Based on several well-established international networks and partnerships, an open, digital community was established where SMEs could gain access to international and national opportunities. The partners behind the project facilitated and shared the opportunities in close cooperation with many international networks, organizations, companies, clusters, etc., who were interested in collaborating with Danish water actors.
Watertech Connect was a digital platform that brought together and supported Danish water players who worked with innovative, sustainable, and effective water technology solutions. The overall goal was to promote the green transition locally and globally.
The international opportunities on the platform particularly targeted priority markets in Denmark’s export strategy for water, including India, the USA, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and China.
What the platform offered:
- A sharing of financing opportunities.
- Concrete market and business opportunities.
- Invitations to events, exhibition opportunities, and other activities.
- International and national innovation projects and partnerships within the water ecosystem.
- Participation in demand-driven matchmaking between end-users (including larger companies, public actors, and suppliers) and innovative SMEs.
- Networks of a broad ecosystem of companies, consultants, knowledge institutions, utilities, public actors, clusters, industry organizations, and others.