Support & Advice
- Sources of Innovation Support
- Third Level Institutes
- Expert Profiles
- Useful Websites
It is important to note that raising the levels of innovation and creativity among SMEs is challenging and actions need to come from a broad coalition of government agencies, universities and research institutions. Successful SME innovation can be greatly assisted by improved collaboration between government agencies, third level institutions and industry. The third level institutions and development agencies in Northern Ireland, the six southern Border Region of Ireland and Western Scotland are rich sources of support of support and advice in the development and diffusion of innovation, whether in products, services, organisations or processes.
The main sources of innovation support within the tri-regional innovation network in terms of that available within each of the partner institutes and the regional agencies are listed in this section.
The ICE project is part-financed by the European Union's European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG IVA Cross-border Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body with match financial assistance from Scottish Enterprise.