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Trento Co-location EIT ICT Labs Italy. Fernando Guarino Autonomous Province of Trento “ Sistema Trentino dell’Alta Formnazione e della Ricerca ” . Trento within the context of EIT ICT Labs . EIT ICT Labs consist of: 6 full nodes 2 associate clusters. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Fernando GuarinoAutonomous Province of Trento“Sistema Trentino dell’Alta Formnazione e della Ricerca”
Trento Co-locationEIT ICT Labs Italy
Trento within the context of EIT ICT Labs EIT ICT Labs consist of: 6 full nodes 2 associate clusters
EIT ICT Labs @Italy co-located in Trento
Trento as an ideal Region for innovation • First class research centres and university
• Governance committed to support ERB initiatives
• Legislative Capacity to support ERB initiatives
• A short chain for decision process
• Territorial Labs as main drivers of innovation
Italian Regions(SMEs, Gov., P.A.)
EIT ICT Labs @Italy
EIT ICT Labs @Italy
EIT ICT Labs @Italy:•a nation-wide network of research, education and business
players• each involving some of the most active Italian regions:
SMEs, Local Governments, and Public Administrations•with core partners co-located in Trento
Core Partners
Affiliated Partners
The Vision: Innovation at the Regional Level
Regions: The right places for innovation …• where innovation meets society: policy makers, organizations, SMEs, people•“Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative – Innovation Union”•“External Evaluation of the EIT: Final Report, May 2011”
EIT ICT Labs @Italy
• involves through its partners some of the most active Italian regions:Emilia Romagna, Lombardia, Piemonte, Toscana, Trentino …
• realizes this vision through Territorial Labs, as an evolution and extension of the Experience and Living Labs
The Node: Excellence (data strictly limited to ICT)
The Node: The Co-location Centre
• 500+ researchers will be involved in EIT ICT Labs @Italy
• The co-location site is already available at the Trento ICT campus
• We have 3000+ square meters in addition to FBK / University space
• Telecom Italia Research Lab was formally established on April 8th, 2011
• Engineering will open in 2011 (a business unit already in Trento)
• We have plans for co-location of SMEs (e.g., GPI on July 6th 2011) , spin offs
• Space is available for affiliated partners
Work Plan: Territorial Labs as the Drivers
• Territorial Labs are territory-wide labs
• Key business model enabler: territorial data allow for new kinds of services
• Territorial labs apply to all three dimensions of ERB:• Research: results tested in realistic settings
• Education: hands-on experience for students in Masters and PhD courses and/or during summer/winter schools
• Business: market tests, comparison among alternative business models, assessment of the impact on organizations
• Integration at the KIC Level being developed with EIT ICT Labs partners
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Financial Plan: Dedicated Public Funding
• 76 M€ over 5 years available:
• for co-funding carriers & catalysts
• additional & dedicated to EIT ICT Labs (!)
• The first instalment (20 M€) already made
• the remainder (56M€) will be provided as soon as we become a co-location centre
• agreement already signed!
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Added Value
1. The Trento Regional Model2. The Italian Network of Regions3. An approach that can be extended to the KIC 4. Territorial Labs applied simultaneously to ERB 5. A new business model based on Territorial Labs6. A window into the Mediterranean area (e.g., Israel)7. A substantial financial co-fund
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Conclusions
• The Vision: A nation-wide network of the most active Italian regions with outstanding research, education and business players – colocation in Trento exploiting its excellence
• EU dimension: EU Key Companies as core partners
• Readiness: Node, Partners, Formal Agreements, Co-location Centre, Space, Funds … all available now!
• Funds: 76 M€, additional and dedicated funds for co-funding EIT ICT Labs activities
• Deep involvement in KIC activities, e.g., we contributed to more than 40 proposals for 2012
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Bedankt!Danke!
Kiitos!
Merci!
Tack!12