Development of a Trinational Innovation Strategy a challenge for our regions

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1 Regional Innovation Strategy and Innovation Projects Liberec, 17 September 2009 Development of a Trinational Innovation Strategy a challenge for our regions Jürgen Besold besold@tgz-bautzen.de

2 View: Old town of Bautzen

3 Brief Präsentation of the Innovation Centre establishment in 1995 on an old industrial site in Bautzen not-for-profit organisation, own management 3 shareholders: town of Bautzen, district of Bautzen, savings bank Bautzen

4 Geographical location in Upper Lusatia Bautzen

5 Locations of Higher Education Institutions

6 Long entrepreneurial tradition in Saxony 300 years ago: beginning of textile manufacturing 19 th century: mechanical engineering 20 th century: classic old economy (bicycles, cars, trains, special machines, coal mining, energy) after WW II: 1989: nationalization of East Germany s private industry big industrial unites SMEs

7 Challenges for Upper Lusatia/Saxony reunification of Germany 1989 border region faced by EU-enlargement 2004 migration of young people from East to West Germany demographic change of the German population high unemployment rate: % low self-employment rate: < 10 %

8 Dual Studies in Saxony 1. University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz Co-Operative Engineer Training: combination of vocational training (first two years) and university study (five years) 2. Saxon University of Cooperative Education Business and Engineering Studies (three years) divided into theoretical and practical courses bachelor-degree Contracts between university - student - company

9 International Studies in our border regions 1. Neisse University co-operation between - Technical University of Liberec - Wroclaw University of Technology - University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz 2. International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau Students from Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and 8 further countries

10 Relevance of selected technologies to SME s in comparison to the research intensity of the universities in Upper Lusatia relevance to SME s ,0 10,0 15,0 20,0 25,0 research intensity of universities ICT construction technologies automation engineering technologies biotechnologies micro systems technology optical technologies traffic and logistic technologies energy technologies environmental technologies new materials surface technologies medical technologies food technologies laser and plasma technologies textile technologies

11 Cross border cooperation in innovation projects 1. Innovation Strategies regional strategies trinational strategy 2. Innovation support for SMEs example (CENTRAL EUROPE programme): PROINCOR Proactive Innovation Support for SMEs in the Corridor from the Baltic to the Mediterranean See Objective: diffusion and application of knowledge in new products and services diagnostic and advisory visits in about 500 SMEs

12 Thanks for your attention Contact: Professor Dr. Jürgen Besold BAUTZEN INNOVATION CENTRE Preuschwitzer Straße 20 D Bautzen Fon: +49 (0) / Fax: +49 (0) / tgz@tgz-bautzen.de Internet: