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Nordic Welfare Solutions. Nordic Welfare Solutions Mona Truelsen, Nordic Innovation Progamme Manager. Photo : OuluHealth. Nordic Innovation in brief. Funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers . Annual budget of appr . NOK 80 million .
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Nordic Welfare Solutions Nordic Welfare Solutions Mona Truelsen, Nordic Innovation Progamme Manager Photo: OuluHealth
Nordic Innovation in brief • Funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. • Annualbudgetofappr. NOK 80 million. • Office in Oslo with 21 employees from all Nordic countries and various business areas. • Priorities based on the Nordic Co-operation Programme for Innovation and Business Policy by the Nordic ministers for business. Our mission: To contribute to sustainable growth, increased entrepreneurship, innovation and competitiveness in the Nordic region.
Nordic Solutions to Global Challenges • Initiatated by thefive Nordic prime ministers in 2017 • Nordic Welfare Solutions one of six flagship projects • Sharing Nordic knowledge and experiences to reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals before the year 2030.
Nordic Welfare Solutions: Overall objectives Goals • Contribute to global challenges related to an aging population (SDG 3,9 and 12) • Pave the way for increased export of Innovative Nordic solutions • Stronger Nordic branding and storytelling • Create critical mass and stronger Nordic networks • Create better market access for Nordic companies
Three action areas 2017-2019: 17 MNOK
Nordic Health Solution Method for creating Nordic solutions: • Through Nordic Export Task Force • Nordic health tech clusters • National trade/export and branding agencies Target Markets: • Canada • US • Germany Based on Nordic strongholds • Stronghold analysis • White papers Export of Nordic health solutions • Decision makers • Procurers • Planners Creating Nordic opportunities • Platforms • Value Chain collaboration • Branding
Nordic export task forceAdvising on decisions and activities in the program
Branding material • Backgroundanalysis • Booklet • Storytelling (story + video) • White papers Target groups: • Embassies • Exportagencies • Clusters • Companies
Business leads: Cluster to cluster in Germany Digital Health & Care 4.0: Creating business opportunitiesthroughtargeted Nordic efforts. Project leader: Welfare Tech (DK) • Cluster-to-clusterapproach • Goal:At least 3 Nordic companies establish collaborations on • new value chains • integrating their solutions, or • developing new solutions. • Phase 1: 60 Nordic companies • Phase 2: 10 Nordic companies Deep Dive in Hannover: Three-daytripwith 22 Nordic companies in September 2019
Business leads: Health techexportplatform in Toronto Strenghtheningthepositionof Nordic companies in Canada throughstrategic Nordic cooperation.Project leader: Norway Health Tech (NO) • Established a well-functioning Nordic TPO cooperation (sharedofficespace) • Business Finland establishedlocalpresence • Met withgreatinterest from hospitals and elderlycarecenters • Phase 1: 25 Nordic companies • Phase 2: 10 Nordic companies
Business leads: US Market Entry Identify and develop US based demand-driven ecosystems providing business opportunities for Nordic companies within digital health solutions. Project lead: Business Sweden • Established a well-functioning Nordic TPO cooperation • Activate and grow Nordic healthcarecompaniesthrough: • Business development • Forming consortiums • Excecutesellprocess • Goals: • Phase 1: Minimum 24 leading Nordic companiesrecruited • Phase 2: Minimum 12 leading Nordic companieswith long-term US success (pilot funding, sales, distributeragreements, etc.)
Business leads:KrankenhausKarawane Roadshowwith20-25 Nordic companiesto promotesuccessful Nordic hospital solutions in Germany. Project lead: Danish Trade Council • Buildingon a provedconcept from Denmark in 2018 • 4-7 November 2019 in Berlin and Munich • Partners: • Danish Trade Council (lead) • Business Sweden • Business Finland • PromoteIceland • EmbassyofIceland • Norway Health Tech Photo: JocelynAugustino / FEMA
Danke Thank You Tak M.Truelsen@Nordicinnovation.org
Program structure and activities 2017-2019 2017-2019: 17 MNOK