SIMPLY CLEVER Ing. Martin Jahn Member of the board of management ŠKODA AUTO a.s. KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY...

SIMPLY CLEVER

Ing. Martin Jahn

Member of the board of management ŠKODA AUTO a.s.

KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY FORUM V

Innovation and Technology Absorption for Growth

Prague, March 28-30, 2006

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technology absorption for growth

with sales of CZK 177,8 bln Škoda Auto is the biggest Czech industrial company

3% of Czech work force is directly or indirectly employed by Škoda Auto

Škoda's exports = 8,2% of the total Czech export

in 2005 Škoda Auto invested approx. 5% of its annual turnover

The significance of Škoda Auto for the Czech Republic

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technology absorption for growth Growth of Škoda Auto in 2005

record sales: 492.111 cars

record production: 494.127 cars

record revenue: EUR 6,46 bln

record before-tax profit: EUR 348 mln

record export: EUR 5,27 bln

record employment: 26.000 employees

expansion of assembly abroad (India, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan)

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labour costs

energy and material costs

competitors (Japan, Korea, China)

stronger CZK

prices of products

Competitive Environment

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Investments – R&D 203 mln EUR

Investments – Education 7,8 mln EUR

Škoda Auto University 420 students in bachelor study

Škoda Auto Mechanical 960 apprentices engineering vocational school

Škoda Auto - R&D center 1420 employees

Škoda Auto and Knowledge economy

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Trainee-programme

management talents programme

managementprogramme

iLead

competenciesdevelopment

GJEP

GEF

qualificationstandards

target group

JUST- pool

MBA

Škoda AutoUniversity

training

scholarship

vocationalschool

students

talents

managementjuniors

management

Top-management

Top-managementjuniors

graduates

apprentices

specialists

supervisors

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production systemŠkoda

intercultural training

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Qualification and Top competencies as the competitive advantage of Škoda Auto

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Knowledge management internet center/café, media library, study room, expert discussion forums, workshops

Event Managementcatering, after-work party, concerts, exhibitions, festivals

Škoda Auto University school for economic thinking - business and marketing professionals

Coachingcoaching, flow-teams, innovative processes

Center of technical universitiesstart of close co-operation between research lectures and students with company specialists and their involvement in the solution of new tasks

Campus „Na Karmeli“ – the public-private partnership

Building up the level of education and innovations by combining knowledge management and practice

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• 2009

Area of the new center: 38.000 sq.m.

Floor area of the labs and offices: 11.000 sq.m.

Investment: EUR 38 mln

New jobs: 370 employees

The extension of Technological Center

Building up the level of education and innovations by combining research and practice

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Innovation Management

R&D linked with Production

Škoda Auto University – Master‘s Degree

Cooperation with educational institutions – IQ Auto

Škoda Auto - Knowledge economy in the future

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Emphasis on knowledge economySupport of R&D demand, InnovationSupport of R&D infrastructure, building capacity on „supply side“Mobility of R&D workers

SME Support – consortium of SMEs as a final beneficiary

Efficiency in respect of administration expenditure:Relatively small grants providedAdministration/project expenditure for SME in line with HR capacity of SMEThe cost of providersResults of SME projects

Support clusters of SMEs linked to big companiesSMEs involved in robust R&D project led by big company

Activity from FP focused on SMEs put into programmes on national/regional level

Czech Republic – Financial perspective 2007-2013

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Knowledge economy is the only answer to globalisation

Knowledge economy = deindustrialization

Quality over Quantity

Public-private partnership

Permanent learning and change = stable security

Conclusions

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