What:
This activity creates a number of informal forums to unite important stakeholders within water businesses serving several purposes. First of all to show case climate change and water technologies. Secondly, to gather useful information and best practices from cross-cutting and demonstration activities - e.g. C.4 on SUDS, C.3 on technological development to solve problems with rising groundwater level incl. means to reuse excess water, C.16 on city development in Randers, C.22 on permeable pavements, C.6 on development of flood models for early warning systems, etc. Furthermore, these forums will set the stage for discussions between public owned water companies and companies to discuss public private cooperation and enhance innovation.

Water clean tech companies e.g. Dansand, Grundfos and Kamstrup, and engineering and consultancy companies such as NCC and NIRAS will be involved in relevant innovation projects and cooperation fora.

How:
1. Informal annual/biannual network meetings (01/06 2017, 01/06 2018, 01/2019) where water related companies, universities and relevant NGO´s will be invited to discuss business opportunities as a result of the findings in C2C CC.
2. Master classes, where an organisation presents a challenge, instead of presenting the good experiences and results. Presentation of major challenges or a dilemmas e.g. issues related to flooding of basements in an urban area due to rising groundwater form the basis of the cross-disciplinary master class. In the master class, companies, experts, municipalities and utilities work together in a workshop-like set-up on how to solve specific “wicked problems”. This provides the companies with detailed inside knowledge on already experienced challenges and needs, and it provides the municipalities and utilities with different aspects on proposed solutions.

Where:
Central Denmark Region

When:
Phase 1: Activity 1 and 2
Phase 2 and beyond: repetition of activity 1 and 2

What:
This activity intends to ease water companies’ access to various forms of finance in order to enhance innovation and to secure greater export of water solutions (as identified by EU initiative EIP on Water). Many CDR companies are unaware of EU funding possibilities, the reason why CDR engaged actively in one of the first Action Groups, FINNOWATER . Action C.7.2 builds on two pillars: awareness-raising and support to companies with innovative water solutions.

How:

1. Development of information material on EU support and funding possibilities to be sent to companies, relevant networks (regional as well as national e.g. DANVA (the Danish association of water companies), and municipal business promoters.
2. Individual counselling - and where needed coaching – of companies by Central Denmark EU Office.

Where:
Central Denmark Region, locally at companies at times, when they are available

When:
Phase 1: Activity 1 and 2
Phase 2 and beyond: Activity 1 and 2 will continue unchanged in subsequent phases

What: 
CCA in CDR closely relates to nature restauration, tourism in general as well as business tourism (C20 and C21). Many rivers and lakes will eventually prosper from greater fishing possibilities and change of forestry, and several actions deal with integrating nature based experience and tourism (C.8, C.9, C.11, C.12, C.16). However, Danish companies and authorities are not in the habit of including ecosystem services as part of their business development. But interest is widespread, also in industrial associations, and C2C CC wants to promote this development further. Experience from other regions show that investments on ecosystem services related to better environment, nature conservation and conditions for e.g. sportsfishing, may have a positive effect on emerging new business, such as the “pike-factories” in Region Zealand .

How:

• Interviews with relevant companies on potential for ecosystem services development and develop training material to support them
• Meeting – virtual or real – with the EIB to assess possible projects for NCFF funding
• Coaching of companies

Where:
Central Denmark Region

When:
Phase 2 and beyond

What: 
C2C CC will be show-casing water solutions and CCA solutions to a Danish and European public in order to generate more awareness and export possibilities. Furthermore, as CDR has years’ of experience within exporting water solutions to Asian countries through the Danish Water Technology Hub – Danish Water Technology House – placed in Singapore helping Danish SME enter the south-east Asian markets. C.7.4 is targeted the further strengthening of this collaboration and coordination between water stakeholders in the Central Denmark Region and global markets.

How:

1. Strenghten collaboration and coordination between Danish water sector stakeholders
2. Establish and promote a strong Water Hub in Central Denmark Region run by an external player

Where:
Central Region Denmark

When:
Phase 1
Phase 2 and beyond

In spite of Central Denmark Region having a large share of the water clean-tech companies in Denmark (55 out of 219), due to a lack of coordination, the presence of the newest knowledge and best available technologies (BAT) are not utilized – not in the Region, not in Denmark. According to the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), Danish BAT within water could double by 2025 compared to the present level. There is thus an unused potential for capacity building and innovation within the region among the municipalities, the utilities, water companies and research institutions.

There are no significant constraints in implementing this action. CDR has extensive experience in organising and facilitating workshop and course activities and cooperating with private enterprises. On their part, companies will find the offer to get acquainted with EU funding positive and possible financing of innovation projects.

C7.1: At least three innovation projects arise on the basis of triple helix/quadruple helix approach.

C7.2: 6 workshops on best practice and/or topical issues. Advising 10 companies on EU funding, following 4 applications submitted for EU funding.

C7.3: Contact to 10 potential stakeholders with an interest in ecosystem services, at least 2 applications for funding (EU or national) submitted, Interviews of 30 clean-tech water companies.

C7.4: Increase exports within Danish BAT within water in Central Denmark Region by at least 25% by 2022.

Based on working days with salary of 47 € per Hour and 347,5 € per day per senior employee and 35 € per hour and 259 € per day for junior employee.

Workshops and meetings includes budgets for lunch coffee and conference venue 75 € per participant. Workshops includes preparations in advance and hours spend during workshop and after the event for output material.

Workshop transport is calculated via an average of 100 km and 0,487 € kr. per km.

Subsistence costs are also based on prior experience and can be further subdivided into Hotel costs, Daily allowances/Payment for meals and local transportation categories, as shown below for this action’s subsistence costs items:

C.7.1
Report with best practice cases

C.7.2
Information material on EU support and funding possibilities
Four applications for EU-funding

C.7.3
Two applications for funding (EU og national)

C.7.4
Report describing potentials for Danish Water Hub and a comparison of water exports before and after C2C CC

C7.1
31/12/2017; 31/12/2018; 31/12/2019; 31/12/2020; 31/12/2021; 31/12/2022: Annual reports on six workshops on best practice and/or topical issues 

C7.2
31/12/2017: Information material on EU support and funding possibilities available for partners
21/12/2020: 10 companies have received advice
31/12/2018: Four applications for EU funding submitted
31/12/2018; 31/12/2019; 31/12/2020; 31/12/2022: 4 annual statuss reports 

C7.3
31/12/2018: Interviews of 30 clean-tech water companies performed
31/12/2018; 31/12/2020: Two applications for EU funding submitted

C7.4
31/12/2029: Report on support for export