Denmark’s new innovation strategy: ”How to strengthen innovation”

Five times seven – system and strategy

1. Seven key ministries involved2. Seven types of actors in the innovation system3. Seven key funding bodies4. Seven long term key innovation instruments5. Seven key focus areas

Plus a single telephone number and a web-page

Horizontal coordination between seven relevant Danish ministries – (1)

• Ministry of Economy and Business (chair)• Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation • Ministry of Foreign Affairs• Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries• Ministry of Environment• Ministry of Climate and Energy• Ministry of Finance

Seven pillars in the innovation system – (2)

1. 7 R&D and Innovation Funding Bodies (DCTI, DSF, HTF, EUDP, GUDP, RF, GF)

2. Approved Technological Institutes (GTS-net)3. Universities and research institutes4. National Cluster and Network organisations

(Innovation Network Denmark Programme)5. Research and Innovation Incubator Scheme6. Global networks (Danish Export Council, GTS-net

and Innovation Centres)7. System of Regional and Local Growth Houses

Seven Funding Bodies – (3)

1. Danish Council for Technology and Innovation (DCTI) (6 innovation support pools)

2. National High Technology Foundation (HTF) (2 pools)3. The Strategic Research Council (2-3 pools)4. Programme for Energy Development and Demonstration (EUDP)

(2-4 pools)5. Programme for Green Development and Demonstration (GUDP)

(2-5 pools)6. Fond for Renewal of Small Businesses (RF) (5-7 pools)7. 6 Regional Growth Fora (5-10 pools)

Seven important R&D and innovation support pools InnovationDanmark

2010-2013– (4)1. Innovation consortia programme (large business-

research collaboration programme)2. Strategic Hich Technology Projects3. Strategic High Technology Platforms4. Innovation Voucher Scheme5. Industrial PhD-programme6. Proof of Concept programme for Universities7. Innovation assistant scheme (academic degree) in

SMEs

Government objectives

• Danish companies shall be among the most innovative companies in the world

• Investments in private and public reasearch shall exceed 3 percent of GDP

Seven key focus areas – (5)

Focus area 1 - overview

Better overview and easier access to public innovation support pools, initiatives, infrastructure and services

1) One telephone number – call center2) One web-page with all innovation support

initiatives – www.vaekstguiden.dk

Focus area 2 – public private partnerships

• A new innovation fund (Renewal Fund)• Triple helix research alliances between

research, business and public sector (DCTI)

Focus area 3 – skills to SMEs

• Innovation Agent Center – an army of technology and development experts will knock the doors at 3000-5000 SMEs

• Innovation Assistants (”Knowledge worker”) • Industrial PhD-scheme (”Research worker”)• E-Business Innovation Center – a small army of

ICT experts will visit cities all over Denmark to supervise small Business in ICT and eBusiness (10,000-15,000 enterprises)

Focus area 4 - risk capital to SMEs

• Better lending possibilities to SMEs (VF – Growth Fund)

• More venture capital to research and innovation incubators - research based start-ups

Focus area 5 – technological service to SMEs• Enterprise driven Approved Technological

Institutes (GTS-net) • www.bedreinnovation.dk• Development of the international activities

of the GTS-net• Goal: 27,000 enterprises shall annually

buy knowledge or collaborate with GTS-institutes

Focus area 6• Collaboration between business and research:

innovation vouchers, innovation networks and innovation consortia

• Nordic-German-Polish Cluster Excellence Initiative. Nothern European Cluster Alliance between 150 cluster and network organisations servicing more than 45,000 enterprises

• Increased Danish participation in international research and innovation programmes

Focus area 7- better exploitation of public research

1. New Matchfond 2. Proof-of-concept programme3. Strategic Research and Innovation Platforms

(SPIR)4. Innovationsnetværk Denmark – fewer and

larger cluster and network organisations with participation of all relevant public research institutions and universities