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!

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