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SInnovation Germany ASEAN International Cooperation System of Innovation Promotion of Innovation based Growth

International Leadership

Training (ILT) - Cornerstone of the SInnovation Project -

Two-years, intensive training programme

for the next generation of

innovation leadership executives & professionals

in the field of

innovation and technology management & promotion

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ILT - Cornerstone of the SInnovation Project. Purpose

The SInnovation Germany ASEAN Project

SInnovation Germany ASEAN / Promotion of Innovation-based Growth is a Human Capacity Development (HCD) cooperation project between Germany and ASEAN countries in the field of

promoting innovation and technology (PIT) at three relevant levels: innovation policy, innovation

system and technology & innovation project management.

In its capacity as HCD project SInnovation Germany ASEAN strives for strengthening the functional, acting and decision-making competence of individuals and organizations who take

part in the project as stakeholders and/or participant-beneficiaries. By competence is meant the decision-makers and professionals ability to analyse problems, find solutions and realize them

in a socially responsible way.

In line with this approach the projects beneficiary target groups are composed of technology and

innovation professionals both from public and private sectors, representing stakeholders from

education & science, research & technology, industry & economy, government & state

administration: Research & technology development (RTD) and innovation management

professionals; science, technology & innovation (STI) promotion specialists; knowledge &

technology transfer officers (KTTO); policy makers, policy shapers and policy intelligence

professionals.

The SInnovation Germany ASEAN project region is defined by the ASEAN member countries. Thus, access to the projects services, actions and operational partnerships is open to interested

STI stakeholder organisations from all ASEAN member countries.

SInnovation Germany ASEAN advocates and actively supports an innovation system (IS) concept as the appropriate frame for coherent science, technology & innovation (STI) analysis,

action planning and implementation monitoring.

The projects overall objectives aim at increasing innovativeness and innovation performance in

ASEAN member countries and at the improvement of technological and economic cooperation

both among ASEAN countries and between the ASEAN region and Germany. In doing so,

SInnovation Germany ASEAN is pursuing core elements of the Krabi Initiative 2010 on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for a Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive ASEAN.

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To accomplish these ambitions the projects portfolio of HCD instruments focusses on a variety

of dialogue, advanced education & training and networking formats: international conferences

and study tours, seminars/workshops and short- & long-term training courses, and community of

practice network building.

In planning and implementation of HCD instruments great emphasis is placed on aligning the

content of HCD actions with relevant issues, specific challenges or change processes beneficiary

target groups are actually facing on their job. The effective learning impact is reinforced by

focussing on employable knowledge and practical skills transfer, exchange of experiences and

experiential learning methods. And last, but not least is SInnovation Germany ASEAN offering a combination of professional upgrading, institutional and cultural exposure opportunities in

Germany for executives and professionals from ASEAN countries key STI stakeholder

organisations.

ILT Cornerstone of SInnovation Germany ASEAN

Not only is the International Leadership Training (ILT) on PIT a cornerstone of the SInnovation Project. It also represents one of the most complex and expensive training programmes in the

frame of German development cooperation. It is an intensive two-years training programme on

an international level, including a 12-months stay in Germany and an internship in a German

organisation which practices and/or promotes technology and innovation. The programme

focuses on employable knowledge and skills and the exchange of experience with respect to

innovation (system) management and inter-institutional knowledge & technology transfer. In the

course of the ILT programme participants will design & elaborate feasible knowledge transfer

projects concerning selected technologies as well as organisational and business model

innovations.

Training of the next generation of innovation leadership executives and professionals is the

tagline of this advanced education format. It is designed and accessible for young professionals

with future leader characteristics in the field of innovation and technology management & promotion in ASEAN countries. The ILT programme will be conceived and carried out by GIZ in

collaboration both with ASEAN participants delegating organisations and with specialised public

and private sector STI institutions in Germany.

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The ILT programme is practice-based, offers excellent exposure opportunities and is therefore

exceptionally empowering for participants who make use of good models and practices met in Germany by adopting and adapting them in an appropriate and effective way in their home

countries work places.

