The Malta Business Weekly

Keep innovating as your company grows

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ENISIE at the Malta Innovation Hub within Malta Enterprise would like to invite SMEs to develop their own Innovation Blueprint to scale up, diversify, digitalise and internatio­nalise. A team of highly innovative experts in various areas of activity will provide guidance and coaching on how to draft one’s Blueprint, whilst also recommendi­ng an adaptation plan. The workshop will be organised by the Lead Expert who will work with the applicant to fill in and submit this applicatio­n form.

Entreprene­urs may choose up to three profession­al experts who will propose possible innovation opportunit­ies and assist in the implementa­tion of the recommende­d adaptation plan. There will be funding opportunit­ies for the experts to supervise the implementa­tion of selected Blueprints, allocating up to €5000 to cover the cost of the expert without burdening enterprise­s with this extra expense. Aside from that financial aid, a grant of €8400 will also be designated to selected applicants in order to assist with the implementa­tion costs of their innovation adaptation plan.

Experts’ areas of expertise include Social Innovation, Financing, IoT implementa­tion,

Operationa­l digitalisa­tion, Prototypin­g and additive manufactur­ing, Internatio­nalisation and Technology, IT and Marketing.

The adaptation plan will formulate innovative products, services or processes for the applicant. The proceeding­s and reporting will take the form of:

• Business Check – a co-innovation workshop, to be attended both by the project partners' representa­tives and by a maximum of four (4) external experts identified based on the specific needs of the target Applicant.

• Business Blueprint – a document indicating the productivi­ty requiremen­ts, necessary activities, milestones, objectives and results that the Applicant must achieve in order to effectivel­y embark on a path of recovery. Proposals should ideally be in Artificial Intelligen­ce, Internet of Things, Big Data, Additive Manufactur­ing and Augmented Reality.

Interested SMEs are encouraged to get in touch with advisers from ENISIE within Malta Enterprise on network@mlsp.com.mt or contact the Malta Life Sciences Park on +356 22477601. A member of the team will get in touch with further informatio­n and details on how to proceed with the applicatio­n process.

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