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Örnsköldsvik

Västernorrland County. Västerbottens län. Örnsköldsvik. Sollefteå. Jämtlands län. Kramfors. Pop.: 242 000 inh . Area: 21 678 km 2 Pop.dens .: 11,1 inh./km 2. Härnösand. Timrå. Ånge. Sundsvall. Gävlebors lä n. Forest and rivers. Electricity production.

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Örnsköldsvik

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  1. Västernorrland County Västerbottens län Örnsköldsvik Sollefteå Jämtlands län Kramfors Pop.: 242 000 inh. Area: 21 678 km2 Pop.dens.: 11,1 inh./km2 Härnösand Timrå Ånge Sundsvall Gävlebors län

  2. Forest and rivers Electricity production Bio refinery for the future BioNorr - Woodpellets Export

  3. Future Västernorrland!- Regional countydevelopmentstrategy 2011-2020

  4. Future Västernorrland 2020 • Vision: ’A proud Västernorrland – functional and attractive’ • Overall strategyobjectives: • With collectiveresources, wewillmobilise the assets of Västernorrland to create a powerful new trend that willgiveus: • Populationgrowth => 250 000 inh, • Increasedaccessibility • Strengtened innovative capability

  5. Focus areas – for the realisation of the objectives • People as an asset • Skills as an asset • Innovation capability as an asset • Assessibility and infrastructure as an asset

  6. Standpointmade by ’ The County Partnership’ as part of the RUS-decision: As representatives of the County Partnership in Västernorrland, and of our respective organisations, we endorse the Västernorrland Regional Development Strategy 2011-2020. We intend it to be the starting point of the future regional growth effort, of our joint efforts and of our individual development efforts. Härnösand, 1 December 2011 - - - - - - - - -

  7. Programme structure for the Västernorrland regional growth effort

  8. 3. Innovation as a driving force Directional goal: In 2020, the county will have a collaborative and supportive structure that pushes for a dynamic entrepreneurial and innovative climate on a high level in Sweden. • Measures will be implemented until 2020, in order for Västernorrlandto • • become one of the best entrepreneurial environments in Sweden, with an increasing share of young business owners, • • be characterised by a speedy and competitive transition from ideas/research to sustainable implementation, • • become known for its regional innovative environments and for the development of dynamic networks and clusters, • • have had strong commercial success in, e.g., a growing energy and environmental technology industry, • • be seen and heard as a successful and interesting part of Europe.

  9. 3. Innovation as a driving force..... • Measurement structure of the programme: • Innovation and investment climate • Entrepreneurship and start-up promotion • Clusters and innovation systems • Strategic regional marketing Existing networks/clusters: The forest as a resource: Number One Forest Industry Network, the Biorefinery of the Future, Safety and Rescue Region (SRR), Bank/insurance/pension (CER), Environmental/energy technology (Clean Tech), Digital information management/archives, The tourism industry Examples of new strategic networks: Sensor IT, Materials science, Electric hybrids/hydraulics, The ‘experience’ industry, Local food production, Logistics & transport

  10. Bio refineries • – innovation perspectives in times of • structural changes in pulp & paper industry, • growing potentials for residual energy flows in forest-based processing plants • The Bio refinery of the Future • ProcessumBiorefinery Initiative AB, Örnsköldsvik • A cluster in biorefinery matters, and a technology park (ethanol pilot, etc,) started 2003 • – focus: Bio and energy technology, inorganic and organic chemistry • Forest Innovation Arena • Number One Forest Industry Network • Åkroken Science Park, Sundsvall • Process industry cluster with technology park and world-leading R&D in mechanic cellulose pulping (Fibre Science and Communication Network, FSCN, Mid Sweden University) • Pilot Park Norrland • BioFuel Region, • Formation of a biorefinery hub in northern Sweden for new • product & energy solutions based on forest raw material

  11. The regional innovation support system of Västernorrland Clusters Incubators Localentrepr. promotion aancial Ideas => ALMI / Innovationsalliansen => Reg. Innov. Council => CAB grants Entrepreneurship/start-up promotion: Project co-operationbetweenmunicipalities in the county Local business pilots; incubators ’Open-for-business’/’summerentrepreneurs’/’BusinessRoom’ Ung Företagsamhet/’Young Entrepreneurship’ Financial infrastructure: ALMI Företagspartner Norrlandsfonden Reg. Growth policy grants / CAB Regional Ven. Cap. Organisations (SamInvest, Mittkapital, EkoNord, Inlandsinnovation…)

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