Results of the project and other useful documentation.
An interview-based survey was conducted to unveil and conclude on different profiles of agri-food SMEs in terms of innovation support needs and level of readiness to participate in and capitalise on online collaboration for innovation. Based on a detailed analysis of the valuable quantitative and qualitative data that were provided by the interviewees and deep reflection on the findings 2 distinct SME profiles emerged, namely (i) Core Agri-food SMEs and (ii) Supporting Industries SMEs.
A skills gap analysis was conducted to assess European innovation intermediaries´ skills gaps and training needs related to the effective delivery of online collaboration for innovation support services to agri-food SMEs.
The INNO-4-AGRIFOOD Co-Creation Workshop was organized and held in September 2016, with the aim to actively involve agri-food stakeholders in the co-design process of the services, tools and e-training offer of the project and through a series of co-creation activities, to pave the way for their demand-driven development. The main part of the workshop included 2 parallel co-creation sessions, the outcomes of which are discussed in 2 respective reports. This report covers the session on the e-training offer of the project.
The INNO-4-AGRIFOOD web-portal is aimed at serving as the primary online platform for communication, both within the consortium and with the public, while in parallel acting as a gateway to key INNO-4-AGRIFOOD deliverables and outcomes, including the integrated e-learning platform of the project as well as its web-based ICT tools.
Based on in-depth interviews with agrifood experts and a large scale survey among innovation intermediaries, INNO-4-AGRIFOOD revealed skills gaps among intermediaries, that are a barrier to the effective delivery of online collaboration for innovation support services to SMEs within the agrifood ecosystem. In order to overcome this barrier, INNO-4-AGRIFOOD developed a training curriculum which aims at providing efficient and demand-driven e-learning opportunities for innovation intermediaries.
The INNO-4-AGRIFOOD Co-Creation Workshop was organized and held in September 2016, with the aim to actively involve agri-food stakeholders in the co-design process of the services, tools and e-training offer of the project and through a series of co-creation activities, to pave the way for their demand-driven development. The main part of the workshop included 2 parallel co-creation sessions, the outcomes of which are discussed in 2 respective reports. This report covers the session which focused on the support services and tools of the project.
This report presents the first version of the novel INNO-4-AGRIFOOD innovation support services which have been co-designed and developed based on the valuable contribution and feedback of representatives from key stakeholder groups of the European agri-food ecosystem (including industry, academia and innovation intermediaries).