CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE, D'INDUSTRIE, DES SERVICES ET DES METIERS DE POLYNESIE FRANCAISE

Their core work

CCISM is the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Trades of French Polynesia, based in Papeete. Within the EU framework, it acts as a local relay for the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), delivering innovation management services — Key Account Management (KAM) and Enhanced Innovation Management Capacity (EIMC) — to SMEs in the Pacific French overseas territories. Its core contribution is bridging European innovation support programs with businesses in remote island economies that would otherwise have no access to these services.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In 2015-2018, CCISM's projects emphasized building the foundational innovation management capacity for SMEs, with keywords highlighting the SME Instrument and specific KAM/EIMC methodologies. By 2019-2021, the language shifted toward broader EEN network activities and connecting companies to European innovation, suggesting a move from capacity-building to active business matchmaking. The transition reflects a maturing role — from learning the EEN toolkit to deploying it operationally.

CCISM is evolving from a passive recipient of EEN methodology into an active connector between Pacific businesses and European innovation ecosystems.

How they like to work

CCISM has participated exclusively as a partner, never as coordinator, across all four projects — consistent with its role as a regional EEN relay point rather than a project initiator. With only 8 unique partners across 2 countries, it operates within a tight, recurring consortium (the same TOPIC2INNO group led from metropolitan France). This makes them a reliable, low-maintenance partner but not one that brings a diverse network to the table.

CCISM works within a small, stable consortium of 8 partners concentrated in just 2 countries — likely France and its overseas territories. The network is narrow but consistent, reflecting the EEN regional consortium model.

What sets them apart

CCISM is one of very few EEN contact points operating in the Pacific, giving it a monopoly position for EU-funded innovation support in French Polynesia and neighboring territories. For any consortium needing genuine reach into Pacific island economies or outermost regions, CCISM is essentially the only door. This geographic uniqueness is its main asset — it provides access to a market and territory that no European-based partner can cover.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TOPIC2INNO
  The inaugural 2015-2016 project that established EEN innovation management services in French Polynesia and New Caledonia for the first time.
• TOPIC2INNO 2020-2021
  The most recent cycle, demonstrating sustained commitment and funding continuity for EEN services in Pacific overseas territories across six consecutive years.