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German Development Cooperation: innovation and green growth

Nguyen Van, Kim| BMZinnovation

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Outline

Involvement of BMZ in the international debate on Innovation and green growth 1

2 GIZ‘s approach to Innovation System Development

• G20 Development Working Group (Innovation Challenge)

• UN Rio+20 Conference

• Donor Committee on Enterprise Development

• Events in cooperation with private sector on green growth (IBF)

• Several studies on green growth issues

1 Involvement of BMZ in the international debate on innovation and green growth

• New factors of competitiveness: Access to and application of knowledge in processes, products, services

• Innovation: – Commercially successful introduction or implementation of a

technical, process or organizational novelty– includes product/ process improvement, adaptation, imitation

• Innovation result of competition in private sector – but: market and system failures affect innovation

justifies state intervention: OECD countries!

2 GIZ approach to Innovation System Development - Introduction

– Innovation System (IS): – Interaction between public and private actors responsible for

generating and applying knowledge and innovations, i.e. research, government, and enterprises

– IS consists of (1) Sub-systems(2) Bridges and interactions(3) System Environment / Framework conditions

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2 GIZ approach to Innovation System Development - Introduction

Private SectorPublic Sector

(1) Sub-systems

Research Capacity

• Universities, R & D institutions, think tanks

• Basic and applied research

Technological and innovative Performance

• R & D within companies, creative firms

• Applied process and product development

Human & Social Capital

• Educational institutions, e.g. secondary, graduate or polytechnic schools

• Academic & technical education and training

Absorptive Capacity

• Firms, follower firms, users, customers

• Markets for goods and services

2

Demand for new products and services

Supply of inventions (products, services)

Supply of human resources for R & D

Supply of results and findings for education

Supply of results and findings of research

Demand for R & D

Research Capacity

• Universities, R & D institutions, think tanks

• Basic and applied research

Technological and innovative Performance

• R & D within companies, creative firms

• Applied process and product development

Public Sector

Human & Social Capital

• Educational institutions, e.g. secondary, graduate or polytechnic schools

• Academic & technical education and training

Absorptive Capacity

• Follower firms, users, customers

• Markets for goods and services

Private Sector

Interaction, coordination,

networks

Supply of competent human resources

Demand for education and knowledge

(2) “Bridges” and Interactions2

Our Approach2

Reinforcing the 4 sub-systemsReinforcing the 4 sub-systems

Promoting bridges between science - enterprises, esp. SMEsPromoting bridges between science - enterprises, esp. SMEs

Improving framework conditionsImproving framework conditions

Improving innovation-oriented private/ public service offers Introduction of innovation management and skills in SMEs

Strengthening innovation networks Support to the development of sector and cluster strategies Advice on models of technology transfer

Advice on national innovation policies and coherence of instruments, market and institutional analysis and M&E-tools

Awareness raising on the importance of innovation

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