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Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Intermediating organisations in regional innovation systems:high- technology enterprise survey from Northern Finland Katri Suorsa MSc., PhD student Department of Geography, University of Oulu, Finland

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 PhD Theses: Innovation systems and innovation policy in the periphery: the case of Northern Finland 1.Suorsa, K. (2007). Regionality, innovation policy and peripheral regions in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Fennia 185:1, pp Jauhiainen, J.S. & Suorsa, K. (2008). Triple Helix in the periphery: the case of Multipolis in Northern Finland. Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. Forthcoming 3.Suorsa, K. & Inkinen, T. Intermediating organisations in regional innovation systems. High-technology enterprise survey from Northern Finland 4.Suorsa, K. Regions in regional innovation systems: aspects in theories, governance and enterprises’ behaviour

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Context: Northern Finland National innovation policy and system! Territory: 156,000 km 2 ; 0.7 million inhibitants – population density 4.7 inhibitants / km 2 Largest cities: –Oulu (131,600) –Rovaniemi (58,800) –Kajaani (38,100) –Kokkola (37,000)

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Population and R&D investments

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Higher education

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 High-tech enterprises

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 The aim of the study and research questions The aim of the study is to discuss how firms in a peripheral region experience they benefit from intermediating organisations Research questions –What type of intermediating organisations are the most important to studied high-technology enterprises? –What kind of high-technology enterprises benefit most from intermediating organisations? – What public sector measures do the studied high-technology enterprises appreciate most?

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Research material and methods Background material: statistics, policy documents, annual reports and internet pages from intermediating organisations Survey of high-tech firms in Northern Finland –Conducted by phone or in internet (February to April 2008) – total population: 451 firms with product development; our data 168 firms (response rate 37.3 %) Methods: gross tabulation, Khii square test, Pearson correlation, Mann-Whitney and Kruskall-Wallis tests; categorization in an open question

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Main concepts National and regional innovation systems – organisations, firms and their cooperation National and regional innovation policies – ”governance of innovation systems” Intermediating organisations –Operate between knowledge producers and knowledge users –Tasks: technology transfer and commercializing of technology –Challenges: lack of knowledge of markets, unfair conditions to competition, efficiency of direct support (see Ebesberger 2005)

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Intermediating organisations in Northern Finland National: Tekes, Finnvera, Foundations for Finnish Inventions, Finpro Regional: Regional Councils, TE-centres, Regional development companies, Centres of Expertise, Regional Centres Local: Technology centres, business incubators, employment agencies, trade promoters + VTT Technical Research Centre and higher education institutions (2 universities, 2 university consortiums, 5 universities of applied sciences)

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 The firms in survey Sample size: 168 firms, all of them have product development activities –Amount of cooperation partners low Background –Size: most very small 71.1 % had less than 10 employees Revenue less than 200,000 in 34.6 % of firms –Age: most young companies 65.4 % established in 2000’s, 33.9 % after 2004 –Principal business activity Software houses (43.5 %) Architectural and engineering activities (22.6 %) –Location: most in FUR Oulu

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 ”Activity” of firms in the survey Aim to significant growth in turnover: 75.6% of firms Aim to international cooperation: 60.4 % of firms Product innovation in : 75.0 % of firms R&D investments –Quite low: 48.9 per cent invested less than 50,000 € annually to R&D 52 (31.0 %) of firms received Tekes funding in year 2006 and/or 2007

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Results: importance of intermediating organisations

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Results: the most important task of the most important organisation TaskNumber of answers Percent Funding Services (i.e. advice in money applications) Projects, networking129.1 Other118.4 Knowledge, cooperation in R&D75.3 Infrastructure43.1 Education32.3 Total131100

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Results: Firms that benefit the most = Firms that appreciate most the intermediating organisations firms that benefit the most: –”active” firms –small but not the smallest –Firms that had received Tekes funding Groups in intermediating organisations: –Tekes, TE-centres, VTT, university of Oulu (the most active firms) –Regional intermediating organisations 52 (31.0 %) could not name any intermediating organisation important or did not answer the question

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Results: Recommendations to public sector Increase or improve funding Increase or improve other support (e.g. infrastructure, networking) Increase or improve networking and cooperation between public and private sector Increase or improve education Use more private and local companies Decrease bureaucratic obstacles

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Conclusions Firms that are the ”target” group of innovation policy measures appreciate most the intermediating organisations Firms did not see most of the intermediating organisations important to their product development –Most important ones were those that offered direct support or were in direct contact to firms –TE-centres and Tekes was the most important ones, however, over 40 % of firms did not consider them important 52 firms could not name the most important intermediating organisations and 8 firms felt that public could not help or should not interfere in business activities

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Conclusions Funding was considered the most important task of the most important intermediating organisation However, there were criticism against funding –Criteria? –Funding decisions? –Funding to marketing –Problems in getting funding when a firm is too small (1-4 employees)

Katri Suorsa Globelics Academy, Tampere June 6, 2008 Recommendations Besides funding, there is a need to develop other support measures Public sector should communicate more with private sector when developing support measures Intermediating organisations should inform more about themselves and their tasks to private sector When considering peripheral regions, also other than ”active” firms should be included in innovation or other support measures

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