A review of the good practice collection process from the DistrictPlus project

1. District+
Good Practice Guide
Using the selected good practices
and the guide for positive effect
25 September 2013
www.districtplus.eu

2. Good Practice
A project or a process
that merits being transferred
Defined by the importer rather than the exporter
and it is subjective

3. Requirements
• Printed guide
– Summarise the Good Practice (GP) selected by Partners
• Usable reference for effective dissemination of the Good Practice
collected within the District + Sub Projects
• Enable Selection of Relevant GP
• by Region(s)
• by Partner(s)
• by Sub Project(s)
• by Policy
• by Theme|Context (TAGS)
• Make an Impact
• Partners
• Regional Stakeholders | Politicians
• Secretariat | EU Commission

4. Delivered
Printed
– Local Print option
– QR Codes
– Visuals
Electronic
– Adobe PDF
• Distribution
• SEO: Hyper links
– Presentation & Enquiry (SharpCloud)
• Engagement with selection
• Strategic & Detailed views
– eBook (Kindle, Open eBook)
• Distribution, Accessibility, Kudos
– Web
• Low cost + Longevity + SEO
• eBook: PDF, ePUB, MOBI

5. Process
Final GP List Select GP Review GP
Collate into GP
Guide

6. Example: Know-ECO
26 8
1 3 2 3 4 4
Developmentoftechnologicalincubators
Eco-innovationinhightechfirms
Internationalisationstrategies
Clusteringstrategies
Innovativebusinessdevelopment
Spin-offToolsforIndustrialSMEs
CABLED: Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Demonstrator
Competence and demonstration center for central building control systems and energy efficiency
URBAN E-MOBILITY Govecs
Galileo Test bed Saxony-Anhalt
STARK III
Centre for Energy Technologies
Traffic supervisor
House Lumina

7. Subproject Page Layout
Visual Impact & Online effect
External
Hyperlink
QR Code
www.districtplus.eu
Context
Context
relevant
information
Internal
Hyperlinks

8. Good Practice Page Layout
Visual Impact & Online effect
External Hyperlink(s)
Wordle
Summary
QR Code + Logo/Image

9. Presentation Tools
• Strategic Engagement
• Enable users to slice and dice the information
• Private & Open options http://bit.ly/SharpCloudDP

10. Challenges
• Identification
– Do you really know what is about
• Selection
– What works, looks good,
• Collection
– What is relevant
• Communication
– Have they understood

11. Good Practice Impact
Created using

12. Reviewed in the context of the following 13 categories
1. Future & Emerging Technologies
2. Innovation & Horizon 2020
3. Marie Curie
4. Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture & the Bio-economy
5. Research Infrastructures
6. Access to Risk Finance
7. The Health, Demographic Change & Wellbeing Challenge
8. Innovation in Small & Medium Enterprises
9. Towards more Inclusive, Innovative & Secure Societies Challenge
10. Secure, Clean & Efficient Energy Challenge
11. Smart, Green & Integrated Transport Challenge
12. Leadership in Enabling & Industrial Technologies
13. Resource Efficiency & Climate Action Challenge
Horizon 2020

13. Horizon 2020
Impact and Relevance of the Selected Good Practice
2 Future & Emerging Technologies
2 Innovation & Horizon 2020
1 Marie Curie
1 Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture & the Bio-economy
2 Research Infrastructures
1 Access to Risk Finance
1 The Health, Demographic Change & Wellbeing Challenge
3 Innovation in Small & Medium Enterprises
1 Towards more Inclusive, Innovative & Secure Societies Challenge
2 Secure, Clean & Efficient Energy Challenge
2 Smart, Green & Integrated Transport Challenege
1 Leadership in Enabling & Industrial Technologies
2 Resource Efficiency & Climate Action Challenge

14. Horizon 2020
Impact and Relevance of the Selected Good Practice
Future & Emerging Technologies
Innovation & Horizon 2020
Marie Curie
Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture &
the Bio-economy
Research Infrastructures
Access to Risk Finance
The Health, Demographic Change &
Wellbeing Challenge
Innovation in Small & Medium
Enterprises
Towards more Inclusive, Innovative &
Secure Societies Challenge
Secure, Clean & Efficient Energy
Challenge
Smart, Green & Integrated Transport
Challenege
Leadership in Enabling & Industrial
Technologies
Resource Efficiency & Climate Action
Challenge
Horizon 2020 Impact

15. GP Template / Collection
1. Revised Template
2. Presentations [PowerPoints|Prezi]
1. Save on website with link from GP
2. Place on LinkedIn + Slide Share
3. Capture Video
1. YouTube channel / Vimeo

16. Conclusions
The selected Good Practice contain effective measures
with
a. Innovation in Small & Medium Enterprises
b. Future & Emerging Technologies
c. Research Infrastructures
d. Innovation

17. Next Steps
1. Review and Upload the guide to your site
2. Have a go with SharpCloud
Contact me if you need access

18. Contact details
Hugo Russell
Project Manager/ Networks Facilitator
Innovation Birmingham
· A: Faraday Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BB
· T: +44 121 250 3504
· M: +44 789 4096 439
· W: www.innovationbham.com
· e: hugor@innovationbham.com
· S: www.linkedin.com/in/hugoruss
· Skype: hugorus
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