connecting public sector needs to water innovators
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Connecting public sector needs to water innovators
Wim van VierssenCEO
KWR Watercycle Research Institute
5 November 2014
Barcelona, Spain
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Connecting public
sector needs to
water innovators
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Wim van Vierssen
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Type of FP participants over time (1984-2013)Diversification of the water network
Educat ion
Consultancy
Government
Industry
Other
Research
Pieter Heringa (2014)
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EUROPEANresearch collaborations of KWR.
A typical network resulting from FP collaboration:
ARC, GWRC, WssTP.
EU funded FP7 projects: TRUST, Prepared, Tapes.
Watershare®
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The importance of geographical distance FP’s: bringing partners closer.
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Code Description Share (%)
NP Not proximate at all 45.1
ORG Only organisationally 26.2
SOC Only socially 2.3
GEO Only geographically 14.0
OS Organisationally and socially
1.8
OG Organisationally and geographically
7.5
SG Socially and geographically
1.0
OSG Proximate in all dimensions
0.6
Unknown 1.5
The propensity of collaboration Occurrence & Importance
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Structural change in division of tasks How the innovation model evolved
Research Commercialisation Applications
Post war (1950-2000)
Basic Research Applied Research(semi-public)
Consultancy + Engineering
(private)
End user(Public)
Future(2000 e.v.)
Research TripleC New Hybrid CompanyThe Allied Waters model
End user(Public)
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Subsurface water solutions from Europe.
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An example of New Hybrid Collaboration
Dutch ASR projects across the Triple Helix
Watercycle Research Institute
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In what should Europe excel?The license to operate of any new venture. Game changing public value propositions as goal (upcycling residuals, water reuse, sustainable cities). Top end of the market, competitive business for the world market. Products with excellent scientific and public market references. New Hybrid Companies as instruments with total cost recovery model for research teams involved. Knowledge Management Model: tripleC knowledge (Clustered, Complimentary, Coordinated).
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The “ALLIED WATERS” conceptThe New Hybrid
ALLIED WATERSQuality Brand
ALLIED WATERSCompany
(New Hybrid)
Project X “Game Changing”
Special Purpose Companies
Allied WatersKnowledge Collab(European research
teams)
Allied WatersBusiness Collab
(exclusive company membership)
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A New European Water Innovation Model
USAALLIED MINDS: A New Model for Transforming U.S. Invention into
Innovation.
EUROPEALLIED WATERS
A New Hybrid Business Model for Producing Game Changing Water Solutions for the World.
To unleash the European business talent pool
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Thank you
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