Prof' Dr' Cene Bavec

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2st IT STAR Workshop Universities and the ICT
Industry (UNICTRY '07) 26 May 2007, Rome, Italy
UNIVERSITIES AND ICT INDUSTRY IN SEARCH FOR
INNOVATIVENESS

• Prof. Dr. Cene Bavec
• cene.bavec_at_guest.arnes.si
• www2.arnes.si/bavec

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Basic premises

• University - ICT Industry relation is much more
  than just joint projects
• We focus too much on industrys short term
  motivations in relation to universities
• University industry relation is considerably
  influenced by governments
• The strategic role of innovativeness is
  underestimated on majority of European
  universities

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Innovativeness and economic development
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Innovativeness and GERD
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Innovativness and spending on education
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Innovativeness and ST graduates
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Innovativness and social values
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Innovativness and public interest in ST
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Conclusions

• Industrys pragmatic objectives in relation to
  universities are innovations (they can buy it
  through joint projects)
• Industrys strategic objectives in relation to
  universities are innovative professionals (they
  will rise its internal innovativeness)
• General innovativeness is shaped predominantly on
  the university level of education
• Quest for innovativeness is not limited to ST
  graduates
• Innovativeness is based on personal capacity and
  social environment (therefore, governments role
  is not limited to stimulation of
  university-industry cooperation they should
  also promote innovative social environment)

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Universities - ICT industry

• ICT industry needs innovativeness even more than
  other industries
• ICT industry also needs more innovative non ST
  professionals