WIT Innovation Voucher. INNOVATION VOUCHERS | Waterford Institute of Technology. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 each are available to help companies to explore a business opportunity or problem with a registered knowledge provider. Waterford Institute of Technology is the leading knowledge provider to the Innovation Vouchers programme. Our researchers have completed over 400 projects for businesses around Ireland and have helped a wide range of companies to develop new solutions, new products and services. If you would like to find out more about this initiative, or about the services, facilities and expertise at WIT, please e-mail or call Tom Corcoran at 051-302975.
Innovation Vouchers can be used for almost any kind of innovation or problem-solving activity such as: Two Types of Voucher Standard Voucher:Standard €5k vouchers are available to help companies to explore a business opportunity or problem with a registered knowledge provider. Applications are made via an online application system and WIT will work with you to develop a successful proposal. Invaluable Knowledge: Securing Your Company's Technical Expertise - William J. ROTHWELL - Google Books.
Acess to Specialist Expertise. As more and more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) become sophisticated users of ICT, this opens up new opportunities for universities and colleges to engage using web-based technologies. By simply using a web browser, small businesses can access resources and expertise from institutions from across the UK and beyond. This is especially valuable when businesses need highly technical or specialist support. On this page are examples of specialist advice for the creative industries, the manufacturing sector and land-based industries, and access to the British library's databases.
In our recent focus group with small businessesf at the Manchester Metropolitan University, participants clearly valued and were excited by the opportunity to access resources from universities and colleges. The businesses, quite rightly, felt that colleges and universities has a huge amount to offer them and could be trusted to give reliable and impartial expert advice. Case Study: Designplus Resources. Case Study: Designplus (Creative Industries) Description Working with organisations from Marks & Spencer to small companies and agencies, Designplus creates connections between academia and industry. Based at Brunel University, the project’s activities include student placements, collaborative briefs, competitions and showcasing research. Recent work ranges from the generation of hundreds of ideas for Marks & Spencers’ giftware range to individual student collaboration with smaller companies on projects such as healthcare innovations, eco-lighting concepts and live visualisation work for product development forums.
Designplus also recently collaborated with the Design Business Association (DBA), placing students with design agencies across the country to support their preparation of entries for the DBA’s Design Effectiveness Awards. Other activities from Designplus include professional development workshops for professionals, small and large scale events, exhibitions and talks. Related URLs Designplus Website.
Partnership with SME.