewerb (Germany)

Deutscher Arbeitgeberpreis Berufsbildung (Germany)

Wettbewerb „Austauschprozesse zwischen Hochschulen und Unternehmen“ (Germany)

Session 4: Project Management

Documentation / Reporting Requirements

deadline for the next report: 15. February 2007 maybe we got again an extension because of national audit? if not: you have to send your reports to your auditor

beginning of January 2007… we keep you informed and send you the deadlines for

providing the reporting documents please make an individual arrangement with your auditor in

advance we will provide the necessary reporting documents to you if

available reporting form voucher list (use a sequential numbering from the last

report) list of working hours 2006 (07-12 2006)

Project Administration I

Experiences from the first reporting periods: RFO secretariat is very correct and strictly… we have to provide the information completely (e.g. don’t

forget invoices, signatures, dates…) but: we don’t need your complete documents you send to

your auditor… purchase of equipment has to be described in detail (please

keep this in mind for the mini innovation projects…) please keep the deadline (esp. the regions with national

audit): within the last report the costs of the partner from Greece couldn’t be accepted (because the national auditing took to long…)

Next Steps: international project management: 5% of the project budget

of each partner

Project Administration II

Shifting Budget I

it is possible to shift the money between the budget lines up to 10% (for the whole project)

we need a confirmation by the RFO-secretariat for budget changes of more than 10% a confirmation by the

RFO Steering Commitee will be needed shifting is possible between the budget lines of one partner

within one year (because of n+2 rule) last meeting we agreed to offer a central opportunity for the

partners who will shift money we were in contact with some partners; it seems that it will

not be easy to spend the available budgets for 2006

Project Administration III

Shifting Budget II

for Weser-Ems it is not possible to spend the available budget within the actual reporting period

does any partner need more budget in one budget line for the actual reporting period?

if not, we have to hope, that it might be possible to shift money from 2006 to 2007 (last time it was possible); it depends on the overall RFO

the RFO couldn‘t make any promises; we will get new information beginning of December

we keep you informed… but: worst case could be, that budget get lost…

Project Administration IV

Next steps / next meetings

meetings according to plan: 1rst quarter 2007: Spain 2nd quarter 2007: Finland 2nd quarter 2007: Germany

during our last meeting we agreed just to make one further meeting:final conference in Weser-Ems

is there need for additional meetings? otherwise available travel costs can be used for Y4I-lobbying

meetings with EU institutions or to participate to relevant events, where Y4I can be presented (e.g. IRE meeting in Shannon IRL, May 2007)

Project Administration V

Questions and Answers…