DRIVING BUSINESS IMPACT THROUGH RESEARCH, CO-INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SAP Research is the global technology research and innovation unit of SAP, with a network of 19 research locations worldwide. By exploring emerging IT trends, SAP Research significantly drives innovation for SAP and its ecosystem. Activities span from collaborative research with academic partners to co-innovation with industry partners and customers. The best validated results and technologies are further developed into prototypes and potential business opportunities within SAP.
Research
Using the fundaments of applied research, we explore promising ideas and turn them into prototypes, with the ultimate goal of creating product enhancements and new solutions that benefit our stakeholders and customers. One of the core projects in 2011 and beyond that drives our vision is the Business Web – a cloud infrastructure that is optimized for mobile devices and allows businesses and their employees to collaborate easily, to access data from systems and smart items, and to carry out business processes anywhere and at any time. SAP Research will contribute innovations from our various research topics to help make this vision a reality.
Co-Innovation
The business model of SAP Research is based on co-innovation through collaborative research. We currently have a global community of more than 800 partners from industry, academia, and governments, as well as SAP customers. In addition to contributing to external projects (bi- and multi-lateral, publicly funded, and grants), our researchers collaborate with SAP's development and field organization on internal projects transferring and implementing the research results.
Our innovation groups work together with customers and partners to drive the business impact of our advancements and research efforts.
The SAP Research Living Labs further emphasize the principle of co-innovation by bringing customers, researchers, developers, and further stakeholders together to investigate, test, and demonstrate technological research in real-world settings – turning prospective SAP solutions into tangible experiences.
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