Particularly through conceptual and practical insights which ILT participants gain on innovation

process and innovation system management, on inter-institutional knowledge & technology

transfer and on design and management of effective STI and IS promotional programmes, ILT

scholars will acquire valuable competences that especially qualify them to work later as transfer

and change agents at the interfaces between science/research/technological development and

industry/ business and between STI stakeholder organisations in the ASEAN region and their

homologue international partners in Germany and Europe. Additionally, the ILT participants are

given access to STI practitioners and ILT alumni networks which offer professional community

of practice information & knowledge sharing, personal and institutional communication &

collaboration opportunities.

Balancing competitiveness and human development oriented contents of the STI promotion

agenda the ILT helps establishing and strengthening the basis and necessary bridging links for an

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intensified and more effective intra-regional and international cooperation in the field of

innovation and technology. Consequently, the programme contributes to a more efficient use of

existing tangible and intangible resources, to the creation of new employment opportunities and

to a more innovation-based growth and sustainable development path in ASEAN countries.

ILT - Cornerstone of the SInnovation Project. Content

The two-years ILT programme is structured in three phases and various modules.

In the first and preparatory phase, the ILT applicants have to undergo a German language

training and attend with success the online course JOSEF in their countries of origin.

JOSEF is an E-learning program designed by Fraunhofer Academy around a fictional institute

called JOSEF - Joint Strategy and Technology Education Facility.

The JOSEF E-learning course is organized in three modules: Innovation Management,

Technology Management and New Technologies. In the first module ILT applicants can learn

about national innovation systems, technology transfer, innovation management, evaluation and

acceleration of innovation processes. The second module refers to technology management with

special reference to technology monitoring, technology foresight and technology project

management. The final module covers exemplary new technologies related to energy production,

distribution and efficiency, to mobility and transport, and to sustainability-oriented green

technologies.

The aim of this E-learning course is to prepare the ILT applicants for their fellowship in Germany

and to help them identify a relevant PIT transfer project idea (as much as possible together with

their delegating organisation/company).

To achieve its objective, JOSEF disposes of a wide range of resources/functionalities (videos,

chats, glossaries, task assignments and work groups) and is providing both direct teaching

through online tutorials and constant feedback and evaluations by virtual docents. By these

means it is possible to create a pertinent and flexible learning & capacity building process for the

scholars.

The second phase of the ILT, the training in Germany, lasts one year. The ILT participants

pass through various training modules: German language upgrading, intercultural communication

& international management; intermittent trainings on planning, design & marketing of PIT

transfer projects; and as the flagship course an advanced block training on Management &

Promotion of Innovation and Technology.

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Contents and thematic strands of the block training on Management & Promotion of Innovation

and Technology are:

Introductory Overview on Innovation & Innovation Promotion Theory & Praxis: Current economic landscape, fundamentals & concepts, policy domains & justifications,

objectives, target parameters & strategies, instruments & measures

Technology & Innovation Management (TIM) in Enterprises I: Functions, benefits & risks, processes and methods, product development & product innovation; creativity

techniques, controlling concepts & tools

Technology & Innovation Management (TIM) in Enterprises II: Organisational structure & culture and incentive systems, knowledge management, inter-organisational cooperation,

open innovation & interactive value generation

Innovation Policy & Innovation System (IS) Promotion Approaches, Methods & Instruments: Functional IS modelling elements & levels, IS deficit analysis, major thrusts

of & generic approaches to strengthening IS, measurement of IS performance & of impact of

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promotional actions (indicators), IS promotional strategy programming with special

reference to emerging economies, key IS actors & their specific challenges; relevant methods

& instruments of IS promotion (e.g. foresight)

Inter-institutional Knowledge & Technology Transfer (KTT) in IS I: KTT types, determinants, approaches & instruments; typology of KTT institutions & organisational set-

ups, public promotion of KTT, measurement of KTT effectiveness & efficiency

Inter-institutional Knowledge & Technology Transfer (KTT) in IS II: In-depth insight on relevant KTT instruments and organisational models: technology and innovation

brokerage services & innovation relay centres; technological consulting services & MNTQ

organisations or Steinbeis system, IPR exploitation & patent exploitation agencies,

commissioned and cooperative research & Fraunhofer or AIF model, innovative spin-offs

and start-ups & incubator and technology parks, new technology further education &

executive training centres at universities.

