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Key publications

KEY suc c ess S. Ankrah and O. AL-Tabbaa, “Universities-industry
f actor s collaboration: A systematic review,” Scand. J.
Manag., vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 387–408, Sep. 2015.

Academia G. Edmondson, L. Valigra, M. Kenward, R. L.
fo r Industry Hudson, and H. Belfield, “Making Industry-
Partnerships University Partnerships Work: Lessons from
successful collaborations,” Brussels, 2012.

1 Confirm that Academia-Industry L. Frølund, F. Murray, and M. Riedel, “Developing
Successful Strategic Partnerships With Universities
Partnership is a key strategic Developing,” MIT Sloan Manag. Rev., no. Winter, pp.
priority for HE leadership 71–79, 2018.

2 Develop a shared vision and J. Guimón, “Policy Initiatives to Enhance the Impact
then the strategy
of Public Research: Promoting Excellence, Transfer
and Co-Creation,” 81, 2019. Create a profile and become part of the ecosystem!
3 Focus on long-term strategic
partnerships providing benefits K. Koschatzky and T. Stahlecker, Eds., “Public-
for both sides private partnerships in research and innovation:
Trends and international perspectives,” 6, 2015.
4 Ensure project leadership can
work across boundaries and S. Reichert, “EUA Study: The Role of Universities in SEMED – Start-up Europe Mediterranean
have ‘ambidexterity’ Regional Innovation Ecosystems,” 2019.

5 Encourage dialogue and Academia is at the forefront of innovation through research, Examples of SEMED functionality include:
and thus has a key role to play in knowledge networks and
• Identifying potential partners beyond geographical
cross-fertilisation of ideas the flow of technology and information between partners proximity and across discipline or sector
who work cooperatively and competitively to develop • Highlighting open opportunities, initiatives and resources
6 Define clear incentive structure innovative products and services. Innovation thrives in an • Providing contextual information (e.g. policies, regulations
(e.g. funding in North Africa)
agile and open environment that fosters active collaboration
for researchers
– an innovation ecosystem – which promotes making better
and information on public funding and procurement)
decisions, discovering better solutions and creating value to • Offering a selection of news, videos and events for specific
7 Ensure adequate capacity and keep up with the rapidly changing world. • Searching and mapping according to a list of criteria
regions
Start-up Europe Mediterranean (SEMED) was envisioned
resources
to unleash the potential of innovation in the Mediterranean
countries by overcoming the barriers in bringing together • Creating ‘packages’ that can be exported and shared (e.g.
as part of a service provided by an innovation collider to
8 Build in flexibility loosely connected intersectoral players in highly diverse researchers)
cultural and regional circumstances. SEMED, powered by
FacilityLive in collaboration with the European Commission, • Providing space to post an institution’s own calls (e.g.
expertise, funding, potential partners)
9 Do not get hung-up on is the digital platform that connects innovation ecosystems • Allowing an HEI to promote its own profile and activities
intellectual property (IP) of the Mediterranean and creates opportunities for the beyond national boundaries in the SEMED innovation and
entire ecosystem via a single point of access. entrepreneurship ecosystem
SEMED was launched in Matera, Italy, amidst Matera’s
10 Consider geographical proximity celebration of winning the European Capital of Culture HEIs can increase their visibility as actors in the innovation
a plus in 2019. The SEMED platform uses technology to enable ecosystem by creating a profile to find and be found. SEMED
potential innovators to identify and gain access to the right is self-sustaining, based on active participation of actors in
networks, players and information using sophisticated the innovation ecosystem and on a strong ‘Give Back’ concept
search and navigation techniques offering an innovative – the more everyone engages, invests and shares the more
user experience.
everyone gets out of it.

www.semed.eu