Transcript Lietuvos verslo dalyvavimas žinių ekonomikos branduolių kūrime

Business initiatives on clusters
development
Darius Masionis
Chairman of the Knowledge Economy Forum
Bitė GSM, CEO
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Knowledge Economy Forum
members
The Association is established in 2000 and unites
over 70 members, including most successful
Lithuanian entrepreneurs, senior managers,
politicians and scientists interested in further
development of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals,
IT&T, laser, mechatronics and related cluster areas.
Total turnover of the companies belonging to the
Forum exceeds 300 million EUR.
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Why we are here?
To promote Knowledge Economy, based on
creation and implementation of innovative
products and services that require
development of technologies requiring high
involvement of the science
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Goal:
To reach the nowadays average EU GDP
per capita level within coming 15 years.
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Objectives:
1.
To reach the National Agreement on strategic direction
towards break–through industries;
2.
To revise and develop education, science and studying
systems taking into account challenges raised by
Knowledge Economy;
3.
To promote co-operation within businesses and science,
knowledge economy cluster development;
4.
To create positive environment for knowledge based
economy prosperity in Lithuania;
5.
To create transparent and open business environment
and promote free competition.
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Achievements so far…
• The term ‘Knowledge Economy’ is used in daily language of
Lithuanian politicians and media;
• Knowledge Economy is recognized as the priority area in the
long term Lithuania’s Economy strategy;
• Knowledge Economy is one of the key issues in a draft
National Agreement;
• Lithuania is the first country where the World Bank has
arranged separate mission for evaluation of knowledge based
economy;
• The Forum supported development of Cluster Economy
guidelines – Sunrise Valley (Saulėtekio Slėnis) initiative
& facilitated co-operation among politicians, scientists and
businesses...
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Lithuania have chosen the way to become an
equal player in Global market economy by developing
Knowledge Economy and creating products and services
that require high level of R&D and innovation
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New business initiatives in
creation of telecom cluster :
Mobilioji banga
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New business initiatives in
creation of telecom cluster :
Mobilioji banga
• We realise that efforts of mobile operators are
not sufficient to sustain the progress in
telecommunications area as a whole
• We clearly see significant potential of science
and research available in the country
• We take this opportunity to achieve synergy from
business, science and education for the benefit
of our society
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Mobilioji banga:
why Bitė GSM is here?
• We believe that there is a unique possibility to
start international initiative in order to establish
telecommunications cluster
• We trust that such consolidation of R&D
infrastructure and further integration with
business and society requirements will become
the engine of Lithuanian economy progress
• We are convinced that new opportunities for
highly qualified staff will stop the brain drain from
Lithuania
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Mobilioji banga and Bite GSM
• Supporting this initiative Bite GSM is the first operator
in Lithuania to open it’s network infrastructure for
Universities. That enables Universities to carry out
R&D activities with direct access to state of the art
technologies
• We also are the first movers in attracting international
business know-how of mobile telecommunications to
Lithuania in order to achieve faster integration of the
country’s science & business into EU
• The solid foundation for this ambitious initiative is
ensured by the key principle: all parties participate as
equal partners
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Thank You
I wish you the fruitful discussions
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“ Cloning Silicon Valley: will it work for Sunrise Valley?”