View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/insme.org/insme_newsletter_issue214_january2023-1288740?e...) ** ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Issue n. 214 ------------------------------------------------------------ News from INSME Crisis costs for European SMEs: The EESC study (https://www.insme.org/crisis-costs-for-european-smes-the-eesc-study//) The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) study on COVID-19 crisis costs for European SMEs, underlined some of the problems small enterprises are facing to survive across the turbulences of these recent years. TRUSTFOOD Project Launch (https://www.insme.org/trustfood-project-launch/) The EU funded project “TRUSTFOOD”, where INSME is partner of the European consortium coordinated by REZOS BRANDS S.A., has officially started and its Kick-off meeting will take place on 7-8 February in Patras, Greece! AccelerAction website launched (https://www.insme.org/acceleraction-website-launched/) The core mission of the AccelerAction project, where INSME is part of the consortium is to raise the voice of start-ups and accelerators across Europe, by creating a unique virtual space that connects key players in the tech innovation environment, ultimately catching and promoting innovative growth and development opportunities. Updates and contributions from INSME Members SIMEST invests EUR 200 million for internationalisation (https://www.insme.org/simest-and-cdp-venture-capital-sgr-eur-200-million-agr...) SIMEST, part of INSME network, is the CDP Group company that supports the growth and competitiveness of Italian companies worldwide, with a focus on SMEs. The organization took a strategic shift in investing for the internationalisation of Italian start-ups and innovative SMEs. Content of the month The 2022 EU Industrial R&D Investment (https://www.insme.org/the-2022-eu-industrial-rd-investment-scoreboard/) Based on the most current audited accounts of the world's largest industrial R&D investment companies, the EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard provides economic and financial information based on the most recent audited accounts of the world's top R&D investors and EU R&D investors. World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, Davos (https://www.insme.org/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2023-davos/)

From 16 to 20 January, the Swiss town of Davos hosted the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which in 2023 met under the theme “Cooperation in a fragmented world“. We are happy to receive your updates: share with us your projects, activities, and events: we will include them in the next INSME Newsletter and spread the information among our readers! Email us at secretariat@insme.org (mailto:secretariat@insme.org)

============================================================ Calls and opportunities This section is supported by: ** (https://www.developmentaid.org/home) ** EUIPO 2023 SME Fund (https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/online-services/sme-fund) The SME Fund is a European Commission initiative implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and will run from 23 January 2023 to 8 December 2023. The SME Fund offers financial support to SMEs established in the European Union. ** Greening social economy SMEs and entrepreneurs in the proximity and social economy ecosystem through transnational co-operation (https://eismea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/greening-s...) In view of delivering on the Green Deal and reaching climate neutrality by 2050, the general objective of this call is to green the processes and activities of SMEs in the social economy by boosting the development of sustainable practices through capacity building, knowledge transfer and transnational cooperation. Deadline: 14 February 2023 ** Call For Selection of Innovative Tourism SMEs (https://irp.cdn-website.com/ea36a0cb/files/uploaded/00.%20EU%20DigiTOUR%20Ca...) EU DigiTOUR is an EU funded project holding the mission of magnifying the digital transformation in the tourism sector. To achieve the mission, EU DigiTOUR designed the High-Growth Programme which provides the technical support activities related to the EU deep tech tourism innovative SMEs to bridge the gap in the adoption of digital techs to European traditional tourism SMEs. Deadline: 15 February 2023 ** European Partnership on Innovative SMEs (https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opport...) The objective of this call is to continue to provide support to the European Partnership of Innovative SMEs identified in the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2021-2024 and first implemented under the topic HORIZON-EIE-2021-INNOVSMES-01-01: European Partnership on Innovative SMEs, and in particular to fund additional activities (which may also be undertaken by additional partners) in view of its intended scope and duration, and in accordance with Article 24(2) of the Horizon Europe Regulation. Deadline: 14 March 2023 ** Get ready for Japan (https://www.eu-japan.eu/events/get-ready-for-japan-training-programme) This program offers to EU managers the opportunity to experience and comprehend the cultural and economic elements for better approaching to the Japanese market. