DO WE HAVE A SUCCESS FORMULA FOR INNOVATIVE

BUSINESS ?

Dr.habil.sc.ing. Jānis Stabulnieks , Latvian Technological Center

BALTIC DYNAMICS Conference on Innovation «Putting Key-words together in Innovation Ecosystem»

Kaunas, May 27-29, 2015

EU 2020

INNOVATION UNION

R&I STRATEGY

RIS3 (3S)

SMEs

EU – NATIONAL ECONOMY

Idea / Business plan

Prototyping / Testing

Production

Market entry

R&D services

Idea generation

Design

Management Team

building

Marketing

Maintenance

Delivery

Distribution / Sales

Q M

WINNOVATION, Austria

e-commerce

Self-evaluation

(IMP3rove)

Financing, Investments, Public Procurement for Innovation ???

Horizon 2020 instruments, incl. S3P

Horizon 2020 instruments, incl. S3P

Technology Transfer

(COSME- EEN)

UN

IVER

SIT

IES

R&

D

INS

TIT

UTIO

NS

knowledge

experience

technology

invention

K&TBROKERS

EEN

TTC CoC LO

tacit

know-how

licence

CO

MP

AN

IES

T

DU

K&T offer

K&T request

assistance

INTERMEDIARIES

STP TC BI

Assets:

Competitive Basis:

Key values/offerings:

Lead Organization:

Traditional

PHYSICAL

Natural ResourcesHighways/RailProximityCosts

University Research Parks, Incentives

Chambers/EDCs

Innovation

KNOWLEDGE

Specialized talent networks, Clusters, University research industry partnerships, Commercialization, Market Positioning Globalization

Research Parks, Workforce Competencies, Lifestyle, Economic Gardening, Economic Developers

INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES

Convergence of Traditional Economic Development &

Innovation-Based Economic Development

Richard Bendis, President «Innovation America», USA «BALTIC DYNAMICS 2013» Riga

Total EE LV LT Approved

Phase 11st cut-off

date2662 28 11 13

EE - 0LV - 0LT - 1

Phase 1 2nd cut-off

date 1994 20 8 30

EE - 7LV - 1LT - 2

Phase 1Last cut-off (March18,

2015)

1692 18 18 13

EE - 5LV - 0LT - 1

HORIZON 2020 - SME INSTRUMENT Phase 1 – 2014 / 2015

EASME

EASME

Top-10 country success rates(all beneficiaries and all phases combined)

EASME

Phase 1 Phase 2

Proposals 1556 619

Above threshold 251 (16%) 233 (38%)

To be funded 149 (59%) 37 (16%)

Budget allocated

7.480.000 €

68.045.000 €

Results March 2015

EASME

Innovation Union Scoreboard 2015

INDICATORS – 2014 / 2015 SE (1/1) DE (3/3) EE (13/14) LT (24/25) LV (27/28)

HUMAN RESOURCES (EUav = 0,598)- new doctorate graduates- population(30-34) completed tertiary education - Youth (20-24) with upper secondary education

0,8690,846

0,6330,625

0,5770,597

0,6860,722

0,5540,586

RESEARCH SYSTEM (EUav= 0,542)- int. scientific publications - publications among top 10% most cited - Non-EU doctorate students

0,8030,826

0,4910,492

0,3640,370

0,1750,175

0,0890,102

FINANCE AND SUPPORT (EUav = 0,556)- R&D investments in public sector (GOVERD)- VC investments

0,7410,746

0,6130,629

0,7940,837

0,5460,630

0,3920,326

FIRM INVESTMENTS (EUav = 0,454)- R&D investments in business sector (BERD)- Non R&D innovation expenditure

0,6550,684

0,6500,807

0,5450,614

0,3980,347

0,1050,415

ENTREPRENEURSHIP (EUav = 0,473)- SMEs innovation in-house- inovative SMEs collaborating with others - public-private co-publications

0,8130,727

0,7420,623

0,6100,465

0,2540,174

0,1340,088

INTELLECTUAL ASSETTS (EUav = 0,624)

- patent applications, trade marks, designs0,7870,901

0,8050,782

0,5360,596

0,1760,258

0,2250,368

INNOVATORS (EUav = 0,505)- SMES as product / process innovators - SMEs as marketing / organizational innovators- Employment in innovative sectors

0,7880,630

0,9140.718

0,4940,375

0,1890,110

0,1160,091

ECONOMIC EFFECTS (EUav = 0,601)- employment in knowledge–intensive sectors- medium and high-tech product exports - knowledge-intensive services exports- sales of new to market and new to firm innovations- license and patent revenues from abroad

0,6000,590

0,7280,707

0,3780,374

0,1930,177

0,2250,261

The term comes from the German legend of Baron Münchhausen pulling himself out of the sea by pulling on his own bootstraps.Definition: “The act of starting a business with little or no external funding”

Bootstrapping

R.Bendis, USA

Smart Specialisation Search for more efficient and effective regional

development policies, avoiding overlap and imitation Setting innovation as priority for all regions (Europe 2020)

and improving innovation (strategy) process Better use of scarce public resources, aiming for synergies

between EU, national/regional and private funds (PPP) Driving economic transformation, focusing on regional

profiles in global value chain New academic insights and concepts in the fields of

growth, competitiveness and clusters

Denise Heiligers - Assistant to the Director-General DG Research & Innovation European Commission; «BALTIC DYNAMICS 2013» Riga

• Smart policies to maximise the knowledge-based development potential of any region, strong or weak, high-tech or low-tech

EU S3 Platform

How SMEs should understand the Smart Specialization Strategy ?

• A new innovation policy concept with targeted support to Research and Innovation

• Identification of comparative advantages in specific R & I domains/clusters (not just winning sectors)

www.cfi.lu.lvResearch fields:

High temperature crystal growthSintering of ferroelectric ceramicsPulsed laser deposition (PLD)Metal–organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)Organic thin film depositionChalcogenide films for holographic recordingModification of materials by laser radiation in infrared – vacuum ultraviolet range

X-ray Diffractometer X’Pert Pro MPD

Vacuum deposition system of metal and organic material thin films EDWARDS AUTO 306

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with energy dispersive detector for X-rays (EDX) and with an option of Electron Beam Lithography (EBL).

Cooperation Partners:

Valmiera Glass Fibre

SIDRABE has been designing and manufacturing vacuum deposition equipment and developing unique processes for almost 50 years.They offer: Coating of roll-to-roll web materials Coating of metal strips Coating of large-area flat glass Coating of artificial diamond and various powders Protective and decorative coating of 3D articles Substrate pre-treatment using ion sources Vacuum lamination Vacuum drying of webs (1-20 μm)

www.sidrabe.lv

an&angel is a brand of innovative and functional design objects. Glass and crystal are our natural elements, and the creation of unprecedented forms is our driving force. It’s important for us to know our products can be used on a daily basis as well as during holidays, and we strive to make sure our glassware is practical, matches your interior, and perfects your living space.

www.angel.lv

SUCCESS = I3 =

World Summit on Innovation – Dubai, UAE, 2008

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