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From the Nordic Marine Innovation Conference in Oslo 25th of January 2012 by Sigridur Thormodsdottir, senior innovation adviser, Nordic Innovation Title: The Nordic Marine Innovation Programme - Overview and experience
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The Nordic Marine Innovation Programme - Overview and experience
Sigridur Thormodsdottir
Senior Innovation adviser
Nordic Innovation www.nordicinnovation.org
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Funding consortium
Norway: Innovation Norway Iceland: AVS and Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture Denmark: FødevareErhverf, Ministry of Agriculture Faro Islands: Ministry of Fisheries, marine research fund Sweden: Fiskeriverket (silent partner) Finland: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (silent partner) Nordic: AG-Fisk, NORA, Nordic Innovation
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The Nordic Innovation Programme
Enhance the innovation capability in the Nordic marine sector and thereby its profitability and competitiveness in a global market
o Visualise the sector as an interesting sector with huge potential o Strengthen and establish B2B og B2R cooperation and support Nordic ”value
chains” – horizontal and vertical o Create platform for multi-disciplinary/sectoral cooperation o Cooperation with Canada
Create Nordic value through more cooperation between Nordic and national
innovation agencies
Emphasis on: Industry needs and active participation
Concrete results and activities close to market Sustainability
“Learn” about innovation
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3 Modules
Module 1. Network and dialog – learning phase Learning about the marine sector through studies and dialog with the industry, industry organisations and other stakeholders. Define the topics in Module 2 and 3
Module 2. Pre-competitive projects Create forum for the industry and relevant stakeholders to cooperate with problems defined important by the industry sector related to innovation capability and competitiveness
Module 3. Long term user driven innovation projects and business network Support strategic B2B and B2R cooperation where the industry defines the agenda
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Module 1 – some results
Studies: Mapping of studies and reports: marketing analysis and user
driven innovation Gemba Seafood Consulting
Value proposition in the Nordic marine sector Markeds- og verdikjedeanalyse - part 1 Innovative forretningsmodeller i nordisk marin sektor – part 2
ECON Pöyry and NOFIMA
Sustainable innovation in the Nordic marine sector
Sigla
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Nordic Innovation Stensberggata 25
NO-0170 Oslo
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Response to the 2 calls in Module 2 og 3
33 applications – good geographical distribution of participants Total budget around NOK 230 mill, applied for approx NOK 112 mill 225 applicants – 131 companies and 94 institution/organizations Project owner/leader is a company representative in 19 projects of 33
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Modul 2. Meeting future challenges
Themes New and innovative ways of recruitment New and innovative solutions for safer and better working conditions Harmonisation and increased transparency in the Nordic market for marine products and related services
5 projects are funded • Visualisation of the sector – High PR value • Cooperation between the industry and academia • Standard for a new niche-product to export • Framework to strengthen the Nordic home market for fish
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Module 3. Reputation enhanced by innovation
Themes More sustainable marine sector Higher quality of marine raw material and products Diversity of seafood or other marine based products
10 projects are funded • Most of them contribute to more than one of the themes defined • White fish: Profitability and competitiveness through product
diversity, efficiency and better use of the raw material • Aquaculture: New species, more sustainable food and culture
methods, new products • Pelagic sector: Better utilisation of the raw material • Algae/seaweed: Utilisation of new arts, product diversity
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NO-0170 Oslo
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Constitutes of 15 projects with high industry participation Participants approx 103 Total budget of NOK 102 mill, Own contribution is NOK 56.5 mill, the funding is NOK 44.6 mill
The Nordic Innovation programme
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Experience and achievements
Experience ”Bottom up” initiative is possible Broad vs narrow focus of the programme More knowledge is needed about the marine sector in a Nordic/international perspective
Achievments Nordic Marine Innovation Platform High industry participation Projects with concrete results
…..to be continued
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Further information to be found www.marineinnovation.net www.nordicinnovation.org
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