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Innovation Ecosystem Assessment

Webinar 16.12.2016

Contact information:Dr. Thomas Reiss (Fraunhofer ISI, Karlsruhe)+49 721 6809 160 [email protected]

Objectives

• Provide background information and practical guidance for elaborating an assessment of the Innovation Ecosystem

• For that purpose 4 question will be dealt with:– What is an Innovation Ecosystem (IE)

– Why is it important?

– How to assess it?

– How to come to conclusions and action points?

9-3-2017 Webinar Innovation Ecosystem Assessment 2

Overview

• What is an Innovation Ecosystem?

• Why is it important?

• How to assess it?

• Material facilitating the assessment


What is an Innovation Ecosystem?

• The innovation system in which an DIH is operating

• Composed of all actors which are relevant for innovation via– Providing input and supply to innovation

– Articulating demand for innovation

– Setting framework conditions for innovation

• Characterised by linkages and interactions between actors

• Guided by political, legal, societal, economic, environmental framework conditions


What?Why?How?Material

The current scientific perception of IE ...


InfrastructureICT, Internet, databases, Co-

Creation Platforms …

InstitutionsIPR, standards, norms

CultureSocial and relational capitalValues, lifestyles, attitudes

Innovation Frameworks

PoliciesPs influencing innovation

framework conditions (RTI) and demand patterns (energy, environment,

mobility, health, defense, home …)

EducationPublic and private educators

on all levels

FinancersBanks, venture capital, philanthropists, crowds

Innovation Input

Innovation Supply

and Demand

MediatorsApplied research, Clubs,

associations, trade unions, cluster managers, NGOs

ResearchUniversities, RTOs, citizen

scientists ...

SocietyConsumers, User Innovators

Social Entrepreneurs, Collaborative innovators, citizens

Public SectorPS actors generating and demanding innovation

Cities, hospitals, administrations …

BusinessFirms of all sizes and sectors generating and demanding

innovation


Warnke et al. 2016

... takes account of recent trends in innovation thinking

• User innovation

• Social innovation (social benefit, other ways of doing)

• Collaborative innovation (commons based peer production, open source...)

• New innovation intermediaries (clusters, clubs, trade unions, crowds...)

• Venture philanthropy

• Social and relational capital (prerequisites and capabilities for interaction)



Why is it important? (1)

• Innovation does not evolve in a vacuum. • Innovation does not proceed in a linear mode from basic

research to applied research, to development, to design, to production until marketing.

• Innovation is not generated by a single “innovator” Rather, innovation processes are characterised by a broad variety of

linkages, interactions and feedbacks between a diverse set of actors and activities.

Companies are not part of a single industry, but members of an innovation system that is composed of diverse actors which together create and capture new value through both collaboration and competition.



Why is it important? (2)

• Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) are embedded in an Innovation Ecosystem (implicit or explicit).

• It is crucial for DIH to develop and improve their Innovation Ecosystem in order to operate in a most efficient way.

• Ecosystem assessment as important first step (see experience from pilot HUBs).

• Added value for DIH: Identify weak points and gaps within the regional system that hamper

operation of DIH in order to create and support innovation. Support developing strategies and implementing measures for

enhancing the regional Innovation Ecosystem in a systematic way based on a gap analysis.



How to assess the Innovation Ecosystem?

Five steps towards the assessment:

1. Overview

2. Inventory of functions and actors

3. Cooperation network

4. SWOT

5. Conclusions on action points



1. Overview

Provide a short description of ecosystem, include• Geographic delineation• Size (population)• Main economic sectors

– Industrial sector in the region

• Characteristics related to the socio-cultural context, e.g.: – attitude towards innovation– openness– traditions– lifestyle– other relevant considerations



2. Inventory of functions and actors (1)

Based on innovation system framework (slide 5) identify and characterise

• Key functions and

• Key actors of the Innovation Ecosystem

Use the following tables (provided as template)

If necessary, provide additional comments as bullet points

Prepare draft inventory based on desk research

Discuss results during DIH meeting/workshop



2. Inventory of functions and actors (2)

Overview: Innovation input and supply categories

• Education and training institutes

• Research, technology and innovation actors

• Capital providers, funding

• Intermediary organisations


2. Inventory of functions and actors (3)Innovation input and supply

Actor category Actor type Name Location Size (number of staff or persons, finance/year)

Core competencies (technologies, services, processes, advice, consulting, regulation etc.)

Role (also relates to the key functions of the DIH)

Education and training

Schools Education

Universities Training, skills

Vocational education Training, skills

Continuing training Training, skills

Other

Summary assessment of actor category (1: very weak, 2: weak, 3: average, 4: strong, 5: very strong)



2. Inventory of functions and actors (3)Innovation input and supply - example





Schools Education

Universities JagiellonianUniversity, Departments of Applied Computer Science.