Networks and Network Management in the STI/IS context: Relevance incl. limitations & risks (with special reference to PRO-IND and IND-IND research, technology & innovation

cooperation); types & rationales of STI networks; network phases, actors & roles; network

processes and network management (with reference to resource & knowledge management);

network effectiveness & efficiency monitoring & assessment.

An important part of the training phase in Germany is a 5 months internship of the ILT

participant in a German organisation that practices and/or promotes technology and innovation.

Each ILT participant will be counselled on and transferred to an internship offering German

institution (company, research institute, intermediary organisation etc.) that best suits the

individual ILT trainee ambitions and transfer project needs (matching of person, project and

institution).

The internship is aimed at enabling the ILT trainee to actively observe or take part in the day-to-

day work processes of his/her internship organisation, to gain expertise and practical experience

with respect to his/her learning needs and PIT transfer project issues and to establish personal and

institutional contacts for further collaboration.

The third phase, the so-called transfer phase, begins once the ILT participants have returned to

their home countries.

This final 6-months phase is dedicated to coaching of the ILT participants on the implementation

of their PIT transfer projects elaborated during the second phase.

The ILT participants are offered online coaching sessions and exchange opportunities

(community of practice networks, workshops) with fellow participants and other ILT alumni with

respect to the challenges and experiences of turning their PIT ideas and solutions into reality.

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Throughout the ILT programme, the training process will be accompanied by the virtual platform

called Global Campus 21 (GC21) with the help of which participants can study, share

experiences and keep in touch with each other, GIZ, and other persons and organisations

involved.

ILT - Cornerstone of the SInnovation Project. Structure

Web information on and opportunity of individual application for participating in

SInnovation Projects International Leadership Training (ILT) programme on promoting innovation and technology starts on March 10, 2012.

The deadline for application is May 31, 2012.

And the ILT programme is scheduled to begin on June 4, 2012, by initiating the ILT

preparatory phase with an online CENTRA Session regarding technical instructions on how to

use the ILT programmes communication and e-learning platform.

Detailed additional information on all aspects of the ILT programme for interested applicants

who have started the preparatory phase will be provided at at SInnovation Projects 1st International Conference at Bangkok, July 11-13, 2012.

Structure and time schedule of execution of the SInnovation Projects International Leadership Training (ILT) programme on promoting innovation and technology are as follows:

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ILT - Preparatory Phase - Structure and Timing -

General Information

Place

Length of time

Period of time

Country of origin

6 months

4th of June until 30th of November, 2012

Module Schedule

E-learning course JOSEF

(in English)

German language course,

A1 level

Seminar/Workshop on PIT

(in English)

3 months: 4th of June until 15

th of September, 2012.

The participants receive credit points for each mission assigned to

them in the e-learning course. Upon successful course completion

scholars are able to earn a certificate issued by Fraunhofer Academy.

4 months: July until November, 2012

The participants are responsible for self-organization of an adequate

German language course. As appropriate, arising costs are covered

by the SInnovation project. Final examination is to take place before

the end of November 2012. Achievement of A1 level of German

language proficiency is to be confirmed by certificate.

3 days: 12th of August until 14

th of August, 2012 (possibly at

Bandung).

The seminar is divided into three parts: The 1st is comprised of e-

learning course scholars presentations of their last JOSEF missions

& their individual PIT transfer project ideas; the 2nd

is dealing with

PIT issues using interactive & experiential learning methods, and the

3rd

is dedicated to ILT candidates final assessment aimed at selecting

up to 15 best-performers to be admitted to the 12 months Training

Scholarship in Germany.

Milestones/Stage Gates

ILT application

Proposal for German

language course

Completion of JOSEF &

German A1 level course

Assessment for Training

Scholarship Germany

Applicants have to receive a written confirmation of ILT admittance

before May 31, 2012.

