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Slovakia – the country with extensive R&D potential

Slovakia – the country with extensive R&D potential. The Most Important R&D Location Factors. (Scale1-5. 5 is very important; 1 is not too important) Source: Intelectual Assets and International Investment: A Stocktaking of the Evidence, DAF/INV/WD(2007)6, OECD 2007,

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Slovakia – the country with extensive R&D potential

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  1. Slovakia – the country with extensive R&D potential

  2. The Most Important R&D Location Factors (Scale1-5. 5 is very important; 1 is not too important) Source: Intelectual Assets and International Investment: A Stocktaking of the Evidence, DAF/INV/WD(2007)6, OECD 2007, Thursby, J.-Thursby, M.: Here or There? A Survey on the Factors in Multinational R&D Location-Report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, 2006

  3. Main Advantages of Slovakia as a Potential Destination for Investment Type of R&D (part 1) • Built domestic R&D network composed of university research departments, research institutes and institutes and departments of the Slovak Academy of Sciences • Developing network of centers and laboratories in companies • Growing interest of established investors in R&D investment conditions information in Slovakia • Strategic geographic location, linking Western Europe to Ukraine and Russia • Presence of foreign R&D Centers • Competitive cost of high-qualified workforcecost-effectiveness • Economic and political stability in the region • Euro currency • Implementation of Lean Principles, Kaizen

  4. Main Advantages of Slovakia as a Potential Destination for Investment Type of R&D (part 2) • Strong governmental support of building a knowledge society • Increasing cooperation between scientific sphere and business sector • Presence of middle-tech and high-tech industry • Availability of scientists, engineers and designers • Already built supplier base • Openness of the Slovak economy to foreign investors, with which come the new technologies • Low barriers to goods import and export • Flexibility in salary negotiation • Correlation between the level of salary and productivity

  5. Fast Growing Country • Slovakia, as one of the catching-up countries, is currently characterized by lower innovation performance on one hand, but it has relativily good rate of improvement (above EU-27 average) on the other hand. Source: EIS 2008

  6. Performance Source: EIS 2008

  7. Good Conditions to Exploit Innovation • Slovakia is the best performer in firm investmentsin the group of the catching up countries Source: EIS 2008

  8. Developing Strategic Relationship • Slovakia had the highest incidence of key customers or clients being engaged in strategic relationships to support innovation (reported by 69% of managers), but more than half of the surveyed enterprises in Finland (58%), the Czech Republic and Switzerland (both 56%), Lithuania (54%), Sweden and Portugal (both 53%), confirmed such relationships in the past three years. Source: Innobarometer 2009, Gallup interviewed 5,238 enterprises across Europe, between April 1 and 9, 2009

  9. Developing Strategic relationship • Lithuania reported the most innovation-oriented strategic relationships with suppliers (60% of enterprises) and such cooperation was also relatively widespread in Cyprus, Portugal and Slovakia (all 56%). Source: Innobarometer 2009, Gallup interviewed 5,238 enterprises across Europe, between April 1 and 9, 2009

  10. Innovation Potential is Growing • Huge growth potential for Slovakia as one of the catching-upcountries. Potential for growth Source: EIS 2008

  11. The Global Competitivenes Index in Detail - Comparison Source: The Global Compettitivnes report 2009-2010, World Economic Forum 2009, The 2008–2009 rank is out of 134 countries. One country covered last year, Moldova, had to be excluded this year for lack of Survey data.

  12. Innovation Driven Development Source: The Global Compettitivnes report 2009-2010, World Economic Forum 2009, The 2008–2009 rank is out of 134 countries. One country covered last year, Moldova, had to be excluded this year for lack of Survey data.

  13. High-Tech and Medium-High-Tech Industries • Employment in high-tech and medium-hightech manufacturing exceeded 10 % of total employment only in the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia. In the case of Slovakia in particular this seems to be a consequence of foreign firms having located their manufacturing activities in Slovakia. Employment by type — % shares, 2006 10,9 10,9 10,6 7,2 Source: Science, technology and Competitiveness 2008-2009, A more research-intesnsive and integrated European Research Area

  14. R&D in Slovakia – Regional Overview Source: www.uips.sk

  15. Universities in Slovakia East Slovakia university region West Slovakia university region Central Slovakia university region Number of universities:33 Total Number of Students in 08/09: 208 072 Graduates in 08/09: 58 447 Bratislava university region

  16. Ranking of UniversitiesEastern Europe – Ranked out 100 1. Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic ... ... 20. Comenius University in Bratislava, SLOVAKIA 28. Technical University of Košice, SLOVAKIA 34. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, SLOVAKIA Source: www.webometrics.info

