Transcript OCT-Greenland-IM-Lone-Nukaaraq-Mollerx

Kick-off training seminar
Brussels, 4-6 Nov 2014
Situation and opportunities
for innovation in Greenland
Lone Nukaaraq Møller, Greenland
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Agenda
• OCT profile - Greenland
• Key issues regarding the economic development
including the first 3 economic sectors
• Key situation with main stakeholders in Innovation
• Opportunities for innovation
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Greenland
The world’s largest non-continental island on the
Greenland
Location
North American continent
Area
2,166,086 km2
Ice-free area 410,449 km2
Climate
Arctic to subarctic; cool winters and cold summers
Natural
resources
Zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum,
uranium, hydropower, and possibly oil and gas
Plant life
Low-growing mountain and tundra plants, mosses,
lichens, heather, crowberry, bog, whortleberry, and
dwarf birch
Fish, seals, walruses, whales, polar bears, arctic foxes,
arctic wolves, reindeer, musk oxen, collard lemmings,
snow hares and a rich bird life.
Animal life
Livestock : sheep, tame reindeer, cows, horses, dogs
and fowls. In North Greenland, dogsleds are used for
hunting and fishing purposes
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Greenland as OCT
Government type
Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional
monarchy
Part of the Kingdom of Denmark;
Home rule since 1979
Dependency status
Self government since 2009
Capital
Nuuk
Legal system
Danish
Membership of the
EU
From January 1st 1973 until February 1st 1985
Legislative branch
Inatsisartut (the parliament with 31 seats)
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Population
Population
56,282
Density
0.14 per km2 (of ice-free area)
Population in the
capital
Nuuk: 16,818
Population growth
rate
-0.16 per cent
Life expectancy
Women 73.5, Men 68.7
Total fertility rate
1.98 per woman aged 15-49 years
Born in Greenland: 87.8 %
Ethnic groups
Born outside Greenland: 12.2 %
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran
Languages
Greenlandic, Danish
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Economy
GDP
DKK 11,543 million (provisional figure for 2012 in 2005 prices)
GDP - real growth rate
-0.9 per cent from 2011 to 2012 (provisional figure)
Average gross income per
household
Average: DKK 420,236
Inflation rate (consumer
prices)
1.8 per cent (Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2013)
Labour force
25,501 permanent residents, aged 15-64 (monthly average 2012)
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Education
100%
90%
80%
70%
%
60%
Primary education
50%
Professionel education and training
40%
University degree
30%
20%
10%
0%
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Age
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Economic sectors
• Fisheries is the primary industry
– Primarily shrimps and Greenland halibut
– Possibilities: Mackerel
• Hunting and agriculture
– Primarily seals, whales, seabirds and reindeer
– Possibilities: Export of skin and meat products
• Energy and minerals
– In 2013, 70% of the public electricity came from hydropower plants
– Possibilities: Gold, rubies, diamonds, coppers, olivine, marble, oil, and rare earth minerals
• Tourism
– Since the 1990’s the number of tourist has risen from 3.500 to app. 35.000 annually
– Possibilities: Focus on the tourism industry
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SWOT analysis of innovation in Greenland
Strengths
 Lots of ongoing research
 Large interest from outside Greenland
 Many uninvestigated areas
Opportunities
Weaknesses
 The area of Innovation in Greenland is
not covered
 Poor infrastructure = expensive
transportation
 Small private sector
 Small research institutions
 Not politically prioritized
Threats
 Many areas where innovation is possible  Lack of money for innovation
 Innovation within minerals
 Small marked = not profitable
 Innovation within tourism
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Innovation
• Nutaaliorfik/Greenland Innovation Centre in Sisimiut
(http://www.greenland-innovation.com/)
– There has been a proposal on a Innovation centre in Nuuk, where resource
persons can make a dynamic environment for Innovation
• Research institutions as Greenland Health Research Centre and Arctic
Technology
• Greenland Business used to have an innovation network for companies
interested in EU projects, however, this network is currently on standby
• Planning of an education of “chaos pilots” of innovation
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Opportunities for innovation
In general, Greenland needs:
• A National center, who can guide companies in how to start
innovation projects
• A better use of research results for innovation projects
• More Business PhD scholarships
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Opportunities for innovation
• Ikka pillars in South Greenland
– The only ones of its kind in the world
– Ikaite is a mineral
– Possibilities within enzyme production
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Opportunities for innovation
• Innovating the building methods for arctic construction
– Using concrete instead of imported woods, which will reduce the CO2
producing transportation between Europe and Greenland.
– Use of concrete can reduce the risk of mold.
– Elements of concrete can be made in winter to ensure work all year.
– Using hydropower energy to make concrete elements.
– Using solar energy to drive a building’ common energy needs for
lighting, heating and ventilation.
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Opportunities for innovation
• Fisheries
– Better use of the whole fish
– Fish farms
• Tourism
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Links
• “Greenland in Figures 2014” – www.stat.gl
• Greenland Innovation Centre http://www.greenlandinnovation.com/
• How cool is Green? – 11th Ministerial and OCT-EU
forum, September 2012, Ilulissat
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Thank you
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