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Culture for Cities and Regions Economic and CCI support 19.10.2016

Living - THE CAPITAL CITY OF SLOVAK REPUBLIC - POPULATION OF 465 327 (REGISTER OF INHABITANTS) - DAILY PRESENT INHABITANTS 650 000 – 750 000 - FROM BRATISLAVA TO: VIENNA - 60 KM BUDAPEST - 200 KM PRAGUE - 328 KM PARIS - 1358 KM

Living • 300 YEARS CORONATION TOWN OF AUSTRO - HUNGARIAN KINGDOM (1563 – 1830) • 11 KINGS • 8 QUEENS • SPECIAL TIP: Coronation Festival, in June

Living • Devin Castle • Roman military camp Gerulata • Unique wooden watermills on the Little Danube river • Natural treasures: Majestic peaks, deep valleys and mysterious gorges. Large forests which are full of life. The Carpathians, the home of wolves, bears, lynx and chamois. The largest karst area in Central Europe with more than 1,000 caves The biggest supply of drinking water per inhabitant in the world!

Living wine tasting & winery tours  SPECIAL TIP: roasted goose or duck with potato crepes and chopped cabbage...a true delicacy :-)

Living • 1 functional urban area , but: • 3 different languages (Slovak, Austrian, Hungarian) and some minorities... • 4 different urban planning (Lower Austria, Burgenland, Hungary and Slovakia) • => Multicultural territory • Sub-urbanization in progress

Living • Strong relations: Wien, Budapest, Praha • Competitors for business investments • Lack of strategic cooperation: SMART TWIN CITY CONCEPT in progress

SLOVAKIA: FASTEST GROWTH IN EUROZONE, 2005-2012  CAGR ( Com pound Annual Grow th Rate) Slovakia 4 ,5 0 Estonia 2,88 Malta 2,13 Luxem burg 2,10 Cyprus 1,76 1,63 Austria Slovenia 1,49 Germ any 1,45 Ireland 1,33 1,29 Finland 1,20 Belgium 1,13 Netherlands 1,00 EU 0,89 Spain 0,85 France 0,84 EUROzone -0,15 Portugal -0,28 Italy Greece -1,30 -2,00 -1,00 0,00 1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00 5,00  Source: European Commission, Eurostat 2013

Ratings & Outlook COUNTRY RATINGS CZECH (Sovereign foreign SLOVAKI A HUNGARY POLAND BULGARI A ROMANI A REPUBLI C currency ratings) A- AA- BBB- A- BBB BB+ stable stable negative stable stable stable A2 A1 Ba1 A2 Baa3 Baa3 negative stable negative Stable positive stable A+ A+ BB+ A- BBB- BB+ stable positive negative Stable negative stable BBB+ A+ A A- BBB BBB- stable stable negative Stable stable stable A A BBB A- stable stable stable stable OECD 0 0 0 2 4 4 Country risk  Source: www.standardandpoors. com,www.moodys.com, www.fitchratings.com, www.jcr.co.jp, www.r-i.co.jp, www.oecd.org

Bratislava ´ s economy Presentation of the Bratislava self-gouverning region (BSGR) according to the economic strength of regions (NUTS3) in terms of GDP per capita and most significant regions in different EU countries (compared to the EU average GDP=100) In terms of evaluation of the regional economic strength (by the Eurostat) the BSGR ranks on the seventh place compared to other European regions (GDP per capita in the Bratislava region reached 176% of the EU average). Compared to 2009, however, the BSGR moved by two positions lower.

Bratislava ´ s economy GDP per capita at Purchasing Power Parities

Bratislava´s economy  The wealthiest and economically most important region in Slovakia.  Unemployement rate in BA region – 5,75 % (2012) and average wages €1184.  Primary income 105% of the EU-27 average.  Nearly 55,597 enterprises are located in Bratislava.  Whereas Bratislava region hosts only 11% of Slovakia’s population, it contributes more than 27% to the country’s GDP. About 35% of all Slovak companies are located there.  More than 75% of Bratislava's population works in the service sector, mainly composed of trade, banking, IT, telecommunication industry, tourism.  VW Slovakia, investments in hi-tech, e.g. e-car manufacturing, impact of supply chain companies.  Concentration of ICT companies – IBM, Siemens, HP and others.  Dynamic development of Slovak R&D ICT companies, e.g. ESET, Sygic, Ardaco.

