Victor Mulas - Tech Innovation Ecosystems

Tech Innovation Ecosystems

ICT Unit World Bank

Beirut,  Lebanon  October  20,  2014  

Signals  of  Economy  Restructuring

Technology  is  star:ng  to  impact  structural  sectors  of  the  economy  (e.g.,  manufacturing,  construc:on)  

Subs:tu:on  of  rou:nely  cogni:ve  tasks  by  technology-­‐led  produc:vity  

Primacy  of  crea:vity  and  social  skills  

Poten:al  impact  on  compe::veness:countries,  industry  and  people    

Responses  

• Refocus  on  21st  Century  Skills  Educa:on  

• Open  innova:on  and  crea:on  of  ecosystems  Management  

• Coopera:on  spaces  and  development  of  inter-­‐disciplinary  networks  

• Facilita:on  and  fostering  of  organic  innova:on  

Government  

The  Growth  of  Start-­‐Up  Ecosystems  

Source:  Florida,  Richard  (2013)  “The  Global  Startup  Ci>es,”  from  data  from  Seedtable.  Available  at:  hQp://www.citylab.com/work/2013/06/new-­‐global-­‐start-­‐ci:es/5144/  

Facilitator  for  local  innova7on  

Open  Data   Compe::ons  

Community  Management  

Availablility  of  Tools  

Training   Promo:on  

Crea:ng  an  Ecosystem  

Talent   Capital  

Space   Comunity  

Title  of  Presenta:on   13  

0.7 - 1.6 Investment VC (US$ B)

10 - 27

Exits >US$500M

22%

Founders not tech

44%

Jobs below Masters

New  Role  for  the  Government  

Goverment  as  a  plaYorm  

Open  innova:on  

Facilita:on  and  coodina:on  

Promo:on  

Four  Perspec:ves  

Korea   Finland  

France   The  Netherlands  

Contacts: Victor Mulas vmulas@worldbank.org

Ilari Lindy ilindy@worldbank.org

Cecilia P. Guilford cparadiguilford@worldbank.org

Jana El-Horr Jelhorr@worldbank.org

ICT Unit World Bank