This project is funded by
the European Union
WESTERN BALKANS
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION FACILITY
TRIPLE HELIX COMPETITION
ALBANIA
2015
APPLICATION FORM
This competition is held under the “Triple Helix” project in Albania,
implemented in partnership between the Ministry of Economic Development,
Tourism, Trade and Entrepreneurship of Albania, the Albanian Investment
Development Agency and the OECD.
This project is funded by
the European Union
TRIPLE HELIX COMPETITION ALBANIA
Dear applicant,
To submit your application for the Triple Helix Competition in Albania, please fill out this Application
Form and submit it by e-mail to Max Bulakovskiy, Max.BULAKOVSKIY@oecd.org. First stage project
proposals will be accepted by 31 July 2015. Those who submit their proposals in the first stage can
benefit from comments and feedback provided by the OECD on how to improve their project application.
The final deadline to submit project proposals is 15 October 2015 (23h59 CET). Submissions received
after this deadline will not be considered.
The overall competition timeline is the following:

19 May 2015 – launch of the competition (these guidelines presented to a wide audience at
event in Tirana);

31 July 2015 – deadline to submit first stage project proposals (proposals submitted by this
date will be able to benefit from initial feedback from the Competition organisers to further
improve their applications or to establish partnerships with other local stakeholders);

Beginning of September 2015 – meetings with first stage applicants to further develop
project proposals and facilitate partnerships between actors;

15 October 2015 – deadline to submit final project proposals (proposals submitted after
this date will not be considered);

16 October 2015 to 15 November 2015 – review of submitted proposals by the Competition
committee and Committee decision on three winners;

End of November 2015 – announcement of Triple Helix competition winners (exact date and
venue for the event will be announced in October);

December 2015 to end of February 2016– provision of technical assistance to competition
winners.
Detailed competition guidelines will be available on the OECD and AIDA websites or can be requested
by e-mail.
Contacts for further questions:

