Future Shape of Industry University Government Research Partnerships

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Future Shape of Industry / University /
Government Research Partnerships
Innovation and the Journey of e-Business on Demand
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University partnership goals build relationships
of mutual value, with top priority placed on
technical talent

• Common worldwide goals
• improve access to IBM offerings for skill
  development
• collaborate on research with selected
  institutions
• accelerate recruiting the best talent
• increase sales

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AP leads in number of science/engineering students
Total Student Population 88.2 million
Students in Science Engineering 23.6 million
Source UNESCO 2000
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IBMs University Relations Programs support
research

• IBM Scholars university product portal
• Easy access to IBMs offerings for academia which
  support skill development in software, hardware,
  and services
• www.ibm.com/university
• IBM Ph.D. Fellowships
• Attract and hire exceptional Ph.D. students,
  nominated by faculty
• IBM Faculty Awards
• Focus on strategic opportunities with recognized
  leaders, nominated by IBMers
• Shared University Research (SUR) Awards
• Support collaborative research in areas of mutual
  interest through equipment donations and other
  support, nominated by IBMers

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Research focus areas support innovation in
e-business on demand, which requires the fusion
of

• Business insight services and software to
  improve business performance
• Advanced business integration (data integration,
  product lifecycle management,
  e-learning, e-supply chain)
• Infrastructure hardware, software and services
  integrated into an open computing environment
• Deep computing (bio-informatics,
  distributed/parallel algorithms, visual
  analysis)
• Computing infrastructure (grid, security,
  autonomic, storage, nextgen Web)
• Linux enhancements
• Technology components Exploratory computing
  technologies (nano, Si, STI)

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Diversity is a business priority

• Inclusiveness
• Accessibility
• Ongoing commitment

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Future directions

• Innovation is needed to fuel economic growth
• Innovation in the 21st century transcends
  traditional definitions of research and
  development
• Services-driven global economy
• Intersections between industries, disciplines,
• Collaboration between industry, universities, and
  government is a critical in developing the
  required technical talent

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