December 2015
INNOVATION PROJECT APPLICATION FORM
An Innovation Project funded by Danish Sound Innovation Network could be, but is not limited to:
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Application or adaptation of consortium partners’ existing research results in feasibility study to
improve or add novel features to the companies’ products or services.
Dedicated training or competence building course/workshop, including joint experimentation with the
aim of fostering innovation, e.g. in terms of eliciting novel solutions.
White or position paper on state-of-the-art research and possibilities within a specific domain of
interest. This could also include a SWOT analysis w.r.t. to business possibilities.
Demonstration project utilizing existing demo-facilities of consortium partner and/or private
companies.
Danish Sound’s Innovation Projects are intended to foster innovation, i.e., the synergy of three factors:
novelty, clear application & demand, and realizability. Funding opportunities will limit a typical project to
approximately 81.000-162.000 DKK so real innovation impact is expected on longer time horizons only.
However, to ensure impact, a clear project exit strategy is required. This is a commitment from the partners
to describe how the project results will be used in terms of e.g. internal company projects, new research or
innovation projects, joint master or PhD projects, new joint funding applications, or the organization of a
(semi-)public workshop/conference to disseminate results or attract more partners/collaborators.
Evaluation criteria & preferences
Danish Sound encourages broad projects that involve at least two private companies and one of Danish
Sound’s Consortium Partners.
Innovation height: The project's possibility to foster innovation by synergizing three factors of innovation,
viz. novelty, clear application & demand, and realizability.
Impact: A clear exit strategy should be evident from the application as well as the commercial and/or
societal potential.
Feasibility: Is the project feasible with the suggested partners, roles, methods, materials/equipment,
resources and time plan.
Preferences:
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Projects with a total consortium partner funding in the range 81.000-162.000 DKK will be preferred to
longer projects.
Projects that have a clear link to societal challenges will be preferred.
Unusual partnerships which e.g. includes partners from a broader value chain (university research, tech
companies, content providers, design, marketing, etc.) that focuses on scalable and global solutions will
be preferred (other criteria assessed to be equally fulfilled).
Projects that lead to further project funding and investments are preferred.
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Partnerships that lead to internationalization (e.g. by including a foreign country private company)
activities of participating consortium partner and/or private companies are encouraged.
The projects should preferably be conducted at a pre-competitive or non-competitive level to allow more
private partners. Participants should also be prepared to accept that significant parts of the project results
are going to be disseminated through the network. Project partners are encouraged to make a formal
Collaboration Agreement (incl. specification about back-ground- and foreground knowledge rights) before
the initiation of the project.
1. PROJECT NAME (MAX. 100 CHARACTERS). IF GRANTED, THIS WIL L BE PUBLISHED ON
DANISHSOUND.ORG
2. SHORT PROJECT DESCRIPTION (MAX. 200 WORDS). INCLUDING: OBJECTIVE S, INNOVATIVE ASPECT
AND DELIVERABLE S (I.E., RESULTS, PR ODUCTS, SERVICES). IF GRANTED, THIS WIL L BE PUBLISHED ON
DANISHSOUND.ORG
3. PARTNERS. THE PROJECT NEED S AT LEAST ONE CONSORT IUM PARTNER AND TWO COMPANIES. IF
GRANTED, THIS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON DANI SHSOUND.ORG.
Consortium partner(s) (mark with x)
DTU
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AAU
DELTA
SDU
Danish Sound Innovation Network
AU
Other partners (minimum two private companies)
Organization
CVR number
type
(private,
public)
Partner name
4. INNOVATION PROJECT TYPE. CHOOSE ONE
Innovative product or service
Training or competence building
White / position paper
Demonstration project
Other (describe)
5. THEME AREA. CHOOSE ONE OR MORE. SEE HTTP://DANISHSOUND.O RG/ARTICLE/5-STRATEGIC -THEMES
FOR DEFINITIONS.
