Regional Innovation Initiative in Ukraine (on example of Lviv Innovation Centre) Uzhgorod,19 July 2011 Проект фінансується Європейським Союзом Joint Support Office (JSO) for Enhancing Ukraines Integration into the EU Research Area (ERA) EuropeAID/127891/C/SER/UA Проект реалізується консорціумом під керівництвом компанії ECORYS Офіс спільної підтримки (JSO) інтеграції України до Європейського дослідницького простору (ERA) EuropeAID/127891/C/SER/UA Україна Ivan Kulchytskyy, JSO-ERA Regional Thematic Expert, Lviv CSII Національний інформаційний центр зі співробітництва з ЄС у сфері науки і технологій

LvCSII represents a proposal on behalf of consortium Lviv – InnoStart. NGO Agency of European Innovation and Association Lvivtechnopolis are members of this consortium where LvCSII acts as Lead Partner The consortium is opened for other partners – universities, R&D, NGO.

MAIN AIM GROUPS BUSINESS MAIN AIM GROUPS DEVELOPING AGENCIES PUBLIC AUTHORITIES NGOs EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

LIC Project Goals: LIC will become a platform for programs and activities designed to identify promising technologies among university inventions, assist aspiring entrepreneurs in building viable technology-based companies, and facilitate market access and industry linkages. The LIC will be designed and implemented in a way that can be scalable based on resource availability, replicable in other regions of Ukraine, and have a potential for economic sustainability by way of revenue generation from services and equity participation in start-up companies. The LIC project is funded by the US Department of State, the Lviv City Administration, TechInvest Venture Company, ELEKS Company and Ukraine State Committee for Science, Innovation, and Information (together referred to as CRDF Global partners).

The activity of a consortiumLviv – InnoStart. Lviv – InnoStart LVCSII NGO Agency of European Innovations Lvivtechnopolis 1) Projects are prepared and implemented with the support of Lviv City Council and Lviv State Regional Administration 2) Implementation of innovation projects 3) Support of innovation development of the region

The main partners of LVCSII State Agency on Science, Innovations and Informatization of Ukraine, Lviv Region State Administration, Lviv City Council, Confederation of business items of Lviv region, Western Scientific Centre of National Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Education and Sciences of Ukraine, NGO Ukrainian system of distance learning, NGO Agency of European Innovation, National University of Forestry Engineering of Ukraine, Lviv National Agrarian University, Innovation Farming Enterprise Filvarok-К3, Medical – logopedist Centre Svitava Galytska, Private Enterprise Alternatyvna Energetyka, Regional Scientific-Production Association Gal-Avto, Western Ukrainian Regional Association of Innovation Enterprises Lvivtechnopolis, Lviv National University n.a. Ivan Franko, National University Lvivska Politechnica, German company DREBERIS, German company Mattfeld&Sander Marketing und Messe AG, Fraunhofer-Centre (Germany), German Research Center of Biomass (DBFZ), State Institute of Geological Researches (Warsaw, Poland), Poland National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU, Innovative Eastern Poland Association Malopolska Regional Development Agency, Polish Business and Innovation Centers Association, Warsaw University of Technology, INNO AG (Germany), Europe Programme Centre im Freistaat Thueringen (Germany), Q-PLAN NORTH GREECE

We propose to determine three main components with the LIC activity: Mechanisms of consensus gaining between key stakeholders of Lviv innovation system Financial-organization procedures of tasks implementation and interaction with CRDF Global partners Interdependent projects, programmes and elements system

Project 1 Lviv Innovation Center Internet Portal It will become the central repository for information related to entrepreneurship, technology commercialization and knowledge transfer in Lviv and globally. Tasks: T1.1. Structure of portal information part development T1.2.Information of LIC hosting on LvCSII portal and on LIC portal T1.3. Technical assignment on a separate LIC portal creation development T1.4. Software for LIC Internet portal development)

Portal of LvCSII – Comment of Markus Boman from: Swedish Institute Thank you for again hosting information regarding our initiatives on your website. Last time we announced information regarding our activities to LvCSTEI, we got a great response from the Ukrainian research community. To us the LvCSTEI network thereby indeed has been valuable.

