Victor Mulas, Program Lead, Innovation Acceleration Program, World Bank Innovation Labs

1. CATALYZING
LOCAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS
VICTOR MULAS
SENIOR INNOVATION OFFICER
INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
August, 2016
A TALE OF TWO CITIES

2. 2
New York City
2008 - Ongoing

3. 3
2008
>100,000
jobs lost

4. 2014: 2ND LARGEST ECOSYSTEM IN THE US
4
Source:EndeavorInsights,2014-2015

5. 1. IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING THE LOCAL
CHALLENGES
5
Small and
Uncoordinated
Community
Lack of
Specialized Tech
Talent
Insufficient
Seed Capital
Lack of
Affordable
Space
Source: World Bank (2015) The Growth of Tech Startup Ecosystem in New York [to be published]

6. 2. BUILDING THE ECOSYSTEM
POLICIES ACTIONS
• Developing the Community of
Entrepreneurs and Creating Space
Offering
• Networking Spaces &
Mentorship
• Competitions and Meetups
• Developing and Attracting
Specialized Talent
• “Applied Science”
• Tech Skills and Training
• Attracting Seed Investment and
Acquisitions
• Seed Fund and
Multinationals
• Changing Perceptions • Promotion and Significance
Examples taken from New York Case: World Bank (2015) The Growth of Tech Startup Ecosystem in New York [to be published]

7. 3. EXPANDING INNOVATION TO COMPETITIVENESS
Introduction of
Open Innovation
Lab and
Experimentation
Spaces
Specialized
Accelerators
“Infecting” the Local Industry NYC Specialized Accelerators
Industry #
Est. #
Startups
Per Year
FinTech 3 24*
Health 3 24*
Education 2 22
Real Estate 1 8
Fashion 1 10*
*Estimates based on average graduations.
Source: World Bank (2015) The Growth of Tech Startup Ecosystem in
New York [to be published]

8. 4.EXPANDING JOB CREATION
Beyond “Tech” and
“White Collar” Skills
University-
Industry
Platforms
Rapid Skills
Training
NYC Ecosystem’s
Employment Creation
Source:HR&A(2015)TheNewYorkCityTechEcosystem

9. NEW SOURCES OF EMPLOYMENT
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Source: HR&A (2015) The New York City Tech Ecosystem

10. CITIES FACE ENORMOUS CHALLENGES NOWADAYS.
10
Gran Concepcion
2013 - Ongoing

11. 11
2013
1 MM inhabitants
27 HE Institutions
No Ecosystem

12. 12
Source: World Bank (2016) Introducing Sustainable Open Innovation in Government,
http://bit.ly/OpenInnovationCities

13. 13
1&2. Building Internal
Capabilities and Champions

14. 14
3. Kick Starting Local
Entrepreneurship

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4. Institutionalizing the
Local Ecosystem

16. CATALYZING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GENERATING
URBAN INNOVATION
Competition
Challenges
Urban Labs
Accelerators
Gov Labs
Open Innovation in City Gov. Barcelona:
Challenge and Urban Lab
Source: Interview Barcelona City Gov. Team
• Procuring Local
Problems
• Real Testing
Urban Solutions
• Partnering Local
Startups
• Linked to Local
Challenges
• Incentivizing
Innovative
Approaches
• One-Stop Shop
Local Gov.
• Implementation • Promotion

17. SUSTAINING THE ECOSYSTEM
POLICIES ACTIONS
• Coordination and Support • “Innovation Hub”
• Network of Intermediaries
• Skills Pipeline • University-Industry
• Rapid Skills Training
• “Tech for Kids”*
• Space and Finance Pipeline • Supply Chain
• Attracting Multinationals and
Networks
• Product Development
• Network of Ecosystems
*Tech for Kids @ http://techforkids.education/
Examples taken from World Bank technical activities implemented or planned in
Lebanon under the Mobile Internet Ecosystem Program: www.mie-p.org

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Nairobi
Amsterdam
Paris
Barcelona
New York
Mexico, DF
San Francisco
Beirut
Cairo
Gran Concepcion
Cali, Barranquilla,
Manizales
Ulan Bator
Helsinki
APPLIED GLOBAL PRACTICE
Knowledge Partner
Applied Practice

19. CATALYZING LOCAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS
OTHER AVAILABLE RESOURCES:
BOOSTING TECH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS IN CITIES
Report: http://bit.ly/BoostingEcosystemsCities
POLICIES TO SUPPORT TECH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS:
Webinar Innovation Within Cities: http://bit.ly/InnovationPolicyCities
MAPPING OF STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS:
Mapping Survey: http://survey.techecosystems.org/#/
EXAMPLE OF ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Lebanon Mobile Internet Ecosystem Program (MIEP): http://www.mie-p.org/
METHODOLOGY FOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS TO KICK-START TECH STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS:
Introducing Sustainable Open Innovation in Municipal Governments: http://bit.ly/OpenInnovationCities
The World Bank core team working on the research and technical activities used in this
presentations are Victor Mulas, Cecilia Paradi-Guilford, Eva Clemente, Samhir Vasdev,
Kathy Qian, Hallie Applebaum and Scott Henry. Ilari Lindy, Elena Gasol and Arturo
Muente-Kunigami have been active supporters of these activities.