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Le Prix IST: Objectifs et conditions de participation
Georges Grunberg(EURO-CASE- Academie des
technologies)[email protected]
The Goal
The Target of the Prize:
Novel productswith
a high content of information technologiesand
evident market potential
Européan IST Prize
• Organized by Euro-CASE with the support of the European Commission - 6 PCRD IST
• Recognized as the most prestigious award in the field of information technologies applications.
• Amount of allocated money: 700 000
• Call of tender in 31 countries.
What is Euro-CASE? Euro-CASE, (European Council of Applied Sciences
and Engineering ) is a non-profit organisation consisting of Academies of Applied Sciences and Engineering from 18 countries in EU and EFTA.
www.euro-case.org
Through its member Academies Euro-CASE is a forum for permanent exchange of information between European institutions and research and industry.It has access to many of the most distinguished experts in Europe.
Who can compete? • Any organization (enterprises, universities or any other
institution).
• Having a novel product or service, with a high information technologies content, and evident market potential.
• Pure content products such as CD-ROM with no other novel features as the content itself, are not within the scope of the prize.
What categories of products or services are considered?
• Systems and services for the citizen.
• Multimedia, tools and innovative content usage, (education, technology, knowledge management,. )
• New work methods (e-commerce, telework, security, …)
• Technologies and infrastructures (components, microelectronics, communications…)
What products?• This is not a R&D prize.
• Pure electronic systems where IT is just an enabling tool are not part of the prize theme.
• Products or services must be proven at least in the prototype stage.
• They must be novel:if introduced on the market , not earlier than June 2001
How to compete?• Fast and simple: No more than half a day work to fill the
form if you have a clear idea of the competitiveness of your product and of its market potential. Form available at:
• www.ist-prize.org• The dead line for receiving the proposals by mail, is May
15/ 2003.
• European IST prize/Euro-Case. 28 rue St Dominique F 75007 Paris France
Selection procedure• All applications are reviewed by an international Jury
and around 60 Nominees , conformant to the strict selection criteria are retained , and 20 Winners nominated.
• At the annual IST Event, the European IST Prize Executive Jury, consisting of 18 Executives designated by Euro-CASE, selects the three European IST Grand Prize Winners, among the 20 Winners.
• All Nominees benefit from the international recognition and have acces to exclusive provided services, including contacts with registered investors.
From applicant to Grand Prize Winner,example from previous competition:
The Criteria for the Prize
1st Innovation and Technical Excellence (100%)
2nd Business Potential (100%)
3rd Societal Benefits (50%)
Innovation and Technical Excellence
Innovation and Technical Excellence (100%)
•Is the product novel?
•Does it represent a breakthrough in functional,cost or market terms?
•Is the technical basis of the product sound?
•Is the technology state-of-the-art?
•Has the appropriate technology been used?
Key Factors for competitiveness
Excellence in executionBreak-through products
Customer Intimacy
Need to qualify the fundamentals of the business
(Technological innovation)
Business systeminnovation
research technologymaturation
technologyadaptation
technologyexploitation
Importance of IST prize
Conforting feedback ?
Jury Predictive value
Enterprize
Added value
Technology adoption in the market place
Prototype
Pilot runs
Identified customers ?
Potential Business
• Is the team credible?• Is it product, a service or a combination of both?• What market need doed it correspond to?• Size of the market (growth rate, percentage addressed)• Who are the main competitors?• What market penetration channels will be used?• What is the adopted business model?
Potential Business (100%)
• Is the team credible?• Is it product, a service or a combination of both?• What market need does it correspond to?• Size of the market (growth rate, percentage addressed)• Who are the main competitors?• What market penetration channels will be used?• What is the adopted business model?
Societal Benefits
Societal Benefits (50%)
•Does the product contribute to the generation of employement?
•Does the product result in setting up a new business venture?
•Can a new product niche or a new market segment be created?
•Can the product increase the acceptance and understanding
of IT by the society by enhancing education, health care, environment
protection, social services, access to and use of informaton...
Main points of the application
• Business Objective.
• Product or Business innovation.
• Qualification of the Team.
• Who is the customer?
• What is the customer benefit?
• What is the market size? • What is the competition?• How to reach the
market.• Financial projections:
(favorable cost structure…)
Internal consistency of the proposal
IST Prize:Most frequent elimination causes
• Not ready for marketing: (needed at least an existing and proven prototype).
• Not a new product: introduced before June 2001.• Only a new version of an older product.• Information Technology must constitute the core of
the product. (General purpose electronic system using some IT, or CD-ROM with only novel content, not suitable..)
Other questions?
• All inquiries:
Helle Bonnet 33(0)1 53 59 53 40