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Welcome to the Nordic Health and Welfare Innovation Arena
ROGER MOE BJØRGAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR NORDIC INNOVATION
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The presentation
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Who is Nordic Innovation
Health innovation in the Nordic cooperation program 2011-13
Plans for the cooperation program for the years to come
Why are we gathered today
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Nordic Innovation
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An institution under the Nordic Council of Ministers
Located in Oslo
Approximately 25 employees, from the 5 Nordic countries
Turnover approx. 80 mill NOK
Sector programmes, entrepreneurship / finance, trade / policy
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Innovation in the health sector through public procurement and regulation
• One of 6 lighthouse projects - a part of the Nordic Cooperation Program 2011-2013
• Owned by The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry
• Focus on Nordic networks, dissemination, market dialogue, training and pilots
• Call for proposals autumn 2012 (next slide)
CallThe Nordic Region as frontrunner in
innovation procurement in the
health sector
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3 projects financed through the call “The Nordic region as frontrunner in innovation procurement in the public sector”
Nordic Public-Private Innovation Net
Value based procurements in
primary and social care (VABPRO)
Integrated training program and demand dialogue
network for Innovative Nordic Health care
Procurement (INHP)
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Nordic Health and Welfare Innovation
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A new effort in the Nordic cooperation program from 2014 onwards?
We want to ask the question: how can the public sector in the Nordic region position itself as frontunner within healthcare and drive innovation in the public and private sector?
Build on the Lighthouse project on procurement and innovation?
Widen out – thematically and in terms of involvement?
Getting inspiration from the structure in Nordic Built?CharterChallenge competition
Huge potential for innovation in the public sector and great business opportunities. But how?
A large sector that needs long term commitment
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Why Nordic Health and Welfare Innovation?
Public sector
Private sector
Tools, methods, competence,
networks, dialogue
Goal To develop public services and solutions especially within health
Goal To develop the Nordic service- and supplier-industry within health
A larger home market
Stimulate innovation
Increased Nordic cooperation
Stronger Nordic exports
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Backup slides
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The Nordic Region as a global leader in health
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What could be the content of a new Nordic effort?
“Public Procurement
Charter”
Development of common principles
or guidelines for health and welfare
innovation.
Nordic Challenge
Competition
Setting up challenges within
designated themes and areas to solve specific common
challenges.
Common Service
Innovation
Development of common service
innovation activities as a tool
for the public sector to solve
health challenges smarter.
Areas for most added Nordic value
Prioritization of areas and themes
within health innovation where
Nordic collaboration will
create most value.
Innovative Public
Procurement in health sector
Building on the existing effort.
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