tci 2016 clusters as drivers for innovation in smart cities
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Titel presentatie[Naam, organisatienaam]
Working Day - Track: Cities & CompetitivenessCities as driving force for competitiveness and clustering
Tamara Högler, Head of international affairs and innovations, CyberForum e.V.
Clusters as Drivers for Innovation in Smart Cities – A Best Practice
Clusters as Drivers for Innovation in Smart Cities – A Best Practice
Tamara Högler, Head of international affairs and innovations, CyberForum e.V.
Agenda• Introduction
• TechnologyRegion Karlsruhe & SmarterCity Karlsruhe Initiative – The perfect eco-system for Innovation
• CyberForum – Not only a network, but also a connector
• Urban Inno: Innovation projects need drive!
Technology Region Karlsruhe
Eco-System for Innovation
CyberForum
DIZ
Comp.CentreSMEs
IT-BBW
CyberLab
SIGs
SoftwareCluster
SCKA
EDDKA
TRK
FZI
HoLL
KIT
FHI
CoC
iRegionsCentraLab
UPSIDE
UrbanInno
Smart Cities & InnovationInnovation & Living Labs& User Involvement
Open Innovation &Participatory Methods
Participatory Methods forUrban Innovation
Clusters as Drivers for Innovation Ecosystems: Connect. Combine. Cooperate!
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CyberForum – who we areCyberForum…
• is a non-profit organization
• has more than 1.100 members -> biggest regional IT / High-Tech network in Europe
• represents more than 23.000 employees in the TechnologyRegion KA
• has accompanied more than 650 company foundationswhich resulted in more than 2.600 employments
• is tagged as a German Network of Competence, has the ESCA and Cluster-Excellence Baden-Württemberg Gold Label
• is coordination site of the Software-Cluster (biggest Software Cluster in Europe) in 2017
• has 37 employees
Our part in the game
ConnectorNeutralinter-
mediator
Pro-active
coopera-tion
trigger
Innovator
„Psycho-logist“
Trust builder
Contact person
Success factors!
Urban Inno:Main Objective
To maximise the innovation potentials of urban ecosystems in CE through:o establishment and interlinkage of quadruple helix
research-driven clusters/networks in partner regions (a better linkage of actors in urban innovation ecosystems -also transnationally
o the development and implementation of new participatory methods and tools to engage end-users and industries into innovation processes (qualified and motivated end-user of new technologies/services – a SMART USER)
Main Outputs
Five newquadruple helix cluster/network
dedicated to urban
innovation (involving the
mostrelevant
stakeholders)
A toolbox of Smart urban innovation
participatory methods &
tools (Training of regional qualified
Facilitators)
Implementation of participatory
methods & tools and
engagement of end-users (pilot
projects)
Joint urban innovation
strategy, connecting
quadruple helix research-driven ecosystems in
CE
Challenges• Get policy involved• Get citizens involved• Ensure long-term cooperation• Ensure knowledge-transfer
(also on transnational level)• Develop sustainability• Effectiveness: Stay focused!
Connec--tor
Trust builder
Pro-active
coopera-tion
trigger
Inno-vator
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!Tamara HöglerHead of Innovations & International AffairsCyberForum [email protected]
http://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/URBAN-INNO.html
https://www.cyberforum.de
https://twitter.com/urban_inno & TamaraHoegler
https://www.linkedin.com/in/urban-inno-822b38128