A Global UNIDO Network

of

University Chairs on Innovation

02 June 2008

Evert Kok

UNIDO - Key Facts…

• UN Specialized Agency since 1986• Lead role within UN system on industrial development• Constitutional mandate to promote sustainable industrial development in developing countries and countries in transition• Focus on technical cooperation: policy advice, institutional capacity-building and business development services

UNIDO - Key Facts…

UNIDO - Key Figures…

• Staff on board (non-project) : 650(2006)

• Budget (regular+operational) : € 174 million(2006-07)

• Technical cooperation delivery : $ 227 million(2006-2007 est.)

• Project expert appointments : 2,850(per year, about half from developing countries)

UNIDO - Key Figures…

Headquarters, Vienna

34 National CleanerProduction Centres/

networks

30 Field Offices plus13 units in UNDP

offices

10 Industrial Technology

Centres

19 Investment and Technology

Promotion Offices

Liaison offices inNew York, Geneva

Brussels

Some 50 Subcontracting

Exchanges

Headquarters in Vienna

T h e m a t i cP r i o r i t i e s

E n e r g y a n d e n v i r o n m e n t

T r a d e c a p a c i t y - b u i l d i n g

P o v e r t y r e d u c t i o n t h r o u g h p r o d u c t i v e a c t i v i t i e s

L o n g - t e r mG o a l

T o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e a c h i e v e m e n t o f t h e M i l l e n n i u m D e v e l o p m e n t G o a l s ( M D G s ) , i n p a r t i c u l a r t o p o v e r t y e r a d i c a t i o n t h r o u g h s u s t a i n a b l e i n d u s t r i a l d e v e l o p m e n t .

P r o g r a m m eC o m p o n e n t s

I n d u s t r i a l P o l i c y , B u s i n e s s E n v i r o n m e n t a n d

I n s t i t u t i o n a l S u p p o r t

E n t e r p r i s e U p g r a d i n g f o r T r a d e E n h a n c e m e n t R e n e w a b l e E n e r g y

R u r a l a n d W o m e n ’ s E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p D e v e l o p m e n t

P r o m o t i o n o f D o m e s t i c I n v e s t m e n t , F D I a n d A l l i a n c e s

S M E C l u s t e r D e v e l o p m e n t

A g r o - p r o c e s s i n g a n d V a l u e C h a i n D e v e l o p m e n t

R u r a l E n e r g y f o r P r o d u c t i v e U s e

S u s t a i n a b l e P r o d u c t i o n i nP o o r C o m m u n i t i e s

T e c h n o l o g y D i f f u s i o n

I n n o v a t i o n S y s t e m s , T e c h n o l o g y M a n a g e m e n t a n d F o r e s i g h t

M o d e r n i z a t i o n o f E x p o r t -o r i e n t e d A g r o - i n d u s t r i e s

S M E E x p o r t C o n s o r t i a

S t a n d a r d s , M e t r o l o g y , T e s t i n g a n d C o n f o r m i t y

C l i m a t e C h a n g e a n d I n d u s t r i a l E n e r g y E f f i c i e n c y

C l e a n e r a n d S u s t a i n a b l e P r o d u c t i o n

W a t e r M a n a g e m e n t

M o n t r e a l P r o t o c o l

S t o c k h o l m C o n v e n t i o n

C o m p e t i t i v e n e s s A n a l y s i s a n d T r a d e - r e l a t e d P o l i c i e s

C o r p o r a t e S o c i a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t yf o r M a r k e t I n t e g r a t i o n

Poverty Reduction through Productive Activities

Poverty Reduction through Productive Activities

Innovation; a few remarks

Innovationis not

Technology is not

Science

$$$ => Science & Technology => Ideas

Ideas => Innovation => $$$

Market =

Need+

the Capacity to Pay

Determinants of success of innovations

Intervention + Context = Impact

E. Arnold, fm Pawson & Tilley

Shift in knowledge systems  Professional Model Organisational Model

Knowledge base

Knowledge acquired by formal training

Knowledge acquired by action and experimentation

Knowledge organisation

individual based group-based

Transfer of knowledge

Explicit and document based

Tacit and human network based

 OECD 2003; Networks of Innovation.

