A Proposal for a Standard With Innovation Management System

Peter Kiryushin, Bala Mulloth and Tatiana Iakovleva
arrangements and relationships conducive to the generation, use and dissemination of knowledge [in
the region]” (Doloreux and Parto 2004).
The purpose of our analysis was to make a “snapshot” of Øresund RIS and find its unique
characteristics with the respect to cleantech and entrepreneurship. Our paper is structured as
following: we first describe the context for that study the development of RIS in Øresund region. This
description is based on secondary sources such peer-reviewed articles, governmental reports,
industry reports issued by consulting firms. Secondly, methodological approach for the primary data
collection of this study is emphasized, which is a face to face interviews with stakeholders and
researchers of Øresund RIS. It allowed to get the first-hand knowledge and specific details. Finally,
findings are presented and analyzed allowing to obtain the holistic view of the region development, its
innovation system related to cleantech and entrepreneurship.
2. Cross-border innovation system and cleantech
The cross-border innovation system of Øresund has a number of important characteristics, which
constitute its unity: common agenda in the field of innovations, similar institutions and cultural patterns
(OECD 2003; Hansen 2011). There is also a number of similar stakeholders of the RIS on the both
sides of the sound. For example, Zealand and Skåne have: major universities, in particular, in
Copenhagen and in Lund; cluster initiatives such as Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster and Sustainable
Business Hub in Malmö; incubators – Symbion and IDEON.
The construction of the Øresund Bridge in 2000 that connected major central metropolitan areas of
Copenhagen and Malmö, became an important step for the regional integration. Lundquist and Trippl
(2009) classified Øresund RIS as a semi-integrated with a biotech as a leading industry of crossborder
collaboration. At the same time there are some concerns regarding the opportunities to
develop strongly integrated system “where economic activity in the region is fully integrated ... (and)
knowledge flows are no longer confined to a few industries and no significant barriers to interaction
remain” (Lundquist and Trippl 2011). This skepticism is associated with a difference in socioeconomic
trends on the Danish and Swedish sides (Lundquist and Winther 2006) and in the ways
how their economy respond to globalization challenges (Edquist and Lundvall 1993). There are also
some cultural and administrative barriers for further integration (Knowles and Matthiessen 2009).
Cleantech is stands for clean technologies, which could be defined as “energy and environmentrelated
technologies developed with the objective of reducing harmful effects on the environment”.
Implementation of cleantech usually assumes an improvement of environmental performance at a
lower cost, productive and responsible use of the natural resources (Swedish Energy Agency 2010).
Cleantech solutions could contribute to the regional development of Øresund since it is associated
with achievement of low-carbon goals, which are important for the both sides (Table 1).
Table 2: Low-carbon goals of Øresund Region
2015 2020 2025 2050
Denmark -30% GHG* 100% RES
Hovedstaden 50% RES
København carbon-neutral
Albertslund -25% GHG
Ballerup 25% RES
Sweden 50% RES,
Skåne -30% GHG*
Malmö 100% RES
Lund -50% GHG*
Kristianstad -20% GHG*
XX% GHG refers to XX% decrease greenhouse gases emissions; YY% RES stands for achieving
YY% share of renewables in energy supply. * Сompared to 1990 level.
Export of clean technologies is usually seen as an important or even the most important factor for
development of cleantech on the both sides of the sound. The total Danish cleantech export market
value in 2010 was about 12 billion Euros and it is expected to quadruple until 2015 (Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Denmark 2010). At the same time 51% of Swedish export is related to clean energy
solutions: biofuels, solar, wind, hydro, sustainable buildings and energy efficiency technology
(Swedish Energy Agency 2010).
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