SLOVAK INNOVATION AND ENERGY AGENCYSLOVAK INNOVATION AND ENERGY AGENCY

Ing.Miroslav Balog, PhD.

SLOVAK R&D IDLE CAPACITY

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance

Patents (EPO)

2006 2007 2008 2009

Slovakia 20 18 25 25

USA 34794 35588 37359 32966Germany 24867 25176 26653 25107

Sweden 2550 2733 3140 3147

Switzerland 5418 5855 5972 5864

China 719 1145 1510 1631

UK 4721 4979 5068 4821

Czech Rep. 79 96 111 136

Japan 22144 22887 23081 19933

Hungary 94 97 107 114

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance

Patents (EPO)

2006 2007 2008 2009

Slovakia 20 18 25 25USA 34794 35588 37359 32966

Germany 24867 25176 26653 25107

Sweden 2550 2733 3140 3147

Switzerland 5418 5855 5972 5864

China 719 1145 1510 1631

UK 4721 4979 5068 4821

Czech Rep. 79 96 111 136

Japan 22144 22887 23081 19933Hungary 94 97 107 114

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance

Patents (EPO)

2006 2007 2008 2009

Slovakia 20 18 25 25USA 34794 35588 37359 32966

Germany 24867 25176 26653 25107Sweden 2550 2733 3140 3147

Switzerland 5418 5855 5972 5864

China 719 1145 1510 1631

UK 4721 4979 5068 4821

Czech Rep. 79 96 111 136

Japan 22144 22887 23081 19933

Hungary 94 97 107 114

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance

Patents (EPO)

2006 2007 2008 2009

Slovakia 20 18 25 25USA 34794 35588 37359 32966

Germany 24867 25176 26653 25107

Sweden 2550 2733 3140 3147

Switzerland 5418 5855 5972 5864China 719 1145 1510 1631

UK 4721 4979 5068 4821

Czech Rep. 79 96 111 136

Japan 22144 22887 23081 19933

Hungary 94 97 107 114

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance

Patents (EPO)

2006 2007 2008 2009

Slovakia 20 18 25 4,6USA 34794 35588 37359 32966

Germany 24867 25176 26653 306,2Sweden 2550 2733 3140 3147

Switzerland 5418 5855 5972 761,4China 719 1145 1510 1631

UK 4721 4979 5068 4821

Czech Rep. 79 96 111 136

Japan 22144 22887 23081 19933

Hungary 94 97 107 114

4,6

306,2

761,4

SLOVAK R&D IDLE CAPACITY

OffshoringOutsourcing

RISINGCOMPETITIVENESSDETERMINANT

R&D CENTERS (UNIVERSITIES, SAS)

INNOVATIVE BUSINESS CLUSTERS

R&D STATUS

Universities

Slovak Academy of Sciences

R&D STATUS

Universities33 Universities

Slovak Academy of SciencesMore then 60 Institutes

STATUS QUO

RANKING

1. Comenius University in Bratislava2. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

3. Technical University of Košice

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REAL PRODUCT – 1.

Vitrum Laugaricio, Trenčín

REAL PRODUCT – 2.

Unique technologySlovak producer introduced the group of automotive suppliers

Stator of camshaft phaser : (motor BMW, 900th.pcs/yearly, producer SAPA Profily, Žiar nad Hronom)

Institute of Materials & Machine Mechanics SAS

REAL PRODUCT – 3.

Stiffener in car body structure

(Ferrari)

6000 pcs/yearly, producer Alulight, Austria)

Institute of Materials & Machine Mechanics SAS

REAL PRODUCT – 4.

