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About BONITA
Cooperation and transfer of knowledge between research institutions and industry is insufficiently developed in the Baltic Sea Region. A transformation into a high-tech area can only be achieved if available scientific knowledge is successfully put into practice. Although universities develop new technologies and products, their innovations are often not transferred to commerce. This may be due to a lack of structures that would facilitate such transfer, or to the mindsets of academic staff who do not put enough attention on commercial application. At the same time, SMEs do not exploit their vast potential for innovation due to missing resources.
The project BONITA addresses these deficiencies by bridging the gaps between universities, laboratories, industrial actors and policy makers. The project consortium represents a mix of institutions responsible for regional technology transfer. The project will evaluate and enhance the existing technology and innovation transfer models throughout the Baltic Sea Region. A training program will be implemented to advance competence levels of personnel in charge of implementing the enhanced transfer model.The project additionally calls for the creation of a BONITA institution. This institution will support the network of organisations and specialists working with the enhanced transfer model. The main activities will be commercial exploitation and promotion of findings in research obtained during and after the project.
BONITA will also set up a virtual exhibition and showrooms to demonstrate how research results in the field of mobile and wearable computing devices can be used for marketing. They will help to share innovation experiences among partner countries.
