SMEs-SMIs at the heart of innovation
An ecosystem based on a strong SMEs-SMIs network
SYSTEM@TIC PARIS-REGION is based on an ecosystem made up of 900 SMEs-SMIs which represent more than 35 000 jobs in fields covered by the Cluster.
To date, over 100 SMEs belong to the Cluster. Any SME-SMI can apply for admission in the SYSTEM@TIC PARIS-REGION Cluster. Each application is submitted to the Cluster’s in-house approval process.
To join the Cluster, SMEs have to:
- earmark a substantial share of turnover for R&D
- show a strong willingness to cooperate
- be positioned on the Cluster’s applicative/target markets and technologies
By joining the Cluster, the SMEs profit from the Cluster’s assets:
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They access the technical and strategic visions in the target markets
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They participate to R&D projects
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They gain local, national and international visibility
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They profit from the networking (R&D, trade, finance, etc.)
The SMEs within the Cluster
SMEs involved in R&D projects
80% out of 100 SMEs are directly involved in R&D projects.
For the 2nd call for proposals from the Government on May 15th, 2006, the Cluster has shown its support to SMEs by presenting projects managed by SMEs only.
5 projects were approved by the Cluster and were handed in to the Commission des Financeurs (FCE) on May 15th.
Apart from the R&D projects, the Cluster opens up to new members and new SMEs.
The Cluster’s objectives are:
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To contribute to the emergence of global leaders
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To consolidate existing SMEs
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To encourage the creation of start-ups
SMEs-SMIs: How to join the Cluster
The Cluster’s development is mainly based on the involvment of its members.
Thus, any enterprise which shares the Cluster’s strategic vision can join the Cluster’s network.
In order to participate to R&D projetcs, the SMEs must:
By joining the Cluster, SMEs can:
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contribute to elaborate the industrial and technological strategic vision during the Work Group meetings
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profit from the network
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access information regarding the innovative projects of the Work Group
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possibly participate to the R&D projects