a new digital world and the business – university ecosystem

A new digital world and the Business – University ecosystem

DISCOVER, DISRUPT, DELIVER

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1. The world has changed_

2. What are the skills the new digital world demands?_

3. Where can we find the new skills?_

4. These are times for change and technology is an enabler for education_


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In 2020 there will be 2 billion people > 60 years = x3 in 2009

The growth of the middle class:+3 billion new consumers in 2030

Urban Population in 2050 = x2 today7/10 people will live in cities

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1The world has changed

Society


Every 10 minutes we create more information than we created until 2008

In a few months there will be more mobile phones cards than people

The Internet of Things will connect+50 billion devices (2020)

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Technology


• The information flows and everybody is connected

• Citizens involvement in Society

• Health

• Education

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The impact of technology in society

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1The world has changed…

…and now is DIGITAL


• Sustainability of the Planet

• Employability

• Social inequality

• The Economy

• Education ?

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1The world has changed… and now is DIGITAL

… but there are stillimportant issues to solve



In a few years, society, technology and the impact of technology in society have changed dramatically.

Now, we live in a new world. A digital world.


Top-10 countries - population (MM)

Social networks growth is exponencial

1,4001,250

1000

500

310240 200 170 160 162

China India Facebook Twitter EE.UU Indonesia LinkedIn Brasil Pakistan Nigeria


Everything goes faster and faster. Transformation is unstoppable

… and NOW we use “seconds” !!!Before we used “years”

Years to get 150 MM users

89years

17years

14years

1day

600.000 new

users

1minute

10h video

uploaded

1 seconds

50 Mill of blogsupdated


This is a challenging world full of opportunities for everybody

DISCOVER, DISRUPT, DELIVER A vision of the students today (2007)


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2What are the skills a new digital world demands?

• The engine for growthin the new digital world.Innovation <> GDP growth

• Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple…: Innovative companies with innovative leaders

• Startups: Innovation is a must

Innovation



• Ability to see what’s not thereand create something new

• Fuel innovative ideas

• The rules are not yet written

• Continuous reinvention

Creativity



• Ability to work effectively with others, including those from diverse groups and with opposing points of view

• The smartest person in the room is… the room. Knowledge socialization

Collaboration



• Creativity + Innovation ++ Collaboration + Execution

• From the idea to the product

• Value creation andwealth generation

• Employability

Entrepreneurship

UNIVERSO OPEN FUTURE_

TelefónicaVENTURESCAPITAL

+154 M€ investment +34 M€ OPEX GLOBAL

PublicPARTNER

PrivatePARTNERPrivate

PARTNER

InstitutionalPARTNER

PLATFORM: Ecosystem integrator and generator

COWORKING COWORKING COWORKING COWORKING

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In a new global, hyperconnected and digital world, students need to learn, besides core disciplines, new skills to be competitive


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• 2 complementary ecosystemscooperating and providing the new digital world skills

• Several ways of Cooperation

• Clear Benefits

• Drivers and Barriers

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3Where can we find the new skills?_

Business – University


• Collaboration in Research and Development (R&D)

• Commercialisation of R&D results

• Entrepreneurship

• Lifelong Learning

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Business – UniversityCOOPERATION


• Attracting Talent (Business)

• Improving the learning experience of students and the employabilityof future graduates (University)

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Business – UniversityBENEFITS


• Existence of mutual trust and mutual commitment. Having a shared goal

• Possibility of accessing funding / financial resources for working together

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Business – UniversityDRIVERS


• The focus on producing practical results vs. scientific results

• Different time horizonsfor producing results

• Different understanding of the basic pillars of the XXI century

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Business – UniversityBARRIERS



Business – University ecosystem: a source to provide the skills required by the new digital world and to improve employability of students


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3. Where to acquire the new skills?_



4These are times for change and Technology is an enabler for education_

• Cloud computing

• Tablet computing

• Gamification

• Mobile apps

• Learning analytics (Big Data)

• Massively Open Online

Courses (MOOC)

Technologies

Global Millennials believe an education in technology is most important to ensuring future success



• Personalization

• Mobilization

• Sociability

• Accessibility

• Employability

The impact in students

Global Millennials believe improving the access to / quality of education is the most important way to make a difference in the world



• Personalization

• Mobilization

• Sociability

• Accessibility

• Employability

The impact in the students

These are Times for Change

Technology is an enabler for Education

You haven’t seen anything yet



In the new digital world, education cannot be separated from technology.

Access to quality education for All is an imperative for building inclusive and participatory societies



“We have to prepare students for jobs and technologies that don’t yet exist... in order to solve problems that we don’t even know are problems yet”