IT Innovation Chain Case Study Softwarepark Hagenberg

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Bruno Buchberger Founder and Head of Softwarepark Hagenberg

• Innovation Chain

• Softwarepark Hagenberg

• Comments

Innovation Chain

Welfare

Economy

Education

Research

The Innovation Chain (EU … 2009 )

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Better: Innovation Spiral

Economy Education

Research

Softwarepark Hagenberg

Softwarepark Hagenberg

= innovation spiral in the field of software since 1987

(first “Software”park worldwide)

Hagenberg near Linz Vienna

Linz, historic center

Linz at river Danube, historic center

Linz, Ars Electronica Center

Linz, LENTOS museum of modern arts

VOEST ALPINE Steel, Linz, Austria

Softwarepark Hagenberg: A spin-off of the Johannes Kepler University, Linz

Johannes Kepler University, Linz

Johannes Kepler University

• Altogether 15.000 students

• Founded 1964 with focus IT (3000 students) and Business (5000 students)

• ~ 30 full professors in IT (and related subjects) • Bachelor, Master, PhD according to EU standards

• Some of our research institutes are world-renowned (e.g. RISC, US

NSF, already 1990: “there is no comparable institute in the US”)

• RISC … Research Institute for Symbolic Computation

Softwarepark Hagenberg

• Spin-off of the Johannes Kepler University in a separated campus (20km off Linz)

• Software:

– Research

– and Academic Education,

– and Business

Softwarepark: Founded 1987 in the Castle of Hagenberg

How come ?

- RISC was growing because of

and needed space.

- Request of the Governor of Upper

Austria 1987: build up economy in

rural area.

Castle of Hagenberg after Renovation 1989 Starting point of Softwarepark Hagenberg

25 co-workers

Softwarepark 2012: 2500 R&D coworkers and students

120 mio investment

Softwarepark Hagenberg, IT-Center office building

Softwarepark Hagenberg, Building of the University of Applied Science Hagenberg

Research Institutes in the SWP JKU RISC – Research Institute for Symbolic Computation Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Paule

JKU FAW – Institut for Applied Knowledge Processing Univ.-Prof. Dr. Roland Wagner

JKU FLLL – Institute for Knowledge Based Mathematical Systems Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erich P. Klement

JKU Institute Business Informatics – Software Engineering Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gustav Pomberger JKU Research Center GeoGebra Univ. Prof. DI Mag. Dr. Markus Hohenwarter

JKU SCCH – Software Competence Center Hagenberg Univ.Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter-Schewe JKU Hagenberg High Performance Computing Center Mag. Michael Krieger

Research Institute of the University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg DI (FH) Thomas Kern

Josef Ressel Center Heureka! Prof. (FH) Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Michael Affenzeller

Research Studio Austria NiCE Prof. (FH) Priv.-Doz. Dr. Michael Haller JKU Christian Doppler Research Lab for Cloud Computing

Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Schewe

Academic Studies at the SWP

• JKU International PhD in Information Technology (in English)

• JKU International Master’s Informatics (in English)

• University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg: Bachelor and Master in Information Technology

Univ of Applied Science Hagenberg

First place in a recent ranking of all IT studies in Austria. Place 4 in a ranking of all IT-studies in all German

speaking countries.

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60+ Companies in the Softwarepark (30 start-ups)

• Aberger Software GmbH • AMS Engineering GmbH • APEX gaming technology GmbH • Automobiltechnik Blau / MAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems Ges.m.b.H" • BECKHOFF Automation GmbH • bluesource - mobile solutions gmbh • Buchberger Thinking Technologies GmbH • CDE Commuications Data Engineering GmbH • Cloud Guard • Count IT Group – WURM & Partner Unternehmensservice GmbH • Diakoniewerk EDV-Werkstätte Hagenberg • Mag. Heinrich Enengl • ergonis software • F-Line KG • FAW Software Engineering GmbH • FL3XX • funkinternet.at GmbH • Gleichmann Electronics Research (Austria) GmbH & Co KG • Hagenberg Software GmbH • DI (FH) Mario Holzer, Software Engineering • ISIQIRI • jotas Services GmbH • Kreinecker Steuerberatung Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH

