1. IT Innovation Chain
Case Study Softwarepark Hagenberg
.
Bruno Buchberger
Founder and Head of Softwarepark Hagenberg

2. • Innovation Chain
• Softwarepark Hagenberg
• Comments

3. Innovation Chain

4. The Innovation Chain
(EU … 2009 )
Welfare
Economy
Education
Research
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5. Better: Innovation Spiral
Research
Education Economy
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6. Softwarepark Hagenberg

7. Softwarepark Hagenberg
= innovation spiral in the field of
software since 1987
(first “Software”park worldwide)

8. Hagenberg near Linz Vienna

9. Linz, historic center

10. Linz at river Danube, historic center

11. Linz, Ars Electronica Center

12. Linz, LENTOS museum of modern arts

13. VOEST ALPINE Steel, Linz, Austria

14. Softwarepark Hagenberg:
A spin-off of the Johannes Kepler University, Linz

15. Johannes Kepler University, Linz

16. Johannes Kepler University
• Altogether 15.000 students
• Founded 1964 with focus IT (3000 students) and Business (5000
students)
• ~ 30 full professors in IT (and related subjects)
• Bachelor, Master, PhD according to EU standards
• Some of our research institutes are world-renowned (e.g. RISC, US
NSF, already 1990: “there is no comparable institute in the US”)
• RISC … Research Institute for Symbolic Computation

17. Softwarepark Hagenberg
• Spin-off of the Johannes Kepler University in
a separated campus (20km off Linz)
• Software:
– Research
– and Academic Education,
– and Business

18. How come ?
Softwarepark:
Founded 1987 in the Castle of Hagenberg

19. - RISC was growing because of
and needed space.
- Request of the Governor of Upper
Austria 1987: build up economy in
rural area.

20. Castle of Hagenberg after Renovation 1989
Starting point of Softwarepark Hagenberg
25 co-workers

21. Softwarepark 2012:
2500 R&D coworkers and students
120 mio investment

22. Softwarepark Hagenberg, IT-Center office bui

23. Softwarepark Hagenberg, Building of the
University of Applied Science Hagenberg

24. Research Institutes in the SWP
JKU RISC – Research Institute for Symbolic Computation
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Paule
JKU FAW – Institut for Applied Knowledge Processing
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Roland Wagner
JKU FLLL – Institute for Knowledge Based Mathematical Systems
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erich P. Klement
JKU Institute Business Informatics – Software Engineering
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gustav Pomberger
JKU Research Center GeoGebra
Univ. Prof. DI Mag. Dr. Markus Hohenwarter
JKU SCCH – Software Competence Center Hagenberg
Univ.Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter-Schewe
JKU Hagenberg High Performance Computing Center
Mag. Michael Krieger
Research Institute of the University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg
DI (FH) Thomas Kern
Josef Ressel Center Heureka!
Prof. (FH) Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Michael Affenzeller
Research Studio Austria NiCE
Prof. (FH) Priv.-Doz. Dr. Michael Haller
JKU Christian Doppler Research Lab for Cloud Computing
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Schewe

25. Academic Studies at the SWP
• JKU International PhD in
Information Technology (in English)
• JKU International Master’s
Informatics (in English)
• University of Applied Sciences
Hagenberg: Bachelor and Master
in Information Technology

26. Univ of Applied Science Hagenberg
First place in a recent ranking of all IT studies in Austria.
Place 4 in a ranking of all IT-studies in all German
speaking countries.

