Tallinn HOW 2 SUPPORT INNOVATIONS - Case Helsinki Economic Development Forum Tallinn 8th October 2009 8.10.2009 Minna Maarttola

ABOUT CITY OF HELSINKI Almost 40 000 employees Budget of about 4 billion € Local municipal tax Great varition of sectors and services provided 8.10.2009 Minna Maarttola

The Employed Labour Force and Regional Gross Domestic Product Helsinki Region in 1990-2007 Moving annual avarage Source: Statistics Finland City of Helsinki Urban Facts

SUPPORTING INNOVATIONS IN THE REGION Strategic Basis 8.10.2009 Minna Maarttola

CASE CULMINATUM INNOVATION LTD Development company of Helsinki Region, founded 1995 40 employees Innovations & networking 9 Centres of Expertise in Helsinki Region 3 Local development teams Independent development plattform Triple helix –ownership Funding: municipalities, ministry of employment and economy, projects Science Community 34% Universities Polytechnics Research institutions Municipalities 43% Uusimaa Regional Council City of Espoo City of Helsinki City of Vantaa Business Community 23% Chamber of Commerce Science Parks Companies Financial institutions

CENTRES OF EXPERTISE & CULMINATUM Thematic microclusters Tourism cluster Cleantech cluster A club called Finland Living cluster Food development cluster CULMINATUM Living Labs Ubiquitous computing cluster Health and well-being Cluster Digital contents cluster HealthBio cluster Nano cluster Plattforms for open innovation Networking and matching

FORUM VIRIUM HELSINKI MISSION Forum of the Forces We create customer need driven, internationally competitive digital services in the Helsinki metropolitan region in collaboration between companies, public bodies and citizens. SME partnership program 8.10.2009 Minna Maarttola

HELSINKI LIVING LAB Learning by Living RESEARCH Living Labs are real life development platforms for… testing the services with user communities in their own living environment open and co-creative innovation involving the user communities in the development processes resulting in more acceptable solutions and better success rate R&D BUSINESS Living Labs 8.10.2009 Minna Maarttola

OTHER MEANS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIONS PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS BUSINESS INCUBATORS INNOVATIVE CITY –PROGRAMME CITY PLANNING IN ORDER TO PROMOTE INTERACTION 9 9 8.10.2009 Minna Maarttola 9

Cornerstones of the Finnish Innovation Environment CONSENSUS CO-OPERATION, NETWORKING Universities – enterprises and Government – business interaction Integration of technology foresight, public research funding and industrial R&D funding Regional – national – international co-operation TRUST Incorruptibility Strategic partnerships; industrial, academic and public-private Delegation of power to decide, straight budget lines Independent role of funding agencies 10 8.10.2009 Minna Maarttola

Tallinn THANK YOU 4 YOUR ATTENTION City of Helsinki Business Development Minna Maarttola Development Manager 11 8.10.2009 Minna Maarttola 11