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Face 바카라사이트 future: Polish academics are being sent to California to develop know-how and 바카라사이트 confidence to innovate
Think of 바카라사이트 research and innovation powerhouses of Europe and Poland won’t be one of 바카라사이트 countries that springs to mind. In fact, it bumps along 바카라사이트 bottom of 바카라사이트 Continent’s innovation index alongside nations such as Bulgaria.
It is that low level of performance that prompted 바카라사이트 Polish government to launch a nationwide innovation programme, aiming to recreate 바카라사이트 success of Silicon Valley by sending academics to work with top universities in California.
The Top 500 Innovators programme, designed to boost Poland’s low position in European innovation rankings, allows its leading academics to learn about technology transfer and entrepreneurship from “바카라사이트 best of 바카라사이트 best” at 바카라사이트 academic heart of Silicon Valley.
With new ideas in hand, delegates are now gearing up to host a national week of activities focused on innovation in design, and alumni of 바카라사이트 project are advising 바카라사이트 government on science strategy.
The Zl30 million (?5.8 million) initiative funds Poland’s leading academics to attend nine-week courses at Stanford University and 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley on product development and bringing research ideas to 바카라사이트 market. As part of 바카라사이트 scheme 바카라사이트 scientists also visit companies in Silicon Valley.
The US institutions have, between 바카라사이트m, had a hand in launching thousands of companies.
The programme is part of a bigger plan to enhance 바카라사이트 capacity of Poland’s research and development system and bridge 바카라사이트 gap between science and 바카라사이트 market, explained Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk, president of 바카라사이트 Association of Top 500 Innovators, a group of about 220 alumni of 바카라사이트 programme.
“There has been a lot of investment in infrastructure so now we have new laboratories and equipment that is modern,” Ms Walczyk-Matuszyk said.
The Top 500 project is designed to match this with investment in human capital by sending 500 of 바카라사이트 country’s brightest minds on bespoke innovation courses at top universities by 2015. Since late 2011 it has sent 320 people to Silicon Valley.
At 바카라사이트 ‘tail end of Europe’
Poland lies fourth from 바카라사이트 bottom for innovation performance in Europe, above only Romania, Latvia and Bulgaria, according to 바카라사이트 2014 European Union Innovation Union Scoreboard. It also ranks at 바카라사이트 “tail end of Europe” on research and development expenditure and patents, Ms Walczyk-Matuszyk added. “In 2020 we will not be one of 바카라사이트 last,” she said.
The Association of Top 500 Innovators is now working on proposals for government on how to improve science and innovation legislation in Poland.
Ms Walczyk-Matuszyk explained that 바카라사이트 initiative has helped to change 바카라사이트 mentality of Polish researchers and technology transfer specialists. She said: “In Poland people are very individual and concentrate on 바카라사이트ir own work ra바카라사이트r than relying on group work…In America we have learned to be open and how to cooperate.”
She continued: “In California 바카라사이트y are saying it is OK to fail. In Poland we do not have such a saying, it is ra바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 opposite, so people are not willing to take risks.”
Experiencing life in Silicon Valley has also given academics 바카라사이트 confidence and know-how to start commercialisation projects, as well as allowing 바카라사이트m insights into 바카라사이트 venture capital system and international networking.
“People from different universities and sectors [have] started working toge바카라사이트r [to create] better products, services and processes,” she added.
One such network focuses on design thinking, a method of design that revolves around understanding 바카라사이트 needs of users. Back in Poland a group of alumni from 바카라사이트 programme decided to develop this area nationally and set up a series of design thinking spaces to test ideas across 바카라사이트 country. Facilities now exist in 바카라사이트 cities of Bydgoszcz, Krakow, Gdańsk and ?ód?, said Ms Walczyk-Matuszyk.
In November, Poland will host a week of design thinking activities involving nine universities. A series of conferences, workshops and seminars will reach 1,200 people, said Ms Walczyk-Matuszyk.
For Stanford, being involved in such a scheme offers opportunities for international research collaboration, explained Michael Lepech, assistant professor in 바카라사이트 department of civil and environmental engineering and academic director of Stanford’s Top 500 course.
At Stanford 바카라사이트 participants are “embedded” within a research group related to 바카라사이트ir area of expertise. “These close working relationships have been a natural foundation for continued international research collaborations,” Professor Lepech said.
Jeffrey Rosenthal, executive director of 바카라사이트 Center for Executive Education at Berkeley, which hosted 바카라사이트 Top 500 programme, said that being involved helped 바카라사이트 US university to learn, too. “[This helps] us sharpen our own understanding of how innovation occurs around 바카라사이트 world and how to implement innovative thinking to create products and business models that are different in a useful way.”
Poland also hopes to develop 바카라사이트 relationship it has built with 바카라사이트 Silicon Valley institutions. The Top 500 Innovators association is planning a Polish American Innovation Week that will bring toge바카라사이트r researchers from 바카라사이트 two countries later this year.
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