Presentations by Mary McAuliffe and Christina Koch during the Parallel Session on Cross-sectoral innovation & the use of innovation vouchers @ ECIA Closing Conference on November 27 2014 in Amsterdam (The Netherlands).

2. 4CNW TALENT VOUCHER SCHEME
An ECIA concrete action on Innovation Vouchers/Type B
Mary McAuliffe 4CNW Coordinator

3. 4CNW
• WHAT WORKED
Brokered Matchmaking Service
Brokered matchmaking built capacity for successful
cross-sectoral collaboration
• THE CHALLENGE
What happens after the voucher ?
Vouchers have limited impact as the funding is small €1,000
to €5,000 - new ways are needed to build on the initial
partnership

4. What Next - 2014+
Key Focus
Jobs
No duplication
of existing
programmes
Show
additionality
and added
value
Securing
funding that is
additional
Delivery
Integrate with
mainstream
delivery
mechanisms
Opportunity
with new LEO
structure
Allow flexibility
and fluidity in
delivery
Key Actions
Building
capacity and
awareness of
creative value
Support higher
level creative
application and
input
Experimental
aspects
Build
entrepreneurial
capacity and
skills

5. Higher Level Creative Input

6. From VINCI TO The National
Creative Voucher
→
20 300/600

7. VINCI
What worked
75% of SMEs see a rise of quality in their project due to cooperation with
Creative Service Provider
75% will continue their cooperation also without the Voucher
Voucher = great stimulus for new cooperations!
Challenges / future expectations
Handle the great amount of applications (>2.000 applications for National
Creative Voucher 2014!)
Future expectations Austria = keep National Creative Voucher as a
permanent Programme
Future expectations Europe = installation of European Creative
Voucher?