Transcript Integrated Science, Studies and Business Center Development in

Vilnius technology Valley development –
Cloning a Silicon Valley in Lithuanian Way?
OPEN DAYS 2007-European Week of Regions and Cities
8-11 October 2007, Brussels
Andrius Bagdonas, director of Sunrise Valley (Vilnius)
Some facts and figures - Economic and
Market Development
 Lithuania is a small and catching up economy with a GDP per capita of 52.1 %
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of EU average
The current level of labor productivity (per person employed) in
Lithuania is low, accounting only for 53.2 % of EU 25 average.
Lithuania is lagging behind the average of EU countries in terms of gross
expenditure on R&D - in 2005 only 0.76% of GDP invested in R&D (EU
average is 1,85%) - underestimate expenditure of private companies
in R&D?
Lithuania spends 6.2% of GDP on telecommunication, which is almost twice
as much as average of EU 25. Share of internet based commerce out
of all turnover, for Lithuania this is 5.5 and thus extremely high,
only exceeded by Ireland and the UK (EU 25 average is 4%).
The level of internet access has increased tremendously between 2004 (16%)
and 2006 (43%), EUROSTAT)
But Lithuania has the second but lowest share of GDP for IT (1.6%
compared to 3.0 % as EU 25 average).
Some facts and figures – Science and
Studies basis
 The public science base is highly fragmented. There are 15 state and 6 private
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universities, with 18 university institutes, 17 state research institutes, and 8
state research establishments
The proportion of students as compared to the total population aged 20-24 in
Lithuania is rather high (nearly 70%) and markedly surpasses the EU average
(about 56%). But the higher education funding per student is only 3.100 € (compared
to EU average of 8.600 € )
Problematic age structure of the scientists (53% of the scientists are older than
50 years) and the rather low number of PhD produced (150 PhD per one million
inhabitants are produced per year, 300-400 would be needed)
Annual growth rate of R&D personnel has been 4.5% in 2005 (compared to
1.3% at EU level) and the growth rate of researchers has been 6.5%. (EU 3.0).
Lithuania has a good basis of science and technology graduates. Per 1000
population there are 17.5 graduates in S&T, the EU 25 average being just
12.6.
Lack of clear regulation and incentive structures within the public sector that render IPR
regulation in public science, especially universities, impossible or unattractive. IPR is
also not regulated in standard contracts of university professors (limits to
create a spin off from a university )
Integrated Science, Study and
Business Centres conception
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The Government of the Republic of Lithuania, in its Conception of Creation and Development of
Integrated Science, Study and Business Centres (Valleys), adopted in March 2007, defines that a
“valley” is a potential of scientific research, studies and knowledge-intensive
businesses, having common or related infrastructure and contributing purposefully
to the creation of knowledge society and knowledge economy.
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Public support will focus on specific infrastructure as well as project support for new forms of
sustainable strategic and operational science – industry co-operations. It is intended to combine
resources of EU Structural Funds (a major parts of the SF budget earmarked for
research and innovation), the state and municipal budgets and institutions
themselves, with additional business funds once the valley are up and running.
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Most importantly in terms of budgets available for new initiative, the new plan to allocate
Structural Fund budgets for 2007 to 2013 earmarks 2429.81 million Litas (roughly 700
million €) for „Scientific Research and Technological Development“ (SR&TD).
Approximately half of this budget will be spent for the science base and research
activities in businesses, and the other half for business innovation related activities,
including the take up of new environmental technologies
Benefit of creating the Vilnius
Technology Valley
 interaction between studies and science;
 interaction between studies and business;
 interaction between business and science;
 and will create a favourable environment, stimulating
new innovative hi-value added business development.
Vision of Vilnius TechnologyValley
2013
The Vilnius Valley is one of the largest and most
effective centres of studies, science and modern
business in Eastern Europe.
Key Facts about Vilnius
Vilnius
Lithuania
Area
401 sq. km
65300 sq. km
Population
553.300
3.469.100
No of students
(2006/2007)
72.031
143.204
No of universities 11
22
No of science and 5
technology parks
10
Employment in
service sector
56%
73%
Vilnius attracted 60% of all foreign investment in
Lithuania in 2006.
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Vilnius
Knowledge economy clusters in Vilnius
Vilnius Technology Valley initiators and
participants
 UNIVERSITIES:
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BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS:
 Vilnius University (VU)
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ITT association Infobalt
 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
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Association of Laser and Light Science and
Technologies
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Lithuanian Association of Engineering
Industry LINPRA
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Knowledge and Economy Forum
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Lithuanian Association of Biotechnologists
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Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers
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ORGANISATIONS OF ASSISTANCE TO
BUSINESS:
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Public Institution “Sunrise Valley”
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Public Institution “Visoriai Information
Technology Park”
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Public Institution “ Northern Town
Technology park”
(VGTU)
 SCIENCE INSTITUTES:
 Institute of Biochemistry
 Institute of Biotechnology
 Institute of Semiconductor Physics
 Institute of Chemistry
 Institute of Physics
 Institute of Mathematics and
Informatics
 Institute of Theoretical Physics and
Astronomy of VU
Shared values of Valley initiators
 Co-operation:
 Between studies of different
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subjects.
