Exploitation route Clause Samples

Exploitation route. Detailed exploitation strategies will be developed after the platform architecture has been clearly defined, societal issues have been clarified and realistic business models have been developed. From this framework, potential target groups in different sectors will be identified, analysed and prioritised according to commercial attractiveness. The exploitation activities will be focused on the most potential customers, in order to optimise time-to-market. A major instrument in the exploitation strategy is the availability of a fully working eu- DOMAIN platform in a prolonged period after the end of the project, so that customisation and trials can be performed for potential customers. When the exploitation strategy has been decided, detailed exploitation plans will be developed including comprehensive sales and marketing plans. The supplier partners involved in the project can individually realise economic benefits from the results of the project in a number of ways. However, since the product contains a wide range of diverse technologies, the most effective exploitation will be for the partners to continue to work together in a more formal cooperation after the project has ended. Discussions amongst these partners about the creation of a joint venture vehicle are already under way. CIL has recently set up two similar spin-off web services joint ventures coming out of EU- funded projects and is currently raising finance for a third. CIL will use the experience it has gained through these other ventures to assist the Consortium partners to launch a successful commercial venture after the end of the project. The intention is to establish eu-DOMAIN as a stand-alone business available to potential users throughout Europe initially, and then potentially worldwide. It is expected that the joint venture will cove sufficient technological ground to be able to offer and operate a complete Europe-wide eu-DOMAIN platform. In addition to participation in the joint venture, partners will also be able to exploit the knowledge they have gained from participation in the project to improve their consultancy services and/or research activities to all types of private and public sector organisations who are interested in exploiting emerging technologies to implement new and better ways of working. Exploitation plans will from the onset be closely coordinated with dissemination activities. Commercial exploitation will commence, as soon as the platform is operational and in p...