Post on 14-Jul-2015
GALWAY CITY INNOVATION DISTRICT John Breslin
TECHWEST / COLLINS MCNICHOLAS 5 MARCH 2015
Who am I?
Senior Lecturer in Engineering and Informatics Researcher at Insight Centre for Data Analytics Co-Founder of boards.ie Co-Founder of adverts.ie Chairman of Startup Galway Board Member of WestBIC Imagineer of Galway City Innovation District Shameless Self Promoter and Creator of Titles
John Breslin NUI Galway
Why is Galway great?
Named as the Top European Microcity of the Future 2014/15 by Financial Times’ FDi Magazine
One of five global hubs in the medtech sector (with nine out of the world’s top 10 medtech companies on its doorstep)
Valeo, Cisco, HP, Avaya, SAP, IBM, APC, Arm, Schneider, Fidelity, SAP, SmartBear, EA, OnePageCRM, Pocket Anatomy, Altocloud, Ex Ordo, Element Wave, Netfort, CGA…
#1 Euro Microcity FDi (Financial Times)
Medtech Hub 9/10 top companies
ICT Cluster MNCs, SMEs, startups
1. Menlo Castle (origin of Menlo Park in Silicon Valley, California)2. Computer Museum of Ireland (at DERI)3. NUI Galway (where Stoney, originator of term “electron”, was prof.)4. Java’s (Zachary Quinto, AKA Spock, waited on tables here)
OnePageCRM
Insight
Ex Ordo
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European Microcity of the Future
5. Claddagh (birthplace of the Claddagh Ring, and Angel from Buffy!)6. Ignite TTO Business Innovation Centre7. Galway Technology Centre8. Innovation in Business Centre (at GMIT)9. Marine Institute
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Startup Galway Monthly tech meetup for the entrepreneurially minded in Galway
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What’s next?
Innovation district
The Rise of the Innovation Districts, Bruce Katz and Julie Wagner, Brookings Institution “Innovation districts constitute the ultimate mash up of entrepreneurs and educational institutions, start-ups and schools, mixed-use development and medical innovations, bike-sharing and bankable investments—all connected by transit, powered by clean energy, wired for digital technology, and fueled by caffeine.”
What is it?
Galway City Innovation District First innovation hub in 2015
Near Galway’s train and coach stations, harbour area
A focal point for creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in Galway’s inner city
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Where
What
First: an innovation hub Don’t wait for five or ten year plans: pick a building, show that it can house an innovation hub, through its success grow into other buildings and spaces nearby
Right in the city centre, attractive location for companies, walkable to the transportation hubs, cafés and restaurants, University, Galway Harbour, and the sea
Hold open workshops in a shared area to skill up local companies and the community in emerging tech (cloud and web frameworks, app development, etc.)
Allow companies to co-work in a space that allows them to leverage each other’s expertise, bounce (ideas) off each other, collaborate with and mentor others
Incorporate if possible one or all of the following: hackerspace / makerspace, fab lab, science gallery, computer museum, Lego room (please, pretty please)
Have a hot desk area for short-term visitors to the city, so that they can experience what it’s like to be a Galwegian, and hopefully apply for citizenship later on
Lean approach Location is key Community focus
Co-working space Make and create Visitor friendly
Supporters so far… Galway Chamber Galway Harbour Galway City Council NUI Galway Startup Galway ITAG WestBIC IDA Ireland Corporates TBA …and more…
Innovating West 13 March 2015
What’s the focus?
Who will be there? 30 CEOs, executives and leaders from Google, Dell, HP, Digicel, Juniper Networks, Portwest, JFC, GAME GOLF, Element Wave, Alison, Cloud90, plus over 250 attendees at the event www.innovatingwest.com
Building world-class teams and creating innovation ecosystems in the West of Ireland
Thank you. Any questions?
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