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Innovative sustainability solutions:
Facilitating implementation & market dissemination of R&D project results MED-SPRING Training on Innovation, Naples, Nov. 2015
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Summary/Proposals for action at the regional level … “There are also potential synergy opportunities in problem areas or common fields of expertise such as mobility, water management or urban development and there is a pool of skilled workers willing to develop innovative projects in collaboration with Europe and the Mediterranean.” …
ANIMA Investment Network 2012
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Innovation: process consideration (linear)
Innovation* idea + invention diffusion
Technology- transfer*
basic research
applied R&D
demon-stration
market launch
market penetration
* After: Ford & Ryan, 1981 ; Müller-Prothmann & Dörr, 2009 ** : Dahlmann, 2007
Innovation is the (first) application of knowledge in practical use Innovation in is not necessary at global frontier, but also new to local
context; in this case, the process steps could be labeled:
(creation) acquisition adaptation dissemi-nation use Catching-up
process**
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More basics … (compare C. Dahlmann, 2007)
To improve the innovation process, different facilities & measures are required:
Policies/ instruments
Institutions Capabilities
Creating and commercialising knowledge
• Public policies for R&D
• …
• Public R&D labs and universities
• Private firms • …
• High level human capital for R&D
• …
Acquiring and adapting global knowledge
• Openness to outside • Setting up R&D
antennae abroad • …
• Universities • Firms • …
• Global scanning • Technology (needs)
assessment • …
Diffusing and Using knowledge
• Standards • IPR • …
• Technical information services and support institutions
• ….
• Communication skills • Job and technology
specific skills • …
Broader enabling environment
• Effective regulatory framework
• ….
• Effective governance • …
• Capabilities to ensure … - Economic stability - …
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Today‘s focus regarding the improvement of the innovation process:
Technology- transfer/ catching-up
R&D promotion
Development/environment cooperation
Economic cooperation
There is a possible link between R&D, DEVCO & Economic cooperation:
Bi- and multi-lateral co-operation
basic research/ creation
applied R&D/
acquisition
demon-stration/
adaptation
market launch/ dissemination
market penetration/
use
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The role of governmental strategies
Demand-orientation of R&D projects Deepening the conceptual coverage of the entire innovation process Use of potential synergies between different cooperation instruments
covering different phases of the innovation process
Demand in social and economic infrastructure as well as environmental issues: National Regulative Framework and policies/strategies
R&D promotion
Development/environment cooperation
Economic cooperation
basic research/ creation
applied R&D/
acquisition
demon-stration/
adaptation
market launch/ dissemination
market penetration/
use
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• R&D Collaboration potential in each of these fields
• Integrated approach to res-pond to societal challenges (‘nexus’)
transdisciplinary research
projects
trans-sectoral management (e.g. water + energy + …)
trans-institutional approach, e.g. universities + enterprises + VET institutions + local authorities
Relevance of R&D (&I) cooperation for MPC Energy
renewables efficiency
Nutrition agriculture
land use
Urbanisation Climate
Water (IWRM)
FP7: financial contribution to MPCs: € 55.7 m H2020: E.g. ERANETMED Joint Call 2014/2015
Health
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Relevance of development/economic cooperation for MPC
FY 2015 for, e.g., • Egypt
Approved: 1.04 bill. $ Total lending: 5.02 bill. $
• Tunisia Approved: 300 mil. $ Total lending: 3.02 bill. $
ENPI 2007 – 2013: 1.5 bill. € ENI 2014 – 2020: 1.5 bill. €
EuroMed-programme; e.g., business development and industrial cooperation, transport infrastructure, environment, water and energy
More from multilateral (AfDB, IsDB, GCF …) & bilateral funding institutions (KfW, …) Topical interference with R&D cooperation esp. on social & economic infrastructure
Ain Beni Mathar Integrated Combined Cycle Thermo-Solar Power Plant. Photo: © Dana Smillie / World Bank Photo ID: DS-MA111 World Bank
Topics: Predom. social and economic infrastructure
E.g.,
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Related opportunity for MPC: Exploiting the intersection
National/ sectoral
development plan
National innovation system (NIS) development
plan
Internat. development
strategy/ finance
Country partnership
strategy
R&I funding
programmes
(1) R&I for public goods/ infrastructure
(3) Direct support of NIS
Case studies: (2) incl. capacity
development
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Scientific guidance for good governance
Scientifically grounded justification for investment
Options and analysis of costs and benefits
Know-how transfer and capacity building
Development of exemplary solutions (demonstration projects and pilot plants) for scaling-up at commercial scale
Climate change impact assessment and downscaling of climate models to infrastructure areas
Development, testing and promotion of innovative solutions for resource efficiency gain
Contribution potential of R&D projects to infrastructure planning
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Possible contribution of R&D projects to the investment project cycle
Specialised instruments of development/ economic cooperation
Development plan
Pre-feasibility study/ project
structuring
Feasibility study
Financing concept
Project implementation
Operation & maintenance
Innovative conceptual and technical solutions from R&D
Options Priorities
(national, local, …)
Project results
Financing
Infrastructure investment-programme
Development/ investment banks
Tested solutions
Financing/ tech-nical assistance
Frame-work
conditions
“Investment Project Cycle” after CDIA, 2011
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Possible input of R&D results into the project cycle of development/economic cooperation
To be acknowledged
Well-founded scientific bases for investment (programmes) Cost-benefit-analysis; Justification of investment needs for projects ( feasibility studies) Adoption of technology Know how transfer and capacity building Creation of best practice solutions for regional dispersal
Country partnership
strategy
Identification
Preparation
Appraisal
Approval
Implementation & supervision
Completion
Evaluation
Project cycle
1-3 yrs.