  17. Structure of R&D Personnel in FTE by field of science in 2007 Source: Statistical office of the Slovak Republic (2008): Yearbook of Research and Development in the Slovak Republic

  18. Numbers of University Graduates Source: www.uips.sk

  19. Maths, science and technology graduates, 2006 (% share of all graduates) • This indicator shows the proportion of all graduates (ISCED levels 5and 6) • from both public and private institutions completing • graduate and post-graduate studies in maths, science and technology fields • compared with all graduates. Luxembourg, not available. • (2) Estimate. • (3) 2005. • Source: Eurostat (educ_grad5)

  20. Human Resources in Science and Technology • Human resources in science and technology with tertiary education, 2006 (% of human resources in science and technology aged 25-64 with a tertiary education in the specified field)

  21. Competitive Personnel Costs • Slovakia has the 3rd lowest R&D salary costs in EU Source: Eurostat, Remuneration of Researchers in the Public and Private sectors,CARSA, 2007

  22. Long Term Experiences in R&D Slovak Academy of Sciences www.sav.sk • Section I - Physical, Space, Earth, and Engineering Sciences • Earth and Space Sciences • Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Computer Science • Engineering Sciences • Section II – Life, Chemical, Medical, and Environmental Sciences • Medical Sciences • Biological and Chemical Sciences • Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences • Section III – Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, and Culture • Historical Sciences • Humanities and Social Sciences • Arts and Culture

  23. Institute of Technology of SAS Bratislava • IT SAS as institutional basis for preparation and execution of the common projects has been established by ten partner institutes of SAS in Bratislava, including about 250 scientists in the given fields of R&D. The capacities of partner institutes are coordinated in corresponding CC. Main target of this new partnership is the promotion in the multidisciplinary material research having background in broad areas of natural sciences. This prerequisite joint activity of larger number of researcher to achieve novel results in basic R&D with innovation and application potential. • Competence centres (CC) are associated within IT AS: • CC NANO – Nano-materials and nano-technologies • CC ELECTRO – Materials of electronics and aelectrotechnology • CC MATER – Construction materials • CC EXTMATER – Materials for extreme conditions

  24. Automotive – a Strong Segment for R&D,Industry Car Producers and its Suppliers • Unparalleled Industrial Density – Volkswagen Slovakia, KIA Motors Slovakia, Peugeot Citroën Automobiles + entire subcontracting chains

  25. Automotive: Strong Segment for R&D in Slovakia • Central Europe is among the largest automotive clusters in the world. • Brains in abundance to gain edge in the innovation – over 50.000 technical university students in Slovakia + tensof thousands more in the adjacent regions. • SLOVAKIA – the 1st place in the world in cars production per 1000 inhabitants • According to ZAP SR, the establishment and development of new R&D centres at technical universities and more long-standing institutions such as the Slovak Academy of Sciences will provide Slovakia’s competitiveness with a vital boost. (Source: http://acea.thisconnect.com/index.php/country_profiles/detail/slovak_republic#text , 14.03.2008)

  26. Success Story: Johnson Controls Engineering Centre Trenčín • General information: • Engineering centre foundation: October 2004 • Employees: plan for 2008 = 550 • Product development interior design for all European automobile producers • Technologies: • New product design (CAD design and TRIM), Prototyping, Testing seats, instrument panel, trim, foam, interiorparts • Benchmarking In Trenčín, Johnson Controls is buildingone of the biggest technology centers in Slovakia for developing automotive components, systems and modules.

  27. Electronical Industry – Strong Potential for R&D • Massive fiber optics investments making Slovakia 4th in the world in FTTH penetration • State-of-the-art technology in the making – Samsung LCD panels, cutting edge photovoltaics, large Sony and Samsung plants

  28. Success Story: ON Semiconductor Bratislava Development Centre • Worldwide Presence: • 30 New Product Development Centers • 12 Manufacturing Facilities • 5 Solution Engineering Centers • Types of Integrated Circuits and Certificates • Low Drop-Out (LDO) Voltage Regulators • Automotive • Multimarket (wirelles, computing, consumer) • Certificates: ISO 9001, TS 16949 (Automotive) • ON Semiconductor is a Global Supplierof High-PerformancePower and Data Management ASICs, ASSPsas well asStandard Semiconductors

  29. Grommets Fuse- and Relay-Boxes OvermouldedConnectors Pre-Fuse Boxes Cable Channels Electro-mechanical Assemblies Foam-Stabilised Harness Success Story: R&D LEONI Autokabel Slowakia Trenčín • Main products: Cable harnesses for the automotive industry

