Connecting public sector needs to water innovators

Connecting public sector needs to water innovators

Wim van VierssenCEO

KWR Watercycle Research Institute

5 November 2014

Barcelona, Spain

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Connecting public

sector needs to

water innovators

Bridging science to practice

Wim van Vierssen

Bridging science to practice 3

Type of FP participants over time (1984-2013)Diversification of the water network

Educat ion

Consultancy

Government

Industry

Other

Research

Pieter Heringa (2014)

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EUROPEANresearch collaborations of KWR.

A typical network resulting from FP collaboration:

ARC, GWRC, WssTP.

EU funded FP7 projects: TRUST, Prepared, Tapes.

Watershare®


The importance of geographical distance FP’s: bringing partners closer.


Code Description Share (%)

NP Not proximate at all 45.1

ORG Only organisationally 26.2

SOC Only socially 2.3

GEO Only geographically 14.0

OS Organisationally and socially

1.8

OG Organisationally and geographically

7.5

SG Socially and geographically

1.0

OSG Proximate in all dimensions

0.6

Unknown 1.5

The propensity of collaboration Occurrence & Importance


Structural change in division of tasks How the innovation model evolved

Research Commercialisation Applications

Post war (1950-2000)

Basic Research Applied Research(semi-public)

Consultancy + Engineering

(private)

End user(Public)

Future(2000 e.v.)

Research TripleC New Hybrid CompanyThe Allied Waters model

End user(Public)

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Subsurface water solutions from Europe.


An example of New Hybrid Collaboration

Dutch ASR projects across the Triple Helix

Watercycle Research Institute



In what should Europe excel?The license to operate of any new venture. Game changing public value propositions as goal (upcycling residuals, water reuse, sustainable cities). Top end of the market, competitive business for the world market. Products with excellent scientific and public market references. New Hybrid Companies as instruments with total cost recovery model for research teams involved. Knowledge Management Model: tripleC knowledge (Clustered, Complimentary, Coordinated).


The “ALLIED WATERS” conceptThe New Hybrid

ALLIED WATERSQuality Brand

ALLIED WATERSCompany

(New Hybrid)

Project X “Game Changing”

Special Purpose Companies

Allied WatersKnowledge Collab(European research

teams)

Allied WatersBusiness Collab

(exclusive company membership)


A New European Water Innovation Model

USAALLIED MINDS: A New Model for Transforming U.S. Invention into

Innovation.

EUROPEALLIED WATERS

A New Hybrid Business Model for Producing Game Changing Water Solutions for the World.

To unleash the European business talent pool

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Thank you


Environment

Connecting public sector needs to water innovators