Norrbotten peer review, 14-18Norrbotten peer review, 14-18thth of October 2013 of October 2013

Background

• The National Clean tech Strategy

• The National energy agency

National background National background

Background

• Regional strategies

– The Regional development strategy

– The Regional Innovation strategy

– The Regional climate- and energy strategy

County background County background

Obstacles for investments in the clean tech sector

• Inadequate business plans and teams

• Problematic investment analysis, lack of knowledge

• Long time frame on the return on investment

• Dependency on long-term regulations and policies

• High cost demo and pilot facilities

ObstaclesObstacles

Peer review focus

• How to create a platform for innovators/entrepreneurs, investors and potential customers for the commercialization and financing of potential business ideas within the clean tech sector?

Focus of NorrbottenFocus of Norrbotten

Specific questions from the host region to the peer review team

What is missing and what could be developed in the innovation and the financial system for the clean tech sector?

Which barriers and drivers accelerate commercialization and financing of business ideas within the clean tech sector?

How to increase private financing in the initial commercialization phase?

Which steps should be taken to set up a platform?

Which actors should be part of such a platform and which roles should they hold?

How to involve the customer needs (industry, the public sector) in the business development process within the platform?

How to involve the public procurement to the platform?

How to make business ideas more attractive to invest in?

How to develop the business case and the business team?

How to get the innovators/entrepreneurs to a system thinking, i.e. to match ideas in order to deliver system solutions?

How do we get an outside perspective, an external point of view, on the business cases?

Focus of NorrbottenFocus of Norrbotten

Peer review team regions:• Prahova (RU) – Peer review coordinator• Észak-Alföld (HU)• Lazio (IT)• Noord Brabant (NL)• Västernorrland (SE)

Peer review team competencies• Private investors• Business angels• Business developer• Clean tech entrepreneurs (SME)

Peer review teamPeer review team

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