This document discusses challenge-driven innovation and provides examples from Sweden's innovation agency, VINNOVA. It describes VINNOVA's Challenge Driven Innovation Programme, which provides funding for multi-sector collaborations to address major societal challenges. The program received 625 applications and selected 94 pilot study projects and 7 first phase projects across challenges like sustainable transportation, healthcare, and cleantech. The document also briefly outlines how the European Union and Japan are also pursuing issue-driven and challenge-based approaches to science and innovation funding.

1. Challenge Driven Innovation –
Thoughts and experiences from Sweden
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2. Who am I?
Why am I here?
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3. Some facts about VINNOVA
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4. VINNOVA develops
Sweden’s innovation
capacity for
sustainable growth
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5.  Annual budget: 280 mill US$
 Number of staff: 200
 Agency under the Ministry of
Enterprise, Energy and
Communications
 Sweden´s Innovation Agency
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6. Innovation
Investing in R&I capacity in
projects SMEs
Innovation
capacity
Infrastructure Global links
for innovation
Policy development
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7. Challenge Driven Innovation –
The History seen from a Funding
Agency
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8. Main drivers
•Military power
•Commercial gain
Funders
Kings
Patrons
First generation [The Industrial Revolutions]
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9. Main drivers
•Cold War
•Welfare states
Funders
States
Second generation [Post War Period]
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10. Main drivers
•Global societal
challenges
Characterics
Complex governance
PPP solutions
Third generation [Now]
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11. Key features of a Grand
Challenge Innovation Approach
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12. 1 Challenges as Business
Opportunities
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13. International dimension
2 Global problems –
Local solutions
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14. 3 User Involvement
Demand Driven Innovation
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15. X
Sectors
Research fields
Actors
4 Creating New Collaborations
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16. 5 Complex governance
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17. Challenge Driven Innovation at
VINNOVA
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18. Business Sweden Workshops
Intelligence SWOTs
Future Healthcare Sustainable Information Competitive
Attractive Cities Society 3.0 Production
Strategy process
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19. Challenge Driven Innovation
Programme
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20. Uniting companies from different
sectors, large and small
companies, interdisciplinary
research from universities, research
institutes, the public sector, non-
profit organisations or trade
associations
About constellations
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21. Investment per project
Number of projects
Project type A Project type B Project type C
Investment model
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22. Challenge Driven
Innovation Programme
 Budget 2011: 20 mill US$
 Call for proposals
 94 pilot study projects (A)
 7 first phase project (B)
 Projects selected from
625 applications
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23. Example
Traffic & transport
 City traffic management
 Multi-modal traffic optimization
for sustainable river transport
 Demonstration of innovative
solutions for parking and
mobility
 Infrastructure for sustainable
personal transport
 Traveller centered innovation for
sustainable personal transport in
urban areas
 Sustainable freight transport in
urban areas
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24. Example
Cleantech/Greentech
 The dense city with high biodiversity
and biodiversity as a tool in urban
development
 System solutions for green and grey
surfaces
 Urban agriculture and fish
production
 Urban sewage sludge recycling
 Urban water management
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25. We are not alone…
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26. Challenge driven innovation – EU Style
Key pillars in Horizon 2020
 Health, demography and well-being
 Food security, sustainable
agriculture and bio-economy
 Secure, clean and efficient energy
 Smart, green and integrated
transport
 Climate action, resource efficiency
and raw materials
 Inclusive, innovative and secure
societies
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27. Japan - Issue-driven S&T and innovation
Part of the 4th S&T Basic plan
2011-2015
 Recovery and Revitalization
 Green Innovation
 Life Innovation
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28. Thank you!
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