  30. Opportunity: ICT clusters – Highly Competitive Segment Founding mebembers of IT Valey Košice: Technical University of Košice University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik Košice T-Systems Slovakia NESS Slovakia Siemens PSE VSE IT služby Cisco Systems Slovakia Microsoft Slovakia Slovak Telecom Kosice Self-governing Region • Unique clustering of shared services and IT support creating a fast-paced, enthusiastic IT environment • Advanced wireless technologies – Flash-OFDM, WiMAX, HSDPA – covering large majority of the population • High population density and low deployment costs making development and experiments easier than ever

  31. Success Story: SIEMENS R&D • Siemens PSE • 1200 SWdevelopers • founded: 1991 • 4 development centres in Slovakia (Bratislava, Košice, Žilina, Piešťany) • biggest software house in Slovakia • specializes in SW development for communications and medical technologies • BSH Michalovce • development and production of engines for home appliances (development center in Košice) • engine testing in cooperation with the Technical University of Košice • own laboratory in Michalovce • OSRAM –Nové Zámky • production and partial development of light bulbs

  32. Success Story: ESET, s.r.o. Bratislava, Slovakia • ESET company - founded in 1992, • ESETis the world's leading manufacturer of security software for corporations and households; it addresses the global fight against emerging cyber threats. • ESET is a market leader in proactive detection of computer threat. • Products ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus belong to the technological leaders. • ESET is located in Bratislava, has branches in Prague, CZ, Bristol, UK, Buenos Aires, AR, San Diego, USA, and operates in more than 160 countries. • According to Deloitte Technology Fast 500 rankings, the firm belongs among the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the Europe, Middle East and Africa.

  33. Energetics and Renewable Sources of Energy • Source: www.seas.sk Nuclear plants 44% Thermal plants 38,5% Hydro power plants 17,5%

  34. Renewable Sources of Energy • Integrated renewable energy research due to immense geological diversity concentrated in a small area • High forestation level, dozens of opportunities for hydro power plants, industrial base for photovoltaics • New sources of geothermal energy discovered in 2007; total potential estimated at 5538 MWt • Advanced forestry and environmentalism studies in Zvolen to complement the technical graduates’ skills • Both European, national and regional governments embracing RES and providing financial stimuli

  35. Nuclear Power • First nuclear plant in Slovakia established in 1957 • 4 reactors of 1760MW total built altogether, 3 next-generation plants planned • VUJE – state-of-the-art research in nuclear fission and related fields FUSION Project • A nuclear-friendly public to mirror the government’s strategic priorities • Membership in CERN and control over ITER Cadarache

  36. Success Story: VUJE – Research Institute of Nuclear Energy, Trnava • VUJE a.s. is an engineering company that performs design, supply, implementation, research and training activities, particularly in the field of nuclear and conventional power generation. • The current scope of company operations is wide and it includes all activities related to the preparation, implementation, operation and termination of operation mainly of energy installations. As a matter of course, the qualification of VUJE personnel corresponds to the highly specialised company operations and more than 50% out of the total number of employees have a university education.

  37. Success Stories R&D Centres – Business Sector

  38. Centres of Excellence Network • 45 Centres of Excellence in Slovakia

  39. GOVERNMENT of the Slovak Republic Government Commision for Knowledge Society Minsitry of Economy SR – Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency - Managiong Authority for OP KaHR Ministry of Economy SR – Innovation Strategy Innovation Angency Satelites RIC Trnava Region RIC Nitra Region RIC Trenčín Region RIC Žilina Region RIC Banská Bystrica Region RIC Košice Region RIC Prešov Region RIC Bratislava Region R I S R I S R I S R I S R I S R I S R I S R I S Regional Innovation Centres Network Building of 8 Regional Innovation Centres

  40. Investment of New Type • Slovakia is paying attention to attracting the investment of new type. This objective is included in The concept of management of foreign investment inflow in the context of global financial and economic crisis:

  41. Sources of Support to Investment in R&D • The support to investment in research and development in Slovakia can be obtained from several sources

  42. Sources of Support to Investment in R&D • Slovak Research and Development Agency • research and development grant agency in the SlovakRepublic • instrument for distribution of public finances for research and development on the competitive basis in Slovakia • responsible for research and development promotion in all research fields, including international research cooperation. • Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency • Operational Programme of Structural Funds: Competitiveness and economy growth – support of innovation activities in enterprises • Agency of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic for the Structural Funds of the EU • Operational Programme of Structural Funds: Research and Development • global goal: modernize the system of research and development and make it more effective; support and improve the infrastructure of higher schools  thus to increase competitiveness of the economy, decrease regional disparities, contribute to establishment of new innovative (high-tech) SME’s, new employment opportunities’ creation, improvement of conditions of the educational process at higher schools

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