UNIDO and the Cleantech Group extend their heartfelt appreciation to all individuals and institutions, organizations, private sector representatives and agencies that participated in interviews and took the time to provide inputs to and/or peer review this report, as well as the GCIP national project executing entities, partners and the GCIP-supported entrepreneurs and alumni. [...] The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or its economic. [...] This report examines the roles and relationships between actors in a Cleantech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (CIEE) and provides a framework to guide the strengthening of such relationships to increase internal ecosystem connectedness. [...] Stakeholder mapping and prioritization The first step in the process is to map the key actors in the ecosystem and determine which role they each fulfil. [...] Implementation and maintaining engagement The implementation phase entails the design of the engagement initiative, defining the types of intervention, and planning and implementing them.
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Table of Contents
- Cleantech Innovation Actor Engagement Framework 1
- Contents 2
- Acknowledgments 3
- Introduction 5
- Purpose of this framework 5
- Executive Summary 7
- I. Actors in a Cleantech Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem CIEE 10
- CIEEs vs general innovation ecosystems 10
- Categories and roles in a cleantech innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem 11
- II. Designing and Implementing a Process to Engage Ecosystem Actors 17
- Stakeholder mapping and prioritization 19
- Creating buy-in and a shared vision 20
- Implementing and maintaining engagement 21
- Maintaining engagement 22
- Evaluation and defining success 25
- III. How Other Actors Can Contribute to Ecosystem Connectedness 29
- Networking events 29
- A meeting point for the cleantech innovation ecosystem Cleantech Forum 29
- Investor ecosystem days Rockstart Venture Capital Investor 30
- Events as a catalyst for establishing new connections - GEN Global Entrepreneurship Week 30
- Competitions Hackathons Challenges 30
- Smart Cities Hackathon Plug and Play Morocco 30
- Broadcast communications 31
- Highlighting innovative cleantech solutions in a podcast Cleantech Estonia startup accelerator 31
- Engaging young people through pop culture SustyVibes Community Organization 31
- Targeted Programmes 31
- Producing a diverse talent pipeline Leeds Business School University of Colorado Boulder 31
- Increasing the adoption of innovative solutions in the energy sector Cleantech San Diego 32
- Appendix 1. UNIDO stakeholder groups and how they can be aligned 33
- Appendix 2. Resources for designing and conducting stakeholder engagement activities 34
- Appendix 3. Insights from expert interviews 35
- Appendix 4. Types of engagement activities to increase ecosystem connectedness 59
- Networking events 59
- Competitions Hackathons Challenges 59
- Broadcast communications 60
- Workshops 60
- One-on-one discussions 60
- Citizen assemblies 60
- Site visits 60
- References 61
- Notes 64