From Mind to Market: Major conclusions

Linking Science and Technology through Innovation to Market Capitalization

Process, Product, Organizational and Market Innovations.

Use of methodologies to reduce risk and increase success rates

National and Regional Innovation Systems

Learning by doing: from professional knowledge to organizational knowledge

Why Innovation: Human Resources

"We are not taught to think for ourselves and be creative. Rather we are taught how to pass exams and get a good mark"From a recent BBC production

A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation

Vision

By 2013, a UNIDO Global University Innovation Network connects 300 Universities.

Each Member State has obtained significant capacity to raise Industrial Innovators.

Effective Industry – University cooperation in Innovation that brings commercial benefits.

Essential Elements

University Chairs on Innovation– Professors from Industry (funding external to UNIDO)

– Actual Innovation projects with Industry UNIDO Consultative Committee on Innovation (Systems) Strategies

– Annual publication on strategies that actually work National Programmes for Human Resource Development for

Innovation– PHD, Masters, Vocational– Curriculum re-building– Secondary education programmes on creativity

University Alumni and Professional Associations outreach programme– Amongst others, connect with TNCs’ board rooms

South-south cooperation

Expert Group Meeting April 2007 Technical Meeting August 2007

Pilot phase: Africa - Europe

Pilot Phase 1 : Africa – Europe

Participation of:Austria, Graz University of TechnologyBurkina Faso Université Polytechnique de Bobo-DioulassoEgypt Heliopolis UniversityItaly Politecnico di MilanoKenya University of Nairobithe Netherlands Delft University of TechnologyNigeria University of Lagos, Akoka, YabaRwanda Kigali Institute of TechnologySenegal Université de ThiésSierra Leone Njala University, FreetownSouth Africa Tshwane University of TechnologyTanzania University of Dar es SalaamZambia The University of Zambia

Criteria for Network Activities

African Enterprise African University European University Innovative element Capacity Building element / student participation Commercial relevance

African countries’ priority setting for areas of activities

Energy and Manufacturing Agro-food, Water, Health New technologies, ICT

AU – Summit of Heads of State and Governments, January 2008

• Discussion and adoption of Plan of Action for the Accelerated Industrial Development of Africa

• Request to UNIDO to support the implementation

CAMI - Conference of the African Ministers of Industry, September 2007

• Endorsement of the AU CAMI Plan of Action

A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation

Some results

GLOBAL UNIDO NETWORK OF UNIVERSITY CHAIRS ON INNOVATION

(2007 - 09 : African Universities, European Universities, UNIDO, donors)

(2010 - 13 : Increase network to 300 Chairs, Stable donors, Enterprises)

AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES

Product

Innovation

Process

Innovation

Marketing

Innovation

Organizational

Innovation

AFRICAN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES

Commercial Innovations

DEMANDS / NEEDS

SECTORIAL/ INDUSTRY

BODIES

GOVERNMENT

(EDUCATION/ INDUSTRY)

National/ Regional Innovation Policies

DEMO PROJECTS:

TWINNING MASTERS STUDENTS

SUPPORT PACKAGE

Network structureNetwork structure

Support Package

Structure of Support Package…

Determinants of success of innovations

Intervention + Context = Impact

EU-knowledge

on University – Enterprise

cooperation

African Universit

y knowledg

e on Context

Reference Cases

Components from three EU Universities

Problems with current lighting products

Next steps

Consolidation of overall programme and funds mobilization for coordination of a pilot EU-Africa network

Phase I: Launching phase: 2008-2009:Three-tier approach:

- Network building,- Initiation of 50 innovation projects in Africa with industrial enterprises- Funding proposals,

Phase 2: Establishment of innovation Chairs network in 25 universities: 2008-2010

Phase 3: Towards a global network of 300 Chairs: 2010-2013

Thank you for your attention

Evert Kok

Technology Promotion Unit

Investment and Technology Promotion Branch

e.kok@unido.org

www.unido.org/innochairnet