Services Offered

I³ provides services to two main categories of clients, the public and the private ones. These services have fundamentally different aims and concepts (e.g. for private clients: advisory services to projects, feasibility studies, business development services, R&D proposals development, participation in FP7, Marco Polo Program, etc. for Public clients: technical/economic/legal assistance in studies/projects, etc.)
The main services offered by I³ to its clients are:

  • Guide and help both public and private clients to obtain funds and grants
  • Set up of consortia, project management and proposal preparation
  • Identification of potential topics for funding, development priorities, timeframes and action plans on a number of strategically important issues where achieving Client’s future growth, competitiveness and sustainability objectives is dependent upon major research and technological advances in the medium to long term
  • Identification of areas with a high degree of industrial relevance, by covering the whole economic value chain and by mobilising public authorities at international, national and regional levels
  • Fostering effective public-private partnerships
  • Fostering actions for the implementation of policies promoting foreign direct investment and private sector development as well as to improve productivity and competitiveness of human resources
  • Training people especially concerning European Commission structure, operations, programmes, call/tenders, selection phases, procedures, financial/funding schemes, policies and regulations
  • Identification and categorisation of possible sources of funds and opportunities in different areas for the differentiation of the portfolio
  • Programme, Project and Policy Ex-ante and Ex-Post Evaluations
  • Development and writing of project proposals tailored to: Client requirements, Client strategy and evaluation criteria
  • Management Co-ordination and of the projects won and interface with Client for the optimal development of the activities to be carried out
  • Help foreign companies in establishing start up business operations
  • Mobilisation of relevant national and international political support
  • Economic, Financial, Socio Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Feasibility Studies and Market Research
  • Benchmarking, Best Practices Studies and Case Studies
  • Quality Assurance Systems