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HARMONY is an Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) project.
The overall objective of the project is to develop an internet based support system for startups,
SMEs and investors that will help to increase the yield of innovation projects.
The focus of this project is on SMEs operating in or servicing the manufacturing industry.
Currently the project has 17 partners from Australia, EU, Switzerland and USA.
In addition there are so-called "Circles of Experts" representing innovators, investors as well as support institutions.
The European part is funded by the European Union within the scope of Framework Programme 4 - Information technologies (ESPRIT IV).
HARMONY links to two IMS themes. First, it closely relates to strategy / planning / design tools.
The project will research, develop, and evaluate concepts, principles, methods, and tools for supporting SMEs in these areas.
Second, the project is closely linked to human / organization / social issues.
Studies by the project partners, as well as other studies, have shown that these types of issues are often barriers to innovation.
Indeed, these types of issues usually dominate technology management and commercialisation issues.
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| Harmony Entrance Tool:
Its objective is to lay down an innovation analysis of the project and to lay down a first action planning according to
the strong and the weak points.
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| Harmony Knowledge Base Tool:
Its objective is to offer to the enterprisers realised experiences realised in different projects
and to supply an expert plateform of methods.
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| Harmony Innovation Project Configurator:
Its objective is to support the project process supplying a business plan.
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Increase the quality of the innovation projects, |
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Be binding to the investors, financiers and each active entity in an innovation process,
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Support 2 main target groups:
-innovator start-ups
-innovator SMEs |
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The final goal of this Harmony environment is to increase the performance of the innovation projects
and to contribute to the creation of new economic wealth or new full-time jobs in the innovator enterprises
or strongly high-tech oriented.
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| Finlande |
| Teknillinen Korkeakoulu |
| Credere |
| CAC-Research |
| Allemagne |
| Fraunhofer, Institut Fabrikbetrieb und Automatisierung |
| IMS, Institute for Manufacturing Strategies GmbH |
UI GmbH, Gesellschaft für Unternehmensentwicklung und
Innovationsmanagement |
| France |
| SCOOP Résonance |
| Espagne |
| Tekniker |
| Berrilan |
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