1. Innovation and collaboration for productive economy: University Perspective Mateja Podlogar, Ph.D. Teaching Assistant & Head, eProcurement Laboratory, Electronic Commerce Center, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor, Slovenia Mateja.Podlogar@fov.uni-mb.si http://eCom.FOV.Uni-Mb.si/Podlogar

2. Two important fields of our work: Educational process (Prototypes) Research Buyer Supplier 1 Supplier 2 Supplier n...... Suppliers’ suppliers Internet technologies Internetn technologies

3. e- Commerce Center eProcurement LaboratoryeMarkets Laboratory mCommerce Laboratory eCollaboration Laboratory Information Systems Auditing Laboratory University Collaboration with Businesses over Laboratories

4. Laboratories BusinessStudents

5. Educational process - Prototypes Implementing electronic commerce in two steps (two courses): Electronic commerce inside the company Electronic commerce between companies In cooperation with technology companies: Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, IBM Example of students’ prototype: Connecting Two Different ERP Systems: Microsoft Business Solutions—Navision and SAP

6. Course: Organizational System Design Business process inside one company Business process inside one company Students in collaboration with the company Defining goals for Resolving problems Defining goals for Resolving problems Process reenginering Process reenginering Problem analysing Problem analysing Possible problem solutions Different Technologies

7. Course:Business Information systems Interorganizational Systems between buyer and supplier Interorganizational Systems between buyer and supplier Definingg goals for resolving problems Definingg goals for resolving problems Process reenginering Process reenginering Problem Analysing Problem Analysing Possible problem solutionsv Company I BUYER SIDE Defining goals for Resolving problems Defining goals for Resolving problems Process reenginering Process reenginering Problem Analysing Problem Analysing Possible problem solutions Company II SUPPLIER SIDE Different Technologies

8. Plans and guidelines for future collaboration and innovation inside our educational process Close collaboration between students and companies (use of the newest technologies for e-business) Doing real business prototype solutions Close regional collaboration between Labs from different Universities Hosted service for Oracle e-Business Suite Collaboration between all partners inside the supply chain (projects between business, laboratories and students): Supply chain establishment with one or maybe more companies ?