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Competition for the Best Technological Innovation in Serbia

• The competition is organized from 2005 on• The organizer is, from the beginning, the Ministry of

Science and Technological Development of Serbia, aided by– Faculty of Engineering in Novi Sad (organization and education), – Serbian Chamber of Commerce (promotion, regional

organization of trainings, semifinal and finals in adjunct categories)

– Radio Television of Serbia (promotion, organization and direct broadcast of the finals).


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Competition for the Best Technological Innovation in Serbia

• The most attractive part from the viewpoint of media is the choice of the winning innovation

• The most important activity is the education provided to participants in marketing the new products, services, processes or software developed during their own R&D

• This fulfills the mission statement of the competition, namely the promotion of entrepreneurial thinking and conduct by the researchers, creative individuals, SMEs, students and everybody else with a new idea with a market potential

• The organizers are trying to give aid in promoting the innovations through the media, as well as to find financial support


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Are R&D organizations innovative, and what can we do?

• Regarding the goals in the area of cooperation with R&D organizations, they are– to change of mindset of researchers– promotion of market oriented researchers in their respective

environments • Our R&D institutions are SCI list oriented• Researchers often regard their colleagues who seek market confirmation of

their R&D results as immoral• Researchers are adamant that four months of vacation yearly are necessary

for gathering the creative energy– ...


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Are R&D organizations innovative, and what can we do?

– ...– education of researchers in how to start a company without

endangering their scientific carriers– access to start up funds– continuous support and networking in the years after the competition is

finished


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Competition

Semifinals finals

Announcement

Application

Review

Trainingsconsuloting

Cycle of 10,5 months

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2005 – 2010• Promotion

– Serbian Chamber of Commerce– Institutes and Universities– Associations– TV and radio– Internet

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Announcement


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2005 – 2010• Web portal based• Categories

• Teams• Companies• Basic researchers• Realized innovations separated from ideas• High schools

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Application


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• Annonimous review – Scientific area– Market potential

• Review form, comments, algorithm

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• Interactive, mentoring• Consultations (summer)• Trainings

– Market analysis– Business planning– IPR protection– What is VC?– Abstract – Promotion – Selling– Negotiations– Finding the market niche– How to convert science into product or service– How to make a video material– How to make a webinar– Creative problem solving

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• Examples from Serbia• Advices from experience

Trainingsconsulting


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• Groups of three

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• Semifinals• Finals on RTS 2• Direct transmission• End of December• coverage 14%

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Semifinals finals


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STATISTICS• 5385 competitors• 1615 teams• 234 trainings• 591 business and marketing plans received• Over 350 reviewers from Serbia and abroad• 46.335.000 dinars awarded so farдинара• 65 new companies


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Continuous work with former contestants

• From 2006 on at least one training for them• Analysis of strategies which proved to be succesful in Serbia

(localization)• From 2007 on all examples are from previous contestants (no

Microsoft/Google case studies). This is the main difference as compared to expensive trainings delivered by foreign consultants


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Teams from basic research institutions• From 2008 the category Potentials• Feeble response: 24 in 2008, 9 in 2009, 5 in 2010• Among these 38 applications half totally inadequate


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Teams from basic research institutions

• On the other hand, some really great innovations are from this category!

• Need is shown for the change of climate• Every scientific result can lead to an innovation, only

creativity is needed • New promotion methods needed, Ministry has to get

engaged


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Science and Technology Park in Novi Sad

• The premises today


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• The premises tomorrow


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• Interior view


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Statistics of the S&T park• 58 spin outs• 2000 dependents• 35,99 mio EUR of revenue in 2009• 30.000 m2 • 10.000 m2 for the companies• 1000 m2 for the incubator• 10.000 m2 for the departments of Electrical and

Computer engineering• The rest is for garages, halls, amphitheaters etc.• 11 million EUR from the Ministry (EIB loan). The

companies invest other 4 million.


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Enterprise Europe Network• 7 institutions (2 agencies, 3 universities,

one institute, chamber of commerce)• Perfect tools• 8 people from Novi Sad in the project• The stress is on technology transfer


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UNESCO chair for entrepreneurial studies

• Master course in entrepreneurship• The stress is on high-tech

entrepreneurship• The first generation had 26 students from

the wider region


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Business & Technology Incubator• Founded in 2010• 60% the city of Novi Sad• 20% VIP fund• 10% Informatika• 10% Faculty of Engineering• First tenants currently being trained


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Clusters• Vojvodina ICT cluster Founded in 2010

– 23 members, 7 on waiting list– 27 million EUR turnover in 2009

• Vojvodina Creative Industries cluster starting 15 November– 12 members


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LET US BE MORE CREATIVE INLET US BE MORE CREATIVE IN KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE TRANSFER!

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