Admitted ILT scholars have to present a proposal for a German

language course in their home town/home region until 30th of June,

2012.

Successful completion of JOSEF on 15th of September, 2012 and

successful completion of language course until 20th of November,

2012

Positive appraisal of aptitudes (including individual PIT transfer

projects) with respect to scholarship grant for 12 months training in

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Germany.

ILT Training Phase in Germany - Structure and Timing -

General Information

Place

Length of time

Period of time

Germany

12 months

1st of December, 2012 until 30th of October, 2013

Module Schedule

Training course

Intercultural communication &

management

German language

upgrading course

Block training programme

Management & Promotion of Innovation

and Technology

2 weeks: 1th of December until 15

th of December, 2012, probably at

Centre of Intercultural Training in Saarbrcken.

Upon course completion scholars receive a certificate issued by the

Training Centre.

3-4 months: 15th of December, 2012 until 31

st of March, 2013,

probably at Zschortau Language Training Centre, near Leipzig

Upon course completion scholars receive a certificate issued by the

Training Centre.

2 months: 1st of April until 31

st of Mayl, 2013, possibly at GIZ

Professional Training Centre in Mannheim.

The block seminar covers all typical thematic strands of the PIT

approach to promoting innovation and technology (PIT) at three

levels: innovation policy, innovation system and technology &

innovation project management: Overview on economics of

innovation & innovation promotion, TIM in enterprises I+II;

Approaches, methods & instruments of innovation system (IS)

promotion; Inter-institutional KTT in IS I+II; Network management

in IS context.

Additionally, with direct reference to the ILT scholars` PIT transfer

project planning needs the block training programme is

complemented by lectures & exercises on methods & tools with

respect to transformation model definition, project planning/

management, project cost-benefit analysis and structured elaboration

of PIT transfer project statements.

Use of experiential & interactive learning methods, presentation of

empirical examples, off-classroom trainings at visited technology

centres and assignment of well-versed lecturers & trainers represent

the specific didactic features of this advanced training curriculum.

The participants receive credit points at the end of each weekly

module for the individual or group work missions assigned to them

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Internship in a German

organization (related to the

ILT trainees PIT transfer

project)

Final Seminar/Workshop

on PIT transfer project

planning, design &

elaboration

during the block seminar. Some of the mission assignments are

aimed at introducing the learning content into the trainees PIT

transfer projects.

5 months: 1st of June until 31

st of October, 2013, in different places

in Germany with respect to the ILT scholars according to the

location of German institutions which practice and/or promote

innovation technology & technology and offer an internship in the

specific field of interest of the respective ILT trainee.

During their internships the ILT participants are counselled by

nominated tutors on their practical learning progress and on their

PIT transfer projects by way of online tutoring, tutors internship on-

site visits and 1-2 internship evaluation workshops.

Upon successful internship completion scholars are able to earn a

certificate issued by the internship granting institution.

1 month: 1st of November until 30

th of November, 2013, possibly at

Berlin.

The seminar is divided into four parts: The 1st deals with

presentation and moderation/facilitation techniques, the 2nd

deals

with methods & tools of change management with specific respect

to appropriate communication & marketing of transformation

projects in general and of PIT transfer projects in particular; the 3rd

deals with the trainees` presentation of the individual PIT transfer

projects; and the 4th is dedicated to the final evaluation of the

training phase in Germany.

The participants receive credit points for their individual PIT

transfer projects according to pre-established quality criteria.

GIZ will persevere to identify an accredited educational institution

in Germany that will concede certified credit points to the ILT

programme participants.

Milestones/Stage Gates

Communication ability

PIT transfer project

elaboration

Scholars succeed in achieving a sufficient grade of personal &

professional communication abilities in German before starting the

internship, i.e. before end of May, 2013

Scholars succeed in elaborating their individual PIT transfer projects

up to an presentable level at the latest until 25th of November, 2013

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ILT Transfer Phase - Structure and Timing -

General Information

Place

Length of time

Period of time

Country of origin

6 months

1st of December, 2013 until 15

th of May, 2014

Support to PIT transfer

project implementation

launch

Support to PIT transfer

project operationalization

3 months: 1st of December, 2013 until 28

th of February, 2014.

