1. Tampere Region Economic Development Agency
Development and marketing of the region
Owned and financed by 8 municipalities
Kari Löytty
Kiel 4th June 2009

2. Tampere region in brief
Inhabitantas about
- netto growth per year 4000
The second largest city region in Finland
companies, jobs
2 universities and 2 polytechnics,
students
2 technology centres
- Hermia Technology Centre: intelligent machines & ict
- Finn-Medi: biotechnology and healthcare technology
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3. Small city region success strategy
Strong restructuring from traditional textile and metal industry to knowledge intensive businesses in 1970’s –2000’s
Academic research turned to into high tech industry
Mechanical engineering turned to intelligent machines
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4. Many global market leaders operating in Tampere Region Tampere CCI, April 2008) The list is allusive, it doesn’t include all global leaders within the region
Desec 80% Turnout (switch) laying machine for railroads
Fastems 70%       Multilevel FMS
Glaston                 50%       Flat tempering machinery
Oseir 50%        SprayWatch thermal spray diagnostics equipment
Ata Gears 50% Bevel Gears for marine industry
John Deere Forestry   45%        Forest machinery
Avant Tecno 40% Mini loaders (max. one ton)
Nokia 40% Mobile phones
Sandvik 35% Machinery, services to mining and construction
Gardner Denver 30%         Marine compressors 
Kalmar Industries 20% Container handling machinery, services
Metso Minerals  17%        Mobile stone crushers and related services
Atlas Copco Rotex 15%         Casing advancing (overburden drilling)
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5. INNOVATIVE TAMPERE: Some ICT milestones achieved in Tampere NOKIA MOBILE PHONES, TAMPERE , FIRST IN THE WORLD
First mobile game deck using Series 60 interface (N-Gage)
First music phone with qwerty keyboard (Nokia 5510) First GSM imaging phone
(Nokia 7650)
Nokia C110/C111 Wireless LAN Card
First second generation Communicator (Nokia 9110)
First GSM Card Phone
First Data Suite
First Communicator
(Nokia 9000)
First GSM Data Card (GSM 900)
First analog data card in 1993
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6. Important elements of City Region business development to achieve flourishing businesses
- ability and willingness of renewing
- Focus: To be the best in one or couple of niche areas
- creativity and entrepreneurship
- experimental and courageous development (BIONEXT, eTampere etc.)
distinctive elements
added value elements
- companies – universities networking
cluster development:
Intelligent machines, digibusiness, energy technology, healthBIo, health&wellbeing, nanotechnology, ubiquios computing
regional co-operation
- availability of basic business development services
- availability of labour
- availability of versatile and attractive living environments
- availability of building sites and premises
basic elements
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7. Building up innovation infrastructure in Tampere region
1960’s –1970’s Foundation of Universities
1980’s – 1990’s Building up Technology Centres
2000’s Building up innovative networks
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8. Local innovation system – Tampere model seamless cooperation between companies, public sector and universities
World Class Research and Development
Local Strategic actors and programs
open innovations
centre
Life sciences technology
Finn-Medi
Research ltd
Universities
& recearch institutes
Tampere Region Business
Development Strategy
Business development
directors in municipalities
- Tredea Ltd
Biomaterials
BioNext-program
mobile, water and
digital hydraulics
Technopolis ltd
Hermia Technology
Centre Ltd
Immunology and
Vaccines
Centre of expertise program
Creative Tampere
- program
Public and private
financers
digital
signal
processing
optoelectronics and
laser technology
intelligent machines
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9. The main challenges and means to succeed in the future
in the short term
- to overcome the ongoing economical downturn
in the long term:
a ) to be successful in “new phase of globalisation”
During the latest decade companies in Finland as well as in Tampere region have been able
to make the most sophisticated
and valuable R&D work in international distribution of work.
The knowledge base in fast developing countries like China, India etc. is growing rapidly.
One examble of scale difference: High level examinations per year in Finland / in China
New countries can offer lower taxation, longer working days/weeks etc. advantages for companies
Means for small country / city region to succeed in the future:
- Focus and synergy (critical mass of education and research only in niche areas)
- Active positioning
- Active netvorking
- Internationalization
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10. The main challenges and means to succeed in the future
b) ageing of population
Population in Finland 5,5 milj.
In 2030 we have retired persons more than nowadays
  Production = amount of work x productiveness (effectiveness)
  Means:
- new service innovations and outsourcing in public sector
- later retireing
- technology development
- development of working life
- creativity and innovativiness
- entrepreneurial thinking
- ability and willingness of renewing
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11. Thank you! kari.loytty@tredea.fi
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