People - Significant intellectual capacities and the first university, scientific and educational pole of Slovakia. - The biggest share of population with academic education (23,85%) and 40,7% share from the total number of students in Slovakia. - In 2013, Bratislava municipality concentrates 48% of employees in research and development.

Bratislava – R&D In 2012, one third (11) from the total number of 33 academic institutions, was located in Bratislava municipality. Dominant position in Slovakia in the field of science and research. In 2012, Bratislava municipality concentrates 51% of science and research costs. Excellent fields in which Bratislava has dominant position... - Biomedical engineering and environmental health - Progressive materials, energy and energetics - Knowledge technologies with the ICT support … insufficiently valorised and supported

Bratislava - Science City The principle of concentrating activities to build a critical mass of diverse and complementary activities equally applies to the re-development of two localities. Activity will be concentrated into a number of key sites within two Bratislava´s areas: - Biomedical Science park – SAS - Molecular, Enviromedical and Biotechnology park – CU - Applied ICT park – SUT - Institute of Materials and Machine Mechanics- SAS

Bratislava - Science City

Challenges

Bratislava ’ s model to suport entrepreneurs Main objective: To enhance the innovative and entrepreunarial capacity of the city and its region Local objectives: - To enhance knowledge development and valorisation - To stimulate cooperation between knowledge institutes, government bodies and business community - To develop more integrative policy

Bratislava ’ s model to suport entrepreneurs Strategic Planning Strategic documents of the City of Bratislava: Strategy of the City of Bratislava, 1999 Land-use Plan (Master Plan), 2007 Program of Economic, Social and Cultural Development, 2010

Support program 2015 - "I think therefore I make a business” - Smart point - EKO+ Bratislava - FabLab Bratislava

SMART Point Bratislava- part of ecosystem Universities Student organizations SMART Point Bratislava Startup events Coworking and accelerators

SMART Point Bratislava- part of ecosystem Start-ups Seed financing recruitments Workshops Mentoring forum and selection

SMART Point Bratislava – Education program Lean startup Business Pitching Model Storytelling Canvas Workshops & tools for startups Pivoting Prototyping Market testing

SMART Point Bratislava - Services SMART Point office = part of  coworking center => open daily 8:30am-7pm Access to working zone, meeting  rooms, chill out zone Community of like-minded people  and projects => motivation Diverse backgrounds of community  members => mutual cooperation Regular educational and networking  events Contacts with TOP entrepreneurs  => feedback, network of contacts SMART Coordinator 

For the future: Need for New Approaches to City Making - To deliver on the creative city we need to take a holistic view of place making. - Focus on the local distinctive knowledge and creative (broadly defined) resources. - Concentration on building urban, human, social and creative capital in an integrated way. - Collaboration between different levels of government, disciplines, professions and shared leadership on the ground.

Bratislava- hub of creative talents -

KEY FACTS Creative Industries in Slovakia - More than 4000 creative companies (6.2%) - Contribution to GDP 5.5 bilions EUR (4%) - More than 45.000 employees (4%) Challenges: - Brain drain (#4 worst place in Europe) - Low level of support for SMEs - No public supported creative incubator (2 private initiatives) Opportunities: - Political support, first projects started - Interest in debate and working together in partnerships - Funding opportunities for creative industries

RIP DILEMA: INCUBATOR VS ECOSYSTEM ?

DEVELOPING CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Ragnar Sill, Estonian Ministry of Culture

SUPPORT AT DIFFERENT STAGES Awareness Raising Networks and “Find your talent” Initatives Partnerships Children Universities Start-up Development Internationalisation Start-up Export Incubation Accelerator Programmes services International Fairs Program Pre- Research and incubation Development Cluster Innitatives

BUSINESS MODEL

“INCUBATOR CUSTOMERS”

VALUE PROPOSION: TO HELP GROW COMPANIES 6 PILLARS OF CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM 1. Talent and skill development 2. Business support and financing 3. Infrastructure for creative entrepreneurs 4. Marketing, commercialization and export 5. Working in partnership 6. Innovation, research and development TIERS OF SUPPORT