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T INNOVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA XPERIENCES FROM FINLAND mu Seppälä, Programa STIFIMO

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I held this in AITEC 2012 Conference, Maputo; presenting some Finnish success cases and highlighting international opportunities which Finnish network offers.

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ICT INNOVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICAEXPERIENCES FROM FINLAND

Teemu Seppälä, Programa STIFIMO

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CONTENT

PARADIGM SHIFT: CASE ROVIO

OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AND ACCESS:APPCAMPUS

GLOBAL BIZ: Nest (NY) and Lion Partners (Beijing)

SUMMARY

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AN EXAMPLE OF ICT PARADIGM SHIFT

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ProductsThe world spends 5 million hours on Angry Birds per day!

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• Revenue in 2010: $10 million 2011: $100 million

• More than one billion downloads• Rovio turned down $2 billion acquisition • Partnership with NASA, National Geographic,

CERN• “We Want To Be Bigger Than Disney”

What’s Hot?

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“Secret Sauce”• 51 games before the hit!• Simple, good sense of control• Multiple platforms• Not just a game, it’s a brand!• Connections with fans

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New Ecosystem Advantage

• 0ver 500 million S40 Nokia devices in use worldwide

• Windows Phone defines the new paradigm for UX

• Virgin territory for developers to differentiate by creating exciting never-before-possible apps

• New monetization opportunities via the Windows distribution networks

Windows Phone will lead users into a new era of mobile computing

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A Go-To-Market slingshot

A Unique Accelerator

• No Equity Dilution

• No Revenue Share required

• IPRs remain property of developers

Three key facets

• Award Platform

• Coaching Program

• Global Alumni Network

Only demand is 6-month exclusivity

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Who You Are

• A developer with world class skilland ambition potential. You breathe mobile and love to deliver great UX.

• An entrepreneur with world class management and monetizationcapability. You are aggressivelyseeking the next big opportunityin mobile.

• A finessed facilitator, a connector of opportunities to ideas and people.

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How you can Accelerate with AppCampus

• Awards: 20-50-70.000 euro / App

• Coaching & Education, Product-oriented

• Professional SW-Dev. Process & Quality Assurance

• Network & Marketing Support, Marketplace & Nokia Store

• Co-working space

Online submission: appcampus.fi

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Lion Partners

Z-Park Beijing, China

Lion Partners

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Platform support for participant companies

• Company setup• Access to finance• Tax benefits

– Sales tax/tariff: No tax on tech transfer, no tariffs on own R&D equipment shipping– Value Added Tax: Perpetual 3% vs. 17%– Corporate income tax: 3 year tax holidays, next 3 years 7.5% vs. 33%– Additional deductions: Employee personal income tax deduction, R&D spending deduction

• IPR– IPR as part of the local capital

• Office space

Lion Partners

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CafésMeetingRooms

BusinessEvents

BusinessNetworking

Z-Park Services – Full support

Lion Partners

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Key figures and location

ZGC Software Park

Zhongguancun Park

•Total revenue: 1.96 trillion CNY (in 2011)•Area: 250 km²•Top 5 industries: Electronic information (40.5%), Advanced manufacturing (13.9,%), New energy & high efficiency and energy saving (13.2%), New materials (9.6%), Bio-pharmaceuticals (4.0%)•Innovative resources: 40 national leading universities, 206 national and municipal institutions, 20000 hi-tech companies•Preferential policies: tax, talents, science park, patent, finance•Companies: 207 listed companies, 106 companies on Zhongguancun OTCBB, 1900 foreign companies•IPR: 76 international standards, 590 national standards, 19000 patents

Lion Partners

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SUMMING UP

1. FOCUS ON YOUR TALENT

2. ACCELERATE / USE OPPORTUNITIES

3. PARTNER (LOCALLY AND INT.)

4. KNOW YOUR ROLE IN THE ECOSYSTEM

5. FAIL, LEARN AND IMPROVE!

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Muito obrigado!