ECCI & Partners in Hong Kong, Ed Craig, Head of Enterprise & Innovation - Hong Kong Start Up Seminar
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The document proposes establishing a Low Carbon Knowledge Exchange Centre (KEC) in Hong Kong. It discusses why Hong Kong is a suitable location, including its scale as a carbon producer, progressive policies, and cultural and business ties to Scotland. The KEC would incubate ideas and enterprises, facilitate knowledge exchange, and build partnerships to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy across Asia. The next steps outlined include establishing a legal entity in Hong Kong and launching the centre in November 2014.
ECCI & Partners in Hong Kong, Ed Craig, Head of Enterprise & Innovation - Hong Kong Start Up Seminar
- 1. Low Carbon Knowledge Exchange Centre in Hong Kong Ed Craig Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innova3on University of Edinburgh
- 2. Interna7onal Where? Major Carbon Producers Innova3ve Policies Find Cultural Link Build on Rela3onships Start small…. How? Demonstrate Partnerships Centre Development ECCI is a hub for the knowledge, innova7on and skills required to accelerate our move to a sustainable, low carbon economy. Our award winning centre in Edinb
- 3. Why Hong Kong? • Scale No1 Carbon polluter (since 2006) • Policy Increasingly progressive LC MOU between Hong Kong & Scotland • Loca3on Perfect entry point to PRD & China • Experience Exemplars of success & failure; Finance; • Culture Strong historic and live partnerships • Vibrancy ‘Can do’ aNtude
- 4. Core Actors
- 5. Our Planned Ac7vi7es -‐ Incubate Ideas & enterprise -‐ In Hong Kong, to Scotland & ? -‐ Shape & Deliver skills -‐ ACP & Low Carbon Leaders -‐ Facilitate knowledge exchange -‐ People, Projects, Ideas & Capital -‐ Build networks and partnerships -‐ Asia-‐Pacific Network -‐ ThemaXc Networks e.g. Smart CiXes -‐ Embrace Alumini -‐ Design & deliver projects -‐ InnovaXon, Skills & Policy Conference & Innova8on suite, Edinburgh… Our new home in Hong Kong…
- 6. Incubate Ideas & Enterprise -‐ Who -‐ Private, Public & Other sectors -‐ Pre & Post Revenue -‐ Low Carbon Focus -‐ What -‐ Service provider ‘contract’ -‐ Dedicated supported office space -‐ World class environment / faciliXes -‐ ECCI staff support for residents -‐ Why -‐ Size & importance of issue / market -‐ Need to demonstrate –shop window -‐ Becer Together -‐ Integrated to ScoNsh Support… -‐ THINK GLOBAL -‐-‐-‐ ACT LOCAL Our new home in Hong Kong…
- 7. Next Steps & Timeline 2014 SoV Launch of Centre in Hong Kong Establish legal En3ty in HK Enterprise Engagement in Scotland Future events planned in Scotland Register HKSTP & visit Hong Kong Launch Centre -‐-‐-‐April-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐June-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐August-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐November-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐
- 8. Targets? • New partners, contracts & projects • Facilitate investment and resources • Exports & new business registra3on • Develop Asia-‐Pacific Network • Accelerate sustainable development policy & prac3ce
- 9. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
- 10. 10th Feb to 7th April 10th April to 30th April Smart Ci7es Project Iden3fica3on & Selec3on Process
- 11. In Scotland ECCI University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Napier BRE Scotland Sco^sh Development Interna3onal Key Actors In Hong Kong RBS Group Climate Group HKSTP Our award winning centre in Edinburgh…
- 13. IPCC report to warn ASIA will be hit hardest by climate change Although it should come as no great surprise, given the number of warnings issued by other bodies in recent years, a new report from the authorita3ve Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) due to be published this week will say coastal Asia is very vulnerable to climate change. (Cleanbiz.asia, 30 March 2014)
- 14. Three clear func7ons: Enterprise & Innova3on Skills & Learning Policy Interface ECCI is a hub for the knowledge, innova7on and skills required to accelerate our move to a sustainable, low carbon economy. Innova7on is core to ECCI We support & enable: -‐ New product, process & service development & applica3on -‐ Establish & support networks & collabora3ons -‐ Host, Incubate & Accelerate new ideas and businesses -‐ Interna3onalise & signpost services -‐ Create smarter communi3es Our award winning centre in Edinb
- 15. Suppor7ng SMEs (Small Business), Enterprises & Organisa7ons; -‐ Ideas Lab to incubate new ideas -‐ Innova3on Centre to host SMEs, corporates & organisa3ons -‐ Advisory support to SMEs -‐ SME access to major projects -‐ Forging Academic rela3onships -‐ Iden3fy & building new networks -‐ Sharing knowledge within & between business clusters -‐ Accessing finance & funding -‐ Access to Masters students-‐ onsite -‐ Working in Supply Chains -‐ Clarify opportuni7es and threats presented by Low Carbon -‐ Provide info & knowledge regarding technology & markets Our award winning centre in Edinburgh…
- 16. Presenta3on Overview (Who, Why, What, When & So What?) • Who is involved with the KEC in HK? – Core Partners (ECCI, UoE, ENU, BRE); Sco^sh Support (SDI, SG); Poten3al Sco^sh ‘residents’ (SMEs, Organisa3on’s)HK Support (RBS) Based at HKSTP – Partnership Model: (PolyU; Invest HK; • Why Hong Kong and why now? – Well its HK Stupid; Policy Change & Focus, Innova3on & Finance; Culture; HK as a hub for PRD, China and AsPac; – ECCI tested model; • What will the KE centre do? – Introduce, ‘incubate’ & support BP low carbon products & services (and in Scotland too…) – Base to enable stronger KE & SusEcDev; (Sco-‐HK; HK-‐PRD-‐Sco) – Base to influence locally; – Base to access local finance & partnerships to export & improve ECCI services offered locally and in Scotland also eg SCi3es; ACP – Development and delivery of skills & learning through ACP and in partnership on LC innova3on, entrepreneurship, policy and ….. • What does it expect to achieve? – Centre by Christmas; 10-‐20 organisa3ons; 3-‐5 projects • Next Steps / call to ac3on