Objectives

The sharing of good and best practice, know how, contacts and experience amongst industry and learning institutions is a fundamental part of developing funds and obtaining investment readiness at proposition close. Consequently, the Knowledge Platform has a number of objectives, including:

• Stimulate and increase the level and quality of commercialisation propositions;
• Help links and relationships with agencies, organisations and individuals who could provide seed corn and/or third party funds;
• Contribute and stimulate cultural change, networking and good practice within and between institutions and organisations;
• Help support collaborative research and development with regional companies;
• Contribute to the development of the regional sectors by facilitating the exploitation of technology;
• Provide online newsletters, live feed webinars, information, case studies and technical information directly relating to technical textile enhancement programmes;
• Identification and monitoring of training needs;
• Communication of the training needs towards schools, universities and businesses;
• Promotion of matching activities between identified training needs and market offers;
• Accreditation of training bodies;
• Qualification of personnel;
• Fund raising;
• Elaboration of specific projects and initiatives at EU and national level.

For more information, visit the Textile Centre of Excellence website.