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

jacob@plan.aau.dk

www.access2innovation.com

Phone +45 2770 2318

Thank for your attention

Jacob Ravn

PhD / Head of Secretariat access2innovation

jacob@plan.aau.dk

www.access2innovation.com

Phone +45 2770 2318