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Danish Water Competencies

Danish Water Competencies. Karin Klitgaard Director , Env ironmental Policy The Confederation of Danish Industry. The Confederation of Danish Industries. Approx . 10.000 member companies In total more than 1 million employees Half in Denmark Half outside Denmark.

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Danish Water Competencies

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  1. Danish Water Competencies Karin Klitgaard Director, Environmental Policy The Confederation of Danish Industry

  2. The Confederation of Danish Industries • Approx. 10.000 membercompanies • In total more than 1 million employees • Half in Denmark • Halfoutside Denmark • DI is a non-government organisation • Head office in Copenhagen • Regional offices in Shanghai, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Moscow, New York, and Brussels • Approx. 500 employees

  3. Water from the tap – strong tradition

  4. 2700 non-profit companies in charge of danish water infrastructure Approx. 100-150 private water enterprises Yearly turnover 25 billion DKK incl. subsidiaries Yearly growth rate 10% Approx 20.000 employees Danish water sector 4

  5. Water Companies • Approx 300 Danish Water Companies, 100 organised in DI • CompaniesincludesConsultants, Utilities and Suppliers • DI Water Net as a platform for discussionsonframeworkconditions, innovation and marketinitiatives • Strong tradition for partnerships, public project support and co-operationamongcompanies

  6. International leadcompetences • Water Management and Modelling • Water-Energy nexus • WastewaterTreatment Systems and Plants, Monitoring, utilization of wastewatersubstances • GroundwaterProtection and Extraction • Supply side: pumps, membranes, microtreatmentplants, valves, dataloggers, airators • Innovative approaches for Base-of-pyramidapplicabletechnologies

  7. Danish Export of Water Technology

  8. A global market for Water technologies

  9. Recommendations • Enhancefocusondeveloping the right commercialframe • conditions, marketintelligence and international business • development • Public programs shallfocuson innovations (market and technology) • Prioritize distant markets • Focuson long term strategicpartnerships

  10. The Danish watercompetencies • Long tradition for environmentalprevention and pollution control • Strongknowledge base oncleanwater, wastewater and sanitation • Danish companies look for long-termpartnerships • Danish projects have a focusoncustomervalue and localinterests • Wearelooking for projectsthatworks in practise • Danish projects have a strongfocusonanchoring the projects in the localculture and values.

  11. DI support to Export Promotion • Export Promotion Trips • Exhibitions, conferences and workshops abroad • Company visits - matchmakingprogrammes • Study Tours • Hostingvisitors • EnergyTours • Special promotion projects • Eco City China • Capabilitybuilding • State Visit to Russia • Official visit to Australia (Nov. 2011) • Official visit to Vietnam (Nov. 2011) • Own-man-in: • New York, Shanghai, Mumbai, Moscow and Sao Paulo

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