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Partnering with startups
1. Why do we want to buy from startups?
2. How did we start?
3. Where are we now?
4. Is everybody happy?
Antwerp, a hotspot for startups
Startups need customers
And we’re looking for fresh ideas, creativity and speed
It’s an obvious match
What is a startup?
Many definitions, but for us a startup is about…
entrepreneurshipinnovation
creativityflexibility
scale up potentialspeed
Getting started
Let’s ask the experts from imec, Antwerp Management School, startups.be & the city of Antwerp
Answers to questions like
○ What are made-to-measure challenges for startups?○ How can we build an ecosystem with startups?○ How do we reach them?
Getting started: summer 2015
start of antwerpen.digipolis.be
launch of first challenges
supported by a lean & mean procurement approach
first contracts with startups
Lean & mean procurement
VERY FASTmax. 3 months
scoutingoffers
delivery
FASTmax. 4 months
announcementselection
offersdelivery
lean procurement
Lean & mean procurement
Pitch
Tell us in 30 minutes
… who you are
… your greatest strength
… your solution to our challenge
Lean & mean procurement
Simplified offer
Clarification - maximum 2 hours
4 award criteria
First shippable product?
Best and final offer
price & commercialisation plansolution design & principlessprint planning & monthly releases
technology & innovative aspects
antwerpen.digipolis.be
launch of challenges
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Meetup DigAnt Café
co-creation with citizens, academics, businesses & government
sharing knowledge
networking & interaction
http://www.meetup.com/digant-cafe
Inspiring examples
Born in Antwerp app
○ Information about the ‘Born in Antwerp, Harbour of Creativity’ festival
○ Bo, a smart bot & personal guide○ Gold at the MIXX awards in category ‘best mobile app’
BIBIT app
○ Youngsters interactively explore the Antwerp public libraries○ Interest of other cities and local authorities
Inspiring examples
SlimnaarAntwerpen.be
○ Vital mobility support during infrastructure works in Antwerp ○ Smart multimodal route planner: fastest & cheapest route
in/out of and across the city
Antwerp City Platform as a Service
○ Re-usable underlying IT components, like notifications, online payments, digital signatures, user management...
Startups powered by Digipolis
● Government is a customer with many challenges● Easy to partner with because of new procurement
approach● Compensation for a potentially shippable product● IPR ownership for commercialisation● Proof of Concept and a good reference● Stepping stone to other (local) governments
Digipolis powered by startups
● Fresh ideas and creativity● Unexpected & innovative solutions● Fast and low cost implementation● Flexible, agile way of working● Inspirational entrepreneurship● Increased capability of parallel implementation of
IT-solutions
Pitfalls?
● Sometimes too tight in terms of offer preparation time and execution period
● Startups often deliver a part of the solution● What if they disappear?● Long term support contracts may be difficult