AAL Investment Forum 2010 - Introduction
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An international hub for innovation, testing and use of welfare technologiesfor social and health care
Managing director Henning Seiding
Increasing demand for public service•Increasing number of senior citizens•More demanding clients
Available resources (labor force and capital)•Decreasing labour force•Restrictive economic policy
Market potential for welfare technology
Time: 2010 - 2012
The Challenge (”Burning platform”)
BURNING BURNING PLATFORMPLATFORM
Potential
New enterprises
New jobs
Technological opportunities
Use of new technology in the public sector
Time
NEW PRODUCTS NEW PRODUCTS and and
SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS
Location
• Welfare Tech Region is The Region of Southern Denmark
• Welfare Tech Region includes 22 Municipalities and more than 1,2 mio. citizens
• Close to the German border and a natural gateway to the European markets and the other Scandinavian countries
3 hours
2 hours
The Welfare Tech Region
Association
An independent organization•Strategy and business development •Executive board
A project under The European Regional Development Fund•Period 2010-2012•10 million EURO in private and public funding•Goals and milestones•100 Projects
The Welfare Tech Region
Project
Innovative collaboration
Enterprises/industry•Development•Market knowledge•Production•Business
DesignersDesignConcepts
Public FundingProgramsSupport
Institutions of Research and Education
Generates knowledge Disseminates
Education
Health Care Sector•Needs / demands•Ideas and userbased innovation•Testing•Research
Municipalities – Social/health care public sector•Needs / demands•Ideas and userbased innovation•Testing
Vision
• Welfare Tech Region is an international hub for innovation, testing and use of welfare technologies for social and health care– Unique interplay and collaboration between private
enterprises, hospitals, universities and public authorities
– Concentration of private enterprises that produce and develop intelligent solutions for the social and health care sector
– Proactive approach to testing and implementing new technologies at hospitals, private homes, rehabilitation centres etc.
Mission
• Promoting business growth and create value through collaboration between industry, private enterprises, research, education and public sektor to develop, produce and implement technological products for social and health care, that are useful for the society and improves the daily lives of citizens– Coordinate collaboration and knowledge sharing – Fundraising– Consultancy services
Focus and objectives for the WTR Project
50 new companies in the region
500 new jobs in the region
100 new projects
Telemedicine
Assistive Techonologie
s
Robotics Information Technologies
2010 - 2012
Overview
Projects for Product Development
Welfare Tech Region Association
Projects
Welfare Tech Region
Project
Telemedicine Assistive Techonologies
Robotics Information Technologies
A Product
development
B Project
development
F Internationa
l aktivities
EEducation
DNetwork
and conference
s
C Marketing
and PR
5 private sector
3 research & education
3 public authorities
MembersBoard
Industry / enterprises
Research/education
Public sector
Partners
Partners in the WTR project
• 49 initial partners from the region– 24 corporate interprises and companies– 25 public organizations and universities
• Members of the association:
Prerequisites - Strong political support
• Political support by the Region of Southern Denmark• Political support by the City of Odense• Collaboration with 22 municipalities in the region • Welfare technology is pointed out as a strategic area by
the Danish government• Support by 60 public and private organisations• The members include University Hospital Odense, one of
the leading hospitals in Denmark and University of Southern Denmark
• All are working together to develop new welfare technology products and to create the best possible business environment for international enterprises.
The Regional Venture
Commercial success
Profit/savings
Users
Research
ImplementationBusiness
development
TestingDevelopmen
t
Needs
Welfare Tech Region
Velfærdsteknologi.nuUmbrella organisation for the regional initiatives
Living LabTest center
Venture Capital
Knowledge basePublic / Private collaboration
WTR - Services for the members
• Access to end-users• Idea development• Testing of proof of concept• Project development• Matchmaking• Fundraising• Project management
• Testing/living lab• Access to public buyers• Social networks• Knowledge sharing
Contact
For further information contact:
Welfare Tech RegionForskerparken 10
DK-5230 Odense M
Managing Director
Henning SeidingWelfare Tech Region
+45 2127 0039
[email protected] Managing Director
Morten BierbaumWelfare Tech Region
+45 2933 5432