BUSINESS INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

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BUSINESS INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
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BIT Center Tuzla
BUSINESS INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
AddressTrg slobode, 75000 TuzlaPhone 387 35
304 650, 304 651, 304 655Fax [phone],
304 656 Mobile [phone] 61 886
288e-mail torkel.ystgaard_at_sintef.no
robert_at_bit.bavedrana_at_bit.ba
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SIVA

• - The Industrial Development Corporation of
  Norway
• - Responsible for implementation of the
  Norwegain incubator program
• - Main part-owner in aproximately 60
  innovation centres in Norway- Owner of 40
  industrial estates in Norway, Russia and
  the Baltics
• SIVA have ownership in a - Innovation system
  that produces 200 new companies every
  year.

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SINTEF

• SINTEF is the largest independent technological
  RD foundation in Scandinavia ( 2000 employees
  from which 1500 are scietific personel) It is a
  non-profit foundation.
• Vision Technology for a better society.
• Closely conected to the Norwegian University of
  Science and Technology (NTNU)
• State of art competence in a broad range of
  technological disciplines
• Realize more than 4000 projects every year.
• Focus on business developing which is based on
  RD
• Focus on internationalization. Strategy for
  long-term presence in Eastern Europe.

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• The Centre of north-east BiH (with about
  1.000.000 inhabitants)
• Economic(business), cultural and sport centre
• The City of youth, coexistence and tolerance
• Open city
• Significant potential of talented and qualified
  young experts

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University of Tuzla

• One of the leading Universites in BiH
• Has 13 faculties, 1 higher school and several
  two-years post secondary schools
• At 44 departments with about 15000 students and
  650 teachers of all profiles

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What is this all about
BIT Center Tuzla BUSINESS INNOVATIONAND
TECHNOLOGY

• Creating and developing new businesses - creating
  new jobs
• New projects which can speed up economic
  restructure
• An ambiance for local and foreign investments
• New technologies for entering in international
  network in the business world
• Creating better opportunities and access to
  international business network
• Give Norwegian ad BiH companies network and
  opportunities to develope business relations

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Main objective
BIT Center Tuzla BUSINESS INNOVATIONAND
TECHNOLOGY

• Establishing a sustainable and locally managed
  Business Innovation and Technology Centre
• BIT Center Tuzla
• Business Innovation and Technology
• which will contain two main parts
• Centre for New Technologies (CNT)
• Business Incubator (ICT focus)

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Organizing map
BIT Center Tuzla BUSINESS INNOVATIONAND
TECHNOLOGY
BIT Center Tuzla
ITF Foundation (Project staff)
Donor
NMFA
funding
(funding)
Business Incubator Leaderstaff
New Technology Centre Leaderstaff
Seed cap. fund
Incubated businesses
ICT projects
Future owners of BIT-Tuzla doo Private owners
/companies Tuzla Municipality SINTEF /SIVA
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BIT Center Tuzla offers
BIT Center Tuzla BUSINESS INNOVATIONAND
TECHNOLOGY

• Good business environment in the city centre
• Marketing Assistance
• Networking Activities
• Accounting/Financial Management
• Help with commercial Loans/Funds
• Access to the international partners
• Seed Money Investments

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What Companies
BIT Center Tuzla BUSINESS INNOVATIONAND
TECHNOLOGY

• Start up companies
• Young home based companies
• Growing technology companies
• Service companies
• One on one consulting companies
• International branch offices

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BIT Center Incubator
BIT Center Tuzla BUSINESS INNOVATIONAND
TECHNOLOGY

• Three parts
• - Phase A Idea developer
• - Phase B Incubated companies
• - Phase C Ordinary rent conditions

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Centre for New Technology offers
BIT Center Tuzla BUSINESS INNOVATIONAND
TECHNOLOGY

• Know-how and network support to businesses and
  institutions regarding ICT development.
• Promotion and commercializaton of RD
• Project management to ICT projects
• Contribution to the realization of the strategy
  plan for ICT in BiH
• Connecting existing companies with similar
  companies in Norway and Europe
• Conecting young experts in exchange programs with
  similar business activities in BiH and Norway

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Guiding principles for the project
BIT Center Tuzla BUSINESS INNOVATIONAND
TECHNOLOGY

• Build confidence and maintain integrity as a
  reliable partner for development and business.
• Mobilize cooperation between authorities,
  academia and commercial businesses in order to
  achieve mutual goals
• Utilize local resources and competence in all
  activities
• Keep an open relationship to media
• Encourage business relations between local and
  international enterprises
• Substantiate long term funding for innovation
  activities
• Conecting to the other centres in BiH and
  countries in the region
• Substionate long term funding for the activities

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