SMEs and HEIs in Innovation Partnerships
SHIP Project
Alliances. The new paradigm in economic development
University Business Forum18-19th October 2016Miramar Palace, San Sebastián - Spain
José Pietri, SHIP Project – MindShare Consulting, Paris
Why HEIs?
• The University as a ‘regional evolution mechanism’ (OECD, HBR, MIT - 2010)
• Innovation hubs surround great Universities – MIT, Stanford, Cambridge
• Silicon Valley is no accident.
How do HEIs benefit?
• Tremendous body of knowledge trapped in academia that never sees the light of day.
• Monetise R & D
• HEI as the ENGINE of local economic development
• HEI at the heart of Business/Government interaction
Raiders of the Lost Archive
Why Local Government Participation?Example Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Driving Local Economic Development• Loss of Population
– > 13,000 inhabitants in 2010• Productivity Gap
– only 70% compared to West Germany• Income Gap
– Only 80% compared to West Germany
Alliance ACTIONABLE Actions
• Development of support programme road maps which emphasizes the role of Agencies as signposting brokers
• Development of an SME/HEI Innovation programme• Development of a training programme to demystify
innovation within enterprises• Development of a register of HEI know-how and
promotion• Development of a ‘Knowledge Centre’ Route Map to help
companies identify needs and solve technical problems• Development of collaborative activities and improvement
targets
The Regional AllianceHalle GERMANY
The Capital City National AllianceBucharest ROMANIA
The Software Testing Innovation AllianceSPAIN
The Cross-Border AllianceUK/ROI
no longer
www.innovationalliance.eu