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A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation

A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation. 02 June 2008 Evert Kok. UNIDO - Key Facts…. UNIDO - Key Facts…. UN Specialized Agency since 1986 Lead role within UN system on industrial development

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A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation

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  1. A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation 02 June 2008 Evert Kok

  2. UNIDO - Key Facts… UNIDO - Key Facts… • UN Specialized Agency since 1986 • Lead role within UN system on industrial development • Constitutional mandate to promote sustainable industrial development in developing countries and countries in transition • Focus on technical cooperation: policy advice, institutional capacity-building and business development services

  3. UNIDO - Key Figures… UNIDO - Key Figures… • Staff on board (non-project) : 650(2006) • Budget (regular+operational) : € 174 million(2006-07) • Technical cooperation delivery : $ 227 million(2006-2007 est.) • Project expert appointments : 2,850(per year, about half from developing countries)

  4. Headquarters in Vienna 30 Field Offices plus 13 units in UNDP offices Liaison offices in New York, Geneva Brussels Some 50 Subcontracting Exchanges 19 Investment and Technology Promotion Offices 34 National Cleaner Production Centres/ networks 10 Industrial Technology Centres Headquarters, Vienna

  5. Poverty Reduction through Productive Activities

  6. Poverty Reduction through Productive Activities

  7. Innovation; a few remarks

  8. Innovation is not Technology is not Science

  9. $$$ => Science & Technology => Ideas Ideas => Innovation => $$$

  10. Market = Need + the Capacity to Pay

  11. Determinants of success of innovations Intervention + Context = Impact E. Arnold, fm Pawson & Tilley

  12. Professional Model Organisational Model Knowledge base Knowledge acquired by formal training Knowledge acquired by actionand experimentation Knowledge organisation individual based group-based Transfer of knowledge Explicit and document based Tacit and human network based OECD 2003; Networks of Innovation. Shift in knowledge systems

  13. From Mind to Market: Major conclusions • Linking Science and Technology through Innovation to Market Capitalization • Process, Product, Organizational and Market Innovations. • Use of methodologies to reduce risk and increase success rates • National and Regional Innovation Systems • Learning by doing: from professional knowledge to organizational knowledge

  14. Why Innovation: Human Resources • "We are not taught to think for ourselves and be creative. Rather we are taught how to pass exams and get a good mark" • From a recent BBC production

  15. A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation

  16. Vision • By 2013, a UNIDO Global University Innovation Network connects 300 Universities. • Each Member State has obtained significant capacity to raise Industrial Innovators. • Effective Industry – University cooperation in Innovation that brings commercial benefits.

  17. Essential Elements • University Chairs on Innovation • Professors from Industry (funding external to UNIDO) • Actual Innovation projects with Industry • UNIDO Consultative Committee on Innovation (Systems) Strategies • Annual publication on strategies that actually work • National Programmes for Human Resource Development for Innovation • PHD, Masters, Vocational • Curriculum re-building • Secondary education programmes on creativity • University Alumni and Professional Associations outreach programme • Amongst others, connect with TNCs’ board rooms • South-south cooperation

  18. Pilot phase: Africa - Europe • Expert Group Meeting April 2007 • Technical Meeting August 2007

  19. Pilot Phase 1 : Africa – Europe • Participation of: • Austria, Graz University of Technology • Burkina Faso Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso Egypt Heliopolis University Italy Politecnico di Milano Kenya University of Nairobi the Netherlands Delft University of Technology Nigeria University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba Rwanda Kigali Institute of Technology Senegal Université de Thiés Sierra Leone Njala University, Freetown South Africa Tshwane University of Technology Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam • Zambia The University of Zambia

  20. Criteria for Network Activities • African Enterprise • African University • European University • Innovative element • Capacity Building element / student participation • Commercial relevance

  21. African countries’ priority setting for areas of activities • Energy and Manufacturing • Agro-food, Water, Health • New technologies, ICT

  22. AU – Summit of Heads of State and Governments, January 2008 CAMI - Conference of the African Ministers of Industry, September 2007 • Discussion and adoption of Plan of Action for the Accelerated Industrial Development of Africa • Request to UNIDO to support the implementation • Endorsement of the AU CAMI Plan of Action

  23. A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation Some results

  24. d o n o r s , E n t e r p r i s e s ) A F R I C A N U N I V E R S I T I E S D E M O P R O J E G O V E R N M E N T P r o d u c t P r o c e s s ( E D U C A T I O N / I N D U S T R Y ) I n n o v a t i o n I n n o v a t i o n M a r k e t i n g O r g a n i z a t i o n a l S E C T O R I A L / I n n o v a t i o n I n n o v a t i o n I N D U S T R Y N a t i o n a l / R e g i o n a l B O D I E S I n n o v a t i o n P o l i c i e s A F R I C A N I N D U S T R I A L E N T E R P R I S E S C o m m e r c i a l I n n o v a t i o n s D E M A N D S / N E E D S Network structure Network structure G L O B A L U N I D O N E T W O R K O F U N I V E R S I T Y C H A I R S O N I N N O V A T I O N ( 2 0 0 7 - 09 : A f r i c a n U n i v e r s i t i e s , E u r o p e a n U n i v e r s i t i e s , U N I D O , d o n o r s ) ( 2 0 1 0 - 13 : I n c r e a s e n e t w o r k t o 3 0 0 C h a i r s , S t a b l e S U P P O R T P A C K A G E C T S : T W I N N I N G M A S T E R S S T U D E N T S

  25. Support Package

  26. Structure of Support Package…

  27. Determinants of success of innovations Intervention + Context = Impact African University knowledge on Context EU-knowledge on University – Enterprise cooperation

  28. Reference Cases

  29. Components from three EU Universities

  30. Problems with current lighting products

  31. Next steps • Consolidation of overall programme and funds mobilization for coordination of a pilot EU-Africa network • Phase I: Launching phase: 2008-2009: • Three-tier approach: • - Network building, • - Initiation of 50 innovation projects in Africa with industrial enterprises • - Funding proposals, • Phase 2: Establishment of innovation Chairs network in 25 universities: 2008-2010 • Phase 3: Towards a global network of 300 Chairs: 2010-2013

  32. Thank you for your attention Evert Kok Technology Promotion Unit Investment and Technology Promotion Branch e.kok@unido.org www.unido.org/innochairnet

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