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60+ Companies

• Mistelberger Strada OEG • Ninepoint Systems GmbH • NEXPERTS GmbH • Nöbauer Unternehmensberatung • Objectbay Software & Consulting GmbH • Pentadoc GmbH • P und P Sozialforschung • Posimis Internet GmbH • Pro-face Europe B.V. • Raab Coaching – Strategie- & Vertriebsberatung • RISC Software GmbH • Rise 2 Reality Software • RK robotic KG • Ruhmer Förderberatung • Scheimzuber Harald, CAD-Systeme • Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Medetz • SNS Saturn Networking Solutions Hager & Partner KEG • Software Competence Center Hagenberg GmbH • STIWA Holding GmbH • Tiscover AG • TISP Aufschließungs- und Betreibergesellschaft mbH • ubitronix system solutions gmbh • virtec informatik Ges.m.b.H • Vorarlberger Verlagsanstalt GmbH

• Wesely - Visuelle Mediengestaltung

International Master’s Program Informatics Hagenberg

• Master’s Thesis in cooperation with Austrian

companies.

• All courses etc. in English.

• Special “Entrepreneurship Training”

• Numerous fellowships sponsored by companies

International Students of the PhD Program

International Students of the Master’s Program

International Students of the Master’s Program

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Screeening, Coaching

IIH investment partners

several mio Euro

International Incubator Hagenberg

2012 at Softwarepark: - May: IT start-up / investors day

- June: StartEurope live

- Ocotber: 1st Internat. Meeting of

Softwareparks. Initialization of Global Start-up Space.

Comments

inspiration from basic research

versus

inspiration from market

education by masters

versus

education by the web

education for science

versus

education for business

young entrepreneurs

versus

capital

global spirit

versus

devotion to a region

brain drain

versus brain gain

versus global brain web

high tech innovation

versus

life style innovation

university

versus

diversity

special responsibility of

“university” professors

…

Seminar “From 0 to 100”

for (cluster) managers

…

in the Castle of Hagenberg

• from (water) closet

• fo concrete

• to castle

• to cluster

• to consciousness

• ……

T H A N K Y O U !

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Contact: Professor Bruno Buchberger Head and Founder of Softwarepark Hagenberg Tel.: +43 (0) 664 4211646 buchberger@softwarepark-hagenberg.com www.softwarepark-hagenberg.com

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Austria

Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

Softwarepark Hagenberg, one of the two technology parks of the Johannes Kepler University

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A u s t r i a

Inhabitants: 8,3 mio Capital: Vienna (1,7 mio) Language: German Founded in 996 Democratic Republic, Member of EU

(European Union) since 1995

Linz Vienna

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Mozart 1756 - 1791

• However, Austria is not only a country of music …

• Austria is the 12th richest country in the world, in terms of GDP (Gross Domestic Product per capita).

• Capital Vienna ranked 2nd in a recent world-wide ranking of cities, in a combination of all aspects.

• Has a highly-developed eco-social market economy.

• Highly developed industry: steel, special metals, polymer, and thousands of high-tech small and medium enterprises, high export rate.

• Unique geopolitical position in the center of Europe.

Vienna founded by the Romans 15 BC

Vienna Opera

Vienna at night

UN-City in Vienna, at river Danube

UN-City in Vienna, at river Danube

Vienna, Secession Museum

Vienna, St. Charles Cathedral

University of Vienna

Technical University of Vienna

Innsbruck in the Alps, Olympic Winter Games 1964, 1972

Skiing in the Austrian Alps

Hiking in the Austrian Alps

The Alps in Austria, Dachstein glacier

Salzburg, town of Mozart