Presentation given on the URBACT Annual Conference in Liege, Belgium - 30th November 2010

1. Open Innovationp
How can Cities Open Innovation among their Local Firms?
André Cester Costa, City of Aveiro
30th November 2010

2. Local Background and Present Situation
. Strong Industrial Tradition
and active Industrial
Association (AIDA)
. University of Aveiro - member
of European Consortium forof European Consortium for
Innovative Universities
. INOVARIA – Association of
Companies (61) for an
Innovation Network
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3. The Past
A i Di it l P (2003 2006)
Main Objectives:
Aveiro Digital Programme (2003-2006)
Contribute to the Development of the
“Ria de Aveiro” Region
Qualifying People, public and privatey g p , p p
services and organizations
Main Figures: Axes of Intervention
Region of “Ria de Aveiro”
Overall Budget: 23,3 M€
ERDF Funding: 10 2 M€
Digital Community
Local Government
Educational SystemERDF Funding: 10,2 M€
ESF Funding: 0,8 M€
National Public Funding: 6,1 M€
P i t & L l F di 6 2 M€
Educational System
Universities
Health Care
S i lPrivate & Local Funding: 6,2 M€
Number of Projects: 78
Number of Beneficiary Entities: 326
Social
Industry
Information, Culture & Leisure
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4. How Can Cities Open Innovation in their
L l Fi ?Local Firms?
Is thisIs this
enough? NO!g NO!
So what can cities do?So what can cities do?
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5. How Can we Do It?
COLLABORATIVECOLLABORATIVE
RESPONSE TO
COMMON GOALS
Creation of an Urban
INNOVATION HUB
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6. The Future
A ti t b t kActions to be taken
Park ofPark of
Sustainability
Main Actions
Incorporate Wastes of Ceramic Industries in a
new product development
TRACY – Location System for Disabled and City of Aveiro,
Elderly People
Information System will support the
Management System of Controlling, monitoring
d A ti E d W t U
y ,
University of
Aveiro and 16
enterprises from
and Action – Energy and Water Use
Urban GYM / Personal Trainer
PT Mobile Platform
INOVARIA
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7. The Future
A ti t b t kActions to be taken
Entrepreneurial AveiroEntrepreneurial Aveiro
1,2M€ investment in 2011-2012 on soft Issues
Main Action
Classroom of the Future. State-of-the-art
Technology for Teaching. Pilot-Project to beTechnology for Teaching. Pilot Project to be
implemented, tested and already being
presented to the International
Telecommunication Union (Agency of the
United Nations)
City of Aveiro, 5 Enterprises from
INOVARIA and the University of Aveiro
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8. The Future
A ti t b t kActions to be taken
CERE-MATCH
Main Goals
Improvement in sales;
Reduction ofReduction of
environmental accidents
Reductions in energy
and resourcesand resources
expenditures
Improvement in the
number of EMASnumber of EMAS
certified SMEs
Main Action
launch at least 2 public tenders targeted to procurement of innovative and
sustainable solutions using ceramic material, within one of the fields
addressed by the project
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9. How Can Cities Open Innovation in their
L l Fi ?Local Firms?
TOOLSTOOLS
. Private-Partner Partnerships
. Public Procurement
. Promotion of Innovative Companies and products
. Fostering and promoting entrepreneurship
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