Krakow, Poland 200 IT tools IT-Training, IT-skills

Crakow University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Krakow, Poland 70 Robotics Training in robotics technologies

Vocational education Continuing Education Centre for Computer Applications

Krakow, Poland 20 IT, robotics, manufacturing

Training, skills

Continuing training Training, skills

Other

Summary assessment of actor category (1: very weak, 2: weak, 3: average, 4: strong, 5: very strong) 4







Research, Technology and Innovation actors

Universities Technology development, technology dissemination

RTO Technology development, technology adaptation, technology dissemination

Citizen scientists Technology development

Business research Technology development, technology adaptaion

Other








Capital providers/funding

Banks Provide finance

VC Provide finance

Crowds Provide finance

Philanthropists Provide finance

Public bodies (national, international)

Provide funding

Other








Intermediary organisations

Associations Provide brokerage

Clubs Provide brokerage

Trade unions Training, skills

Clusters Provide brokerage

NGOs Training, skills, market formation

Other




Overview of innovation demand actors

• Business actors

• Societal actors

• Public sector actors


2. Inventory of functions and actors (7)Innovation demand





Business actors Large firms NN1 City-1 10,000 employees OEM, automotive Demand: processes, technologies

SME Technology application

Other

Summary assessment of actor category (1: very weak, 2: weak, 3: average, 4: strong, 5: very strong) 3







Societal actors Consumers n/a n/a 3 Million (potential consumers)

n/a Market formation

Elder population n/a n/a n/a Demand for ICT supported assistance

Chambers of Commerce

Environmental organisations

Other




n/a. not applicable





Public sector actors Local government (Cities)

City X public transport agency

City X 10 employees Regulation, managing transport infrastructure

ICT for urban mobility

Regional government (Provinces, districts)

Department of finance

City Y 15 employees Regulation E-government tools

National government

Ministry of education

City Z 200 employees Public administration, regulation

E-learning tools

Hospitals Children’s hospital City X 300 employees Providing health care, diseases of children

E-health solutions

Other




Innovation framework overview

• Innovation infrastructure

• Institutions for innovation

• Policies for innovation


2. Inventory of functions and actors (11)Innovation framework


Category Sub-category Name Location Role(also relates to the key functions of the DIH)

Infrastructure ICT Provide infrastructure

Database Provide infrastructure

Internet Provide infrastructure

Manufacturing equipment Provide infrastructure

Pilot production Provide infrastructure

Laboratories Provide infrastructure

Demonstration Provide infrastructure

Other

Institutions IPR Regional, National, EU, World?

Standards Regional, National, EU, World?

Norms Regional, National, EU, World?

Other





Category Sub-category Name Location Role(also relates to the key functions of the DIH)

Policies Influencing innovation framework conditions

RegionalNationalEUWorld?

Influencing demand patterns (e.g. energy, health, mobility)

RegionalNationalEUWorld?

Other




3. Cooperation network (1)

Analyse and illustrate the interactions between the different actors of the innovation system:

Step 1: use the following tables (slides 26-31) for the analysis, use the inventory of actors collected in preceding tables (slides 13-24) (copy & paste actors)

Step 2: illustrate the cooperation network with a graph according to the example in slide 33

Prepare draft network (desk research) and discuss results at DIH meeting/workshop



3. Cooperation network (2)Type and name of actor Since

when (year)

Location (city, country)

Type of interaction(specify with 0,1,2,3)

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Universities

Jagiellonian University, Departments of Applied Computer Science.

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Vocational education

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Robotics Trade Union 2015 City X, Country Y

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Greenpeace 2016 City X, Country

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Chamber of Commerce 2014 Poznan, Poland

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SA: societal actorLF: large firmH: hospitalU: universityTU: trade unionPM: policy maker

Innovation demandInnovation inputInnovation framework

Example: visualised cooperation network based on data collected in previous tables (slides 26-31)

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4. SWOT analysis, principles



4. SWOT analysis in practise (1)

• Format: DIH workshop, half day

• 10-15 participants

• Start with external dimension Opening up minds

Information also relevant for business plan

• Proceed with internal dimension



4. SWOT analysis in practise (2)

• Strengths and weaknesses should include results of a gap analysis of the Innovation Ecosystem.

• The gap analysis should answer the following questions: Which functions are weak or missing?

Which key actors are weak or missing?

Which interactions are weak or missing?



5. Conclusions and action points

• Based on the SWOT analysis draw conclusions.

• Identify key action points for enhancing the structure and function of the Innovation Ecosystem: Actions to overcome internal weaknesses and external threats

Action needed to build an effective DIH network



Material

• Template (word-document) for carrying out the analysis and presenting the results

• Templates (ppt) for cooperation network and SWOT

• Background paper with more information about Innovation Ecosystems

• Literature if interested



References

• Edquist, C. (2005): Systems of Innovation. Perspectives and Challenges. In: Fagerberg, J.; Mowery, D.C.; Nelson, R.R. (Eds.): The Oxford Handbook of Innovation. New York: Oxford University Press, 181-208.

• Moore, James F. (1993): Predators and prey: A new ecology of competition. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/1993/05/predators-and-prey-a-new-ecology-of-competition/ar/1 (last access September 2016).

• Kuhlmann, S.; Arnold, E. (2001): RCN in the Norwegian Research and Innovation System. Background Report No. 12 in the evaluation of the Research Council of Norway. Karlsruhe, Brighton: Fraunhofer ISI, Technopolis.

• Warnke, Philine; Koschatzky, Knut; Dönitz, Ewa; Zenker, Andrea; Stahlecker, Thomas; Som, Oliver; Cuhls, Kerstin; Güth, Sandra (2016): Opening up the innovation system framework towards new actors and institutions. Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer ISI Discussion Papers Innovation Systems and Policy Analysis No. 49, ISSN 1612-1430.



https://hbr.org/1993/05/predators-and-prey-a-new-ecology-of-competition/ar/1

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