Instructions
This chapter is used to compare yourself to what else is out there. It is where you show you have done your due dilligence. You should describe the advance your proposal would provide beyond the state-of-the-art.
Show how you are truly groundbreaking.
This is done by:
- Describe the current state-of-the-art. Refer to scientific research, other projects, recent breakthroughs, competitor technologies, etc. You must tell the reader what the current landscape is. Use references!
- Describe how your project will push the State-of-the-art beyond to what it is today.
You have to show that the work you propose to do, and the goal you are aiming at, is truly ambitious. Cover all the points you have made. Be thorough and give reasoning and backing to your statements. If you say you e.g. improve something by 10%, show where that comes from.
You should also include a description of the innovation potential the project has. This means listing and describing e.g. ground-breaking objectives, novel concepts and approaches, new products, services or business and organisational models. Show the project outcomes, and link them to the objectives in Section 1.1 and Exploitation activities in Section 2.2
If you have products or services already on the market that relate to the project and its results, tell that. It shows the progress made so far and establishes your credentials.
Also tell the results of any patent search carried out.
Example
State of the art
Most up to date IoT sensors utilise the architecture that is also the backbone of WIDGET technology. The most commonly used are Widg.io and iWidg, that connect to the network through…
Even while there are lots of emerging products and reference architectures that are widely used, they lack in …
Beyond state of the art
WIDGET improves the current state of the art and furthers the research activity in the field by…
The use cases act as proof of concept and validation tools to….
Competing solutions are identified as:
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A competing activity/company/service/etc. |
WIDGET benefits over the competition: |
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Widg.io Widg.io is the lead manufacturer of IoT Widget solutions. Their solution is utilised in manufacturing industries of automotive and consumer electronics. The widg.io tool allows for… |
WIDGET project end result tool will provides integrated cyber security components currently not present in the competing tool. |
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Innovation potential
The outcomes of different technologies and the partners contributing their development are listed below, with results that go beyond the current State of the Art:
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WIDGET Outcomes |
Description of technical advantage beyond SotA |
Contributing partners |
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Unique IoT sensor WIDGET |
Top of the line sensor with array capabilities tha integrates easily with existing networks, improving their analytica capabilities by … |
COMPANY A (owner), COMPANY B, RESEARCH ORGANISATION Y |
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AI management system |
A unique AI enabled management tool that automates standard network maintenance tasks and opens the network manager’s time to… |
COMPANY C (owner), UNIVERSITY K |
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3 |
Etc… |
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Existing IPR
WIDGET partners have existing IPR that is utilised in the development of WIDGET technology. These are:
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Name of the patent (family) |
Patent number(s) |
Owner (partner in WIDGET) |
Relevance for WIDGET |
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SensoreX |
EP 12345678.9 (published) |
COMPANY D |
IoT widget will utilise these sensors |
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Etc… |
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