1. Tarmo Lemola, Director, Chairman of the Board Advansis Ltd.
Mechanisms for learning and cooperation in innovation systems development
Tarmo Lemola, Director, Chairman of the Board
Advansis Ltd.
Aid for Trade Forum, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, 17 March 2010

2. Outline of presentation
A National Innovation System as a concept and activity
A broad understanding of innovation policy
Coditions for innovation
A new role for governments
Learning through collaboration
Two Finnish examples of collaborative learning
Finnish National Innovation Strategy 2008 in brief

3. Advansis Ltd.
A Finnish consulting company specialized in innovation and innovation policy management
Operates internationally
Provides tailored support for planning and decision making
Key clients groups are
National and regional governments
Funding agencies and intermediaries
Research establishments
International organisations
Innovative enterprises
Highly networked with innovation experts domestically and internationally

4. A NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM (NIS)
A national innovation system is a whole set of organisations, institutions and actors influencing the development and utilization of knowledge and know-how.
R&D system forms a central part of NIS
Universities, research institutes, business enterprises
Arrangements for managing and financing R&D activities
Governance of R&D and innovation
Education
General economic, political and social atmosphere
Legal framework
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5. BASIC ELEMENTS OF AN INNOVATION SYSTEM
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6. R&D Expenditure by Sectors in Finland
million euros

7. A broad understanding of innovation policy
Growing recognition of innovation as a driver of growth
Better understanding that it is a broad spectrum of policy instruments which affect innovation performance
Framework conditions: education, labour markets, financial markets, competition, openness to FDI
Innovation specific policy: funding for R&D, public research organisations, governance of public research
Involvement of a number of different actors: intersectoral co- operation, strengthening of industry-science linkages
A proper balance between the levels of operation: orchestration of centralized and decentralized tools and mechanisms
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8. Conditions for innovation
Innovation increasingly relies on interaction between the research base and business sector.
More competitive markets and the accelerating pace of technological change force firms to innovate more rapidly.
Networking and collaboration among firms are now more important than in the past.
SMEs, especially new technology-based firms, have a more important role in the development and diffusion of technology.
The globalisation of economies is making countries’ innovation systems more interdependent.

9. A new role for governments
Governments need to play an integrating role in managing knowledge on an economy-wide basis by making technology and innovation policy an integral part of overall innovation policy.
Building an innovation culture
Enhancing technology diffusion
Promoting networking and clustering
Leveraging research and development
Responding to globalisation

10. Learning through collaboration = Learning by doing
Public-private partnerships in different forms
Industry-academia collaboration
Intersectoral (-ministerial) collaboration
Cluster networks
Integration of users and customers with innovation processes
Innovation forums and technology platforms at national, regional and local levels
Living laboratories, open innovation, etc.
”Let all flowers bloom!”

11. Two Finnish examples of collaborative learning
Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation
Centre of Expertise Programme

12. In the strategic centres
FINNISH STRATEGIC RESEARCH CENTRES FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation will provide a new way of coordinating dispersed research resources.
In the strategic centres
Companies, universities and research institutes will agree on a joint research plan.
In addition to shareholders, public funding organisations will commit themselves to providing funding for the centres in the long term.
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13. Six centres in the first phase
In the first phase, centres have been established for the following areas:
Energy and environment
Metal products and mechanical engineering
Forest cluster
Health and well-being
Information and communication industry and services
Built environment innovations
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14. Finnish Centre of Expertise Programme
A fixed-term special programme pooling local, regional and national resources to utilise top expertise
Supports regional strengths: both 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

15. Competence Clusters and the Centres of Expertise
HealthBio
Kuopio, Oulu,Helsinki,
Tampere, Turku
Nanotechnology
Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kokkola, Mikkeli, Oulu,
Helsinki, Tampere
Living business
Joensuu, Hämeenlinna,
Lahti, Helsinki
Health and Well-being
Kuopio, Oulu, Helsinki, Tampere
Digital Content
Hämeenlinna, Helsinki, Tampere, Kouvola
Energy Technology Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Vaasa, Pori ja Tampere
Ubiquitous Computing
Jyväskylä, Oulu, Pori,
Helsinki, Tampere
Food Development
Kuopio, Helsinki,
Seinäjoki, Turku
Cleantech
Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Helsinki
Tourism and Experience Management
Helsinki, Rovaniemi, Savonlinna, Turku
Forest Industry Future
Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kokkola, Mikkeli, Lappeenranta, Turku
Intelligent Machines
Hyvinkää, Hämeenlinna, Lappeenranta,
Seinäjoki, Tampere
Maritime
Lappeenranta, Pori, Turku, Vaasa, Raahe

16. Finnish National Innovation Strategy 2008 Focus points
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17. Main factors behind the strategy
Innovation as a key driver of long-run economic growth
Much of the rise in living standards is driven by innovation.
A shift in the geography of innovation
The rise of developing countries has started
The notion of innovation has broadened
From product and process innovations to service and social innovations
Empowering people to innovate
People are at the heart of any innovation process
Applying innovation to global challenges
Innovation for development, climate change, health challenges etc.
Improving connectivity between actors and factors
Collaboration in all forms
Improving governance
A broad, system-wide approach to innovation

18. Thank you very much!