TCM English

June 2010

1. Objectives

1.Mataró-Maresme: area of innovation2.Tecnocampus: the innovation promoter3.The projects4.And now?

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1. Mataró-Maresme: area of innovation  

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1. MATARÓ-MARESME: AREA OF INNOVATION

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First technology- based incubator in

Catalonia University

Entrepreneurship

Talent

Networks

Economical Promotion :

Citiy and Region Councils

Technology Centres

Communications and « Future » Internet

connections

+400.000 inhabitants+30 citiesMaresme

Costa Barcelona

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2. Tecnocampus: the innovation promoter

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2. TECNOCAMPUS: THE INNOVATION PROMOTER

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+45.000m23 university centres: TIC+Media (UPC),

Business+Tourism (UPF), Health Sciences (UPF)

Local investment: +46M€

Incubator: +1.000m2

Business Centre: +12.000m2

Convention and Congress Centre:

+2.200m2(350 seats)

+2.500 persons

Technology Centres:

Cetemmsa+TCM Audiovisual

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3. The projects  

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3. THE PROJECTS

1. Scientific and Innovation Park (PARC TCM)2. Nau Minguell3. Incubator4. CUB5. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Master’s degree (international)6. University Studies7. Research Centers8. Business Centre9. Convention and Congress Center10. Living Labs11. City Management and Knowledge Center12. NETLAB: multimedia communications13. CITAP: Technology Innovation People-Oriented Center14. CCI: Integration Competencies Center15. CRET: Business and Tourism Investigation Center16. R+D: Biometrics, …

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3. THE PROJECTS: Nau Minguell

1.250m2 for SME and entrepreneurs from the media sector: business centre, MediaLab, Co-Working.

Opening JULY 2010

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3. THE PROJECTS: Incubator

Facilities to promote and accelerate company’s starting-up and growth, specially those technology-based ones

@cceleration programs, coaching support for entrepreneurs

+1.000m2

Conditions: Economical, financial and technical supportEmployment generation (direct and indirect)Innovation and GlobalisationTechnology-based

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3. THE PROJECTS: CUB

Centre for Innovation ideas:

High-degree and high-school StudentsProjects:1.- Business oriented ideas2.-Support and training for students (like the ones in the incubator)3.- Coaching for students:

(experts from companies,lecturers and professors, entrepreneurs)4.- Working sessions in group5.- Working space to develop their ideas/projects6.- Entrepreneurship orientation: their curriculum at TCM includes core

modules in innovation and entrepreneurship: all the students, in all the courses, must pass mandatory modules on those items and concepts

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3. THE PROJECTS: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Master’s degree

Beginning october 2010. International lecturers. 60 ECTS

Development of market oriented projects based on innovative ideas

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Facilities

Project Support

(Business Angels)

Prestige:

UPF

International lecturers with

great entrepreuneurship

experience

TCM: Official certificate

and coaching

YOUR PROJECT WOULD BE REAL

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3. THE PROJECTS: University Studies

Health Sciences High School

Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Social Sciences and Business High School of Maresme

Bachelor Degree in Tourism and Leisure ManagementBachelor Degree in Business Administration and Innovation Management

Mataró School of Technology

Bachelor Degrees in:- Mechanical Engineering - Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering - Media- Computer Networks - Computer Science

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3. THE PROJECTS: RESEARCH CENTERS

Two research centers

TCM AUDIOVISUAL: media research center

CETEMMSA: smart-object advanced research center

R+D+i CLOSE TO COMPANIES ANDTHE MARKET

BE PULL MORETHAN PUSH

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3. THE PROJECTS: Business Centre

TCM 2 + TCM3Two innovation 7-story blocks, for companies, entrepreuneurs, and start-ups

Parking+1.000 vehicles, +13.900m2Business Center El Rengle+20.000m2

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3. THE PROJECTS: Convention and Congress Center

+2.200m2foyer+congress center+meeting rooms+showing rooms+350 seatsThree main objectives

1.- Self Organization and Planning Unit2.- External Organization and Planning Unit3.- Hosting Unit

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3. THE PROJECTS: Living Labs

TCM LAB: open innovation lab

PEOPLE ORIENTEDTO SOLVE THEIR REAL PROBLEMS

IN AN EFFICIENT WAY1.- Member of European Network of Living Labs (11/2008)2.- Member of CATLAB (Catalonian Association of LL)3.- Member of HISPALAB (Spanish Association of LL)4.- Collaboration on different projects (Catalonia, Spain, Europe)

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3. THE PROJECTS: City Management and Knowledge Center

Objectives:

Decision-making support: knowledge-model design for the support to decision making with pre-defined pre-established criteria

Impact Analysis: Predictive models to Visualize future evolution on information and data City Management:Data capture and analysisOriented to a betterCity management

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3. THE PROJECTS: NETLAB: multimedia communications

NETLAB+GIGACONNECTIVITY LABNew products, applications and service development labs on home networking and smart citiesOpen solution for the validation of companies’ products

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3. THE PROJECTS: CITAP: Technology Innovation People-Oriented Center

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1. CITAP:1. Innovation Center where new apps and solutions are developed for special needs oriented to people/users2. Since June 2008, with the strong collaboratioin of Fundació El Maresme pro Persones amb Disminució Psíquica3. Projects:

1. LA MOSQUETA (WWW.LAMOSQUETA.CAT): applications for stimulating mentally handicapped people2. CASAL DIGITAL (WWW.CASALDIGITAL.CAT): Elderly people estimulation application3. COMUNIDAD VIRTUAL PARA PERSONAS CON NECESIDADES ESPECIALES (WWW.COMUNIDADCITAP.ORG):

Technological platform for the community of dependent people , users and companies (15/3/2010)4. MESSENGER VISUAL (Instant messaging solution for people with diseases affecting communication: pictogram-

based communications interface)5. Digital tablet for visually impaired people

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3. THE PROJECTS: CCI: Integration Competencies Center

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Innovation area, working on the promotion of the integration of information systems with medical and electronical systems on the Catalonian Health System

1.Radiological and Non-radiological Medical Images Digitalization2.Interoperability projects3.Medical images standards (in strong collaboration with the Standards

and Interoperability Bureau of TIC Salut Foundation)

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3. THE PROJECTS: CRET: Business and Tourism Investigation Center d’Études en Entreprise et Tourisme

1.- Impact evalutation (studies)2.- Sectorial Analysis3.- Political and strategical planning4.- Library and documents management centre5.- Simulation Centre

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3. THE PROJECTS: R+D GROUPS: Biometrics, …

Research group on Digital Signal Processing

1.- Since 19962.- Strong involvement on national and international research projects3.- Company-based research4.- Strong knowledge on biometrics: speech applications, 2D images, 3D

images, health applications, matching, recognition, classification, …

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3. THE PROJECTS: Scientific and Innovation Park

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4. And now?

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THANKS!

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