Start:
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Specific measures to improve the innovation process considering potential synergies of R&D stimulation and development/economic cooperation
Policies/ instruments
Institutions Capabilities
Creating and commercialising knowledge
• Coupling of R&D funding to sectoral strategies of the respective ministries/ departments and their economic cooperation
• Promoting technology transfer and innovation in economic cooperation
• Using investment programmes for validation
• Including companies, esp. SME
• Openness for inter-ministerial/ departmental cooperation on different planning levels
• …
• Technology assessment
• Technology negotiation
• Adaptation to domestic conditions incl. financing & costs (O&M, life-cycle etc.)
Acquiring and adapting global knowledge
Diffusing and using knowledge
Broader enabling environment
• Modernisation of regulative framework via TA measures and inter-ministerial cooperation
• See above • …
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- Acknowledgement of the relevant sector development plans and national/local strategies
- Exploration of the possibility to include into funded project consortia some R&D under governmental ministries or agencies managing investment in the sector
- Availability in the consortium of adequate financial/economic and institutional expertise adapted to science based “implementation facilitation” tasks
- Desirability of an “implementation facilitation plan” as part of the R&D project application and realisation work programme
- Need to develop project reports comparable to “pre-feasibility” study to guide and prepare implementation
- Desirability for continuous dialogue and information sharing with implementation decision makers
Possible implications for R&D programming
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Necessary phases of infrastructure related R&D
Piloting • Essentially technical
R&D to test innovative solution
• Domestic policies might be bypassed or ignored for the sake of the research objective
Demonstration • Scientific proofing of
applicability of technical solution when embedded in national policy framework
• Scientific underpinning of recommendation for policy enhancement for investment facilitation
Mainstreaming • (Promotion of) practical
and widespread dissemi-nation of R&D results application through a “mainstream” investment programme
• Not necessarily facilitated/ accompanied by R&D
Innovation takes time! Demand for sufficient project duration Mainstreaming needs to be facilitated as far as possible during the
demonstration phase
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Sustainable Management of Available Water Resources with Innovative Technologies; incl. decentralised WWTP for wastewater reuse in Jordan: • Inclusion of universities & SME from both countries and of Jordanian authorities • Realisation of 3-phases concept incl. demonstration under real world conditions
and capacity building
Case study social infrastructure: SMART project
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SMART cont‘d
• Early collaboration with German development cooperation
• Introduction of DWWT to Jordan’s water strategy • Pre-feasibility study for dissemination • Introduction of possible investment to bilateral
governmental consultations • Project office in the MWI and facilitation of a National
Implementation Committee for Effective Decentralised WW Management composed of a number of senior decision makers of different related ministries & agencies
• Relevant creation of value for Jordanian SME and JV in case of dissemination
Clusters of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Systems; Source: UFZ
Source: UFZ; License: CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/de/)
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• Five hubs in the 5 African regions - Water and Energy Sciences (including climate
change) (Algeria) - Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation
(Kenya) - …
• Network of about 50 satellite institutes planned
Case study capacity building: Pan-African University
• Germany is key thematic partner for the hub in Algeria - Establishment of master courses and management structures (BMZ) - Development of a research agenda for the institute (BMBF)
• Based on a decision of the African Union in 2009 to create excellence in higher education and research in Africa for African challenges
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100 M US$ World Bank loan (IDA conditions) to the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST, + 10 M$) for
• Knowledge & policy development (13.5 M$) - Attract overseas talented experts - Measure science, technology and innovation (STI) statistics
• Support Government Research Institutions (GRI) reform & enterprises innovation (90 M$)
- GRI reform: From state-funded to self-financed model - Innovation project financing: Newly established technology enterprises &
consortia of enterprises, research institutes and universities - National Lab: pioneer a government-owned/company-operated arrangement
• Project management (6.5 M$) - Strengthening the institutional capacity of MOST - Carry out policy research programmes on project activities
Case study: Direct NIS support
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Summary
There are potential synergies between instruments of R&D (stimulation/cooperation) and development cooperation which can be used to direct R&D programmes/projects early and systematically towards implementation and diffusion of the innovative solutions to be developed
Using these synergies provides potential benefits for the improvement of the national innovation system as well as the society