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January 2008
Innovation Across Borders
Innovation and Trade in Emerging and Developing Countries
February 24, 2011
Innovation in India
Why India? Largest Democracy Country for Global Growth Low WEF rankings
Innovation in India Death of Outsourcing Decade of Innovation: 2010 - 2020 National Innovation Council
International Patent Filings
US44,855
Canada 2,707
China 12,337 India
1,109 Russia 560 Brazil 442Source: World Intellectual Property
Organization
January 2008
Some Examples of Innovation in India
Traditional – Green Revolution, Dabbawalas, Amul
Contemporary – Nano, shaadi.com, “Low Cost” solutions, medical tourism
Process – Missed Call, Recycling, SKS Microfinance, EMRI
Product – Cell phone with flashlight, Home based water filtration, inverters, battery powered refrigerator
January 2008
Issues affecting Innovation
Business was dirty word, until recently Low R&D Spending in firms and universities Lack of:
Seed Capital Incubators Mentors Success Stories
Issues in dispute resolution
January 2008
Opportunities for Canadian SMEs
Large market but no easy success Develop “Low Cost” solutions to products Leverage technical manpower Engage diaspora Learn from Canadian success stories
Resources for Innovators
TiE Mentoring – fostering entrepreneurship through 1,300 charter members
TiE India Initiatives – seminars on Doing Business in India in collaboration with the Consulate General of India in Toronto
TiE Entrepreneurial Forums – showcase entrepreneurs who have achieved an exit to learn from their pains and pleasures.
AMERICASTiE ArizonaTiE AtlantaTiE AustinTiE BostonTiE CarolinasTiE DallasTiE DCTiE DetroitTiE FloridaTiE HoustonTiE MidwestTiE MinnesotaTiE New JerseyTiE OhioTiE Orange CountyTiE OregonTiE OttawaTiE PittsburghTiE RockiesTiE San DiegoTiE SeattleTiE Silicon ValleyTiE SoCalTiE TorontoTiE TristateTiE Vancouver
SOUTH EAST ASIA & AUSTRALIATiE MelbourneTiE SydneyTiE DubaiTiE MalaysiaTiE MauritiusTiE SingaporeTiE Tokyo EUROPETiE BrusselsTiE ManchesterTiE NordicTiE UK
SOUTH ASIATiE AhmedabadTiE BangaloreTiE ChandigarhTiE ChennaiTiE CoimbatoreTiE DelhiTiE HubliTiE HyderabadTiE IslamabadTiE KarachiTiE KeralaTiE KolkataTiE LahoreTiE MumbaiTiE NagpurTiE PatnaTiE PuneTiE RajasthanTiE UP
TiE is in 56 cities across the globe.
TiE Network
TiE: Talent, Ideas and Enterprise
TiE, The Indus Entrepreneurs, is the largest global not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and professionals
TiE’s mission is fostering entrepreneurship
Founded in 1992 in the Silicon Valley, TiE today has over 16,000 members across 56 chapters across the globe
Over 400 regular members and 67 charter members in GTA
Reasons for Success
2500+ experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders
Singular focus on entrepreneurship, irrespective of politics and religion
Inspires and educates budding entrepreneurs
Provides role models and 1-on-1 mentorship
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30% IT ServicesHealth CareClean TechTelecomLifestyleOthers
Type of Innovative Projects
KR Golf Solutions
TiE Success Stories