innovative partnerships - development and business through quad helix collaboration
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Innovative Partnerships- Development and business through quad helix collaboration
Why access2innovation
Why access2innovation
NGO / Civil Society Universities
Regional / local, expertise and networks
Technical knowhow, production capacity,
marketing etc.
State-of the art knowledge
Private Sector Government
Local authority,finance and
local knowledge
Access2innovation quad helix
Kasese Municipality
The approach
Mapping of needs
Identification of possible solutions
Joint development
Commercialization
Expected output:• NGO’s get better tools for operational activities in relief and development work• Local and central government get access to solutions supporting policy implementation • Universities get access to new knowledge and research areas • Companies gain access to
• New knowledge • Networks• Positioning• New markets
Emerging markets:• Energy Hub• Pay-E-Safe• One Stop Shop• Solar parks • Dairy Cold Chain• Mobile coffee mill• Community based poultry production• Waste Management• WaterBySun • Sustainable Housing• Biogas production• World Barrow
Launched initiatives:Relief aid:• Sky Watch mini drone• ViewWorld• Green Generator• Remote Sanitation
Results from access2innovation 2007 - 201451 companies involved in 16
partnerships
Companies and work places generated:
• Sky Watch 16 • ViewWorld 2 • Energy Hub 6 • Remote Sanitation 2 • Pay-E-Safe 3 • SunPowerAfrica 4• WaterBySun 2
Total 35 work places in Denmark and 10 locally and growing
Total Investment 2007 - 2013• Public funding: 2,95 Mill. Euro (1,2
mill. Euro for research)• Private Investment: 7,9 Mill. Euro
Research• 3 PhDs and 6 researchers• 1 Post Doc• 40 students
Energy Hub – mapping of needs
• February 2012 WWF joining access2innovation
• April – June business cases identified (Energy Hub and Waste management)
Identification of business opportunity
• Base line study• Resource group meetings• Desk research• Development of concept note
Energy Hub Concept note outlining: • Market opportunity• Community based Energy Hubs as a potential business case • Customers, market segment
Launched in September 2012, presented in October and further investigated during Go N See trip in December 2012 with private sector
Identification of business opportunity
Joint development
February 2013: Systemteknik applying for a2i funding and partnering with WWF UgandaMarch – November: Site identification and formulation of business model together with WWFMarch 2014: Establishing Remergy A/S with private investment from TREFOR
NGO / Civil Society Universities
Regional / local, expertise and networks
Technical knowhow, production capacity,
marketing etc.
State-of the art knowledge
Private Sector Government
Local authority,finance and
local knowledge
Energy Hub quad helix
Makerere University
Rural Electrification AgencySystemteknik / TREFOR /
Remergy
Recommendations:
• Be aware that you might not have all the knowledge, resources and network
• Work in partnerships• Work with the full business model
Working with NGOs might be easier way to access the market than going for EU / UN Tenders requiring proven technology and well developed business platform.
Thank for your attention
Jacob Ravn
PhD student / Project manager access2innovation
www.access2innovation.com
Phone +45 2770 2318
Thank for your attention
Jacob Ravn
PhD / Head of Secretariat access2innovation
www.access2innovation.com
Phone +45 2770 2318