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Norrbotten peer review, 14-18 th of October 2013. National background. Background The National Clean tech Strategy The National energy agency. County background. Background Regional strategies The Regional development strategy The Regional Innovation strategy
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National background Background • The National Clean tech Strategy • The National energy agency
County background Background • Regional strategies • The Regional development strategy • The Regional Innovation strategy • The Regional climate- and energy strategy
Obstacles Obstacles for investments in the clean tech sector • Inadequate business plans and teams • Problematic investment analysis, lack of knowledge • Long time frame on the return on investment • Dependency on long-term regulations and policies • High cost demo and pilot facilities
Focus of Norrbotten Peer review focus • How to create a platform for innovators/entrepreneurs, investors and potential customers for the commercialization and financingofpotential business ideaswithin the cleantechsector?
Focus of Norrbotten Specific questions from the host region to the peer review team • What is missing and what could be developed in the innovation and the financial system for the clean tech sector? • Whichbarriers and drivers accelerate commercialization and financing of business ideas within the clean tech sector? • How to increase private financing in the initial commercialization phase? • Which steps should be taken to set up a platform? • Which actors should be part of such a platform and which roles should they hold? • How to involve the customer needs (industry, the public sector) in the business development process within the platform? • How to involve the public procurement to the platform? • How to make business ideas more attractive to invest in? • How to develop the business case and the business team? • How to get the innovators/entrepreneurs to a system thinking, i.e. to match ideas in order to deliver system solutions? • How do we get an outside perspective, an external point of view, on the business cases?
Peer review team Peer review team regions: • Prahova(RU) – Peer review coordinator • Észak-Alföld (HU) • Lazio (IT) • NoordBrabant (NL) • Västernorrland (SE) Peer review team competencies • Private investors • Business angels • Business developer • Clean tech entrepreneurs (SME)
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