Organisational collaboration

A key priority for 2023 was to further develop Nopef’s organisational collaborations, more specifically by piloting a new collaboration project with Nordic Innovation. The pilot project focused on the implementation of the International Market Entry programme for Nordic SMEs, focusing on companies providing Nordic green and sustainable solutions. The pilot cooperation project was implemented in collaboration with Nordic Innovation and Nordic Innovation Houses in Tokyo and Singapore and closely coordinated with the Nordic Trade Promotion Organisations (TPOs).

As a part of the cooperation project, Nopef and its partners invited Nordic companies in the battery value chain to join a Nordic business delegation visit to Tokyo in March 2023. The objective of the delegation was to promote and showcase the Nordics as an emerging region for the battery industry as well as present Nordic companies and solutions to the most important Japanese stakeholders and business connections.

In October 2023, Nordic companies with green and sustainable solutions in energy efficiency and built environment joined the Nordic delegation during Energy Week in Singapore. The aim was to present Nordic companies and solutions to public and private key stakeholders and enable business connections in Singapore and across Asia, highlight Nordic green innovations and connect Nordic companies with potential business opportunities in this region.

Nopef offered financial support for Nordic SMEs selected for the business delegation visits. A total of eight companies from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden received travel grants from Nopef for participation in the delegations to Tokyo and Singapore. As a result of these delegations, two of the participating SMEs have already initiated feasibility studies aimed at business establishments in these markets.

Read the event summary by Nordic Innovation House Singapore:
2023 Delegation to Singapore: Sustainable development in the built environment