IT Cluster Cooperative IT Environment

1
IT ClusterCooperative IT Environment

• Prof. Ivo VondrakFaculty of Electrical
  Engineering and Computer ScienceVB Technical
  University of Ostravaivo.vondrak_at_vsb.cz

2
History of ITCluster

• ITCluster was established by 18 companies and
  organizations in January 2006.
• Right now ITCluster has 44 members including
  global companies like TietoEnator, HP, Vodafone,
  INDRA, StoraEnzo and ... Technical University of
  Ostrava.
• The main goal is to provide cooperative
  environment for business, research and education.

3
MisionPeople for IT IT for People

• People for IT
• Provide sufficient number of graduates in a
  required quality
• Define and to provide longlife education in the
  area of Information and Commmunication Technology
• IT for People
• Research and development should be accepted as a
  shared future. Not just troubleshooting of short
  term problems.
• Research and development should satisfy
  requirements of the region.
• Marketing and communication
• Focus on common projects driven by concrete needs
  of cluster members.

4
Vision

• Building a platform for the shared communication
  among IT companies and institutions.
• Guarantee of quality based on interconnection of
  the university and IT industry.
• Partnership for region development the ambition
  is to move region towards technologies with the
  high-added value.
• Cooperation with other industry fields means to
  listen to their needs and possitively influence
  teir behavior.
• Shared activities of cluster members means
  cooperation and formation of synergy effects.

5
44 Companies - 1 Face
6
Operability Model

• ITCluster serves as an atractor for IT projects
  where the scope is larger than a potential of
  every single member.
• ITCluster serves as a generator of the virtual
  company established to solve such kind of
  projects.
• ITCluster is a platform for communication and
  partnership among cluster members and its
  customers.
• gt
• ITCluster does not offer a single special
  product.
• ITCluster produces synergic efect of cooperation
  among companies and institutions.

7
Layout of Operation
8
www.P4IT.cz
9
Virtual Company www.P4IT.cz
10
Inteligent Traffic Systems
11
Virtual Company
12
Sphere of Activities

• Development
• Development and implementation of information
  systems
• Development of Internet-based technologies and
  applications
• Development in the area of mobile technologies
• Development in the area of telecommunications
• Multimedia presentations
• Services
• Production, sale and administration of computer
  systems
• Monitoring and guarding of car fleets
• Consulting in the area of IT
• Graphic art and marketing
• Education
• Education in the area of ITT
• Longlife education including certified courses
• Language education, interpreting and translating
  services

13
Overview of Events

• Workshops
• Start IT , K2 atmitec
• Cooperation with University of Tampere, FEECS
• Inteligent traffic systems, NAM FEECS
• IT for disaster management, FEI
• Education and certifications, K2 atmitec
  Cloverleaf
• Presentation of marketing research in the area of
  HR, Datamar
• Conference Brands of the Region, Prof.Vondrák
• Workshops with other clusters
• International Cooperation, ARR

14
Overview of Projects

• Projects
• People for IT web portal
• E-marketing for Moravosilesian region
• eSMO CRM audit for City Hall of Ostrava
• Intelligent traffic systems
• Education and certificates
• Strategy of ICT for City Hall of Ostrava
• Data for Life (First aid emergy system)

15
Other events

• Social Events
• Public relations
• Marketing research in the area of HR
• Excursion to ASUS Czech
• Christmas party
• Golf tournament

16
Goals for 2008

• Based on partnership with the local government to
  amplify IT as a key business sphere for the
  succesfull development of the region.
• Based on the potential of ITCluster to maximize
  the usage of EU funds dedicated to education and
  innovations.
• Reinforce brand of ITCluster.

17
Human Resource Development(People for IT)

• Portal www.p4it.cz
• Modify its design towards HR agencies.
• Re-engineering of the system.
• Education, courses and competencies
• Improve education of mathematics and information
  technologies at secondary level of education.
• Development of soft competencies.
• Courses and certifications in the IT area.
• Improvement of software process
• Education in the area of RUP and XP.
• Women for IT (Women4IT)

18
RD and Innovations(IT for People)

• Information technologies for disaster management
  (IT4DM)
• Internet technologies and floods modeling
• Intelligent traffic systems.
• Usage of mobile technologies.
• Development of services for local government(s)
• IT strategies and their implementation.
• Firstaid systems.
• Integrated Emergency System

19
Marketing and PR

• Reinforcement of ITCluster brand.
• Organization of professional events.
• Organization of social events like christmas
  party and golf tournament.

20
Future visions ...
Center of Excellence IT4Innovations IT Park