Each ILT participant prepares and initiates the launch phase of

his/her specific PIT transfer project in coordination with his/her

delegating organisation at his/her home country place.

The participants can resort to online coaching & exchange facilities

through access to the GIZ Global Campus 21 (GC21) platform.

3 months: 1st of March until 15

th of May, 2014.

The participants initiate the operative phase of their specific PIT

transfer projects.

During this phase of project implementation the participants are

invited to attend a networking workshop organized by GIZ for ILT

alumni in the ASEAN region. This workshop is specifically

designed to provide an opportunity of intensive mutual exchange

and learning.

Upon completion of the transfer phase of the ILT programme the

participants will receive a certificate of completion of an advanced

further education programme on promoting innovation and

technology, organised by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal

Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Milestones/Stage Gates

PIT transfer project launch

PIT transfer project

operationalization

ILT programme certificate

Participants succeed in effectively launching their elaborated PIT

transfer projects until 31st of January, 2014

Participants succeed in actually implementing their PIT transfer

projects within a time frame of 6 months after returning from

Germany until midst of May, 2014.

Participants who successfully completed the entire ILT programme

will be awarded qualifying certificates issued by GIZ and the

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of

Germany, at the end of May 2014.

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ILT - Cornerstone of the SInnovation Project. Qualifications

The SInnovation Projects International Leadership Training (ILT) programme on promoting innovation and technology (PIT) enables participants to attain a specific profile of qualifications.

In general:

Through conceptual and practical insights which ILT participants gain on innovation process and

innovation system management, on inter-institutional knowledge & technology transfer and on

design and management of effective STI and IS promotional programmes, ILT scholars will

acquire valuable competences that especially qualify them to work later as

transfer and change agents at the interfaces between science/research/technological development and industry/ business and

between STI stakeholder organisations in the ASEAN region and their homologue international partners in Germany and Europe.

Additionally, the ILT participants are given access to STI practitioners and ILT alumni networks

which offer professional community of practice information & knowledge sharing, personal and

institutional communication & collaboration opportunities.

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In particular:

After having successfully completed the two-years ILT training programme on promoting

innovation and technology (PIT), each ILT participant will have the following qualifications at

her/his command:

She/he will not only have knowledge on relevant and up-to-date concepts, approaches, methods and tools of management and promotion of innovation and technology at company,

innovation system and innovation policy levels, but also have acquired abilities and skills to

practically apply the learning content;

She/he will be aware of framework conditions and specific functional circumstances of pertinent solutions or best practice examples with respect to socio-cultural, ecologic,

economic and institutional aspects (in the PIT field of innovation management and

promotion), and not least through the development of her/his specific PIT transfer project during the ILT - have capacity, methods and practical experience to analyse and work on

appropriate options of transfer adaptation in her/his home countries settings;

She/he will be able to assess bottlenecks and potentials of horizontal (e.g. industry-industry) and vertical (e.g. industry- public research organisation) inter-institutional cooperation in the

context of national, regional or sectoral innovation systems and identify and elaborate both

issue-related and organisational knowledge & technology transfer cooperation options in the

interest of increasing systemic innovativeness and innovation performance;

She/he will have extensive knowledge on the current science, technology and innovation (STI) landscape in Germany in terms of innovation system governance, policy priorities,

target groups and instruments of STI promotional programmes, institutional setting and core

competences of relevant organisations and last, but not least in terms of general and specific

channels and opportunities of cooperation in the field of promoting innovation & technology

at micro, meso and macro levels between STI stakeholder organisations in Germany/EU and

appropriate partner organisations from ASEAN countries.

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Certificate:

At the end of the International Leadership Training (ILT) on promoting innovation and

technology, each participant who has successfully passed the two-years advanced further

education programme will receive a Certificate of Completion issued by GIZ and the German

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The Certificate will give a detailed account on the thematic strands and subjects taught and

practically trained in the course of the ILT programme.

GIZ will strive towards honouring credit points for programme participants.

