Centre of Expertise Programme – making the Lisbon strategy reality at the local level Silja Hiironniemi, Director General Ministry of the Interior, Finland High Level Meeting on Governance and the EU, Turku, 2-3 October 2006

Centre of Expertise Programme  A fixed-term special programme pooling local, regional and national resources to utilise top expertise  Supports regional strengths, specialization and cooperation between the centres of expertise  Concentrates on internationally competitive fields and on the development of business activities Mission: to utilise top level knowhow as a resource for business, job creation and regional development 17.11.2004

Partners at regional level Joint strategy

Centres of Expertise 1994-2006 Period 2003 -2006 1999 -2002 1994 -1998 CoE for Western Finland Energytechnology Oulu Region CoE IT, Medical-, Bio- and Environmental Technology Tampere Region CoE Engineering and automation, ICT, Media Services and Health Care Tech South-West Finland CoE Biomaterilas, Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical Development, Surface Tech. of Materials, ICT and Cultural Content Production Helsinki Region CoE Active Materials and Microsystems, Gene Technology, Software Product Business, Digital Media, e-Learning and Cultural Industry, Health Care Technology and Logistics South-East Finland CoE High Tech Metal Structures, Prosess and Systems for Forest Industry, Logistics and Expertise on Russia Kuopio Region CoE Pharmaceutical Development, Health Care- and Agrobiotechnology Jyväskylä Region CoE IT, Control of Papermaking, Energy and Environmental Technology Lapland CoE for the Experience Industry Experience Industry Satakunta CoE Materials and Distance Technology Lahti Region CoE Design, Quality and Ecology Kainuu CoE Measuring Technique and Chamber Music Seinäjoki Region CoE Foodindustry and Embedded Syst. North Carelia CoE Wood Technology and Forestry, Polymer Technology and Tooling Network CoE for Wood Products Food Development 2003 -2006 Kokkola Region CoE Chemistry Hyvinkää Region CoE Lifting and Transfer Machines Häme CoE Vocational Expertise and e-Learning Mikkeli Region CoE Composite and coatings Network CoE for Turism Raahe –Nivala –Tornio CoE Metal and Maintenance Services 1999 -2002 1994 -1998 Network Regional

Government’s catalytic basic funding 1999-2005 Total project funding: 450 million euros Basic funding: 46 million euros

Committee’s proposal to 2007 – 2013: Centre of Expertise Programme will focus on Internationality in R&D and business activities Boosting the growth of knowledge-intensive companies Linking the CoE Programme closer to National Innovation policies New concept: Strenghtening of co-operation based on areas of expertise in selected national clusters

HealthBIO – Competence Cluster proposal for 2007-2013 Oulu – Oulu Innovation Ltd / Medipolis GMP Ltd Biomoleculars Bioprocess Biosensor research Bio - electronics Kuopio – Kuopion Technology Centre Teknia Ltd Pharmaceutical development Molecular Science Biomaterials Tampere – Finn-Medi Research Ltd Biomaterials Tissue Technology Immunology Bio -IT Helsinki Region - Helsinki Business and Science Park Ltd Molecular Medicine Neuroscience Bioinformatics Industrial process development Turku – Turku Science Park Ltd / Turku BioValley Ltd Pharmaceutical development Biomaterials Diagnostics Molecular Biology

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