Ingrid Kissling-Näf, Former head resource efficiency EBP

1. Swiss Innovation System from a Public
Perspective

2. Content
1. High-Tech Location and rankings
2. Ecosystem: Enablers, firm activities and outputs
3. Enablers
4. Firm activities
5. Outputs (to measure innovation)
6. Lessons to be learned
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3. Switzerland as High-Tech Location
R&D and innovation is a matter of multinational companies together with a
few highly international SME and a good start-up sector
Finan-
Engine
cial Swatch
ering
Services
Phar- ICT
ma
Med- Food
tech
Clean-
tech
Watches
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4. Switzerland as High-Tech Location
Swatch
ICT
Clean-
tech Watches
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5. Swiss Innovation System - Recent
Performance Rankings
No.1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4
European Innovation
Scoreboard 2011 (EIS)
WEF World Competitive-
ness Index 2012
IMD World Competitive-
ness Ranking 2012
Hongkong
Singapur
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6. Ecosystem components for innovation
Political
Framework
Political Framework
Frame conditions, research and innovation policy etc.
Enabler/Supplier
Human resources, finance and support
Enabler and Firm Outputs
supplier activity Firm activity
Throughputs, Linkages and entrepreneurship, firm investment
OUTPUTS
Product and process innovation , hightech exports, patents
Processes in
innovation
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7. Innovation performance EIS for country groups
EIS 2011
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8. Ranking Innovation Scoreboard EU 2011
EIS 2011
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9. Global Competitiveness Index for
Switzerland/Chile
WEF 2011 Ingrid Kissling - Santiago
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10. Political Framework
 Stability of the political system and federalism
 Infrastructure system on a high level
 Favorable tax system and flexible labour market
 Econcomic structure with 99.6% SME
 Robust education, research and innovation policy (four-
year-science, education and innovation message 2012-
2015)
 Land-locked country with a small market
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11. Size of Swiss companies
Size Swiss No. of
Number %
Companies Employees %
SMEs (≤ 249) 311’707 99.6 61.5
Micro Firms
272‘346 87.0 24.9
(≤ 9)
Small Firms
33’183 10.6 21.8
(10 - 49)
Medium Firms
6178 2.0 20.0
(50 - 249)
Large (≥ 250) 1‘154 0.4 33.4
Total 312’861 100 100
Swiss Statistic, 2010
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12. Main actors Federal Council
CONFEDERATION
Federal Departement of Other
Economic Affairs, Departements
6 Federal /Re- ETH Board Education and Research
search Institute
of Technology
(ETHZ/EPFL etc.)
Swiss Innovation
Promotion
Swiss National Science Agency CTI
Foundation SNF
State Secretariat for State Secretariat
Swiss Science and Education, Research for Economic
Technology Council and Innovation Affairs
SWTR
Federal Research
Institutes, and
Universities Innovation
Confede- Swiss University Conference SUK/CUS
Rectors Conference of the Swiss Universities CRUS
ration and Federal Commission of the Universities of Applied sciences EFHK
cantons
Rectors’ Conference of the Universities of Applied Sciences KFH
CANTONS
Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education
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13. Key Components of Research and Innovation
Policy
Orientation of policy
 Provide favourable framework conditions to firms
 Main priority is basic research
 Bottom-up approach
Governance
 Key decision making body: Departement of Economic Affairs, Education and
Research
 Key implementing bodies: Swiss National Science Foundation (basic
research) and Swiss Innovation Promotion Agency (applied research)
 Public research system: Swiss Federal Institutes concentrate on top-level
fundamental research, university of applied sciences focus on collaboration
with industry
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14. Key Components of Research and Innovation
Policy
 Structural funding for Swiss Federal Institutes, cantonal
universities and universities of applied universities
 Competitive funding for R&D projects in academia, networks
of excellence and centres of competences as well as national
research programmes provided by SNF
 Knowledge and technology transfer and public-private
partnership by
 CTI Funding for joint projects between universities and
private companies (public funding only allocated to the
public actors)
 University technology transfer offices
 Few funds for platforms and networks
 Absence of direct support for companies in R&D innovation
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15. R&D Expenditure as a % of GDP
EIS 2011
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16. R&D: sources of finance in Switzerland
Total: CHF 16.3 billions
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17. R&D: sources of finance in Switzerland
Total: CHF 3,3 billions
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18. Public Spending 2008-2011
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19. Public Spending 2008-2011
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Cantons
Confederation
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20. Instruments of CTI Support for Innovation
(CHF) • Financing
(seed money)
• Know-How Industry
• Network
Basic
research CTI Invest
CTI Projects
CTI Start-up
CTI Entrepreneurship CTI WTT
- 10 -3 0 + 3 (years)
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21. CTI adresses the four challenges of innovation
Public money
CTI Projects CTI Entrepreneurship CTI Start-up CTI WTT
Get the technology Pull in relevant Develop a sound Supports
right business knowledge and sustainable platforms
(Grants for aR&D) (Education & Training) business &
(Coaching) networks
Private money
Access to Private Association
SME financing Investors
(Financing founded by Investors
R&D
for start-ups) in 2003

22. CTI Project Set-up
CTI
One or more CHF
universities One or more
(ETH domain, companies/start-ups
Uni, UAS)
Competence in science Entrepreneurial
and research 50% R&D project 50% competence
infrastructure Market entry
Market impact
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23. Flisom: Flexible solar modules
Promotion of innovation
- by CTI projects
- by coaching of start-up
18 January 2013
New 20.4% cell efficiency
world record.
Funds for 5 MW flexible CIGS production plant raised
EMPA's Laboratory for Thin Films
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24. EIS assessment Switzerland
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25. Enabler
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26. Firm activity
 68% of R&D funded by private companies
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27. Output: Publications per 1000 Inhabitants
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28. Output: SMEs introducing product and
process innovation
EIS 2011, 91
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29. What have Innovation leaders in common?
- Key role of business activity and public-private collaboration
- Perform very well in business R&D expenditures
- Higher than the average scores in public-private co-
publications
- Innovators excellent in the commercialisation of technological
knowledge (license and patents)
- Balanced national research and innovation system
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30. Swiss Innovation System from a Public
Perspective