ICT Innovation and Growth in the Kolarctic Region Johan E. Bengtsson, Luleå Business Agency / KITENPI project

GROWTH Regional Assets Actors Collabo- ration Values, Culture, ”Mindset” INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP Produ ctivity Comp etitive ness Sustain able growth networks projects industry

ICT INNOVATIONS The First GSM Call (1989) The VDSL standard ( ) The Luleå Algorithm for routing (1997) Software GPS in mobile phones (2005-) OFDM – the basis for 4G ( ) Internet-based E-meetings – pioneers (1999-)

ICT COMPETENCE Inspire The Young Keep Your Students Be Attractive Find New Strengths

Datacenter sites in the cities of Luleå, Boden and Piteå marketed by the Node Pole

Investments in Norrbotten 2007 – How to increase incoming investment? 2008 – Invest in Luleå och Piteå (ICT) 2009 – Invest in Norrbotten 2011 – Facebook decides on Luleå Data Center

The news travelled around the world articles, momentum for Sweden as a leading ICT country.

Power & InfrastructureSafety & Stability Europe's lowest electricity prices, a green stable grid and highly developed communications infrastructure. One of the most secure and stable places in the world — geologically, politically, socially, economically and digitally.

Community & Competence Climate & Cooling The hottest investment region in Sweden, with entrepreneurship, cutting- edge technology, and world- leading companies. We are at the same latitude as Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, with a climate perfect for data centers.

750 built it.

Since March 2013, about 90 people work there.

HOT in the cold Nordics Facebook Yandex Microsoft Ericsson Google x2 Digiplex Interxion Telecity Green Mountain Sungard Millenium 2000 Technology

The digital universe (exabytes data)

The Node Pole “Data Center Eco System” Mega datacenter 2 Datacenter Enterprise Co-location DC Mega Datacenter 3 Mega Datacenter 4

objectives & partners 1.Academic integration: Mobile Systems, Pervasive Computing, Wireless Networks, E-health St Petersburg State University (ITMO) Archangelsk Technical University & Pomor State U Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care & Telemedicine Luleå University of Technology Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences 2. Innovation facilitation: ICT for Health, Ageing Well and Inclusion ICT for a Low-Carbon Economy Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine Luleå Business Agency InternetBay Russoft 3. Cross-border infrastructure: Collaboration Tools, Network Expansion IT Norrbotten Universities (tools) InternetBay, Russoft, NST (network pre-study)

rationale ICT Outlook:  Long-term shortage of skilled ICT staff  Shrinking student numbers  Shared ICT education and competence  Cross-border ICT education, innovation, partnership  Joint potential to aim high – large projects & initiatives  Cross-border ICT business opportunities

offerings Partnering 2012 Luleå 2013 St Petersburg 2014 Tromsö : Luleå Best Practice Educational Collaboration Networking

Thank You!

Johan E. Bengtsson 5 ICT regions: Troms Norrbotten Lapland Archangelsk St Petersburg Kolarctic IT Education Networking Partnering Innovation

Economic & social development of the Kolarctic region Economic & social development of the Kolarctic region Cross-border cultural, economic, scientific, educational, technological exchange and collaboration Cross-border cultural, economic, scientific, educational, technological exchange and collaboration Common market of jobs, services, competences, opportunities, resources Common market of jobs, services, competences, opportunities, resources West-East integration & cooperation West-East integration & cooperation Kolarctic Objectives KITENPI is our response to these challenges background

INFRASTRUCTURE network tools cross-border collaboration ICT Biz Cluster IT University IT University ICT Biz Cluster Education (Research) Partnering industry needs competence, innovations industry needs competence, innovations

in numbers EUR costs 36 months (March 2011-February 2014) Aims & Indicators: o5 educational program collaborations -24 staff visits -27 master theses with companies -9 student recruitment activities (promote more females) o3 Kolarctic Collaboration Events (conferences) -5 Networks -4 Best-Practice workshops -13 Product Events (commercializing innovations) -17 Innovation Events (students & companies together)