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

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 UNIDO - Key Facts…

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

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

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Innovation; a few remarks

Innovation is not Technology is not Science

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

Market = Need + the Capacity to Pay

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

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

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

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

A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation

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.

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

 Expert Group Meeting April 2007  Technical Meeting August 2007 Pilot phase: Africa - Europe

Pilot Phase 1 : Africa – Europe Participation of: Austria, Graz University of Technology Burkina FasoUniversité Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso EgyptHeliopolis University ItalyPolitecnico di Milano KenyaUniversity of Nairobi the Netherlands Delft University of Technology NigeriaUniversity of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba RwandaKigali Institute of Technology SenegalUniversité de Thiés Sierra LeoneNjala University, Freetown South AfricaTshwane University of Technology TanzaniaUniversity of Dar es Salaam ZambiaThe University of Zambia

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

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

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

A Global UNIDO Network of University Chairs on Innovation Some results

GLOBAL UNIDO NETWORK OF UNIVERSITY CHAIRS ON INNOVATION ( : African Universities, European Universities, UNIDO, donors) ( : Increase network to 300 Chairs, Stable CTS: TWINNING MASTERS STUDENTS SUPPORT PACKAGE Network structure

Support Package

Structure of Support Package…

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

Reference Cases

Components from three EU Universities

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Next steps Consolidation of overall programme and funds mobilization for coordination of a pilot EU-Africa network Phase I: Launching phase: : 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: Phase 3: Towards a global network of 300 Chairs:

Thank you for your attention Evert Kok Technology Promotion Unit Investment and Technology Promotion Branch