Factsheet for measure
LU-2008-38/2572
– measures in Luxembourg
Innovation club in the craft sector
Club innovation des décideurs d’entreprises artisanales
Background information
The innovation club is a place for information and the sharing of good practices in business management.
The Innovation Club brings together a limited number of companies that wish to exchange information on innovation within the company and beyond. The topics technological innovation, organisational innovation or innovation diagnosis tools.
The innovation club is cofunding by two national organisation:
Luxinnovation
and the Chamber of Crafts.
Content of measure
In the innovation club, craft enterprises meet regularly to exchange experiences about innovation in management, marketing, and technical areas. Participants from different sectors are invited to promote the exchange of good practices between sectors. Every meeting is organised around a specific topic: examples include creativity, project management, financing and technology transfer. Topics are usually of general relevance to all sectors. The club can also discuss a specific innovation project of one of the members.
In 2016, the innovation club focused on the presentation of different 'good practices' in the digital domain with the example of digital transformation in a bakery introduced in April 2016. The owner of the bakery ‘Pâtisserie Schumacher’ explained how he introduced digitalisation in its activities, with the support of consultants and the public body Luxinnovation. Since then, the bakery turnover has increased by about 12%.
Use of measure
The club holds about 4 to 6 meetings per year that involve about 40 participants.
Visits and meetings can be organised for members if they find they need additional services, such as support around making national or international contacts. Every session is followed by a reception in order to facilitate networking. Subjects that are addressed are of direct concern to all the participants from the different sectors. The number of participants is limited to ensure effective discussions.
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Employers' organisations
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Employers organisation
National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
Unknown
Views and reactions
Unknown
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