European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

Russia’ participation in Enterprise Europe Network: Gate2RuBIN project as a tool for EU-RF business and technological cooperation

• Key project of Modernization Russia – EU

• Government policy – support of Russian and EU small and medium business cooperation

• Federal financing of the Project – Ministry for Economic Development of Russia

Enterprise Europe Network in Russia

• Start: January 2008, long-term perspective until 2014

• 370 million € Community contribution from Competitiveness and Innovation Programme – CIP (till 2014)

• 577 organisations (regional chambers of commerce and industry, technology and innovation agencies, sector associations)

• About 3.000 staff providing specialised services to SMEs, R&D organizations and Universities

• 60 EC people from EACI/European Commission coordinating EEN centres

Enterprise Europe Network: Key facts & figures

Enterprise Europe Network is presented in 48 countries:

- in 27 EU Countries.

- in 8 CIP Countries: CRO, FYR, ICE, ISR, MON, NOR, SER, TUR

- in 13 other Third Countries: ARM, BOS, CHIL, CHIN, EGY, JAP, MEX, RUS, S.KOR, SWI, SYR, TUN, USA.

Russian Federation participates in Enterprise Europe Network under Article 21.5 of CIP via Gate2RuBIN project

Russian Agency for Small and Medium Business Support (RA) Module A (former Euro Info Correspondence Centre)since 1992, 50 SIORA network members in 50 regions of the RF.

Russian Technology Transfer Network (RTTN) Nonprofit Partnership Module Bsince 2001, 65 members in 29 regions of Russia and 3 CIS countries.

Union of Innovation Technology Centers of Russia (RUITC), coordinator Module Csince 2002, 31 members in 19 regions of the RF.

Gate2RuBIN consortium

THE MAIN GOALS ARE:

- assistance to the development of international and technological business co-operation between SMEs, R&D organizations

- support infrastructure of Russia and EU, contributing to their competitiveness

The Consortium receives the public support for implementation of Gate2RuBIN’s project from the Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Federation (MED RF) and the State Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE).

Enterprise Europe Network – Russia. Gate2RuBIN

The Gate to Russian Business and Innovation Networks (Gate2RuBIN) project is implemented by a consortium of three network organizations:  

Enterprise Europe Network – Russia, Module A

Regional network includes 39 regional centers

EEN – Russia, Module A

Moscow Head Office

• Provide up-to-date information on European and Russian Directives and Regulations;

• Provide specialised advice and assistance about European issues and policies;

• Dissemination of RU and EU business requests and offers for cooperation in various forms:

- joint ventures, - distribution, - trade, etc.;

• Follow-up of started communications.

Enterprise Europe Network – Russia, Module A

A. Business to Business (B2B) cooperation services

Gate2RuBIN Delivering services

EEN Russia, Module A Results - 2010:

• Clients: more than 6700 SMEs• Company visits: 1300• B2B cooperation profiles (BCD): 1200 • Expressions of Interests (from RF/EU):950• Information seminars/presentations: 250• Participation in brokerage events: 20 • Partnerships: 188

Events• Annual EEN conference (2008, 2009, 2010)• International Gate2RuBIN conference (2008, 2009, 2010)• 20+ presentations at International conferences in Russia• 250+ information seminars in Russian regions• Brokerage events with EU partners (2008, 2009, 2010)

Examples of partnerships (1)

• Fructal and Dia-Vesta share same vision of healthy and responsible production. After presentation of both companies, meeting held and visit of production site, both companies agree to proceed with joint project – production of fruit snack-bars with probiotics (bifido- and lactobacteria).

Fructal(Slovenia)

Dia-Vesta(Russia)

Examples of partnerships (2)

23 Region LLC(Russia)

Keramos 2 srl(Italy)

• Commercial agreement on distribution of Italian ceramic facing materials on south territories of Russia between Keramos 2 srl and 23 region LLC. Agreement recons on possibility of creation of joint Italian-Russian production company in Krasnodar region.

Fruktolina(Russia)

Nash Sad(Poland)

• The intermediation of Enterprise Europe Network Russia Module A helped Russian company Fruktolina to participate at the International Event «ANFAŞ FRESH ANTALYA» in Turkey. The result was establishment of the contact with Polish Cooperative group of fruit producers Nash Sad. On January 1st, 2011 companies signed an agreement on supply of apples.

Examples of partnerships (3)

Thank you for your attention!

Viktor P. Ermakov

Russian Agency for Small and Medium Business Support

http://www.euroinfocenter.ru/ eicc@siora.ru

General Director

phone : +7 (499)143 73 20