Integrated thermal unitReduced dimensionsHigher energy efficiencyVarious materials

Technical University of Košice Unique technologyInnovation Deed of the Year 2008MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

UNIVERSITIES

STATUS QUO - 2009

SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCESSCIENTISTS = 1808PhD. STUDENTS = 348

UNIVERSITIESTEACHERS = 9748STUDENTS = 225588

STATUS QUO - 2009

IDLE CAPACITYSAS citations

PUBLICATIONS (2009)Thousands (1270)

2009SCIENTISTS = 1808 & PhD. STUDENTS = 348

10392

12512

13130

16166

2005 2006 2007 2008

PATENT APPLICATIONSDOMESTIC = 7FOREIGN = 3

IDLE CAPACITYUNIVERSITIES

IDLE CAPACITY

Prof. = 1 420 (1 601,38 €)Assoc. Prof. = 2 034 (1 289,47 €)PhD. = 5 775 (950,97 €)MSc. = 380 (758,49 €)

Publications = 40 960 (1439)Patents, Trademarks = 51

UNIVERSITIES

IDLE CAPACITY -

RESULTS

CHALLENGE:APPLIED RESEARCH

& COMMERCIALIZATION

BASIC RESEARCH

R&D INFRASTRUCTURE

CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (MILLIONS € TO EACH)

KEY FINDINGS

APPLIED RESEARCH &

COMMERCIALIZATION

COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY

RISINGCOMPETITIVENESSDETERMINANT

R&D CENTERS (UNIVERSITIES, SAS)

INNOVATIVE BUSINESS CLUSTERS

SLOVAKBUSINESS CLUSTERS

CLUSTER CONCEPT

A business cluster is a geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, and associated

institutions in a particular field.

-R&D-Specialization-Competitiveness-Information flow -Networks & Partnerships-Cost redustion

ETC .

BENEFITS

European Cluster Observatory 2009 (Q4)European Cluster Organisation Directory

31 Countries

1153 Cluster Organizations (204 regions)

IT - 76Biotechnology - 64Automotive - 55Eco-technology - 52Agriculture - 43

CLUSTERS IN THE WORLD

SILICON VALLEY

CLUSTERS ARE

PRO-INNOVATIVE

INNOVATION

INNOVATION

CLUSTERS vrs. GDP

SLOVAK CLUSTERSSLOVAK CLUSTERSSTATUS QUOSTATUS QUO

CLUSTERS SCOPE

CLUSTERING

„CLUSTER“

CUTTING TOOL

BENEFITS

Cluster LIPTOV (Liptovský Mikuláš)Balnea Cluster (Dudince)Cluster TURIEC (Martin)Cluster ORAVA (Dolný Kubín)Touristic Cluster – West Slovakia (Galanta)Touristic Cluster Košice (Košice)

CLUSTERS IN TOURISM

6

Slovak Plastic Cluster (Nitra)Automotive Cluster – West Slovakia (Trnava)1.Slovak Engineering Cluster (Detva)Electrotechnic Cluster – West Slovakia (Galanta)Z@ict (Žilina)BITERAP (Košice)Power Cluster – West Slovakia (Trnava)Košice IT Valley (Košice)Cluster AT+R (Prešov)

TECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS

9

CLUSTERS IN REGION

CLUSTERS

IN REGIONKošice IT Valley

Košice

Cluster AT+R Košice

BITERAPKošice

Touristic Cluster KošiceKošice

Košice IT Valley

Košice

Cluster AT+R Košice

HIGH TECH

INNOVATION

Košice IT Valley

Košice

Cluster AT+R Košice

HIGH TECH

SOFTWARE

HARDWARE

Cluster AT+R Košice

CLUSTER AT + R

HARDWARE

CLUSTER AT+R.

ZTS VVÚ KOŠICE a.s.

Detecting possible explosives

Mobile robot

"Retriever"

CLUSTER AT+R.

ZTS VVÚ KOŠICE a.s.

Robotic system for precise positioning of cryomagnets

Precise positioning of cryomagnets in the LHC project at CERN Geneva.

Award of the „GOLDEN HADRON„ plaque to the company as the best supplier to CERN for 2005.

Load capacity:37 000 kg

Accuracy:+/- 0.1 mm

CONCLUSION

FUTURE COMPETITIVENSS

INNOVATIONR&D

CLUSTERS+

UNIVERSITIES

INVESTMENT IN SLOVAKIA

INVESTMENT IN SLOVAKIA

Ing.Miroslav Balog, PhD.miroslav.balog@siea.gov.sk