SLOVAK INNOVATION AND ENERGY AGENCY SLOVAK INNOVATION AND ENERGY AGENCY Ing.Miroslav Balog, PhD. SLOVAK R&D IDLE CAPACITY

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) Slovakia USA Germany Sweden Switzerland China UK Czech Rep Japan Hungary

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) Slovakia USA Germany Sweden Switzerland China UK Czech Rep Japan Hungary

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) Slovakia USA Germany Sweden Switzerland China UK Czech Rep Japan Hungary

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) Slovakia USA Germany Sweden Switzerland China UK Czech Rep Japan Hungary

PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) Slovakia ,6 USA Germany ,2 Sweden Switzerland ,4 China UK Czech Rep Japan Hungary ,6 306,2 761,4

SLOVAK R&D IDLE CAPACITY Offshoring Outsourcing

RISING COMPETITIVENESS DETERMINANT R&D CENTERS (UNIVERSITIES, SAS) INNOVATIVE BUSINESS CLUSTERS

R&D STATUS Universities Slovak Academy of Sciences

R&D STATUS Universities 33 Universities Slovak Academy of Sciences More then 60 Institutes

STATUS QUO RANKING 1. Comenius University in Bratislava 2. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava 3. Technical University of Košice...

REAL PRODUCT – 1. Vitrum Laugaricio, Trenčín

REAL PRODUCT – 2. Unique technology Slovak producer introduced the group of automotive suppliers Stator of camshaft phaser : (motor BMW, 900th.pcs/yearly, producer SAPA Profily, Žiar nad Hronom) Institute of Materials & Machine Mechanics SAS

REAL PRODUCT – 3. Stiffener in car body structure ( Ferrari ) 6000 pcs/yearly, producer Alulight, Austria) Institute of Materials & Machine Mechanics SAS

REAL PRODUCT – 4. Integrated thermal unit Reduced dimensions Higher energy efficiency Various materials Technical University of Košice Unique technology Innovation Deed of the Year 2008 MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES UNIVERSITIES STATUS QUO

SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SCIENTISTS = 1808 PhD. STUDENTS = 348 UNIVERSITIES TEACHERS = 9748 STUDENTS = STATUS QUO

IDLE CAPACITY SAS citations PUBLICATIONS (2009) Thousands (1270) 2009 SCIENTISTS = 1808 & PhD. STUDENTS = PATENT APPLICATIONS DOMESTIC = 7 FOREIGN = 3

IDLE CAPACITY UNIVERSITIES

IDLE CAPACITY Prof. = (1 601,38 €) Assoc. Prof. = (1 289,47 €) PhD. = (950,97 €) MSc. = 380 (758,49 €) Publications = (1439) Patents, Trademarks = 51 UNIVERSITIES

IDLE CAPACITY - RESULTS CHALLENGE: APPLIED RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION BASIC RESEARCH

R&D INFRASTRUCTURE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (MILLIONS € TO EACH)

KEY FINDINGS APPLIED RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY

RISING COMPETITIVENESS DETERMINANT R&D CENTERS (UNIVERSITIES, SAS) INNOVATIVE BUSINESS CLUSTERS

SLOVAK BUSINESS CLUSTERS

CLUSTER CONCEPT A business cluster is a geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field.

-R&D -Specialization -Competitiveness -Information flow -Networks & Partnerships -Cost redustion ETC. BENEFITS

European Cluster Observatory 2009 (Q4) European Cluster Organisation Directory  31 Countries  1153 Cluster Organizations (204 regions) IT - 76 Biotechnology - 64 Automotive - 55 Eco-technology - 52 Agriculture - 43 CLUSTERS IN THE WORLD SILICON VALLEY

CLUSTERS ARE PRO-INNOVATIVE INNOVATION

CLUSTERS vrs. GDP

SLOVAK CLUSTERS STATUS QUO

CLUSTERS SCOPE

CLUSTERING

„CLUSTER“ CUTTING TOOL

BENEFITS

Cluster LIPTOV (Liptovský Mikuláš) Balnea Cluster (Dudince) Cluster TURIEC (Martin) Cluster ORAVA (Dolný Kubín) Touristic Cluster – West Slovakia (Galanta) Touristic Cluster Košice (Košice) CLUSTERS IN TOURISM 6

Slovak Plastic Cluster (Nitra) Automotive Cluster – West Slovakia (Trnava) 1.Slovak Engineering Cluster (Detva) Electrotechnic Cluster – West Slovakia (Galanta) (Žilina) BITERAP (Košice) Power Cluster – West Slovakia (Trnava) Košice IT Valley (Košice) Cluster AT+R (Prešov) TECHNOLOGY CLUSTERS 9

CLUSTERS IN REGION

CLUSTERS IN REGION Košice IT Valley Košice Cluster AT+R Košice BITERAP Košice Touristic Cluster Košice Košice

Košice IT Valley Košice Cluster AT+R Košice HIGH TECH INNOVATION

Košice IT Valley Košice Cluster AT+R Košice HIGH TECH SOFTWARE HARDWARE

Cluster AT+R Košice CLUSTER AT + R HARDWARE

CLUSTER AT+R. ZTS VVÚ KOŠICE a.s. Detecting possible explosives Mobile robot " Retriever "

CLUSTER AT+R. ZTS VVÚ KOŠICE a.s. Robotic system for precise positioning of cryomagnets Precise positioning of cryomagnets in the LHC project at CERN Geneva. Award of the „GOLDEN HADRON„ plaque to the company as the best supplier to CERN for Load capacity: kg Accuracy: +/- 0.1 mm

CONCLUSION

FUTURE COMPETITIVENSS INNOVATION R&D

CLUSTERS + UNIVERSITIES INVESTMENT IN SLOVAKIA

Ing.Miroslav Balog, PhD.