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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no [609531]

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Concept of the twinning and staff exchange program

(T 5.1.Twinning and staff exchange)

Dr. Alexander A. Uspenskiy Director

Innovation Association “Republican Centre for Technology Transfer”

Nitra, 25.09.2014



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1. Objective of the twinning and staff exchange programs

Objective of the twinning and staff exchange program – exchange of experience of partner organizations from EU countries and organizations from Eastern Partnership countries in the field of technology transfer in the area of energy efficiency and renewable energy.



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2. Participants/Time/Location/Responsibility

T5.1 Twinning and staff exchange (M13-M30, Task leader RCTT) Further partners: SEZ/SIG, IPA, SUA, GTU, NTUU KPI.

Three independent twinning activities between the consortium members (one from EU and one from Eastern Partnership countries) will be conducted, and mutual visits will be done in the respective countries. First visit will be from the member from Eastern Partnership countries in the EU countries and then from the EU member in the Eastern Partnership countries, as shown in the table below:



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Twinning 1County/member: Romania - IPA, Ukraine - NTUU KPI

Step 1: NTUU KPI (in Romania, Bucharest - IPA) – 16-18.10.2014

Step 2: IPA (in Ukraine, Kiev - NTUU KPI) – 4-7.11.2014

Report for Twinning 1: NTUU KPI (1st Draft – 30.11.2014, 2nd Draft – 31.12.2014, Final version – 31.01.2015)



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Twinning 2County/member: Germany - SEZ/SIG, Belarus - RCTT

Step 1: RCTT (in Germany, Karlsruhe - SEZ/SIG) – May 2015

Step 2: SEZ/SIG (in Belarus, Minsk - RCTT) – June 2015

Report for Twinning 2: RCTT (1st Draft – 30.06.2015, 2nd Draft – 31.08.2015, Final version – 30.09.2015)



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Twinning 3County/member: Slovakia - SUA, Georgia - GTU

Step 1: GTU (in Slovakia, Nitra - SUA) – 23-26.9.2014

Step 2: SUA (in Georgia, Tbilisi - GTU) - Jun 2015Report for Twinning 3: GTU (1st Draft – 31.10.2014, 2nd Draft – 31.11.2014, Final version – 31.08.2015)

Final Report (all Twinings): RCTT (30.11.2015)



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Task leader RCTT will be responsible for D5.2 Twinning Report Germany-Belarus and D5.4 Final Report Twinning

while NTUU KPI will be responsible for D5.1 Twinning Report Romania-Ukraine

and GTU will be responsible for D5.3 Twinning Report Slovakia-Georgia



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3. Content/topics of the twinnings

3.1. Legal form of the organization, sources of funding

3.2. Structure of the organization

3.3. Scheme of business technology transfer process used in the organization



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3.4. Services provided by the organization to their clients (research and business organizations)• First client contact & work with local SMEs, R&D organizations, universities and investors • Identifying a new technology/request (technology audit etc.)• Registration of a new technology/request (Technology Offer and Technology Request Standard forms) • Development of business plans• Tools used by the organization to find partners for a new technology/request• Financing the deal: Where and how to access finance for the technology transfer• Protection of intellectual property rights• Networking (organization of brokerage events, conferences, seminars, membership in technology transfer networks, web-tools etc.)• Etc.



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3.5. Software used by the organization for the provision of their services

3.6. Model agreements and contracts signed organization with its own clients

3.7. Quality assurance system, information and services provided by the organization

3.8. Criteria for evaluation of the organization

3.9. Success stories



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4. Conclusions and recommendations

4.1. Recommended legal forms of technology transfer centers (TTCs)4.2. Recommended structure of technology transfer centers4.3. Recommended scheme of business technology transfer process4.4. Recommended financial tools for technology transfer 4.5. Recommended software and tools for services provided by TTCs4.6. Recommended model agreements and contracts signed organization with its own clients4.7. Recommendation for choice of quality assurance system, information and services provided by TTCs 4.8. Recommended for choice of criteria evaluation of TTCs



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Thank you for your attention…

Dr. Alexander A. UspenskiyDirector

Republican Centre for Technology Transfer66 - 100, Nezavisimosti Ave.,Minsk 220072, BelarusTel.: +375 17 2841499Fax: +375 17 2840749E-mail: [email protected]

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