Innovation among innovators. -- Conférence TechnoArk 27 janvier 2012, Sierre (CH).

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Innovation among innovators
…a comic book and an institute

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Head of Communications at The Alexandra Institute
Bachelor in journalism fra DJH i 1993
Dansk VVS
Børsen – the business daily
Danisco, Group Communications
De 3 Stiftstidender og JydskeVestkysten
Computerworld og PC World
Nykredit – Business development and IT
Computerworld

3. Corporate Journalism
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Beyond Spin
The Power of Strategic Corporate Journalism
Markos Kounalakis, Drew Banks, Kim Daus
Using the principles of journalism to establish corporate credibility.
As with the free press in this new world, credibility is the only
currency a corporation has with its shareholders, custormers,
suppliers, partners and employees.

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Research-based User-driven Innovation
End-users
Created to facilitate public/private cooperation
National certified technological service provider
Non-profit organization
Innovation
Application-oriented research institute
Business’s Researchers
80 employees in 9 Labs at Katrinebjerg in Aarhus og ITU in CPH

5. Partners - Ecosystem
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6. Dissemination…
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…doesn’t need to be boring
Neither does print publications in 2012
The internet is not always the solution
But the right alignment sparks innovation

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A few sketches of IOT prototypes surronded
by local building landmarks startet the proces

8. Storytelling innovated
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As with the free press in this new world, credibility is the only
currency a corporation has with its shareholders, customers,
suppliers, partners and employees.

10. Succes…?
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You need:
Ideas
Ressources
Riskability

11. Innovating dissemination
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• We need to develop the
storytelling and formats
for dissemination of
academic research
• We need to create
ecosystems of knowledge
and succes stories for
private/public collaboration

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• A unique framework for ICT
clustered within 300 km
• Approx. 100,000 employees
within the sector
• 8 universities
• 7 science parks
• 9 independent R&T Institutes
(GTS)
• Fast work and residence
permits to foreign IT
specialists.
• No. 1 in the world on IT
infrastructure - IDC Information
Society Index (2010)
• Top 3 in the world on
Networked readiness for 4
consecutive years (WEF 2009-
2010

13. Katrinebjerg environment
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CORPORATE SECTOR
Multi disciplinary
environment
Geographically
joint environment
Extensive
public/private cooperation
RESEARCH EDUCATION

14. Inhabitants at Katrinebjerg
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Research and education 90+ companies:
• Aarhus University • Bang & Olufsen
• Aarhus School of Business • Mjølner Informatics
• The School of Architecture • Vestas Wind Systems
• The Engineering College • Liwas
• Goalref
• Computer Science • The Specialists
• Computer Engineering • 43D
• Information Technology • Google
• Multi-media • Vmware
• Information Studies • …
• Media Studies • INCUBA Science Park
• IT-bachelor • Aarhus Entrepreneurship Centre
• ….

15. Katrinebjerg partners
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CORPORATE SECTOR
 Central Denmark Region  INCUBA Science Park
 City of Århus  Aarhus Entrepreneurship
Centre
 Central Denmark IT  Innocamp Katrinebjerg
Council  It-forum Central Denmark
 Innovation Lab Ltd.
 Real-Estate Company, Multi disciplinary  Alexandra Institute Ltd.
Subsidiary of Aarhus environment
University Research
Foundation Geographically
joint environment
 The Government
Extensive
public/private cooperation
LOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR RESEARH & EDUCATION

16. Unique selling points of Katrinebjerg
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• World-class research in computer science
• Highly innovative IT businesses
• Long tradition for collaboration
– Businesses, research, users
• Multidisciplinary teams
– Computer science, engineering, information- and media studies,
anthropology/field studies, industrial design /art, business
understanding

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• Human Computer Interaction
– Interaction design
– Participatory design / user-driven innovation
– Hypermedia
• Industrial design and ICT
• Anthropology and ICT
• Business understanding and ICT

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• Aarhus / Denmark has a large number of innovative
businesses
• Involved in a large number of research- & innovation
projects with universities (and Alexandra)

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• Application-oriented research institute
• Pervasive computing
• Non-profit organization
• National certified technological service provider
• Created to facilitate public/private cooperation
– at Katrinebjerg
– in the region
– in Denmark

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Innovation in cooperation with:
End-users
• Researchers:
the latest knowledge
Business’s:
a commercial approach
End-users: Innovation
applicable results
Based on multi-disciplinary teams
Business’s Researchers

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• Partnering with businesses, organisations and institutions
• Funding from public R&D
• Selling services and products
• Funding from The National Technology Service Programe

22. Phases in research-based innovation: ?
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Moti- Idea Research Developmen Product
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Spin-
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Universities, Enterprises....
Ideas Certified
R&D R&D with Business
Technological
project patners developmen
t Service
.....SMV

24. Project model
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Research project
Theme1 Theme 2 Theme 3
Development project
Concrete results
Case 1
Prototypes of IT systems
Case 2
Design
Case 3 Competence development
Research results

25. Focus areas Alexandra
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• Pervasive healthcare
• Interactive spaces
• New ways of working
• Advanced visualization and interaction
• Software systems
• It-security
• Business understanding
• Pervasive positioning
• Smart cities

26. Knowledge at work
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Innovation need partnerships and ecosystems
based on collaboration among competiors,
private companies and public institutions and
a lot more….
…..it all starts with local engagement wich
is then fueled by local engagement….
….think global act local

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jan.horsager@alexandra.dk