Highlights from video interviews on experiences working in Smart Systems

The video clip provides highlights from the short informal interviews that were recorded by IRISS partner Starlab at the EPoSS booth at SSI 2013 in Zurich, 21-22 March 2012.

With the support of EPoSS and the Coordination Action IRISS, Starlab who is the leader of the IRISS Work Package on "Cooperation between the Actors along the Value Chain of Smart Systems with a focus on SMES" recorded short informal interviews with interested Smart Systems stakeholders on their experiences working with Smart Systems.

The IRISS project is particularly interested in SMEs and those working with SMEs and can provide a powerful platform for expressing the views of these companies on what works and what can be improved, in particular what they would like to see in the future in terms of support from the European Commission.

The video interview results, together with feedback from telephone interviews, face-to-face interviews and an online survey will be used to characterize the Smart Systems Value Chain, and to provide recommendations on Smart Systems SMEs for Horizon 2020, since new support can only be secured by collecting hard evidence on current SMEs involvement in the Smart Systems supply chain – from research, component and equipment suppliers to designers, manufacturers and users.

Video clip on experiences working with Smart Systems

Highlights from the video interviews are available >>here.

Interview questions for SMEs

  1. Do you use Smart System technologies or are you aware of the possibilities?
  2. Do you profit from the help of any national or international cluster/platform like EPoSS or similar?
  3. Do you take part in R+D projects on Smart Systems?

Interview questions for other companies/institutions

  1. Are you aware of SMEs in your country that take advantage of or develop Smart System technologies?
  2. Could you list the actors within the Smart System value chain you most interact with (public administrations, other companies, research institutions, universities, etc.)?
  3. Do you profit from the help of any national or international cluster/platform like EPoSS or similar?
    Same as question 2 for SMEs.
  4. Do you take part in R+D projects on Smart Systems?
    Same as question 3 for SMEs.
IRISS is a Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Commission in FP7 (grant agreement no. 287842).