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss with Japanese managers about decision making and team management methods in Japan. Deadline: 16 March 2023 ** AMULET Second Open Call (https://eismea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/amulet-sec...) The goal of AMULET is to create new value chains through projects that will foster the penetration of advanced lightweight materials in four sectors: automotive, aerospace and aeronautics, energy, and building by a consortium of minimum two SMEs Deadline: 22 March 2023 ** WIPO Global Awards 2023 (https://www.wipo.int/global-awards/en/2023/#process) The WIPO Global Awards competition is looking for outstanding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of creators, inventors, and designers that are utilizing intellectual property rights wisely to accomplish their business objectives while also leveraging their creativity and innovation for the benefit of society. Deadline: 31 March 2023 ** https://www.eurekanetwork.org/open-calls/eurostars-funding-programme-2023-ca... (https://www.eurekanetwork.org/open-calls/eurostars-funding-programme-2023-ca...) Eurostars is a funding instrument that supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organisations and other types of organisations) by funding international collaborative R&D and innovation projects. Deadline:13 April 2023 ** Boosting generation and diffusion of advanced technologies in SMEs based on a supply chain model (CSA) (https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opport...) Proposals for topics under this call should set out a credible pathway to the industrial leadership and increased autonomy in key strategic value chains with security of supply in raw materials, dynamic industrial innovation ecosystems and advanced solutions for substitution, resource and energy efficiency, effective reuse and recycling and clean primary production. Deadline: 20 April 2023 If you're interested in pursuing one of these opportunities together, drop us an email at ** secretariat@insme.org (mailto:secretariat@insme.org) Upcoming events 11 February 2023 – Paris (France) Anima Investement Network: ** MEET Africa Forum (https://anima.coop/en/meet-africa-forum/) 13 – 14 February 2023 – Paris, France ** TRAINING IMPACT – Monitoring impact for incubators and entrepreneurs’ networks (https://anima.coop/en/training-impact-monitoring-impact-for-incubators-and-e...) 15 – 16 February 2023 – Barcelona, Spain ** EBAN Impact Summit and Galactica Final Event (https://www.eban.org/event/eban-impact-summit-and-galactica-final-event/) 16 – 17 February 2023 – Brno, Czech Republic ** BRNO INDUSTRY 4.0 | 2023 (https://www.b2match.com/explore/brno-industry-40-2023) 18 – 19 February 2023 – Goa, India ** Global IP Convention - Asia's Leading Convention on Innovation & IP (https://www.gipcgoa.com/#/?lang=en) 23 February 2023 – Paris, France ** OECD Competition Open Day (https://www.oecd-events.org/competition-open-day-2023#bl-7d0b3f5b-c3a6-4b40-...) 12-14 March 2023 – Alexandria (Egypt) Marlog: ** 2023 Marlog Conference 12 (https://marlog.aast.edu/en/home) 19 – 20 March 2023 – New Delhi ** International SME Convention (ISC) (https://indiasmeforum.org/) 27-29 March 2023 – Berlin (Germany) ** European Academy for Taxes, Economics and Law (https://euroacad.eu/ev/k316) 29-30 March 2023 – Geneva (Switzerland) ** WIPO Conversation – “Intellectual Property and the Metaverse” (https://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/frontier_technologies/frontier_conversation...) 8 – 10 May 2023 – Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates ** The Investment Paradigm Shift: Future Investment Opportunities to Foster Sustainable Economic Growth, Diversity and Prosperity (https://www.aimcongress.com/) 4-7 June 2023 – Ljubljana (Slovenia) ** 2023 ISPIM Innovation Conference – “Innovation and Circular Economy” (https://www.ispim-innovation-conference.com/) 12-15 September 2023– Luxembourg ** 40th IASP World Conference on Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (https://www.iasp.ws/activities/events/events-overview---old/40th-iasp-world-...) 11 – 13 December 2023 - Salzburg, Austria ** International Society for Professional Innovation Management Connects (ISPIM Connects) (https://kmeducationhub.de/international-society-for-professional-innovation-...) ** Website (http://www.insme.org) ** Twitter (https://twitter.com/INSME_) ** LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/insme---the-international-network-for-small...) ** Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/INSME-The-International-Network-for-Small-and-Mediu...) 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