PROSECCO: Product-service co-design

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 01.0248-5

Key words (English)

Economic Aspects; Environmental Protection; Industrial Manufacture; Innovation; Technology Transfer; Safety

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: G1RD-CT-2002-00716

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.3.1 Innovative products, processes and organization

Short description (English)

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Abstract (English)

PROSECCO intends to develop an integrated, modular innovation management system for product-service co-design (PSCD) projects in dynamic networking contexts. SM Es, Start-UPs and modular units of large companies are seen as end-user target group whereas all other knowledge-workers and creatives constitute an intermediate group. Application areas for the PROSECCO results are management of
a) PSCD innovation-related processes and
b) resources and competencies in innovation networks.

With innovation as trigger for economic growth, the project will have an important impact on current as well as new employment by keeping European SMEs competitive in enhancing their innovative capacities and in supporting their networking flexibility as well as their capacities to respond proactively to market demands. The consortium includes partners with various profiles and from four European countries.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 01.0248-5