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Results

The audit of the Knowledge Intensive Services (KIS) sectors in the seven regions participating in ATLANT KIS is a key objective of the project. The audits were carried out by the project partners individually and are compiled in the overall report. Using a bottom-up approach, the audits have determined the capacities and competencies of existing KIS, identified barriers to the matching of supply and demand, and assessed the overall framework of the KIS sector at a trans-national level.

A) An overall audit report on KIS demand and supply in the Regions:

  • Mapping of KIS demand and supply in the 7 regions
  • Competence matrix of KIS specialisation by sectors
  • Main barriers to KIS use in the Area
  • Internalisation level of KIS

The report 'Regional Audit of Knowledge Intensive Services (KIS) supply and demand' was published by the Lead Partners in Spanish, English, Portuguese and French in January 2011. The reports are available for download in the reports section of the Info Centre of this website: Report

Status of Activity: Completed

B) Benchmarking study on best practices for KIS promotion:

  • Good practice methodology definition
  • Identification and analysis of Good Practices
  • Exchange of best practices
  • Selection of good practices to transfer
  • Dissemination of best practices and lessons learned

Status of Activity: Currently on-going

  • Best practice guide and transfer handbook has been completed
  • Each partner has identified the good practice to be transferred to its region
  • Transnational exchange workshop has taken place

Status of Activity: Currently on-going the above actions are completed

C) Transfer of best practice and new models on the promotion of KIS:

  • All partners to produce transfer implementation plan

Status of Activity: Currently on-going

D) Networking of KIS in the Atlantic Area

  • Development of a virtual Transnational Platform for matching supply and demand of KIS
  • Transnational market KIS event

Status of activity: the following networking activities are completed

  • The platform is developed and went live in August 2011 and can be accessed at www.kis4smes.com
  • The market event took place in Cork, Ireland, May 2011. Over 100 delegates attended from across the 7 regions. Mr. Paul Rellis, Managing Director of Microsoft Ireland addressed the event.