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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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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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innovation and
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
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graduates
apprentices
specialists
supervisors
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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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