Innovation Norway in Asia Ole Johan Sandvær Regional Director South and Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa

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«Uten Innovasjon Norge, ville vi aldri ha lykkes»

Adm. Dir. Arvid Sundli, STX Vietnam

Our presence

OFFICES IN ALL COUNTIES REPRESENTATION IN 32 COUNTRIES

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Asia

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India

Vietnam

Singapore

UAE

South Korea

China

Japan

Thailand

Malaysia

Innovation Norway in Asia

The Philippines

Taiwan

Sri Lanka

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

Iran

Russia

Mongolia

Yemen

Nepal

Indonesia

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World’s economic centre of gravity

1980-2049

Innovation Norway; Cooperation with the Foreign Services

• Innovation Norway; The Commercial Section of the Norwegian Embassy

• The Foreign Services represents Innovation Norway (IN) in business affairs in markets where IN is not represented

• Innovation Norway’s leaders and some other delegates are diplomats at the foreign mission

Innovation Norway Singapore #44-01 Hong Leong Building

We prioritise seven sectors

Energy and

Environ-ment

Health Agriculture Maritime Marine Oil & Gas Tourism

Prioritised sectors 2013

Singapore India Vietnam Malaysia Indonesia Thailand UAE South Africa

Energy & Environment

x x x x x x x

Maritime x x x x

Oil & gas x x x x x x

Health/ Medical

(X)

Marine (x)

• 3 tjenestepakker:

1. Forbered deg

2. Avklar dine muligheter

3. Etabler deg i markedet

• Oppfølging av prioriterte kunder (KAM)

• Strategiske kunnskapsprogrammer

• Business MatchMaking Program

• EU-rådgivning

• Handelsteknisk rådgivning

INTERNASJONALISERING

Examples

"The renewal of the MoU attests to the success of Singapore's collaboration with Norway in

maritime R&D, and paves the way for further cooperation that will benefit the Singapore

maritime cluster including the port, shipping, offshore and marine engineering, and the

maritime services sectors. By facilitating the sharing of ideas, experiences and expertise to

promote maritime R&D collaborations and activities, the MPA-RCN MoU contributes to

Singapore's development as an international maritime centre“.

Chief Executive, Mr Lam Yi Young

MoU signed March 2000, renewed in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012

Cooperation on R&D, Education and Training

Maritime MoU; MPA - Research Council of Norway (RCN)

"The maritime R&D collaboration with Singapore has been instrumental in bringing

Norwegian universities and technology providers closer to partners in Singapore

and Asia. With the renewal of the MoU, Norwegian technology and competence

providers will further strengthen their network with the maritime community in

Singapore to address global issues and opportunities in this industry“,

Director General, Mr Arvid Hallen

Science & Technology Cooperation

Working with large companies…

Shipyards …

Focus on opportunity sectors …

Focus on opportunity sectors …

Areas for closer collaboration Norway - Asia

Clean Energy Energy Environm./Water Healthcare MedTech

Maritime/Offshore InfoComm Nanotechology Space Other Areas

• Defense • Automotive • Seafood • Infrastructure • other

Focus on opportunity sectors …

Market positioning …

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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