curaçao innovation & technology institute
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Innovatie @ CITI Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute
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Introduction
CONTENT
• A look @ CITI part 1: Introduction
• A look @ our environment:
Technology & the Next Industrial
Revolution
• A look @ our state of technology:
how is Curaçao doing?
• A look @ the past: 15 years
Innovation Award
• A look @ the Future Conclusions
& Lessons Learnt
• A look @ CITI part 2: This what
we do
A look @ CITI part 1: Introduction
Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute - CITI
Innovatiecentrum Curaçao + Stimul-IT
Based on these building blocks:
• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation
• Technology
• Sustainability
Technology Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Sustainability
Vision
‘Where we work together to transform brilliant ideas into sustainable development’
Mission CITI
A look at our environment:
Technology & the Next Industrial Revolution
The Creative Economy
Maslov hierarchy of needs
Maslov hierarchy of needs
The next Industrial revolution: Digital Fabrication
Creating on Location
Art & Fashion
Medical Possibilities
Printing a Kneecap
• http://youtu.be/KAQsB_NTuFw
Saving Lifes
• http://youtu.be/j1okQrqBa70
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/24/3d-printed-liver
Economies of Scale?
Applications
• Recycling Plastic and print into new objects
• Thingiverse
• Shapeways
• Fablab
A look @ our state of technology:
how is Curaçao doing
Curaçao Broadband Connectivity: nr. 10
Curaçao Cost of Internet: nr 2
Curaçao Download speed
A look @ the past: 15 years of Innovation Award
2014: 15th Year Innovation Award
• Total of 167 participants
• 14 Innovation awards
• ±12 per year
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Winner Highlights
• 1996 - 1st Winner: Criollita
• 1999 & 2004 - Sentro Orto-Fisiko Korsou
• 2003 - CurAloë N.V.
• 2006 - Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma (FPI)
• 2011 - Eco Intuit BV (Zoo Keeper)
Innovation Award Innovations
• 2012/13: 1st Sustainable Innovation Award in partnership with BPM
• 2013: 1st I-Factor TV in partnership with MCB (nominated for
“Komersiante Briante”)
A look @ the Future:
Conclusions & Lessons Learnt
Lessons Learnt
Focus on your strengths
Don’t compete on your weakest point!
Focus on your strengths
Good Average
Poor
Excellent
It usually takes just as much
effort to go from ‘Poor’ to
‘Average’ as it takes to go from
‘Good’ to ‘Excellent’
Focus on your strengths:
Smart specialization
Be Smart 1.Back to the core: clarify the basic purpose and contribution of your
enterprise
2.Knowledge is global, value is local;
3.Cooperation, collaboration and taking ownership creates value in the
networked society; Identify a clear “what’s in it for us” and be transparent
about the “what’s in it for me”.
4.Diversity and complementing each other are the key to networked
success; aligning goals results in more effectiveness;
Be Smart = Sustainable
Be Sustainable
1.Integral approaches create sustainable solutions;
2.Take ownership: improve, transform and connect;
3.Restore the balance between welfare, wellbeing and sustainability
values;
Education = Key
Innovate the School System:
Educate kids for tomorrow’s jobs!!
• Build on the strengths we already have to realize a society of CREATORS
• Develop Curacao as Technology/Knowledge Hub
• Innovate School System • Stop educating kids for
yesterday’s jobs!!
• eHealthCare
• eGovernment
Conclusion
A look @ CITI part 2: This what we do
Strategic Circle CITI
Light house project: National Science Park
• A cluster of science & technology initiatives
• Combining the components needed to make innovation happen ₋ Education
₋ Research
₋ Business
Business Boost
Innovation Award 2014
Contact point .CW & Curaçao issues
.CW
Online Payment Pilot
Fab Lab
• FabLab @ CITI
• FabLab @ MTS
• X-Lab
For students, kids, inventors
Teachers, parents, volunteers
Professionals, entrepreneurs, scientists, artists
Coding for Kids
Wrap-up
Projects you can join today:
• Be an Inventor @ our FabLab
• Be a volunteer to teach kids
• Business Boost
• Online Payment – Pilot Project
• Innovation Award
• Science Park
www.citi.cw Questions?
