Project Document Training Workshop on Development of Science Parks and Technology Business Incubators for East and Southeast Europe Gliwice, Poland 10-12 September 2012 1
I BACKGROUND The term science park refers to all property development that is designed to support the clustering of knowledge-based enterprises in order to commercialize science and technology, providing business planning and intellectual property law to enable new science and technology-based ventures and better opportunities for success. Science parks aim to foster the development and growth of knowledge-based economies by bringing together scientific research and governmental organizations and their business support and development programmes in one physical location. There are many approximate synonyms for the term "science park". These include science and technology park, research park, technopark, technopolis, science city, and science town, and as time progresses, new descriptors appear as countries localize the term to describe their own cultural and local conditions for creating science-based industry. In some cases, the description relates to a particular scientific sector such as a bio-park. The appropriate term typically depends on the type of science and research in which the park's entities engage and the scale of investment. Clearly, science cities reflect a different scale and scope of ambition compared to a small science park but, regardless of terminology, these entities share the common and important objective of creating knowledge-based businesses. Technology incubators are common to many science parks, although in some locations they are stand-alone facilities associated with universities or other sources of knowledge. These technology incubators help technology start-up businesses (incubatees) by providing the necessary resources and support which they need to evolve into more mature businesses. Typically, this includes infrastructure, technology/prototype development facilities, necessary research facilities, help with funding and business advice. Experience has shown the importance of these elements in increasing chances of developing as a successful start-up. Where incubators are part of a science park, companies can graduate easily to larger facilities site. Where they are stand-alone structures, graduating to more appropriate facilities can be a problem, but this can be overcome by good management. Since the 1970s, UNESCO has been involved in promoting relationships between science, technology and innovation, and economic development, but it was only formalized as a programme in 1993 by creation of the University-Industry Science Partnership (UNISPAR) Programme. Nowadays, within the framework of the Science Policy and Capacity Building Division, UNESCO continues to work and intensify its activities by promoting innovation through supporting development of high-tech clusters, science parks and technology incubators. Availability of science parks and technology business incubators especially in developing countries can help the member states in their effort to promote science and technology innovation and commercialization of R&D, science and engineering education as well as continued professional training. In order to strengthen of existing Science Parks and Technology Business Incubators in the East and Southeast Europe as well as the establishment of new ones, UNESCO in cooperation with the World Technopolis Association (WTA) and the Government of the City of Gliwice are jointly organizing a training workshop on the development of the Science Parks and Technology Business Incubators, oriented towards enhancing the capacity of workshop participants on the development of science park and technology business incubator. 2
II OBJECTIVES 1. The training workshop is looking at the all elements that are crucial in the conceptualization, planning, establishment and management science park and technology business incubator. 2. The workshop will upgrade the capacity of the particiapnats to adapt his management to be coherence with innovation economy 3. The workshop has an ambition to facilitate the establishment a network of science and technology parks (high-tech clusters) in East and Southeast Europe, including sharing of common advanced experiences for development of science park and technology business incubator. The workshop will consist of five different parts as follows: lectures by experts, participant presentations, working group discussion, panel discussion on networking on science park development and conclusion (for details please see part VIII of this document). Expected Results - The governance capacity of the managers of science parks and technology business incubators increased. - Establishing a network of science and technology parks in East and Southeast Europe. III INSTRUCTORS Prof. Deog-Seong Oh Prof. Fred Young Phillips Prof. Deog-Seong Oh is currently a professor of College of Engineering at Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea and Secretary General of World Technopolis Association (WTA), which consists of 80 member cities in 40 countries (December 2011). He has also involved in WTA as a Chairman of the Academic Committee since 1997 and has been acting the role of General Secretary Since 2004. WTA is currently doing the cooperative projects-capacity building and technical assistance-on Science City governance with UNESCO since 2006. He is a member of the UNESCO High Panel on Science for Development (HPSD). Prof. Fred Young Phillips: Professor of Management at Marshall Goldsmith School of management, Alliant University, San Diego, USA. He has been a consultant to businesses including Intel, Texas Instruments, and Frito-Lay Inc., and has consulted worldwide on technology policy and technology based regional development. Most recently he helped central government agencies in Portugal and Republic of Korea on research and commercialization policy. He is a founder of the Austin Technology Council, and was also a Board member for the Software Association of Oregon. He is a popular op-ed columnist and panel member in forums dealing with trends in management, technology, higher education, and economic development. 3