OECD: Max Bulakovskiy, Max.BULAKOVSKIY@oecd.org

OECD: Panagiotis Barkas, Panagiotis.BARKAS@oecd.org

AIDA: Alda Dhamo, Alda.Dhamo@aida.gov.al
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further questions.
Sincerely,
The Triple Helix Competition organising team
This project is funded by
the European Union
APPLICATION FORM
1. Information regarding main applicant (project leader):
Information on Project Leader
Name of
organisation/institution:
Type of organisation
(government, research
institution, business, NGO or
other):
Number of employees engaged
in research and development
Contact person:
E-mail:
Telephone:
Web page:
One sentence description of
institution:
Please briefly describe the role of
the project leader in the project
(developing the idea, testing,
implementing or other):
Please briefly list the relevant
previous experience of the
project leader:
If academia, please describe
previous experience in
cooperation with the industry:
2. Information regarding project partners (number of project partners is not limited):
Please fill out a table for each project partner:
Information on Partner 1
Name of
organisation/institution:
This project is funded by
the European Union
Type of organisation
(government, research
institution, business, NGO or
other):
Number of employees engaged
in research and development:
Contact person:
E-mail:
Telephone:
Web page:
One sentence description of
institution:
Please briefly describe the role of
the project leader in the project
(developing the idea, testing,
implementing or other):
Please briefly list the relevant
previous experience of the
project leader:
If academia, please describe
previous experience in
cooperation with the industry:
Please fill out a table for each project partner:
Information on Partner 2
Name of
organisation/institution:
Type of organisation
(government, research
institution, business, NGO or
other):
Number of employees engaged
in research and development :
Contact person:
E-mail:
This project is funded by
the European Union
Telephone:
Web page:
One sentence description of
institution:
Please briefly describe the role of
the project leader in the project
(developing the idea, testing,
implementing or other):
Please briefly list the relevant
previous experience of the
project leader:
If academia, please describe
previous experience in
cooperation with the industry
Please fill out a table for each project partner:
Information on Partner 3
Name of
organisation/institution:
Type of organisation
(government, research
institution, business, NGO or
other):
Number of employees engaged
in research and development :
Contact person:
E-mail:
Telephone:
Web page:
One sentence description of
institution:
Please briefly describe the role of
the project leader in the project
(developing the idea, testing,
implementing or other):
This project is funded by
the European Union
Please briefly list the relevant
previous experience of the
project leader:
If academia, please describe
previous experience in
cooperation with the industry
3. Information regarding partnership logic
Please indicate if you are
intending to implement the
project alone or in a partnership:
Triple-Helix project seeks to
foster Business-AcademiaGovernment cooperation. Could
you please describe in more
detail the roles of each partner in
the project development (for
example: support in
import/export; labelling;
marketing;
implementation/testing)?
Project Leader
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Which partner is responsible for
the commercialisation of the
knowledge? :
4. Information regarding potential customers
Information on potential customers:
Please indicate potential
customers for the new
product/service:
This project is funded by
the European Union
Have you already contacted
potential customers/buyers to
test their interest?
Which (customer) needs are
covered by the suggested
innovation?
Will the customers be ready to
pay for this innovation? If so,
how much they would be willing
to pay for it?
How many customers do you
anticipate in the first year of
project implementation? (Could
you please provide a justification
for this number):
Have you considered business
clients, or final consumers?
5. Information regarding the project
Information on the project:
Project name:
Please chose one field which best
relates to your project
Please describe your
product/service in one sentence:
What are the specificities of your
product? (e.g. Is it hardware,
software, service?)
Energy and renewable
energy
Agriculture
Mining
Textile
Wood processing
ICT
Manufacturing
Other, specify:
This project is funded by
the European Union
Please describe your idea in
more detail (200 words max):
Are similar products/services
already present on the market?
Have you implemented a small
benchmarking study or search for
similar ides?
If yes, what distinguishes your
product/service from the others
available on the market?
Please indicate geographical
scope of the project (is it
addressed to national and/or
international markets?)
6. Information regarding innovation
Please explain why your idea is
innovative (if you are basing your
idea on an existing concept,
explain how the application is
innovative in its context or
location). Is it a produce/process/
marketing/management
innovation? (100 words max):
Please explain which
(customer/market) needs are
covered by the suggested
innovation?
Is there an additional value
delivered to the customer?
This project is funded by
the European Union
Is there a need for IP
registration? How is the IP
shared among the partners?
7. Information regarding the project sustainability and implementation.
Describe current state of
development of the idea (just an
idea, prototype exists but further
testing is needed, the innovation
has been tested by not
implemented yet or other):
Please explain how your idea can
achieve financial sustainability
and in which time frame
(200 words max):
Could you estimate the
investment needed for the
realization of the idea?
What is the estimated total cost
of the project? (Please include
both fixed and variable costs):
Could you estimate the
anticipated price and product’s
volume in the next three years?
(What is the estimated annual
revenue of selling the
product/service?):
What specific skills are needed
for the project to succeed?
(What skills are offered by the
project leader, and what are
contributed by the partners?):
Do you have a clear idea on
which type of assistance
(expertise) you need to further
develop your idea? If yes, please
explain (technical expert,
business development expert,
legal expert):
Information on the project:
Idea development
Prototype
Pilot
Under implementation
Scaling-up
Other, specify:
This project is funded by
the European Union
8. Information regarding marketing approach
Could you describe the marketing
strategy of the project (For
example: the distribution
channels, promotion strategy)?
How will you start selling the
product/service?
Would existing partners support
marketing efforts? Could you
cover marketing expenses
independently?
Do you need any special
certification to distribute the
product/provide the service? If
so, do you know how to get it?
9. Information regarding feasibility of the project.
Has similar project or idea been
already implemented
somewhere?
Are there any regulations that
need to be fulfilled in order to
implement the project?
Could you please indicate if the
partnership model is finalised?
Through which channels do you
plan to reach customers?
Through which channels the
customers want to be reached?
What are the next steps?
10. Other:
Please feel free to include any additional information which you feel may help better explain your idea,
team, project timeline or current state of the project (feel free to include any graphs or pictures that can
support your application):