With a continuously updated knowledge on the topic of innovation and the opportunities of development of various types of organizations, the SPI Group offers high value-added services to its customers.

Companies

SPI’s ability to create project teams that include specialists in specific areas and its wide experience of project management has proved to be a winning combination, and allows adequate coverage of the set of skills required to the development of different projects for companies.

SPI can offer companies the following services:

Development of strategic or innovation plans;
Establishment of partnerships between companies, scientific or technological organizations, national public or private organizations and international organizations;
Support to participation in national or international R&D projects;
Support in the creation of R&D and Innovation centres or groups;
Technological surveillance and technological cooperation;
Support to the implementation and certification of R&D and Innovation management systems under the national standard NP 4457:2007.

Professional and Business Associations

SPI has a wide range of services available for professional and business associations. SPI’s network of partners, together with its staff’s wide ranging knowledge of national and international economic circumstances, has allowed it to develop services that generate important added value for professional and business associations.

SPI can provide the following services to professional and business associations:

Development of strategic plans;
Support to internationalisation;
Support to R&D and Innovation management certification (SGIDI);
Preparation of funding applications;
Conducting sector studies or research;
Training.

Scientific and Technological Institutions

SPI is able to provide a range of services to Scientific and Technological Institutions, creating conditions for them to carry out their activities in an innovative environment, whilst being supported in the creation of valuable partnerships and having the best international and national practices as a reference.

SPI can provide Scientific and Technological Institutions with the following services:

Support to technology transfer;
Support to the establishment of partners for R&D and Innovation
Identification of emerging and industrial technologies;
Sustainable industrial process planning.

Local Authorities

SPI has developed and implemented advanced methodologies to support local authorities using the best national and international practices. Since its creation, in 1997, SPI has collaborated with more than 80 districts in Portugal, mainly in the Northern and Central regions.

SPI has the following services that can be offered to local authorities:

Preparation of Development plans;
Support to the implementation of initiatives in the context of national funding programmes;
Support to the implementation of infrastructures to foster competitiveness;
Development of Territorial marketing plans;
Definition of sustainability strategies;
Preparation of Urban regeneration strategies.

Other National Organizations

SPI offers a ranges of services in different areas for various types of organizations, including public organizations such as (Adi, IAPMEI and FCT, among others), non-profit associations and other types of organization of economic or social nature.

SPI has the following services that can be offered to other national organizations:

Development of strategic plans;
Development of feasibility studies or evaluation of the implementation of national programmes;
Preparation of funding applications;
Support to internationalisation;
Support to the implementation of infrastructures fostering competitiveness;
Training.

International Organizations

SPI provides services for international organizations including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the European Commission, and has experience in the development of projects in different regions of the world including: Africa, Asia, South America, North America and Europe.

SPI can provide International Organizations with the following services: