FosteringCleantechInnova2onEcosystemsTheGlobalCleantechInnova2onProgramme&Network(GCIP)
KevinBraithwaite,CleantechOpenCESC,24May2016
EntrepreneurialInnova2on
• Entrepreneurialinnova2onistheanswertotheworld’smostpressingenergyandclimatechallenges,andthekeytoeconomicgrowth.
• Innovatorsaredevelopingingenioussolu2onstomajorchallengesinenergygenera@on,distribu@onandstorage,airandwaterpollu@on,wastemanagement,newformsoftransporta@onandconstruc@ontechniques.
• Entrepreneurshipthrivesincountrieswherethereisminimalredtape,strongruleoflaw,readyaccesstoventurecapital,governmentfundingandavibrantsupportnetworkforentrepreneurs.
• Almostallnetnewjobsarecreatedbygrowingsmallbusinesses.• Anoutstandingentrepreneurfindsopportunityinthe@meofgreatestadversityandscarcity.
• “Tacklingclimatechangeisthesinglegreatesteconomicopportunityofourgenera4on”(SirRchardBranson).
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GCIP:ProgrammeGoals
• Iden2fypromisingcleantechstartupsthroughacompe@@on.
• Accelera2on,de-riskingandscalingupofselectedstartupstocreatehigh-growth,funded,profitableventuresthatcreatecleanjobsandentrepreneurialwealth.
• Connec@ngpar@cipa@ngentrepreneurswithinterna2onalcustomers,partners,channelsandinvestors.
• Crea@ngastronglocalcleantechentrepreneurialecosystemthroughbestprac@ces,partnerships,capacitybuildingandinterna@onalcollabora@on.
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2011SouthAfricaCleantechCompe22on
Monique Barbut CEO, GEF
Dr K. Yumkella DG, UNIDO
Dipuo Peters Minister of Energy
Rob Davis SA Minister of Trade and Industry
Edna Molewa Minister of Water & Environmental Affairs
Nimrod Zalk Deputy Director General, DTI
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GlobalEnvironmentFacility(GEF)
“Wearecrea@nganinnova@ve,globalprogramsuppor@ngsmallandmediumsizedenterprisesbyleveragingtheCleantechOpen’sglobalplaWormwithUNIDO’sinterna@onalnetworkandresources”
Dr.NaokoIshii,CEOandChairperson,GlobalEnvironmentFacility
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) unites 183 countries in partnership with international institutions, civil society organizations (CSOs), and the private sector to address global environmental issues while supporting national sustainable development initiatives. An independently operating financial organization, the GEF provides grants for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants.
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UNIDO
“Today’scleantechnologyinnova@onswillfuelthenextindustrialrevolu@onthatwillshapetomorrow’sglobaleconomyandjobmarket.RecognizingthevitalroleSMEsplayincatalysingbreakthroughtechnologyinnova@ons,TheGEF-UNIDOGlobalCleantechProgrammeforSMEsisuniqueintermsoffosteringtheexpansionofSMEsintocleantechproducts,thusstrengtheningtheentrepreneurialecosysteminemergingeconomiesanddevelopingcountries.”
LiYong,DirectorGeneraloftheUnitedNa2onsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganiza2on(UNIDO)
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), French/Spanish/Portuguese acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The Organization's primary objective is the promotion and acceleration of industrial development in developing countries and countries with economies in transition and the promotion of international industrial cooperation.
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CleantechOpen
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Solu2onsinFiveCategories
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GCIP2014
555 applicants ! 159 semifinalists ! 8 national winners
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GCIP2015
902 applicants ! 186 semifinalists ! 6 national winners
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KeyAc2vi2es
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BuildingaCleantechInnova2onEcosystem
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CleantechInnova2onEcosystemDevelopment
– Ini@alstepismapping,breakingdownsilosandfosteringcollabora@on.
– Developing/emergingcountrieshavebothscarcityandanoverabundanceofcompe@ngsupportini@a@ves.
– Innova@onEcosystemDevelopmentratherthanfostering“SMEClusters”
– Increasingimportanceofresearchandbenchmarking.
– Vitalimportanceofprivatesectorengagement;privatecapital,corporatepartnersetc.
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AGlobalPlaYorm:8countriesin2016
Turkey Armenia India South Africa Pakistan Malaysia Thailand + Morocco
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Interna2onalPartners
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GCIP:AGlobalPlaYorm
Image Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Plus Ministries and Partners in each country
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MaximizingImpact–Example
FreeTheSeed(GCIP-Malaysia2014winner)
Free The Seed (Malaysia) 2014 National Winner
2015: 1 factory & 50 staff
2020: 30 factories & 1,500 staff
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MaximizingImpact–Example
FreeTheSeed(GCIP-Malaysia2014winner)
• Environmental
– Pilotphase:47,000hectaresofpaddyfieldremovedfromopenburning=600,000kgofCO2(118carsofftheroadforayear).Poten@altoincreaseto12millionkg/year.
• Social– Pilotphase:addi@onalincomefor1,300small
farmers
– 2017:addi@onalincomefor30,000smallfarmers
– 2020:Poten@altoincreaseimpactto100,000farmers