Project 2 LIC infrastructure development LvCSII posses a 9 floors premise that was erected in 1973 and is located not far from a city centre. The address 57 Chornovil Ave. The whole useful space of all premises is 5630,8 sq.m. LvCSII have a project of property complex modernization on the base of a concept Smart (intellectual) building via the implementation of an initiative project of LvCSII The creation of a regional information- analytical business-innovation centre Lvivtechnopolis. Tasks of the project to great extend are similar with LIC creation goals. But limited resource of a state budget does not allow starting its implementation. That is why the LvCSII independently conducts the investor searching with which a project Lvivtechnopolis could be implemented with within state-private partnership.

Building of LvCSII

Project 3 Formation of consensus conceptual platform of Lviv and Ukraine innovations development The LIC activity concept as A one-stop shop for innovation services/infrastructure development in Lviv. The organization of Policy Dialog Forum will become an important instrument of conduction of functional discussions attracting famous foreign and Ukrainian experts, innovators-practicians, business, authorities to useful recommendations development and LIC activity experience dissemination among other regions of Ukraine. Tasks: T3.1. Policy Dialog Forum creation T3.2. Constant monitoring of Lviv innovation system conduction T3.3. Creation of services that are necessary for effective LIC functioning T3.4. LIC staff competencies improvement and organization of a common activity for quality services providing

LIC services Intellectual property and patents. Patent search conduction, patent documents preparation, intellectual property rights protection. Technology transfer. Formation of data bases of demand and proposals for technologies, technology audit conduction, assistance in technology description preparation, innovation proposals catalogues preparation and publishing. Access to finance. Assistance in business-plans development, financing sources searching – Seed Capital. Venture Capital, preparation of joint projects for EU funds and other donors receiving Research funding. Up-to-date information providing on the programmes of research funding, assistance in project ideas formulating according to programmes requirements, partner search for joint projects, support of proposal-writing.. Going international. We plan to participate in huge international events, support business trips of key stakeholders of Lviv innovation system to meeting with foreign partners as well as to organize big international events in a city and invite foreign organization and investors to Lviv. Advice on Ukrainian law and standards. Within Ukraine is planning to form a modern innovation system, discussions on changes to the acting legislation and new laws that will regulate technology transfer and innovation activity in our country preparation are conducted on a state level.

Project 4. Preincubator - Technology Entrepreneurship Development. It is a program designed to support a technology start-up creation, market access and early-stage funding. it is planned to utilize international best practices in the technology transfer and business incubation. The process is divided into three phases: The preparatory pre-incubation phase, the incubation phase, and the final Business2excellence. Tasks: T4.1. Innovation proposals call conduction T4.2. Assistance providing in Business Plan development and Start-up company creation T4.3. Development of LIC potential on support of start-up company creation in Lviv

Project 5 University Technology Transfer Capacity Development. Establishment of effective cooperation between LIC and academic TTOs could be a key factor of LIC activity better results gaining and establishment of the consensus between key stakeholders of Lviv innovation system. Tasks: T5.1. development of partnership with academic TTOs T5.2 development of competencies and potential of academic TTOs T5.3. support academic TTOs of international cooperation development T5.4. Preparation and publishing of Guide Academic entrepreneurship LvCSII established cooperation with the most active academic TTOs in Lviv during , led lectures for TTOs personnel. We also assisted TTOs to present the proposals of universities and R&D institutes during international forums and conferences in order to find potential partners (investors). Establishment of effective cooperation between LIC and academic TTOs is a key factor of LIC activity better results gaining and establishment of the consensus between key stakeholders of Lviv innovation system. We plan to propose for academic TTOs to become a multi-partner of LIC.

Project 6. Promotion and Dissemination. Traditional and modern technologies Web 2.0 of information spreading are planned to be used in the project. Mail merges and web-pages of partner organizations will be used for information dissemination via Internet network among separate target groups Tasks: T6.1. Development of promotion materials about LIC T6.2. Information dissemination via mass media and Internet T6.3. Organization and conduction of events in Lviv T6.4. LIC promotion during international events in Ukraine and abroad

Our key arguments: Modern infrastructure (building, equipment, facilities, Internet access) Qualified personnel with the experience in international projects fulfillment The possibility to attract additional funding Modern information technologies usage Advanced network of contacts with key innovation stakeholders in a region and beyond its borders Influence on the innovation policy on the regional and general state level Thanks a lot for your attention