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National or regional ministries or governments have the possibility to enhance their policies and public programs for SMEs with IMP³rove. Various services are offered for policy makers.

Policy Makers have now a common European approach at hand to identify the right SMEs for their innovation support programs. Utilizing the IMP³rove partner network increases the effectiveness of publicly funded programs. With a national or regional IMP³rove Award Policy Makers can foster the competitiveness of SMEs and achieve high impact of their programs.
In detail the services rendered to Policy Makers by IMP³rove include:
  • Technical assistance in designing the most effective publicly funded Innovation Management support programs for SMEs
  • Support in developing national or regional IMP³rove Awards for SMEs click here for further information on the IMP³rove Award
  • Technical support in developing an effective infrastructure for better Innovation Management support services
  • Education programs to increase the proficiency of Innovation Management support providers
  • Effective evaluating for efficient allocation of public funds to innovation projects
  • Studies on the strengths and weaknesses of SMEs in Innovation Management
  • Access to an international network of trained Innovation Management consultants providing transparency on their level of expertise in Innovation Management support services
  • Access to workshops and events related to IMP³rove and the latest thinking in Innovation Management
  • Support in integrating SMES, academia and IMP³rove
If you have any further questions please send an email to the IMP³rove European Coordination Team: email: improvecoreteam@atkearney.com
Integrating IMP³rove in public programs and policies related to innovation and competitiveness have already generated substantial benefits:
  • Higher Innovation Management performance among SMEs
  • Profitable growth of SMEs contributing to the wealth of the region
  • Higher quality of professional services providers from the IMP³rove Network
  • Insights in the performance of different industry sectors in the region or country
  • More effective allocation of public funds when using the IMP³rove Assessment for selecting the right SMEs
  • Increased effectiveness of innovation policies when using the IMP³rove Assessment as basis for selecting the most suitable small and medium sized enterprises for specific publicly funded programs
  • Increased effectiveness of public funding for SMEs
  • Possibility to compare the Innovation Management performance across industry sectors, regions, age or size classes of SMEs.
 
Here you will find some testimonials from businesses that used IMP³rove here.
 
For more information on the IMP³rove Approach please click here.
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