(Open) Innovation made in Saxony Characteristics Initiatives Examples SMART+ Interregional Conference in Kraków October 13, 2011 Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe Wojciech Roskiewicz
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Organisation for Applied Research founded 1949 in Munich 18.000 employees 80 research units Itzehoe Rostock Lübeck Bremerhaven Hamburg Oldenburg Bremen Hannover Berlin Braunschweig Potsdam Magdeburg Teltow Cottbus Oberhausen Paderborn Halle Duisburg Dortmund Schkopau Leipzig Kassel Schmallenberg Dresden Aachen St. Augustin Erfurt Jena Euskirchen Gießen Chemnitz Freiberg Wachtberg Ilmenau Picture: HQ in Munich Bronnbach St. Ingbert Kaiserslautern Saarbrücken Karlsruhe Pfinztal Ettlingen Stuttgart Freiburg Darmstadt Kandern Efringen- Kirchen Würzburg Fürth Augsburg Oberpfaffenhofen Holzkirchen Bayreuth Erlangen Nürnberg Freising München Garching Prien Straubing Source: Fraunhofer
Contents 1. Regional Characteristics 2. Innovation Policy and Support 3. Open Innovation Initiatives and Examples
Contents 1. Regional Characteristics 2. Innovation Policy and Support 3. Open Innovation Initiatives
Free State of Saxony Central location ( Hearth of Europe ) 4,3 million people Leipzig Dresden Chemnitz Source: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Education and Research Universities R&D Fraunhofer 15 units Max Planck 6 units Universities 7 units Leibniz 6 units Others (FHs, etc.) 27 units Helmholtz 2 units
Main technology fields Mechanical Engineering Automotive Industry Microelectronics GreenTech Source: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Technology clusters Engineering Saxony Silicon Saxony Autoland Saxony Solar Saxony
Engineering Saxony Illustration: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Silicon Saxony Illustration: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Autoland Saxony Illustration: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Solar Saxony Illustration: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Environmental Industry Source: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Environmental Industry EESA Saxony`s Industrial Network for Renewable Energies Enterprises and research institutions Source: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Health and Medicine Biotechnology Center of the University of Technology Biosaxony e.v. Source: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Health and Medicine Biosaxony e.v. Association for Biotechnological Research Dresden and Leipzig Source: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
ICT Source: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
ICT Silicon Saxony Europea`s leading microelectronic cluster 1.500 companies 43.000 employees Source: Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
Contents 1. Regional Characteristics 2. Innovation Policy and Support 3. Open Innovation Initiatives
Innovation is a ticket into the market of tomorrow Sven Morlok Saxon State Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport
Innovativeness in Saxony Strong investor High innovator 2009 R&D Expenditures 127,5 million EU (6%) Number of Investments 438 projects Illustration: Regional Innovation Scoreboard (2009)
Innovation Strategy for Saxony under construction 2014-2020 Innovation Offensive in Saxony Innovation Advisory Board Innovation Forums Innovation Support Illustration: Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Employment and Transport
Innovation Advisory Board Since 2008 Leading persons from business, politics and science Politics PC Ware AG IG Metall TU Dresden Fraunhofer Solardach GmbH Chamber of Commerce Volkswagen Cooperation Triangle University of Leipzig TU Chemnitz Max Planck Business Science
Innovation Forums Regional Dialog on Innovation Exchange between Business, Politics and Science Ideas Ideas 2010 Ideas 2011 Financing of Innovations Knowledge Intensive Innovations Update of Innovation Policy Support Saxon Software
Innovation Support Saxon Development Bank (SAB) R&D Networking Market penetration Business development Grants for R&D Grants for conventions Grants for clusters Starting fonds Grants for Innovation assistents Grants for e-business Grants for network projects Loans
Contents 1. Regional Characteristics 2. Innovation Policy and Support 3. Open Innovation Examples and Initiatives
Open Innovation Examples Spreadshirt itcampus
Spreadshirt Web-Portal for people for creating, buying and selling individualized T-shirts and other clothing articles Source: Spreadshirt (2011)
Spreadshirt (Products) Source: Spreadshirt (2011)
Spreadshirt (Open Innovation) Clients can not only buy t-shirts but also create own products Clients can get a share for sold products with created motives Source: Spreadshirt (2011)
Spreadshirt (History) founded in 2002 in Leipzig by two students without outside capital Matthias Spieß Founder Lukasz Gadowski Founder Source: Spreadshirt (2011)
Spreadshirt (At Present) One of the fastest growing companies in Europe 350 employees Offices in the U.S., UK, France ( USA ) Fabrics in Leipzig, Legnica (PL) and Greensburg ( 2010 ) More than 1,75 million sold T-Shirts More than 35 thousand partners (2010) Source: Spreadshirt (2011) your own label Page 32
itcampus Founded in 1999 ICT solutions for a variety of needs and business sectors Internet and security Enterprise Resource Planning Design Call centers and communications
itcampus (Open Innovation) Academia Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL) Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) University of Leipzig (UL) University of Applied Science Leipzig (HTWK Leipzig) University of Applied Science Merseburg (FH Merseburg) Berufsakademie Leipzig Open Innovation at itcampus Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics (IGD) Research Business Thyssenkrupp Verbundnetz Gas AG Deutsche Post Express T-Mobile etc. Figure on the basis of information from Moeslein/Matthaei (2009) Source: Moeslein/Matthaei (2009)
Summary Regional characteristics Strong R&D Infrastructure (Fraunhofer, MaxPlanck, Helmholtz, Leibnitz) Four clusters (Silicon, Automobile, Engineering, BioTech) Innovation Policy and Support High innovator and strong investor Innovation Strategy 2014-2020 Open Innovation Examples and Initiatives Company`s Example (Spread Shirt) Educational Example (itcampus) your own label Page 35
Thank you for your attention! Fraunhofer Center for Central and Eastern Europe Wojciech Roskiewicz