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

2. PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) 2006200720082009 Slovakia 201825 USA 347943558837359 32966 Germany24867251762665325107 Sweden2550273331403147 Switzerland5418585559725864 China719114515101631 UK4721497950684821 Czech Rep.7996111136 Japan22144228872308119933 Hungary9497107114

3. PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) 2006200720082009 Slovakia 201825 USA34794355883735932966 Germany24867251762665325107 Sweden2550273331403147 Switzerland5418585559725864 China719114515101631 UK4721497950684821 Czech Rep.7996111136 Japan 221442288723081 19933 Hungary9497107114

4. PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) 2006200720082009 Slovakia 201825 USA34794355883735932966 Germany 248672517626653 25107 Sweden2550273331403147 Switzerland5418585559725864 China719114515101631 UK4721497950684821 Czech Rep.7996111136 Japan22144228872308119933 Hungary9497107114

5. PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) 2006200720082009 Slovakia 201825 USA34794355883735932966 Germany24867251762665325107 Sweden2550273331403147 Switzerland 541858555972 5864 China719114515101631 UK4721497950684821 Czech Rep.7996111136 Japan22144228872308119933 Hungary9497107114

6. PATENT ACTIVITY at a glance Patents (EPO) 2006200720082009 Slovakia 201825 4,6 USA34794355883735932966 Germany 248672517626653 306,2 Sweden2550273331403147 Switzerland 541858555972 761,4 China719114515101631 UK4721497950684821 Czech Rep.7996111136 Japan22144228872308119933 Hungary9497107114 4,6 306,2 761,4

7. SLOVAK R&D IDLE CAPACITY Offshoring Outsourcing

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

10. R&D STATUS Universities Slovak Academy of Sciences

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

13. STATUS QUO RANKING 1. Comenius University in Bratislava 2. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava 3. Technical University of Košice... www.webometrics.info(13.9.2010)

16. REAL PRODUCT – 1. Vitrum Laugaricio, Trenčín

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES UNIVERSITIES STATUS QUO - 2009

21. SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SCIENTISTS = 1808 PhD. STUDENTS = 348 UNIVERSITIES TEACHERS = 9748 STUDENTS = 225588 STATUS QUO - 2009

22. IDLE CAPACITY SAS citations PUBLICATIONS (2009) Thousands (1270) 2009 SCIENTISTS = 1808 & PhD. STUDENTS = 348 10392 12512 13130 16166 2005 200620072008 PATENT APPLICATIONS DOMESTIC = 7 FOREIGN = 3

23. IDLE CAPACITY UNIVERSITIES

24. IDLE CAPACITY Prof. = 1 420 (1 601,38 €) Assoc. Prof. = 2 034 (1 289,47 €) PhD. = 5 775 (950,97 €) MSc. = 380 (758,49 €) Publications = 40 960 (1439) Patents, Trademarks = 51 UNIVERSITIES

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

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

27. KEY FINDINGS APPLIED RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY

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

29. SLOVAK BUSINESS CLUSTERS

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

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

32. 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

33. CLUSTERS ARE PRO-INNOVATIVE INNOVATION

35. CLUSTERS vrs. GDP

36. SLOVAK CLUSTERS STATUS QUO

37. CLUSTERS SCOPE

38. CLUSTERING

39. „CLUSTER“ CUTTING TOOL

40. BENEFITS

41. 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

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

43. CLUSTERS IN REGION

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

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

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

47. Cluster AT+R Košice CLUSTER AT + R HARDWARE

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

49. 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 2005. Load capacity: 37 000 kg Accuracy: +/- 0.1 mm

50. CONCLUSION

51. FUTURE COMPETITIVENSS INNOVATION R&D

52. CLUSTERS + UNIVERSITIES INVESTMENT IN SLOVAKIA

54. Ing.Miroslav Balog, PhD. miroslav.balog@siea.gov.sk