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

kbraithwaite@cleantechopen.org