Dr. Malcolm Parry OBE Dr. Klaus Plate Dr. Yoslan Nur Dr. Raimund Bröchler Dr. Malcolm Parry OBE: Managing Director of the Surrey Research Park, University of Surrey, UK, and President of the UK Science Park Association. Dr. Parry is trained as a scientist with his first degree, PhD and PGCE from the University of London. He has managed the development of the Surrey Research Park since its inception, and it is now one of the most successful parks in the UK. He is the author of several works on science parks developmentand planning including the UK Science Park Association book on Planning, Development and Operation of Science Parks. He is a member of a UNESCO/ Technopolis Association Panel that is concerned with Technopoles. Dr Klaus Plate: Former CEO of the Technologiepark Heidelberg GmbH (Heidelberg Technology Park), the first Biopark in Germany, since 1994. International President 2000-2002 of the International Association of Science and Technology Parks (IASP). Member of the Advisory Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park 2000 2002, Beijing, China. Member of the Board of the Council of Biotechnology Center, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), USA. Member of the Steering Group of the Council of European BioRegions (CEBR). Dr Plate was also director Managing Director of the Heidelberg Economic Development Corporation until 2007. Dr Yoslan Nur is UNESCO Programme Specialist and working in the Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building. Dr Nur is responsible for several activities, including promoting culture of innovation, popularization of science; promoting South-South cooperation in science, technology and innovation (STI) and STI information support system. Within the framework of the promotion of culture of innovation, he has been conducting many activities in assisting UNESCO s member States in facilitating the creation of knowledge-based SMEs through the development of science parks and technology business incubators, including capacity building activities, technical assistance, creation of pilot projects and establishment of regional center. Dr. Raimund Bröchler is Senior Delivery Manager at INTRASOFT International S.A. in Luxembourg. He managed projects such as IRE Network Secretariat (Innovative Regions in Europe), IRC Network Secretariat (Innovation Relay Centres), Russian Federation project Support to Innovative Russian Exportoriented SMEs and Euromed Innovation and Technology program. Since 2008 Dr. Bröchler coordinates the USA-EU Technology- and Business-Cooperation gateway us-eumatch.com, a member of the Enterprise Europe Network and coordinates a large Integrated FP-7 Project (IMAGINE) in the Manufacturing sector. He has experience of more than 13 years in the Innovation and Technology Transfer field. He has practical experience in all areas from upstream to downstream consultancy for SMEs. He is also INSME Vice president since 2007 and Member of the Management Board of Technology Innovation International (TII). 4
IV PARTICIPANTS The principal target participants of the workshop are managers of technology park mangers as well as the government officers who are dealing with knowledge-based economic development. Participants should have adequate scientific and administrative experiences in order to benefit from this customized training workshop. It is expected that participants will share their practical knowledge and their vision. The number of participants will be around 40 people, list of potential participants attached. V VENUE & DATE The workshop will be convened in Gliwice from 10 to 12 September 2012. VI LANGUAGE The working language will English. No simultaneous translation will be provided in other languages. Thus, invited workshop participants should have a good command of English language in order to benefit from the course. VII TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND ACCOMODATION The workshop organizer will cover the travel cost of the foreign participants on the most economic route and will provide the participants with accommodation for 4 nights. VIII WORKSHOP PLAN A. Opening Ceremony a. Opening Speech by Mayor of Gliwice, Mayor Zygmunt Frankiewicz b. WTA President, Mayor Hong-Chul Yum c. UNESCO Representative, Dr Yoslan Nur The objective of the opening ceremony is to hear the policies and actions taken by each institution in promoting science, technology and innovation. B. Introductory Lecture by instructors Course contents and objectives: 1. Historical background of science and technology park. The objective is to give the participants a general view about development of high-tech cluster around the world. 2. Principle of science and technology park. The objective is to develop a basic understanding about notion of science park. The course should develop a capacity of participants to make a distinction between different type of high-tech clusters: incubator, science park, technology park, research park, science and technology park, technopolis, science city, regional innovation system, etc. 3. An overview about policy instruments to support the development of science park and technology business incubator; 5
4. Practice of science and technology park. The instructors will explain the basic infrastructures, services and business environment that science parks should provide to the tenants. They will also show three example of successful science park namely Daeodok Innopolis in Korea, Surrey Research Park in the United Kingdom and Heidelberg Technology Park in Germany. 5. Critical factors for high-tech cluster development. To reach these objectives the following courses will be given: 1. General introduction about knowledge based economy and promoting science parks and technology business incubators Prof. Fred Philips (45 minutes); 2. Principle and practice of science park and case study Daedok Innopolis by Prof. Deog Seong Oh (45 minutes); 3. Policy instruments to support the development of science park and technology business incubators by Dr Yoslan Nur (45 minutes); 4. The United Kingdom experience in development of science park Case study Surrey Research Park, by Dr Malcolm Parry, (45 minutes); 5. The German experience in development of biopark Case study Heidelberg Technology Park by Dr Klaus Plate, (45 minutes) 6. Managing SMEs toward a sustainable growth during the economic crises by Dr Raimund Broechler (45 minutes) C. Participants presentations Nine selected participants will give a short presentation of his country experience in development of science and technology park. For participants who come from country which don t have science and technology park yet could give a presentation on S&T innovation in their countries, including the plan of science parks development if any. D. Working Group Discussion The objective of the working group discussion is to develop a mutual understanding between participants and experts about issues of science and technology parks development in East and South East Europe countries and try to find out possible solutions to the problems. The experts will prepare several standard questions concerning promoting science, technology and innovation in East and South East Europe which will be discussed by the participants. E. Closing Ceremony 1. Conclusion by Dr Yoslan Nur, (10 minutes) - Brief presentation on issues of development of science and technology park in East and South East Europe. - Action plan of UNESCO and its partners in capacity building and technical assistance in development of Science Park. 2. Closing remark by Secretary General of WTA, Prof. Deog-Seong Oh 6