Open Innovation
The possibilities that external ideas may bring to a company’s innovation process mean that more and more open innovation initiatives are promoted. Throughout 2017 Beaz has taken part in several activities that have had in common the collaboration between organisations of different sectors, size, maturity and origin. We are facing a relationship-based innovation, in which the key aspect to move forward safely and quickly and to make good progresses is the willingness to be a part of the project, and not the whole.
BIOK!
Open innovation initiative promoted by the Department of Economic and Territorial Development of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, through Beaz. Its objective is to promote the development of new projects that contribute to the growth of economic activity and creation of employment in Bizkaia. More specifically, Biok! seeks to connect reference companies of Bizkaia with startups, SMEs and entrepreneurs through a technological challenge. The winning project obtains two prizes. On the part of the Provincial Council, the promoter team receives € 15,000 to increase its social capital. On the part of the company that proposes the challenge, the opportunity to develop a pilot project of at least, another €15,000. RETAbet group has taken part in this initiative.
BIND 4.0
Public-private acceleration programme promoted by the Basque Government together with the Provincial Councils of Bizkaia, Araba and Gipuzkoa to support the Basque industrial and entrepreneurial ecosystem. To that end, it promotes collaboration among startups from around the world, experts in key technologies for the 4.0 industry and driving force companies in Euskadi; they work together in the development of high added value projects for six months; this way, large organisations come into contact with the best talent and get to know the latest technologies and innovative solutions for their businesses. Start-up companies, on the other hand, have the opportunity to work with top-tier customers and access to new markets, financing and investment. In January 2018, the second edition of BIND began with an increase of more than 200%.