27. 60+ Companies in the Softwarepark
(30 start-ups)
• Aberger Software GmbH
• AMS Engineering GmbH
• APEX gaming technology GmbH
• Automobiltechnik Blau / MAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems Ges.m.b.H"
• BECKHOFF Automation GmbH
• bluesource - mobile solutions gmbh
• Buchberger Thinking Technologies GmbH
• CDE Commuications Data Engineering GmbH
• Cloud Guard
• Count IT Group – WURM & Partner Unternehmensservice GmbH
• Diakoniewerk EDV-Werkstätte Hagenberg
• Mag. Heinrich Enengl
• ergonis software
• F-Line KG
• FAW Software Engineering GmbH
• FL3XX
• funkinternet.at GmbH
• Gleichmann Electronics Research (Austria) GmbH & Co KG
• Hagenberg Software GmbH
• DI (FH) Mario Holzer, Software Engineering
• ISIQIRI
• jotas Services GmbH
• Kreinecker Steuerberatung Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH
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28. 60+ Companies
• Mistelberger Strada OEG
• Ninepoint Systems GmbH
• NEXPERTS GmbH
• Nöbauer Unternehmensberatung
• Objectbay Software & Consulting GmbH
• Pentadoc GmbH
• P und P Sozialforschung
• Posimis Internet GmbH
• Pro-face Europe B.V.
• Raab Coaching – Strategie- & Vertriebsberatung
• RISC Software GmbH
• Rise 2 Reality Software
• RK robotic KG
• Ruhmer Förderberatung
• Scheimzuber Harald, CAD-Systeme
• Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Medetz
• SNS Saturn Networking Solutions Hager & Partner KEG
• Software Competence Center Hagenberg GmbH
• STIWA Holding GmbH
• Tiscover AG
• TISP Aufschließungs- und Betreibergesellschaft mbH
• ubitronix system solutions gmbh
• virtec informatik Ges.m.b.H
• Vorarlberger Verlagsanstalt GmbH
• Wesely - Visuelle Mediengestaltung
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29. International Master’s Program
Informatics Hagenberg
• Master’s Thesis in cooperation with Austrian
companies.
• All courses etc. in English.
• Special “Entrepreneurship Training”
• Numerous fellowships sponsored by companies

30. International Students of the PhD Program

31. International Students of the Master’s Program

32. International Students of the Master’s Program

33. International Incubator Hagenberg
Screeening, Coaching
IIH investment partners
several mio Euro
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34. 2012 at Softwarepark:
- May: IT start-up / investors day
- June: StartEurope live
- Ocotber: 1st Internat. Meeting of
Softwareparks. Initialization of Global
Start-up Space.

35. Comments

36. inspiration from basic research
versus
inspiration from market

37. education by masters
versus
education by the web

38. education for science
versus
education for business

39. young entrepreneurs
versus
capital

40. global spirit
versus
devotion to a region

41. brain drain
versus brain gain
versus global brain web

42. high tech innovation
versus
life style innovation

43. university
versus
diversity

44. special responsibility of
“university” professors
…

45. Seminar “From 0 to 100”
for (cluster) managers
…
in the Castle of Hagenberg

46. • from (water) closet
• fo concrete
• to castle
• to cluster
• to consciousness
• ……

47. THANK YOU !

48. Contact:
Professor Bruno Buchberger
Head and Founder of Softwarepark Hagenberg
Tel.: +43 (0) 664 4211646
buchberger@softwarepark-hagenberg.com
www.softwarepark-hagenberg.com
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49. l
Austria
Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
Softwarepark Hagenberg, one of the two
technology parks of the Johannes
Kepler University

50. Austria

51. Austria

52. Inhabitants: 8,3 mio
Capital: Vienna (1,7 mio)
Language: German
Founded in 996
Democratic Republic, Member of EU
(European Union) since 1995

53. Linz Vienna

54. Do you know him ?

55. Mozart
1756 - 1791

56. • However, Austria is not only a country of
music …

57. • Austria is the 12th richest country in
the world, in terms of GDP (Gross
Domestic Product per capita).
• Capital Vienna ranked 2nd in a recent
world-wide ranking of cities, in a
combination of all aspects.

58. • Has a highly-developed eco-social market
economy.
• Highly developed industry: steel, special metals,
polymer, and thousands of high-tech small and
medium enterprises, high export rate.
• Unique geopolitical position in the center of
Europe.

59. Vienna founded by the Romans 15 BC

60. Vienna Opera

61. Vienna at night

62. UN-City in Vienna, at river Danube

63. UN-City in Vienna, at river Danube

64. Vienna, Secession Museum

65. Vienna, St. Charles Cathedral

66. University of Vienna

67. Technical University of Vienna

68. Innsbruck in the Alps,
Olympic Winter Games 1964, 1972

69. Skiing in the Austrian Alps

70. Hiking in the Austrian Alps

71. The Alps in Austria, Dachstein glacier

72. Salzburg, town of Mozart