OPEN INNOVATION CITY BIELEFELD The New Bielefeld | OPEN, INNOVATIVE, ACTIVE Funded by: WELCOME TO OPEN INNOVATION CITY In an age of rapid technological change and Energy of the State of North Rhine- and social development, innovation is Westphalia (NRW), the University of becoming the yardstick for the future of Applied Sciences Fachhochschule German companies, cities and regions. des Mittelstands (FHM), Founders Foundation, Pioneers Club and owl Open Innovation maschinenbau e.V. have joined forces to pool the innovative strength in The new scientific principle of Open Bielefeld and the entire region, Innovation stands for openness and for making it available to everyone. The bringing together all relevant actors in ideas of these four partners and society: for the collaboration between other co-creators are implemented science, economy and society in order to by an enthusiastic team in the newly harness all existing potential. set up Innovation Office. Who We Are Take Part Something totally new is emerging in the With this flyer we present the Open East Westphalia-Lippe region: Bielefeld is Innovation City project and invite becoming the first “Open Innovation City” you to join us on our way. Support in Germany. For this ground-breaking OIC and profit from the innovative project, which is funded by the Ministry capacity of many – shape the future of Economy, Innovation, Digitalisation with us! Prof. Dr. Ingo Ballschmieter Henning Duderstadt Scientific Director Director Open Innovation City Bielefeld Innovation Office 2 “In the upcoming years, we want to develop NRW into one of the most innovative economic regions of Europe. East Westphalia-Lippe is characterised by its strong economy, an excellent higher education landscape and a growing start- up culture. This makes Bielefeld an excellent location for becoming Germany‘s firstOpen Innovation City.” Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart Minister for Economy and Innovation, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) 3 WHAT IS OPEN INNOVATION? Open Innovation is the innovation approach of our to keep up, especially in rural areas. Cities must time. It can be the solution for companies to position prove themselves against other cities in the same themselves in an internationally competitive environment, state, in the same country and more than ever also as well as their products or services as future oriented. internationally, in order to be attractive to residents, Many companies are facing the challenge of continually culture and economy. The innovative capacity is one of reinventing themselves because of the increasing pressure the central challenges for cities in our age. This means of competition, not only coming from inside their industry, the ability to develop and retain talent, to generate but also from unrelated industries. Businesses realize relevant findings in research and development in that they are hardly able to keep up with the necessary higher education institutions, as well as to enable innovative performance in the required frequency and a competitive economy, that stands for innovative intensity on their own. Therefore, they network with the products and services. corporate environment to bring innovation-relevant knowledge from outside into the company. This is how the Strength in Unity process of Open Innovation begins. ¹ A close, theme-based network of economy, Relevant Also for Cities universities, start-ups, city administration, and society is crucial for working collaboratively on the challenges Not only companies have to perform in an increasingly and opportunities of our times, and therewith intense competitive environment, cities also need generating relevant innovations together. ¹ Chesbrough, H. W. (2003): Open Innovation. The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology. Harvard Business School Press, Boston. 164 CORE INSTRUMENTS OF THE OPEN INNOVATION CITY PROJECT Innovation Office The Innovation Office is the central place Office, the Innovation Desk brings together in Bielefeld that fosters innovation and all innovators of the city: citizens, companies, encourages citizens to participate. In the science, and the local government. Open Innovation City Process The OIC Process is a novel approach that possible participation of the urban society. In implements the major, future-oriented doing so, the city can benefit from the entire topics of a city (e.g. mobility, digitalisation innovative potential of its society, in order to or environmental protection) through pursue the long-term goal of increasing the innovation projects and with the largest city’s future-proofness. Innovation Partnerships Getting fit for the future will also be fostered “Innovation Partnerships” with particularly by the specific opening to the outside. innovative cities and regions in the world Therefore, innovations that are generated will foster the knowledge exchange and together with partners from outside of the strengthen the competitiveness of the city of city are encouraged intensively. So-called Bielefeld. Innovation Platform The OIC Innovation Platform serves anyone participative initiatives as well as on events interested as a medium for information & formats in the city will be shared. The OIC and networking. Through crowdsourcing, Platform, thus, strengthens the exchange citizens and experts develop innovations of great ideas and the networking of all for their city together. Information on players. 5 “The city administration of Bielefeld is pleased about the project Open Innovation City and considers it to be another pillar of our successful development process towards being one of the most innovative and digital economic regions in Europe.” Pit Clausen Lord Mayor of the City of Bielefeld Patron of Open Innovation City 6 BIELEFELD AS PILOT CITY VISION 2023+ Bielefeld is Germany’s first Open ground for the regional knowledge Innovation City. The principle of Open transfer. The East Westphalia-Lippe region Innovation will be applied to a complete and its major city Bielefeld profit from the City. With its population of 330,000 openness toward innovative technologies, residents, Bielefeld is a major German which is manifested, for example, in city, can be considered a scientifically the recognition of the Leading-Edge significant size and represents the Cluster for Industry 4.0 under the name economic center of the region of „it‘s OWL“. Based on this groundwork, a East Westphalia-Lippe. The city is heterogeneous economic structure with characterized by a broad landscape strong industries and numerous market of higher education institutions leaders, an interdisciplinary oriented and research institutes, as well as a scientific landscape, as also well-organised strong economy driven by small and and successful industrial initiatives and medium-sized enterprises. associations have grown in the city, as well as a booming start-up scene. Bielefeld Why Bielefeld? ranks as the capital of the German “Mittelstand” (small and medium-sized Bielefeld has always been open enterprises) according to the reputable for innovation, and actively shaped newspaper “Handelsblatt” (02/2018). economic progress. Today, the mechanical and plant engineering Opportunities of Digitalisation industry is one of the most important industries in the region. With its variety Bielefeld, as well as other cities, is affected of industry sectors, and about 126,000 by the increasing competition in the global employees who are subject to social economy. Technological developments insurance contributions (from which such as Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things, about 40% commute from the surrounding Cloud Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Big areas), Bielefeld is clearly the economic Data, Virtual/Augmented Reality or Smart heart of the region, and is of fundamental Technologies now offer opportunities, importance to the economic future of the which, especially in German regions state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). characterised by medium-sized companies, should be adopted quickly and utilized Science & Economy sustainably. In this sense, Bielefeld stands as a symbol for a city in upheaval, that should The distinct scientific landscape and the exploit the opportunities of digitalisation in existing cooperation between scientific a globalised world as a national pioneer – community and industry form the breeding facilitated by Open Innovation City. 7 THE NEW BIELEFELD A CITY SHAPES ITS FUTURE In order to continue putting forth Planned Measures innovative companies and products, future-oriented research, ground- Besides the development of future- breaking social models and creative proof formats for the networking at city talents, all actors of the city of Bielefeld and international level, other planned must bear the idea of progress and measures of the Open Innovation City jointly put this idea into practice. project are e.g. a specially developed This means on the one hand, that the platform that not only makes current city of Bielefeld must be aware of its innovations of the city visible publicly, strengths, so that the different societal but also enables the participation groups can work together carrying these of the whole city society in the joint strengths into the future and developing development of innovations. In the them further. On the other hand, the Innovation Office, Bielefeld will set up openness for innovations, that Bielefeld international Innovation Partnerships has always benefited from, should be with cities and regions of the world, intensified through global networking through which
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