INOVO: Development by doing Innovation Centre in Zenica

The project is funded by the European Union

Institutional capacity development of the three innovation centres and research sector in Bosnia

and Herzegovina

INOVO: Development by doing

Innovation Centre in Zenica



and Herzegovina

INOVO – Institutional capacity development of the three innovation centres and research sector in Bosnia and

Herzegovina

The overall objective as per ToR:

“... to improve the competitiveness and productivity of the scientific community and economic impact of BiH to be able to participate more actively in the European research area and to be more involved in international scientific cooperation through the FP7, COST and EUREKA programmes.”



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INOVO project. Component 1 Innovation system development

Overall goal (from ToR):

To strengthen the innovation system of BiH, notably through support to and development of activities of three innovation centres (Banja Luka, Zenica and Mostar)...

Objective: To develop the capacities and services of the three innovation centres, in Banja Luka, Zenica and Mostar

Approach: Assistance in development of skills and competences, involving them in all our support and training activities, to benefit from learning-by-doing approach



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Area (direction )1: Innovation management and technology advisory services

Sub-areas

1.1 Institutional capacities of three ICs (strategy planning, build-up of services, toolboxes)

1.2 Individual capacities of 3 innovation centres’ staff (training

1.3 Innovation advisory network

1.4 International cooperation of ICs

Development of ?

Cooperation action

planForeign

experience (Study visit)

Promotion and

visibilityAdvisory network

plan

Training

Business toolbox

Innovation potential

study

Strategy business

plan

12 months, Jan 2013-Dec 2013



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Area 2: (Organisation of ) Innovation management promotion (events)

Sub-areas

2.1 Event and communication planning

2.2 Events organisation

2.3 Media promotion

Development of ?

Media appearanc

es

Raised awareness

Events for young(no=?)

Events for business (no=?)

Communication

strategy

14 months, Jan 2013-Mar 2014



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Area 3: Cooperation between university faculties, laboratories and the business sector

Sub-areas

3.1 Identification of opportunities for industry-academia partnerships

3.2 Support to creation of triple-helix partnerships

3.3 Identification of needs for new teaching curricula

Development of ?

New curricula concept

Innovation partnership (with project

pipeline

Technology Priority areas

(1 or 2)

Potentials study

13 months, Jan 2013-Jan 2014

Working group



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Area 4: Promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship among students and lecturers/researchers

Sub-areas

4.1 Learning forums for academia

4.2 Entrepreneurship days, webcorner, etc.

Development of ?

New forum concept

8 months, Mar 2013-Oct 2013

Working group



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Area 5: Innovative and entrepreneurial activities with students

Sub-areas (co-related with Area 4)

5.1 Organising promotion and support:

E.g. Mentoring system, IC and university joint programmes, business idea competitions) busineee.

Development of ?Mentoring

system

4 months, Apr 2013-Jul 2013

Working group

Joint programm

e

Business idea

competition



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Area 6: Use of ICT

Sub-areas

6.1 Study group for ICT in RTDI sector (joint for ICs)

6.2 Promotion actions

Development of ?Advisory

guidebook

4 months, Jun 2013-Mar 2014

Joint working/study group

Promotion campaign



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Area 7: Promotion of international cooperation (together with NCP network)

Sub-areas

7.1 promotion (jointly with NCPs)

7.2. Project idea devlopment (jointly with NCPs)

Development of ?

Interactive workshops

9 months, Jul 2013-Mar 2014

Sectoral project

idea campaigns launched



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Area 8: Social dialog on RTDI policies/strategies

Sub-areas (correlated to Area 2-3)

8.1 Dialog initiation (jointly with public authorities and business

8.2. Additionally, technology foresight development

Development of ?

Interactive roundtable

s

11 months, Mar 2013-Jan 2014

Sectoral tech

foresight



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Area 9: Innovation financing advisory

Sub-areas

9.1 Guidance on VC funds leading to

9.2. VC advisory services

Development of ?

Guidebook on VC funds

9 months, Jun 2013-Mar 2014

Usage of special ICT

tools

Guidelines on

advisory



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Expected results. 1

• Centres to be fully functional based on approved strategic business plans and studies of further centres development and strengthening and providing a core set of services on a regional or thematic basis; At least three ‘innovation partnerships’, on a regional or thematic basis, established, based on a triple-helix partnership between public-higher education/research institutes and business sector.

• Centres are recognized by relevant stakeholders as applying the best practice of research and innovation centres concept in BiH.



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Expected results. 2

• Innovation-based entrepreneurship development encouraged.• Established more viable channels for cooperation between European and BiH business sector in the field of technology transfer and concrete business initiatives.• Increased innovation support system structure throughout strengthening framework for encouraging development of innovative entrepreneurs and academic researchers (start-up’s & spin-off’s), particularly throughout promotion of best applied practices.



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Expected results. 3

• Increased operational capacities of innovation centres concerning capability to provide multi-layered business services, set to serve continuous improvement (technology transfer) and added value creation (research results valorisation).

• Increased operational capacities of innovation centres throughout introduction of new resources for intellectual property protection as applied development support mechanisms

• Measures for promotion of women in science developed



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Thank you for attention!Project team: Dr Kastytis Gečas, Team Leader,

[email protected] ([email protected])Dr Rein Ruubel, Key Expert 2,

[email protected] ([email protected])Dr Maja Bučar, Key Expert 3,

[email protected] ([email protected])

Development by doing together

Documents

INOVO: Development by doing Innovation Centre in Zenica