Training Material and SMEs and Startup Acceleration Program Activities (Intermediate)
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This document, namely Deliverable 6.1 “Training Material and SMEs and Startup Acceleration Program Activities (Intermediate)”, represents an intermediate report on the plan and the activities performed in Task 6.1 “Developers-oriented Events and Related Training Material” and Task 6.2 “SMEs and Startup Acceleration Program” during the initial twelve months of Work Package 6 (WP6 from M7 to M19). This activity has progressed towards the achievement of Milestone Ms5 “Training Material and Startup Acceleration Program fully active”.
More precisely, it is presented:
* The plan and the methodology for the preparation of training material and the related activities as conducted in the framework of Task 6.1 and, also,
* An SME-targeted plan and engagement strategy, under the title EVOLVED-5G acceleration program as defined in the framework of Task 6.2.
Task 6.1 activities include online open courses for developers and any other outreach activity that targets the transfer of knowledge from the project to any interested external. Already within the reporting period, initial training materials in different areas have consolidated on a series of free on-demand open training courses published as MOOCs on well-known educational platforms. Additionally, several training activities have taken place as developer-oriented events, such as workshops or seminars, providing training on EVOLVED-5G technical topics promoting the engagement of open-source and academic communities towards the embracement of the EVOLVED-5G project and the associated technical achievements developed.
Task 6.2 activities were around the design of the acceleration program, where specific activities are defined for the business acceleration of SMEs and Startups. In addition, several organizations around Europe have been contacted and have been engaged, with the major goal to foster a Community Building among developers, SMEs and stakeholders around the EVOLVED-5G project and its technical outcomes.
WP6 objective in total, is to provide everything needed in the above-mentioned Community to guarantee the success of the project during and after its completion, ensuring its continuation, visibility and awareness, and promoting a further exploitation of the EVOLVED-5G technical achievements in the frame of the industry sector, as well as potentially in any other sector.