The services we provide are logically customized to meet the specific needs of each of our clients but they generally come into one or more of the following categories, for each of which we are happy to provide many leading client references.

European programmes and projects

• Guidance through EU-funded programmes
• Proposal preparation
• Project management
• Project promotion and dissemination

Based on its successful involvement in EU-funded programs/projects over the last 20 years (access a selection of recent references here), Sigma Orionis can efficiently support and guide companies and research organizations willing to take advantage of the opportunities offered by such programs/projects. Based on its successful involvement in EU-funded programs/projects over the last 20 years, Sigma Orionis can efficiently support and guide companies and research organizations willing to take advantage of the opportunities offered by such programs/projects. From proposal preparation to successful project management, Sigma Orionis can help and support you in building up excellent consortia, drafting consortium agreements, preparing/checking descriptions of work and technical annexes, handling IPR and knowledge management, defining appropriate budgets, submitting project proposals, completing the negotiation procedures with the relevant parties, interacting with and lobbying the right persons/institutions, efficiently communicating with the project consortium members, implementing an efficient collaborative workspace, preparing financial reports and cost allocation according to current rules and regulations, preparing audit certificates and financial statements, disseminating project results, drafting business plans, etc (access a selection of recent references here).

Technology and market research

• Business intelligence
• Market, technology and regulatory watch
• Technology assessment and product definition
• Market and industry analyses

Expand into new markets... Prepare business plans... Analyze business models... Evaluate emerging technologies... Launch new products or services... Positioning a company in a given product and service market segment requires significant investments that must be justified through reliable information on their relevance. Expand into new markets... Prepare business plans... Analyze business models... Evaluate emerging technologies... Launch new products or services... Fine tune existing products and services... Positioning a company in a given product and service market segment requires significant investments that must be justified through reliable information on their relevance. This information is needed at various stages of a development strategy: when considering the overall potential of a market segment, when comparing possible business models, when fine tuning positioning, when preparing a business plan, etc. Sigma Orionis is proud to have over 20 years experience in producing technology and market research reports in the ICT domain and leading client references for such services. We conduct primary and secondary research (including interviews, focus groups, etc.), and can quickly provide specialized research reports and analysis (on a given market segment, a company's positioning, etc.).

Cooperation and business events

• Concept / Programme
• Promotion
• Organisation
• Report

Having the opportunity to meet and network with leading stakeholders in a given ICT field in Europe and worldwide is key to identifying promising technologies and markets, evaluating competitors and finding potential partners, Having the opportunity to meet and network with leading stakeholders in a given ICT field in Europe and worldwide is key to identifying promising technologies and markets, evaluating competitors and finding potential partners, initiating or strengthening projects, keeping informed of latest developments and finding fresh ideas, etc. Sigma Orionis has been organizing business and cooperation events, in the ICT sector in general or focusing on specialized areas, since the end of the nineties. In little over 15 years, Sigma Orionis has organized around 540 such events, in Europe, Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, or Latin/North America, in sizes ranging from tens to hundreds of participants, and in different formats (conferences, forums, workshops, seminars, working groups, exhibitions, etc). All these events have been fully successful and praised for their high quality.

Back office of associations and alliances

• Secretariat
• Administrative and financial services
• Membership management
• Marketing and promotion activities

In the research or business domains, associations, working groups, alliances, etc. are often formed to provide leading stakeholders active in a given area with periodic opportunities to meet, network, exchange views, develop collaborative work, In the research or business domains, associations, working groups, alliances, etc. are often formed to provide leading stakeholders active in a given area with periodic opportunities to meet, network, exchange views, develop collaborative work, agree on common actions, etc. In most cases, the secretariat can be usefully ensured by an external company offering customized administrative services (settlements, membership issues, organization of general assemblies, recordkeeping, database maintenance, call centre operation, regulatory compliance, etc.), financial services (accounting, invoicing, clearances, etc.), and support services (organization of meetings, promotion, public relations, reporting, representation at related events, website maintenance, etc.) so that board members can simply concentrate on their core activities. With Sigma Orionis, groups can rely on a highly efficient (and therefore affordable) and experienced secretariat offering the ethical values (in particular in terms of confidentiality and loyalty) such services require.