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Globalization of R&D in IT Industry: 

Meichun Hsu HP Labs China September 2006 Globalization of R&D in IT Industry

Agenda: 

Agenda Globalization Strategy Framework Opportunities Challenges

HP Labs worldwide: 

HP Labs worldwide http://www.hpl.hp Research laboratories U.S. U.K. Israel Japan India (November 2001) China (November 2005) Next BRIC country Satellite Labs Bristol Japan Israel Palo Alto India China

Globalization of R&DStrategy Framework : 

Globalization of R&D Strategy Framework Time Horizon Research (>2 yrs) Development (6-24 months) Delivery/Sustaining (immediate) Primary Driver Cost Talent (availability, perspectives) Market (develop, influene) Level of Autonomy Embedded (“farmed out”, deliver to SLA) Autonomous (owns agenda or charter) Scope of work Contextual (regional specific) Global (fit into strategy of global offerings)

Time Horizon: 

Disruptive/Emerging technologies Technology advancements Time Horizon Next-generation products Current products & Service Delivery 1 – 2 years 3 – 15 years Current 0.5 – 2 years Current delivery development Research

Time Horizon and Globalization Driver: 

Disruptive/Emerging technologies Technology advancements Time Horizon and Globalization Driver Next-generation products Current products & Service Delivery Current ~66% ~32% ~2% Cost Talent Market/Talent Expense Level

Autonomy Level and Scope: 

Autonomy Level and Scope Corporate strategic impact Regional impact Autonomy Level Scope Outsourcing

Autonomy Level and Scope: 

Autonomy Level and Scope Corporate strategic impact Regional impact Autonomy Level Scope Outsourcing

HP Labs Research Strategies Today: 

HP Labs Research Strategies Today IT as Services – Research in IT Transformation IT Consolidation, Virtualization, Scale-out Architectures, Information Management Mobility and Media Convergence Digital Commercial Printing

Opportunities for I.M. Research - China: 

Opportunities for I.M. Research - China Scale Centralization Mass market, Mass media Factory of the World Energy, Environment Inspirations for new information management paradigms and challenges

Opportunities for I.M. Research - China: 

Opportunities for I.M. Research - China Aptitude for Systems Research Rigorous and pragmatic Passion for practical impact Applications driven

Challenges in Globalization of Research - China: 

Challenges in Globalization of Research - China People, Culture Senior, industrial researchers Recruit, acclimate, and retain Geo-political Trust Macro level - “restricted country” Micro/economic level - IP

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