Meeting the needs of the targeted groups of RITTO project will mainly be implemented in two different steps, the first is to ensure the accuracy and high efficiency of the technology transfer office and hence the whole process. And the second is to ensure producing high quality researches, that supports the industrial and technology based market institutions with the needed and expected results (answers, products etc.). RITTO project will ensure implementing the technology transfer in very high standards by following the footsteps of our EU partners and benchmarking their best practices. For that reason, a variety of training courses will be held in the EU partner countries for the RITTO staff, so they can grasp the know-how of managing the technology transfer process with the most efficient and effective way possible, build long-lasting partnerships with the market institutions, managing and deploying fab labs (fabrication laboratory), and manage and encourage spin-offs to be implemented by the universities’ professors. All the aforementioned training courses will also be reflected in all relevant stakeholders to ensure the transfer of the EUs knowledge, and to benefit from their experience as much as possible.
Additionally, the project will ensure producing the best output, and provide actual solutions and benefits to the market institutions by ensuring a high quality of the conducted researches, through establishing fab labs and multidisciplinary labs for the partner universities based on their actual needs, for instance, according the University College for Applied Sciences (UCAS), they have competitive advantages in the food industry so they asked for a lab equipped to support this manner. By doing this, the universities would be able to provide their maximum support to the market institutions and provide them with applicable solutions to overcome their problems and achieve their aims.
In the preparation phase, the main activities carried out during were focused on preparing the work for defining an adequate communication and information strategy, defining the enhanced technology and innovation transfer model through detailed needs assement the targeted groups and partners.
Other activities were devoted to preparing activities needed for the diagnostic of training needs for increasing capacities of personnel involved in innovation transfer and preparing the establishment of a partnership based transnational network for supporting innovation and technology transfer. Partners will be asked to document their progress in the different work packages, preparing detailed work plans and all the necessary outputs for finalizing the preparatory work, like a Quality assurance, a website, a Communication and Information Plan or a guide for obtaining information and analysis of current transfer models on RITTO;
The concept of the Fabricated lab and showrooms came to light with the partners agreeing on the driving effect they should play in Palestine in sharing innovation experiences with industrial and technology market. Discussions were keyed on the intended impact, target groups, interaction with the virtual exhibition and usability.