June 21 Presentation

“Monterrey, International City of Knowledge”

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How can we keep growing after NAFTA?

INNOVATING

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R & D + iKnowledge Transfer

WELL

BEING

FOR

SOCIETY

INNOVATION

Existing Knowledge

Basic ScientificResearch

MarketOriented

R & D

+ i New:

• Products• Processes• Services• Models

GlobalCompetitiveness

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What is a City of Knowledge?

“It is a territory where, according to a plan and a general strategy jointly

assumed by the society and government, its players have the common

purpose of achieving economic growth through a knowledge - based

economy”

Triple Helix

It is an alliance among businesses, universities, and government, seeking to achieve economic growth via innovation thus

improving the quality of life in society.

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City of Knowledge

Is not… It is…

continuous improvement disruptive change

But... What it´s a disruptive change?

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Disruptive Change

Teletype

Telephone(19 million)

VCR

Film camera

LP

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Coffee house

Cellular phone (60 million)

DVD HD DVD

Digital camera Camera in cellular phone

Cassette CD IPod

CD

Starbuck´s

Fax E- Mail

Wikipedia

Destruction in short term, but brings a very different proposition to market(cheaper, simpler, smaller and/or more convenient)

VoIP

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Facts

We are living exponential times

There are over 2.7 billon2.7 billon searches performed on Google each month, to whom were these questions addressed B.GB.G.. (before Google)?

The number of text messages sent and received every dayevery day exceeds the population of the planet.

It is estimated that a week´s worth of New York Times contains more contains more informationinformation than a person was likely to come across in a lifetimeacross in a lifetime in the 18th century.

The amount of new technical information is doubling every 2 yearsdoubling every 2 years … It is predicted to double every 72double every 72 hours by 20102010.

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Predictions

By 2013 a supercomputer supercomputer will be built that exceeds the computation capability of the human brainhuman brain.

By 2023By 2023 It only will take a $1,000 dlls computer $1,000 dlls computer to exceed the capabilities of the human brainhuman brain.

By 2049By 2049 a $1,000 computer $1,000 computer will exceed the computational capabilities of the human racehuman race.

What does it all means... Shift happens…

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City of Knowledge

Is not… But it is…

continuous improvement disruptive changemanufacturingmade in Mexicoa real estate projecta digital citya short term projectto be the best, to be excellent

mindfacturingcreated in Mexico, made in…necessary to develop

Technology Parksnecessary world-class

infrastructurea way of lifeto be uniqueunique

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Long term vision

To increase the State´s GDP per capita through knowledge industries and activities.

Promote the innovation culture in the State.

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The basic strategies ofMonterrey, City of Knowledge

To redesign the curricula of the education system. Universities – Knowledge area From kindergarten and elementary school to graduate school.

To bring new research centers and investment in technology based companies. To promote and strengthen research, innovation and technology

development.

To promote innovation in existing companies

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The basic strategies ofMonterrey, City of Knowledge

To create innovation companies

To create the right urban infrastructure For technology parks.

Digital State.

To promote the new culture

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PROGRESS

Alliance among: the 4 most important universities in our State, the UT at Austin, the National Council of Science and Technology, 2 business and Industry Chambers, and a national development bank.

Establishment of the Innovation and Technology Transfer Institute.

Construction of the first Knowledge Park: Research and Technology Innovation Park (PIIT).

Creation of the Trust for the Park operation (FOPIIT).

Start of operations of the first mechatronics center in the Technology Park.

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PROGRESS

Promotion of Innovation in Software, Automotive, Aerospace, Home Appliances and Health Clusters.

Promotion of Research Centers:

ITESM: 4 Research Centers in fields such as: Biotechnology, Health, Software, and Technology Transfer.

UDEM: 2 Centers focused on Industrial Property and Business Development.

UANL: 8 Research Centers in the following fields: Mechatronics, Industrial Design, Communications, Nanotechnology, Health and Nutrition, Agricultural biotechnology, among others.

BUSINESS INCUBATORS: 2 High-Tech and 6 Mid-Tech.

TECHNOLOGY CENTERS IN COMPANIES: 4

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PROGRESS

88 % Increase in state citizen patent applications in the 2003 - 2006 period.

Source: IMPI

Promotion of innovation in existing businesses: TRIZ

Workshops.

40 % Increase in grants for technology and software projects.

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Research and InnovationTechnology Park

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Purposes: To foster applied research and innovation. To link research with market and company needs. To use and develop Nuevo Leon Intellectual Capital.

Main centers: CIDESI – Texas A&M (National Council of Science and Technology): Mechatronics CIMAV (National Council of Sciences and Technology): Advanced Materials Research Center CINVESTAV: Research and Advanced Postgraduate School IDZ: RFID Company ITESM: Center for Research and Strategic Product Design Monterrey IT Cluster: with 42 local software companies State Institute of Water UANL: Center of Innovation, Engineering and Technology Design UDEM: Packaging Research and Design Center UT at Austin: Center for Global Business Innovation

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PIIT´s Architectural Project

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Location

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Research and Advance Studies Center (CINVESTAV) 70%

State Institute of Water (IANL) 54%

Engineering and Industrial Development Center (CIDESI) 100%

Center of Innovation, Engineering and Technology Design (CIIDIT, la UANL) 85%

Advanced Materials Research Center (CIMAV) 8%

Center for Research and Strategic Product Design (CIDEP, ITESM) prepared land

Progress

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UDEMIT Cluster

UANL CIIDIT

ITESM CIDEP STATE INSTITUTE OF WATER

CIMAV

CIDESI

IDZ

CINVESTAVProjects

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