As part of the Smart Cities Mission, Surat Smart City Development Limited aims to setup an institution to catalyze innovation and startup ecosystem for aspiring entrepreneurs to promote growth, entrepreneurship, investment and employment opportunities in the city of Surat. SURAT iDEAS & iNNOVATIONS LAB (SURATi iLAB) endeavours to facilitate the ecosystem across complete value chain by doing the following: • Offer complete Co-working space with high speed fiber connectivity. • Promote Research and design interventions. • Access to high tech. lab facilities. • Leverage groups of hands-on mentors, functional experts, advisors, alumni and partners. • Assistance with company registration, intellectual property and legal aspects. • Single window platform for company registration. • Accelerator programs. • To provide start ups access to Strong Mentor_Advisor Panel. • To provide start ups access to investors for funding • Engagement with various stakeholders

1. SURAT iDEAS &
iNNOVATIONS
LAB

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The City of Surat
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The Future of Surat
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The Changing Nature of Employment Landscape
Timeframe to Impact Industries, Business Models
Surat Re-invent
Catalyzing the Growth
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About Surat Smart City Development Limited1
Proposed Incubation Model
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Goals and Deliverables
Which Partnership(s) to apply for?
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Infrastructure8

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4. Gujarat’s 2nd Largest City
Total Area 326.51 Sq. km
Population 5 million (2015)
Textile & Diamond Capital of India
3rd Cleanest City in India
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4th Fastest Growing City in World
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5. • Current Estimated
Population in excess of
5 Million
• 58% Migrant Population
• Re-skilling of people
required
• City must adapt to the
changing landscape
and attract new types of
jobs to create a resilient
city and workforce.
Estimated populations for 2020 and 2030 based on assumed growth rate
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6. Impact Felt Already
• Mobile internet and cloud
technology
• Advances in computing
power and Big Data
• Young demographics in
emerging markets
• Rapid urbanization
• Climate change, natural
resource constraints and
the transition to a greener
economy
• Crowdsourcing, the sharing
economy and peer-to-peer
platforms
2017
• New energy supplies and
technologies
• The Internet of Things
• Advanced manufacturing
and 3D printing
• Longevity and ageing
societies
2020
• Advanced robotics and
autonomous transport
• Artificial intelligence and
machine learning
• Advanced materials,
biotechnology and
genomics
2030
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Source: WEF, The future of Jobs 2016
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7. 1750 1800 -- 1920 1970 2015 2030
1st Industrial Revolution
Mechanical production
powered by water & steam
2nd Industrial Revolution
Mass production powered
by electricity
3rd Industrial Revolution
Electronics & IT automated
production
4th Industrial Revolution
Frontier Tech & More
Surat 1.0 Surat 2.0 Surat 3.0 Surat 4.0
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8. Dominated by Textile & Diamond
Industries.
Manufacturing Intensive economy.
Digital bent to capitalize on the new
types of jobs generated in the
economy whilst maintaining Surat’s
dominance in Textile and Diamond
industries.
Industry 4.0 Economy
Current Economy
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9. Ideate/ Prototype
• Assist with ideation, innovation,
research, design thinking,
modeling and prototype
Incubate
• Stimulus to nascent business
ideas with strategic guidance &
mentorship
• Promote brand Surat and Make in
Surat concept
Enable/ Mentor
• Guidance with Strategy, market
validation, investments, go-to
market. Hi-tech lab., technology,
and complete office infrastructure
Accelerate
• Help startups evolve, innovate and
grow
• Access to Seed Funds, Angels
Facilitate Trade
• Assist startups/ businesses and
leverage our mega network of
networks for trade facilitation.
• Be a single window platform for
trade promotion Industry
4.0
Design
Lab
Textile
StartupsDiamond
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10. • Reuse of existing SEPC & URC building at Udhana
• 120 seats co-working space
• Conference Rooms, Training Labs, Auditorium, etc.
with modern amenities
Phase
I
• State of the art 4 storey facility at T.P.S. 64 (Dumbhal
Magob)
• 500 seats co-working space
• Conference Rooms, Auditorium, Training Rooms, R
& D Labs, Accommodation, etc. with modern
amenities
Phase
II
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11. Create a culture
of Innovation
and Research
Economic
Resilience
Platform for PoC
to Minimal
Viable Product
(MVP)
Build
partnerships
and business
relationships
Exposure to
Design &
Thought
Leaders
Acceleration,
Go to market
strategy
Goals
Year I
• Awareness /
Sensitization
Program
• Recruitment of Staff
• Finalizing Operating
procedure
• Industry defined
Problem Statement
Workshop
• Creating Mentor
Pool
Year II
• Involving SMEs and
young mind to work
on problems
• Startup Clinics:
Preparing startups
for prototype
• Support in Design,
Patent, R&D Pilot
Study
Year III
• Access to Seed Fund,
Mentors
• Progress Analysis
• Access of Industrial
Design Incubator to
SMEs for research
and innovation
Year IV
• Support to Startups
for
Commercialization,
Market Access
• Support to Startups
for Financial
Assistance,
Company
Registration, etc.
•Collaboration with
Innovators and Design
Leaders
•Ideas Fest
•Pitch Day
•Outreach Program
•Hackathons
• Workshops
•Design Sprints
•Demo days
•Immersion Program
•Master Class
•Startup Weekend
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12. SURATi iLAB
Industry
Associations
Industries/
Start-ups
Academic
Institutes
and
Research
Labs
Incubation
Centres/
Accelerators
Funding
Agencies
Training
Institutes
 Any government, semi-government,
non-government, private institution,
trust, academic institutes
 Any research institutes/
organizations, innovation labs,
makers' space, fab labs, design
labs/studios, etc.
Any government, semi-
government, non-government,
private, for-profit, not-for-profit
incubation centres, accelerators,
aggregators, incubating
organizations, etc.
Any government, semi-government,
private, commercial, non-
commercial, technical training/
placement institutes, organizations,
etc.
Any registered
company, firm, institute,
organization (profit/ non-
profit) or start-ups
Any Trade, Associations,
Chambers of Commerce,
Industry, Corporate Bodies,
Business Associations,
Sector Associations,
Industries, Foundations, etc.
Any Central Government,
State Government, Govt.
Setup Organisation, Institutes,
Banks, Financial Institutions,
Trust, International Bodies,
Venture Capitalists, Angel
Investors, Private/Public
Organisation etc.
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