Innovation Matchmaking Questionnaire

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1 Company s data and the respective innovation setting Name: Le Bélier Magyarország Formaöntöde Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság Site(s): Amount of employees: 594 Branch: Electronics, IT and Telecom Industrial Manufacturing, Material and Transport Other Industrial Technologies Energy Physical and Exact Sciences Biological Sciences Agricultural and Marine Resources Agrofood Industry Measurements and Standards Protecting Man and Environment Social and Economic Concerns Main products/services: foundry How important is innovation for your company? Nice to have A competitive advantage Necessary for survival Do you have a defined innovation strategy? Yes No Do you have defined innovation objectives? Yes No Do you have a defined innovation process? Yes No Who is responsible? General Manager Head of department: Innovation manager Other: What are triggers and catalysts for innovation in your organisation? Please name each indication:

2 Ex-ante indicators; i.e. public support before the innovation project is launched Indicator 1: Intellectual Property Rights 1) How do you estimate the support regarding IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights like e.g. patents, licences a.o.) in your region / country? 2) Are the experts sufficiently qualified for supporting companies? 3) Are the provided service and information directly useful for the daily business life? 4) Other: Do you miss something important? What else do you suggest for this task field?

3 Indicator 2: Connecting knowledge resources 5) How do you estimate the offer for knowledge resources for your innovation idea like e.g. potential (co-)investors, business angels, RTD, production and market partner in your region / country? 6) Are sufficient and appropriate experts (e.g. consultants, peers, mentors, coaches) available to support you regarding an accompanying counselling of the full innovation cycle? 7) Are the experts capable to meet and face directly the business needs? 8) Other: Do you miss something important? What else do you suggest for this task field?

4 Indicator 3: Funding and financing Innovation Matchmaking Questionnaire 9) How do you estimate the availability of an appropriate funding and financing for innovation in your region / country? 10) Are the available instruments and measures sufficiently useful to cover the full innovation project cycle? 11) Do the funding and financing organisations manage their supportive information and service in an entrepreneurial-friendly manner? 12) Other: Do you miss something important? What else do you suggest for this task field? General assessment of ex-ante phase 13) How is your organisation supported in the ex-ante phase, i.e. before the innovation project is launched, by public institutions respectively intermediary organisations (e.g. regional / national business promotion corporations, development agencies, technology and innovation centres, incubators, competence centres, universities a.o.)?

5 In-medio indicators, i.e. public support while the innovation project is active Indicator 1: Innovation environment 14) How do you estimate the availability of a comprehensive support regarding the full innovation cycle from a problem analysis of your innovation idea (innovation, i.e. product, service, process, organisation, marketing a.o.) to a subsequent development strategy in your region / country? 15) Could the experts provide access to good practices and appropriate benchmarks to get integrated with partners in a productive innovation learning environment? 16) Are the provided service and information directly useful for measuring the success (i.e. like a controlling tool) alongside your innovation development chain? 17) Other: Do you miss something important? What else do you suggest for this task field? 7

6 Indicator 2: Technology co-operation 18) How do you estimate the co-operation potential regarding specific technology fields and technology transfer in your region / country? 19) Do the supportive organisations effectively cover an appropriate access to specific research labs, for prototyping and correspondent tests a.o.? 20) Are the experts qualified for a consequent business support within technology foresight and planning (e.g. technology roadmapping a.o.)? 21) Other: Do you miss something important? What else do you suggest for this task field?

7 Indicator 3: Building knowledge Innovation Matchmaking Questionnaire 22) How do you estimate the available education and professional development for innovation in your region / country? 23) Are the experts sufficiently qualified for supporting companies for tailor-made qualification within innovation skills, instruments and methodologies? 24) Are the provided service and information directly useful for the daily business life regarding internationalisation of the innovation processes? 25) Other: Do you miss something important? What else do you suggest for this task field? General assessment of in-medio phase 26) How is your organisation supported in the in-medio phase, i.e. while the innovation project is active, by public institutions respectively intermediary organisations (e.g. regional / national business promotion corporations, development agencies, technology and innovation centres, incubators, competence centres, universities a.o.)?

8 Ex-post indicators, i.e. public support after the innovation project is finished Indicator 1: Time to market 27) How do you estimate the available support and assistance to foster a market related innovation approach your region / country? 28) Are the provided information and service directly useful for a consistent commercialisation and capitalising of the innovation? 29) Are the supportive measures appropriate for first reference applications? 30) Other: Do you miss something important? What else do you suggest for this task field?

9 Indicator 2: Competing in global market 31) How do you estimate the availability of support in your region / country for continuous market affairs (market launch and observation) for innovation in a regional / national, European and worldwide context? 32) Are the experts sufficiently qualified for a permanent co-operation and feedback with international market partners? 33) Are the provided service and information directly useful for strategic marketing and correspondent business plans? 34) Other: Do you miss something important? What else do you suggest for this task field?

10 Indicator 3: Cluster community Innovation Matchmaking Questionnaire 35) How do you estimate the availability of a consequent approach for cluster building and cluster co-operation to foster innovation in your region / country? 36) Are the supporting organisations capable to provide an appropriate access to transnational clustering and / or international technology networks? 37) Are the provided service and information directly useful for an embedding of your respective field of innovation into national / European living labs? 38) Other: Do you miss something important? What else do you suggest for this task field? General assessment of ex-post phase 39) How is your organisation supported in the ex-post phase, i.e. after the innovation project is finished, by public institutions respectively intermediary organisations (e.g. regional / national business promotion corporations, development agencies, technology and innovation centres, incubators, competence centres, universities a.o.)?