Between different branches of
science.
Between science and studies.
Between business and studies.
Between business and science.
Between separate business
enterprises.
Between participants of the
Valley and partners from
Lithuania and abroad.
Between the Association of the
Valley and national authorities.
 Innovativeness:
 In the study process.
 In the scientific research
process.
 In the business process.
 In the measures in support to
innovation.
 Effectiveness:
 Of public investment.
 Of research and business
activities.
 Of measures in assistance to
innovation.
Main intentions
 To create a unit competitive in international space. The Vilnius Valley is a
formation, focusing not only to Lithuania, but also oriented outwards, large
enough by its number of qualified people and amount of concentrated
scientific potential to attract attention on international scale.
 To create a general framework for state investments into infrastructure,
its optimisation, efficient and effective investment, avoiding overlapping and
other negative consequences of uncoordinated investment.
 To create more favourable conditions for the creation of high-level
fundamental knowledge and preparation of specialists of high
qualification.
 To create a favourable environment for knowledge transfer to the
business.
The main areas of development of the
Valley
 Applied physical sciences and technologies (optical information
technologies, photonics, optoelectronics, nano-optics and microoptics, indirect optics, processing of laser materials, nuclear
energy and technologies of environment protection, etc.);
 Life sciences (except medicine) and biotechnologies (research of
molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, genomics and
proteomics, construction of micro organisms and biocatalysts,
modification of biopolymers, bio fuel production technologies,
etc.);
 Information and communication technologies.
Vision 2013 - Science and studies
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Studies institutions located in Valley:
 Faculty of Natural Sciences (formed on the basis of former Faculties of Natural Sciences, of
Physics and of Chemistry) and the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of the
Vilnius University (VU).
 The Faculty of Mechanics and the Faculty of Electronics of the Vilnius Gediminas
Technical University (VGTU).
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R&D institutions located in Valley :
 Centre of High Technologies (CHT) – is also located here, providing best scientific research
conditions for the scientists of the present Faculties of Physics, Chemistry, Natural Sciences,
Mathematics and Informatics of the Vilnius University, the Institute of the Materials Science and
Applied Sciences, the sectors of the electronics, mechatronics, information and communications
technologies, environmental and construction technologies of the Vilnius Gediminas Technical
University, state Institutes of Semiconductor Physics, Physics, Chemistry
 The Lithuanian Centre of Life Sciences unites the forces of state institutes of
Biotechnologies and Biochemistry.
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The Science Communications Centre, established in the Valley, along with the integrated
library of VU and digital library of VGTU.
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The Scientific Calculations Centre of CHT
Vision 2013 – innovations and
entrepreneurship support
•Seminars and case studies
analysis
•Business plan competition
•Business simulation games
•Mentors network
•Business clinics
Sunrise
Entrepren
eurship
school
Technology
Transfer
centre
Science
and tech
park,
business
incubator
Access to
finance
• Business incubators
• Technology demo and testing
centers, living labs
• Internationalization programs
• Hi-tech clusters
• Technology scouting and
audit
• IPR management
• R&D commercialization
• Multidisciplinary projects
• Business angels’ network
• VC fund for innovative SMEs
• Micro credits, guaranties
Sunrise campus (main territory of
Vilnius Technology Valley)
• The biggest science and studies
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concentration in Baltics;
62 ha reserved for integrated
science, studies and business valley
development (in total - 62 ha);
20 000 Vilnius university an Vilnius
Gediminas technical university
students, scientists, teachers in
2006 (30 000 – in 2013);
2,4 ha (two land plots of 1,8 ir 0,6
ha) reserved for business support
infrastructure development
>50 000 sq. m of science and
technology park and business
incubator premises
>500 000 sq. m of studies and
R&D facilities, HORECA
Advantages for Innovative Companies
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Networking – opportunity to be colocated with other companies in the
same sector (critical mass, new
business opportunities etc.)
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Research excellence – close
proximity of research excellence, joint
R&D projects
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Access to skills – access to students
and a strong skills base. Internship &
employment opportunities to help
solve recruitment shortages
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High quality service provision –
business and innovation support
services provided by professional
support providers
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Internationalization – opportunity
to tap into European/ international
networks that help firms identify new
markets, business partners and routes
to market
Main characteristics of Vilnius Valley
Year 2007
Students
40219*
Scientific personnel
3605**
Scientists
2514***
Companies in STPs
~60
Office space for SMES (sq. m)
~6 000
Studies and R&D facilities (including
HORECA)
>700 000
Industrial parks
0
*28% of total Lithuania’s students
**31% of total Lithuania’s scientific personel
***43% of total Lithuania’s scientists
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