ILT - Cornerstone of the SInnovation Project. Requirements

All public and private sector organisations (institutions, organisations, companies) from ASEAN

member countries which are primary or secondary innovation system actors, inasmuch as they

regulate, promote and/or practice science, technology and innovation, are entitled to nominate

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appropriate candidates for admission to the SInnovation Projects International Leadership Training (ILT) programme on promoting innovation and technology (PIT).

The desired type of candidates are so-called young high-potential persons who hold an

university degree, have a relevant work experience of 2-5 years as professionals in the field of

technology & innovation practice, promotion and/or policy and who are employed in a medium-

level position with good promotion prospects.

Appropriate candidates have to meet the following ILT admission requirements for a

successful application:

Candidate must hold an academic degree.

Candidate should have 2-5 years of work experience in the field of innovation and technology practice, promotion and/or policy.

Candidate should be over 25 and under 35 years of age (exceptions possible).

Candidates English language skills should be sufficient to read and understand scientific literature and study using an e-learning platform.

Candidate has to present a proof of employment.

Candidate has to provide an employers assurance that candidate will be able to continue in his/her position after completing the ILT programme.

Candidate must declare that she/he or her/his employer is willing and able to cover the cost of international return travel to Germany.

Candidate should warrant financial security for his/her family while she/he stays in Germany. He/she should be aware that attendance of or other services for the candidates

family will not be provided by the ILT programme.

Candidate must have access to a laptop computer of his/her own.

Candidate must be able to spend 15-20 hours a week on propaedeutic studies during the six-month ILT preparatory phase.

Candidate needs to sketch a concept (relevant, preferably, to his/her delegating organisation) for a knowledge & technology PIT transfer project which - with the help of

the ILT training - he/she is willing to develop further until the stage of feasibility and

implementation in his/her home countrys work context.

At the latest until May 31, 2012, the candidates have to submit their application for ILT

programme attendance by filling in the ILT application form which is available online.

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After the candidate has submitted his/her application in due time, she/he will receive a written

confirmation by GIZ with respect to his/her ILT admittance or rejection before June 4, 2012.

ILT - Cornerstone of the SInnovation Project. Application

SInnovation Germany ASEAN International Cooperation System of Innovation

Promotion of Innovation based Growth

International Leadership Training (ILT) - Cornerstone of the SInnovation Project -

Two-years, intensive training programme

for the next generation of innovation leadership executives & professionals

in the field of innovation and technology management & promotion

June 4, 2012 May 15, 2014

Deadline for application: 31st of May, 2012

Application Form:

If you are interested in attending the SInnovation Projects ILT programme and apparently meet the requirements established for admittance, please fill in the application form which is accessible

on the SInnovation Projects website.

The ILT programme organiser GIZ reserves the right to limit the number of participants from a

country to obtain balanced participation. Early inscription increases the chances for confirmation.

Cost Coverage and Funding Scheme for ILT programme participants:

The cost coverage and funding conditions offered by the SInnovation Project to ILT programme participants are as follows:

ILT preparatory phase o Cost coverage of admitted ILT preparatory phase participants German language

course in home town/country of origin.

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o Cost coverage of ILT preparatory phase participants authorized attendance of ILT training phase selection workshop for JOSEF e-learning best-performing trainees

(including participants related travel, accommodation and other costs)

ILT training phase in Germany o Cost coverage of educational material produced for and provided to the ILT participant o Cost coverage for transportation authorised by programme organizer GIZ during the

ILT trainees stay in Germany

o Cost coverage for ILT participants health, accident and casualty insurances during the ILT trainees stay in Germany

o Cost coverage of accommodation provided to or arranged for the ILT participant during the ILT trainees stay in Germany

o Funding of a scholarship based on appropriate per diem fees for the ILT participants subsistence expenditures during the ILT trainees stay in Germany.

ILT transfer phase o Cost coverage for ILT participants networking seminar attendance authorised by the

ILT programme organiser GIZ (including participants related travel (partially),

accommodation and other costs)

Further Information:

For further information on the ILT programme please contact:

GIZ: SInnovation@giz.de