Public-private innovation collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Danish healthcare sector.: - The explorative case of AppCare
Author
Pedersen, Niels Holst
Term
4. term
Publication year
2013
Submitted on
2013-06-06
Pages
37
Abstract
Dette projekt undersøger offentligt-privat innovationssamarbejde, innovation og entreprenørskab i det danske sundhedsvæsen gennem et eksplorativt enkeltcasestudie af AppCare og dets relation til gamelab4health-programmet. Metodisk bygger studiet på en nøgleinformant, uformelle interviews og direkte observationer. Casen bidrager med ny viden om OPI (offentligt-privat innovation) i en dansk kontekst og kan informere både fremtidig forskning og udformning af praktiske programmer. To forhold fremstår som særligt vigtige: For det første muliggjorde EU-finansiering en gunstig økonomisk ramme for samarbejdet. For det andet håndterede parterne en dynamisk balance mellem åbenhed (at dele viden og involvere eksterne) og lukkethed (at beskytte idéer og data) i innovationsprocessen, faciliteret af OUH. Analysen af AppFactorys rationale viser, at på kort sigt styrker Human Cap udviklingspipeline og øger tilgangen af projekter. Den konkurrencesituation, AppCare befinder sig i, gør det nødvendigt at være tæt på markedet—noget joint venturet netop understøtter. På længere sigt forventer partnerne behov for andre kompetencer for at kunne kommercialisere løsninger og skalere til resten af den nationale industri og videre; her bringes også andre kapabiliteter hos Human Cap i spil.
This project examines public–private innovation collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Danish healthcare sector through an exploratory single-case study of AppCare and its relation to the gamelab4health programme. The study uses a key informant, informal interviews, and direct observations. The case adds to current knowledge about public–private innovation (OPI) in the Danish context and can guide future research and practical programme design. Two factors stand out: EU funding enabled a favorable financial setup for the collaboration, and the partners managed a dynamic balance between openness (sharing knowledge and involving external actors) and closeness (protecting ideas and data) in the innovation process, facilitated by OUH. Assessing AppFactory’s rationale shows that, in the near term, Human Cap strengthens the development pipeline. AppCare’s competitive situation requires a close connection to the market, which the joint venture helps make possible. In the longer term, the partners expect a need for different capabilities to support commercialization and scaling to the rest of the national industry and beyond, where Human Cap’s other capabilities will also be relevant.
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