Recording and reproduction
Diagnostics & Monitoring
Digital Media
Designed Sound
Assistive Technologies
6. SOCIETAL CHALLENGE ADDRESSED BY THE PROJECT. IF POSSIBLE CHOOSE AT MOST ONE. SEE
DEFINITIONS
CHALLENGES
AT
HTTP://WWW.DANISHSOU ND.ORG/ARTICLE/SOUND -SOLUTIONS-TOMORROWS-GLOBAL-
Digital & Creative Sound Solutions
Sound Solutions for Health Care
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Urban & Environmental Sound Solutions
7. INNOVATION HEIGHT. WHAT IS THE INNOVATI ON HEIGHT OF THE PROJECT AS REGARDS THE THREE
FACTORS: 1) NOVELTY, 2) CLEAR APPLICATION & DEMAND, AND 3) REALIZABILITY
Novelty (what are the new ideas and techniques addressed in the project?)
Application and demand (what is the need for new products/services/solutions, and who are the users?)
Realizability (what is required to realize/implement such solutions within and beyond the scope of the
project?)
8. WHAT IS THE IMPACT? WHO WILL BE LEVERAGING THE PROJECT RESUL TS, AND HOW? HOW IS THE
PROJECT ADDRESSING SOC IETAL CHALLENGES? HOW ARE THE COMMERCI AL POSSIBILITY CHANGED?
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9. FEASIBILITY. IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT FEASIBLE IN RELATION TO
PARTNERS, ROLES, RESOUR CES AND METHODS?
10. PROVIDE A PROJECT PLAN INCLUDING DATES, TASKS, MILESTONES AND ROLES OF
PARTNERS. BE AS SPECIFIC AS PO SSIBLE TO CLARIFY THE PROJECT FEASIBILTY . CHECK THAT THE
RECOURCES MATCH THE FUNDING REQUESTED IN SECTION 11 .
Task
Duration
(start/end
dates)
Description of task(s)
Deliverable
Roles of partners
1
2
3
4
5
6
SUM
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Required
resources
(hours)
11. FUNDS APPLIED FOR IN TERMS OF HOURS FOR CONSORTIUM PARTNERS AND
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES. DANISH SOUND USES AN HOURLY RATE OF 600 DKK/HOUR (1352 DKK
FOR GTS). DANISH SOU ND COVERS 80% OF THE TOTAL RESOURCES REQU IRED BY THE CONSORTIUM
PARTNER S. THE MONETARY SUM (DKK) CONTRIBUTED AS CO-FINANCING MAN HOURS (600 DKK/H OUR)
AND/OR EQUIPMENT BY PRIVATE COMPANIES MUST AT LEAST MATCH THE MONETARY SUM ALLOCATED TO
CONSORTIUM PARTNERS.
Consortium Partner
Consortium
partner
financed
resources in
man-hours
(80%)
Consortium
partner own
resources in
man-hours
(20%)
Resources Resources
in manin DKK
hours
(100%)
DTU
AAU
DELTA
SDU
AU
SUM
Other Partners
Resources
in manhours
(100%)
Equipment Resources
in DKK
in DKK
Private partner 1
Private partner 2
Private partner 3
Public partner 1
Public partner 2
SUM
Equipment (If equipment is mentioned as contribution by “Other Partners” – please elaborate with
regards to description and price)
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12. DOES THE PROJECT INVOLVE RESTRICTED KNOWLEDGE OR ETHICAL ISSUES? (NOTE THAT A
DANISH SOUND PUBLIC PROJECT REPORT IS AL WAYS REQUIRED).
13. HOW WILL THE PROJECT OUTPUT BE COMMUNICATED ? E.G. PUBLICATIONS, WHITE PAPER,
NEWSLETTER, POST -WORKDAY MEETING, CON FERENCE, SEMINAR, ETC. ( NOTE THAT IT IS MANDATORY TO
SUBMIT A SHORT DANISH SOUND PROJECT REPO RT UPON THE CONCLUSI ON OF THE PROJECT).
14. HOW UNIQUE IS THE PROJECT? IS THE PROJECT RELAT ED OTHER PROJECTS CURRENTLY CONDUCTED
BY THE PROJECT PARTNERS? ARE YOU AWARE O F OTHER PROJECTS WITH SIMILAR IDEAS?
If yes, please elaborate:
15. IS THIS PROJECT RELATED TO OTHER PROJECTS IN THE DANISH SOUND INNOVATION
NETWORK?
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16. PROPOSERS. INCLUDE CONTACT INFORMATION ON ALL P ROJECT PARTICIPANTS. INDICATE WHICH
CONSORTIUM PARTNER W ILL ACT AS PROJECT M ANGER.
Partner
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Name/Title
Email
Danish Sound Innovation Network
Telephone/Mobile