Concept

access2innovation brings together civil organizations, businesses and the academic world.

Through new collaborations we help creating new sustainable solutions and business models targeting developing countries.

• We provide businesses with insights into the needs, wishes, and demands perceived by the civil organizations in the developing countries.
• We create new innovative and partnerships between businesses, civil organizations and the academic world.
• We facilitate developing processes towards creating new sustainable solutions and access to new international markets.

We can’t solve all the structural difficulties around the world, but we can shorten the distance between concrete demand, experience and innovative solution significantly, thus opening up a commercial market that is otherwise notoriously hard to reach.

The project is open to all interested companies, civil organizations and researchers who want to get involved with innovative new collaborations and developing processes and who has an interest in making a change for the developing countries.

The access2innovation network was established in 2007 by DanChurchAid, North Denmark EU Office, South Denmark European Office, Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) and the departments of development and planning and energy technology at Aalborg University.

Christian Friis Bach, head of the International Department at DanChurchAid, was chairman of the first steering committee.