VTT Organizations, Networks and Innovation Systems GROWTH IS IN THE EMERGING ECONOMIES

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1 VTT Organizations, Networks and Innovation Systems Innovation and ICT for Development Senior Research Scientist, Hannes Toivanen, Ph.D. . Tel Internet address here 1 GROWTH IS IN THE EMERGING ECONOMIES Increasing recognition of the significance of innovation and ICT for development; Improved framework conditions for STI/ICT in the developing world New sources of global economic growth is changing innovation dynamics: The poor and emerging markets drive economic growth, not the rich; Innovation adapted to the needs of the poor Bottom-of-the-pyramid approach Emerging economies are playing growing role in global innovation networks Transfer of national or business models is of limited viability Understanding emerging knowledge dynamics Strengthening institutions of knowledge in the developing world Turning Finland global 2 1

2 Innovation Systems and Innovations for Development Innovation policy and information society Strategy development Foresight, evaluation & monitoring Program development and planning Over 20 dedicated innovation and information society experts Ready networks for I4D / ICT4D ICT (e.g. wireless interent, social media) Construction Energy, especially renewable energy Over 2000 experts in wide array of technological and business areas 3 Three interconnected lines of activity FOCUS Dev. cooperation Applying VTT expertise Consulting Strengthening ICT / STI capacity in developing countries Strategic research New knowledge Research funding Frontier research on globalization of innovation Business research New business models Frontier knowledge on innovation and business in emerging markets NETWORKS Finnish Consulting Group Global Research Alliance Selected universities JIIP Joint Institute of Innovation Policy U. of São Paulo Georgia Tech U. Eduardo Mondlane U.. Dar es Salaam Companies active in Africa or emerging markets Small start-ups SMEs 4 2

3 Development Cooperation: African Union ICT Summit 2010: Information and Communication Technologies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development Heads of State Summit with ICT theme; Support to the organization, background analysis and policy perspectives on ICT; Overall analysis of status of ICT in Africa and policy development needs; Four month mission working at the African Union, Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology, Division for Science, Technology and ICT in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Client: African Union Commission and Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. More info: 5 Development Cooperation: Consultancy services for Technical Assistance to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and its African member states on ICT development in Africa Advacing policy frameworks for Information Society in Africa; Short-term expert support for ECA and Finnish long-term technical expert in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; E-Government Core Indicators In 2010, VTT supports ECA s lead role for developing global indicators for egovernment; Work undertaken within World Summit on Information Society and the Partnership Measuring ICT4D (ITU, UN, OECD, etc) Client: ECA and Foreign Affairs of Finland, ; 6 3

4 Strategic Research: SMART GLOBALIZATION: Charting the evolving and specializing relationships between emerging economies and hightech industrial regions How innovation behaves when poor and emerging regions are drivers of global economic growth? Innovation and knowledge creation in Africa and Brazil; Innovation networks and contacts between Africa, Brazil, USA and Europe; Mapping scientific research and networks in Africa and Brazil; The impact of digital converge and digital services for ICT industry evolution; Relocational dynamics and innovation in forests industries; Funding: VTT and Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, 600, 1/2010-6/ SMART GLOBALIZATION: 1. Macro-picture of knowledge in Africa and Brazil (Science, possibly patents); 2. Policy frameworks for knowledge based economy and development; 3. Industry level examination of new dynamics of innovation: Emerging global hubs and global innovation landscape ICT; Forest products industries; 4. Case studies of selected innovation cases: Bottom-of-the-Pyramid; Grass-root-Innovation; Innovation networks, 5. Comparative perspectives; Policy lessons / learning Innovation and strategic management insights 8 4

5 Small Projects: Tanzania Scoping paper: Tanzanian / Sub-Saharan ICT and Information Society Strategies Background analysis of information society challenges for development; Desk study and one week field visit; Final report: From ICT towards Information Society. Policy strategies and concepts for employing ICT for reducing poverty available on request (to be published). Client: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 15K. June-July 2009 Tanzania s position in the global ICT ecosystem Users as the last mile of Tanzanian information society 9 Small Projects: Mozambique Project Document Appraisal: STI Finland-Mozambique Cooperation Programme (STIFIMO) Appraisal of the feasability and quality of planned 22 million and 5 year innovation system building programme; Desk study and one week field visit; Final report: Revised and improved program document for implementation; Client: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and Ministry of Science and Technology of Mozambique, 15K October 2009 Design of the Mozambican national innovation system Pro-poor innovation models in Mozambique 10 5

6 Events 2010 Euro-Africa Research Week on ICT Research and Infrastructures, 7-10 Dec 2010, Helsinki Organized under the aegis of the European Commission and the African Union; VTT as local organizing partner for lead contractor Sigma-Orionis; Website: Perspectives on ICT and Innovation in Africa II Seminar, 3rd June 2010, Espoo Nokia Siemens Networks in cooperation with VTT; PAST: Perspectives on ICT and Innovation in Africa - Seminar Materials and info on web: 11 New Ideas Submitted Proposals Science, Technology and Innovation and Poverty Reduction in Africa and Brazil Comparative Perspectives Academy of Finland Science, Technology and Innovation for Develoment Innovation Management in Mozambique Ministry for Foreign Affairs Pebbles Promoting Ecology and Business By Leveraging European Research Results FP7 CONTACT AND FURTHER INFORMATION: Senior Research Scientist Hannes Toivanen Tel Firstname.Lastname@vtt.fi