The Institute for Innovation and Technology (Korona
plus d.o.o.) is innovatively oriented organisation with a mission
of raising the level of companies' innovativeness, and especially
young people, namely in close cooperation with the education system
and economy. The Institute operates in cooperation with the network
of topmost international experts from various fields who work within
national and international research and development projects.
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experience in planning and implementing national
programmes (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Ministry
of Health, Ministry of Economy) |
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research and development activities, |
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experience in R&D management, |
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experience in developing technological products as well as
their launching onto the market (several tens of patents, models
and trademarks registered and several tens of copyright works
published, several national and international awards), |
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experience in preparing innovative promotional activities and
training programmes (interactive web sites, manuals, seminars,
promotional material, media promotion, international programmes), |
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experience in project management (national and EU projects), |
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experience in teaching innovaion management at the university
level, |
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experience in innovation process training for teachers, |
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well-established contacts with various universities (both scientific-technical
and business), public authorities and companies |
R&D PROJECTS
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| Title: INTEGRATION OF YOUTH
INTO INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESSES |
Programme/Contractor: Chamber
of Commerce of Slovenia
Role: Applicant organisation
Year: 2004
Description: R&D
project
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| Title: INNOVATIVE TRAINING
PROGRAMME; From Idea to Business - Training for Teachers in Higher
and Secondary Education. |
Programme/Contractor: PHARE
2001, Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs
Role: Applicant organisation, Project leader
and co-ordinator
Year: 2003-2004
Description: R&D
project
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| Title: SLORITTS |
Programme/Contractor: Municipality
of Ljubljana, IRC Slovenia
Role: Cooperation
Year: 2003-2004
Description: SLORITTS project aims at creating
a Slovene region, where innovation and related entrepreneurship
will be fully diffused and vibrant.
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| Title: OFFER & DEMAND OF
INNOVATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS |
Programme/Contractor: Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
Role: Applicant organisation
Year: 2003
Description: R&D
project
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| Title: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION |
Programme/Contractor: Phare
2000 - Savinjska region. 2002-2003, Ministry of Labour, Family
and Social Affairs
Role: Cooperation
Year: 2002-2003
Description: R&D
and Training Programme
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| Title: OFFER & DEMAND OF
INNOVATIVE AND DEVELOPING ACHIEVEMENTS OF YOUTH |
Programme/Contractor: Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
Role: Applicant organisation
Year: 2002-2003
Description: R&D
project
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| Title: VIRTUAL CLUB OF INNOVATIVENESS
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR YOUTH - Encouragement of Innovativeness
and Entrepreneurship in Relation with Economy - Cooperation of
Croatia |
Programme/Contractor: Small
Business Development Centre
Role: Applicant organisation
Year: 2001-2003
Description: R&D
project
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| Title: STUDENTS AS INNOVATORS-Education
and WWW for Secondary School Students and Mentors |
Programme/Contractor: Phare-Mocca
Role: Applicant organisation, Project leader
and co-ordinator
Year: 2000
Description: In the
current R&D project
establishment of the Student club aimed to enhance the students'
creativity as well as implementation of their ideas has upgraded
the previous project's activities even further. The Internet
site has been upgraded by the chat room where the members meet,
present their projects, search for new co-operators and receive
advice of experts.
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| Title: PROMOTION OF A HEALTHY
WAY OF LIFE - Central web signpost and media promotion |
Programme/Contractor: Ministry
of Health of the Republic of Slovenia
Role: Applicant organisation
Year: 1999-2000
Description: The
innovative educational methods and various actions aimed to
promote a healthier way of life
within the RS Ministry of Health programme "The Health of Slovenians
in the 3rd Millennium) have included pupils and
teachers of all the Slovenian primary and secondary schools.
Several examples of the activities: promotional actions against
smoking, against AIDS for a healthier nutrition of youth, and
a wide promotional action for a healthier way of life based
on the Internet.
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| Title: PROMOTION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT
BULBS - Savings Display |
Programme/Contractor: RS
Ministry of Economic Affairs - AURE
Role: project leader and co-ordinator
Year: 1999
Description: For the national campaign (title:
'So Little Money And So Much Light' launched by the Ministry
of Economic Affairs - Agency for the Efficient Energy Use)
for promotion of energy-efficient bulbs we developed the
savings display, a Korona plus patented innovation developed
for the
specific requirements of this campaign. In a simple way it
shows how much money can be saved by using energy-saving
light bulbs. This patented device has received a silver medal
at
the international exhibition of innovative products in Nuernberg.
The success of the whole campaign was, to a large extent,
due to the innovative strength of our electronic savings
display
and efficient promotional activities.
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| CONFERENCES |
| Title: COMPLEX SYSTEMS IN
e-BUSINESS '03 - From Technology to Organization |
Role: Co-organiser with "Jožef
Stefan" Institute and member of Editorial Board
Year: 2003
Description: scientific conference
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| Title: CONFERENCE ON INVENTIVENESS
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF YOUTH |
Programme/Contractor: Municipality
of Ljubljana
Role: Applicant organisation and organiser
Year: 2003
Description: conference
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| Title: CONFERENCE ON INVENTIVENESS
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF YOUTH |
Programme/Contractor: Municipality
of Ljubljana
Role: Applicant organisation and organiser
Year: 2002
Description: conference
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| Title: INVENTIVENESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
OF TEACHERS IN HIGHER AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
Programme/Contractor: Phare
Mocca
Role: Applicant organisation and organiser
Year: 2000
Description: conference
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| BOOKS |
Title: INNOVATIVNESS IN
SCHOOLS - From creative teaching to innovativeness and entrepreneurship
(original title of the book: INOVATIVNOST V ŠOLI - Od
ustvarjalnega poučevanja do inovativnosti in podjetnosti)
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Role: editorial and publisher
Year: 2004
Description: book |
Title: CREATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL
- From creative teacher to innovative student
(original title of the book: USTVARJALNI IN PODJETNI - Od
ustvarjalnega učitelja do inovativnega učenca) |
Role: editorial and publisher
Year: 2004
Description: booklet - strip
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Title: HOW TO SUCCEED WITH
AN IDEA! Techniques and methods of idea creation, its development
and marketing.
(original title of the book: USPETI
Z IDEJO! Tehnike in
metode ustvarjanja, razvoja in trženja idej)
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Role: editorial and publisher
Year: 2002
Description: book
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Title: INNOVATIVENESS FOR YOUTH
(original title of the book: INOVATIVNOST ZA MLADE) |
Role: editorial and publisher,
cooperation with Friends of Youth Association of Slovenia;
College of Management Koper)
Year: 2000
Description: book
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Title: TO YOUNG RESEARCHERS
(original
title of the book: MLADIM RAZISKOVALCEM)
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Role: publisher
Year: 1991
Description: book
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Title: BIORHYTHM
(original title of the book: BIORITEM) |
Role: publisher
Year: 1989
Description: book - a Slovene and Croatian version
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| OTHER |
6 patents + R&D + successful implementation
3
models
tens of copyright work
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