skipso - the global cleantech platform
DESCRIPTION
Skipso is a new online platform and business to business marketplace entirely focused on Cleantech and sustainability.It aims to leverage the power of the Internet to accelerate the next wave of Cleantech Innovation. It brings together entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policy-makers, professionals and businesses from the global Cleantech arena and provides them with a platform that fosters open collaboration and innovation. Members can build professional relationships; identify business opportunities; find resources more efficiently and at a lower cost; have easier access to capital and research grants; access new ideas, knowledge and information; outsource scientific and business challenges to a worldwide community of experts, and access new channels to promote their products and services.TRANSCRIPT
Skipso OverviewEnabling Sustainable Innovation
Company Purpose
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Skipso aims to leverage the power of the Internet to accelerate the next wave of
Cleantech Innovation
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Cleantech / Sustainability
Web 2.0Open
Innovation
The Problems We Address
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We address the issue of climate change and the fight for energy
independence
Macro Level:
We tackle the roadblocks that hinder Cleantech innovation
Industry Level:
User Level:
We enable collaboration, professional matchmaking and Innovation on a global
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The Opportunity
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“This is largest economic opportunity of the 21st century, the mother of all markets”
[John Doerr]•$400b / year new investments by
2012 •20% renewable energy consumption
and 20% increase in efficiency by 2020
•$16.9b current R&D spend too low to support required growth
•20 millions new jobs created
Source: New Energy Finance, Worldwatch Institute, EU
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How Do We Define Cleantech?
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Renewable Energy
Energy Efficiency
& Distribution
Clean Products
& Production
Waste & Pollution
Water Management
Other Sectors
What products and how do we produce them?
What is left and how do we manage it?
How do we get and use water?
All other sectorsHow do we generate energy?
How do we use energy?
•Solar
•Wind
•Bioenergy
•Geothermal
•Hydro
•Marine
•Other sources
•Transportation
•Energy Infrastructure
•Energy Storage
•Buildings
•Materials
•Smart Industrial Production
•Product Design & Innovation
•Emissions
•Waste Management
•Soil Remediation
•Water Treatment & Purification
•Water Use Efficiency
•Water Pollution
•Management & Business
•Agriculture
•Others
•Smart Grid
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The Solution: A Cleantech Innovation Ecosystem
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Skipso
Investors
Executives
Service ProvidersCleantech Start-ups
Professionals
Policymakers
EntrepreneursResearchers
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Who Uses Skipso?
• Gain easier access to capital, resources & support services
Cleantech Entrepreneurs
• Solve innovation challenges in return for cash, publish research findings
• Generate leads to sell expert advice services to the cleantech community
Professionals / Experts
Industry Executives
Cleantech Investors
• Tap into entrepreneurs globally as well as selected experts to support their deals
• Network, share knowledge and find selected jobs globally
Academics / Researchers
• Outsource R&D, sponsor innovation challenges, find top management talent
• Share industry content reaching a broad professional cleantech community
• Promote their research, get funding and participate in innovation challenges
• Create a company profile and generate business leads
Service Providers
Businesses
Content Providers
Universities & Research Institutions
• Advertise products and services targeting specific talent pools
Advertisers
Community (Talent Pools) Organisations / Businesses
Policymakers
• Promote their ideas and policy to stimulate growth in clean technologies globally
• Develop ad hoc applications for the Skipso community
Developers
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The Skipso Open Innovation LabThe Skipso Open Innovation Lab enables organisations to accelerate their clean tech innovation by tapping into a worldwide network of experts and innovators
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• Any scientific or business problem an organisation faces in the different stages of the innovation life-cycle: from idea generation to growth
• An entrepreneurial competition, sponsored by organisations looking to foster clean tech innovation
• Every challenge must be related to the fields of clean technology or climate change
Innovation Lab Challenges:
How Does it Work?Skipso supports organisations throughout the life-cycle of the challenge as well as providing a platform to reach out to a wide community of challenge solvers
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• Organisations formulate and post challenges to a worldwide community of clean tech experts and innovators
• Skipso advertises the challenge throughout the Skipso network allowing challenge solvers to register and submit their solutions
• Best submissions are selected and cash award paid if the solution provided satisfies requirements
• Comprehensive Intellectual Property protection provided to seeker organisation
The Innovation Challenge Process
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Innovation Seekers pay a cash award to the solutions that satisfy their requirements
What Types of Challenges?Skipso Challenges are designed to support organisations in any stage of the innovation life-cycle or simply to foster clean tech innovation
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SKIPSO IDEA CHALLENGE
Connect with passionate people around the world to
get groundbreaking ideas for your clean tech business or
product
SKIPSO R&D CHALLENGE
Tap into a global network of experts that can help you crack
the most complex technical challenges at a fraction of the
cost
SKIPSO RFP CHALLENGE
Find solutions or expertise by outsourcing to top suppliers or consultants within the Skipso network that will bid for your
job
SKIPSO START-UP CHALLENGE
Sponsor or create entrepreneurial competitions to find next-generation clean
tech entrepreneurs around the world
What are the Benefits?Skipso challenges are the right solution if you are a private or public organisation operating in the environmental and clean tech sectors and are looking to:
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• Overcome project roadblocks by tapping into the minds of top experts and thinkers
• Increase R&D success and reduce time-to-market by ‘opening up’ your R&D departments to a world-wide network of experts and scientists from specialised clean tech fields
• Decrease R&D costs – only paying for solutions that work
• Foster entrepreneurship or discover the most innovative ideas and products from cleantech innovators around the world
• Gain brand awareness and visibility by sponsoring open clean tech innovation challenges
Example – The Rwanda Electrification ChallengeSwiss NGO Mabawa is looking to harness the power of Open Innovation to
bring electricity to the rural village of Nyamyumba, Rwanda
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Contact Us
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The Skipso Team – Enabling Sustainable Innovation
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