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Cleantech Incubation Europe – Seminar in Helsinki Dr. Pirjo Kutinlahti, Ministerial Adviser
Commercialising cleantech innovation,
Finnish national support instruments
Content • Finnish innovation policy framework
• National support instruments for promoting cleantech innovations
• A new strategic programme for environment-based business
initiated by Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Finnish innovation environment = public-private partnership
Research and Innovation
Council
Universities
Ministry of Education and Culture
Ministry of Employment
and the Economy
Other ministries
Parliament of Finland
Government
Finpro Finnvera
Industry Investment
Regional ELY-Centers
The Finnish Innovation Fund
Industries & Enterprises
and other research centers
The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
The Finnish Funding Agency for Basic Research
Science and innovation profile of Finland
0 20 40 60 80
100 GERD as % of GDP
BERD as % of GDP
Venture capital as % of GDP
Triadic patents per million pop.
Scientific articles per million pop.
% of firms with new-to-market product innovations
% of firms undertaking non-technological innovation
% of firms collaborating
Patents with foreign co-inventors
% of GERD financed by abroad
Researchers per thousand total employment
Science and engineering degrees of all new degrees
HRST occupatons as % of total employment
Finland OECD
Finland is the leading country regarding innovation cooperation between companies and academia
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Italy Portugal
Germany France Norway Sweden
Netherlands Denmark Belgium Austria
FINLAND
Universities Research organisations
Share of innovating companies 2008–2010
SMEs participating in innovation cooperation in 2008
0 5 10 15 20 25
Spain Slovakia
Italy Poland
Hungary Lithuania
Switzerland Ireland
EU Czechia
Germany Netherlands
Norway Portugal
France Austria Finland
Sweden Belgium Estonia
Denmark Great Britain
Source: Innovation Union Scoreboard 2010
SHOK (6)
OSKE (13)
EU FP7 •JTI, ETP, EIT
• Eureka •ERANET, art. 169
National R&D Programs (Tekes & Academy)
(approx 40)
National R&D Programmes – Platforms for national, EU and international co-operation
SHOK = National Strategic Centers for Science, Technology & Innovation
OSKE = Regional Centres of Expertise Programme
Centre of Expertise Programme (2007-2013) • Governments programme that promotes commerzialisation of
knowledge and know-how that generates new products and services. Programmes objective is to combine high level research with technology, design and know-how
• Aim is to boost new business and jobs as well as international competitiveness based on regional strenghts and specialisation
• Implemented by 22 regional-based Centres of Expertise
• Cross-regional cluster cooperation is run by 13 National Competence Clusters
• Annual funding is about 23 M€, half of it is government funding
Mandated by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Combines forces of four most notable Cleantech regions in Finland:
Lahti, Oulu, Kuopio and Uusimaa
Serves over 400 companies, research institutions and investors
Special focus on early stage companies and SMEs
Finnish Cleantech Cluster was ranked the 3rd best Cleantech organization globally in 2010 by Sustainable World Capital, USA.
FINNISH CLEANTECH CLUSTER PROGRAMME - Coordinated by Lahti
• Weak market signals - foresight • Conceptualization of business opportunities – e.g. Smart Cleantech • Living Labs ja demo-platforms
Finnish Cleantech
Cluster
Roles
INTERNATIONALIZATION
POSITIONING OF THE CLEANTECH CLUSTER
NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
GROWTH - PROMOTION OF VENTURE CAPITAL INTO CLEANTECH • Incubation and Coaching • Competions: Nordic Cleantech Open & Later Stage
Award • Events: Cleantech Venture Day
• “Authority services for SMEs” – China and Russia • Finnish Environmental Cluster for China • Russia: International Advanced Water Technology Centre
• India, USA etc. on ad hoc basis
• Nordic Countries: Cleantech Scandinavia and Nordic Cleantech Alliance • EU: Networks and influencing policy frameworks via EU initiatives and
projects • Global: Global Cleantech Cluster Association - GCCA
Health and well-being
Energy and environment ICT industry
and services
Strategic Centres for
Science, Technology and Innovation (SHOKs)
Forest Cluster Metal products and mechanical
engineering
Built environment
• Industry steered research plans and agendas
• 20-50 M€ per SHOK p.a., from private and public funding sources
• Basis for stronger international partnerships
• Radical renewal • Focus & Impact • Visibility • Attractiveness
09-2010 DM 708172
Tekes funding for energy and climate technology
03-2011 DM 4438865
Million euros
01-2009 DM 449162
Million euros
Tekes R&D funding by sectors
Construction is included in the industrial figures.
01-2011 DM 756052
Government’s Strategic Programme for Cleantech
activity
CLEANTECH IN FINLAND RETURN ON EQUITY AND A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT
2500 companies; market leaders,
innovative SMEs
Turnover € 18 Billion in 2010
Growth rate estimate 2011: 9,7 %
Target growth rate in 2013 :15 %
Finnish Cleantech employs appr. 50 000
people
Economy built around forest industry,
then mobile technology (1990-) and now
cleantech (2010-)
”The Global Cleantech and Innovation Index 2012”
Global Cleantech Group and WWF ranked four globally best Cleantech innovation countries:
1. Denmark, 2. Israel, 3. Sweden, 4. Finland ”Finland scores second on both general and cleantech drivers. It has very
strong general innovation inputs and the top score for public R&D, though its government policy score is slightly below average.
”Finland is not as successful in commercialising cleantech innovation, though it has strong renewable consumpition.
”Cleantech activity based on environmental and energy technology is one of the
Government economic policy priorities. An environment-related business programme will be initiated under the Ministry of Employment and the Economy,
promoting growth, business activity, innovations, and the internationalisation of the sector in Finland by bringing together the measures concerning the development of
the sector as well as the actors involved.”
Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen’s Government is committed to protoming cleantech business
TEM
STM LVM
VTT
PLM
YM
TEKES
MMM
TeTe ry
UM
EK
Joint roadmap
Vision Finland as one of the leading cleantech country
A Strategic Programme for Environment-based business Promotes growth, business activity, innovations, and the internationalisation of the sector by bringing measures and actors together.
Vision as part of
Finland’s Sustainable
Growth
Measures and actions by different actors
SYKE
MTT
Lead companies
Industrial Associations
MT ry
Metla Motiva
Sitra
Universities
Municipalities
SM
RYM SHOK
Invest in Finland
OKM
Action plan Best homemarket for internationally focused cleantech companies
• Strenthening education, research and training New business through university and research organsation spin-offs International innovation hubs
• Establishing homemarket references for internationally-focused cleantech companies Public procurement activities pilot- and demonstration platforms Incentives to market-oriented cleantech solutions Specific cleantech-solutions
• Promoting start ups and scaling of SMEs in commercialising innovation with industry
Action plan
Growth and renewal from international markets
• Promoting Cleantech export networks, pilot targets: China and Russia
• Removal of bottlenecks for foreign investments
• Promoting Cleantech Finland marketing and branding