1. Learning and innovation; through plan or market?
Presentation by Knut Halvorsen
Manager Oslo Teknopol IKS
Osloregion as a learning region
Sentrum Kongress og Scene
November 22 and 23 th. 2002

2. Agenda: Background for the for RITTS-project Main findings Vision
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Agenda:
Background for the for RITTS-project
Main findings
Vision
The implementation plan
What is happening now?
How should we work in the future?

3. Background for RITTS Oslo:
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Background for RITTS Oslo:
Initiative: UiO, The Norwegian Agricultural University, Oslo Research Park and Campus Kjeller AS, with the City of Oslo and the County of Akershus.
Aim: Strengthen the R&D based innovation in the Osloregionen

4. Main findings on innovation:
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Main findings on innovation:
Norway is among the weakest in the OECD area
The Oslo region is as the national average - should be % over
The challenges varies from industry to industry
The Oslo region lacked a vision for its innovation and industrial policy

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Vision:
The Oslo region shall in ten years become one of the most innovative regions in Europe

6. The Implementation Plan
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The Implementation Plan
Centres of excellence within seafood, energy and maritime clusters
Centres of development within strategic support services (telecommunications, finance and trade)
Centres of innovation within ICT, optics, medicine og biotechnology
Centres of venture for commercialisation and entrepreneurship in all industries
Centres of marketing and internationalisation of products and services
In addition: special strategies for subregions

7. The Learning Region - The Knowledge Region
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The Learning Region - The Knowledge Region
Oslo RITTS - one year later:
Innovation through plan or market?

8. The Knowledge Region R&D is of the highest level internationally
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The Knowledge Region
R&D is of the highest level internationally
University of Oslo with students, employees, 4 nobel Prize Laurates
16 HEI and R&D based colleges
75 R&D institutions
students
Almost 50% of Norways R&D

9. Lysaker Engineering cluster Offshore and related services Marketdriven
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Lysaker
Engineering cluster
Offshore and related services
Marketdriven
Strong side: World class offshore engineering skills
Weak side:Faces challanges as less activity will take place in the Norwegian petroleum sector

10. Skøyen ICT cluster Market driven Strong side: Many innovative SME.
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Skøyen
ICT cluster
Market driven Strong side: Many innovative SME.
Weak side: Is going through decline and transformation as the ICT sector is being deminished

11. Fornebu ICT cluster Planned
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Fornebu
ICT cluster
Planned
Facing large challanges as the whole ICT sector is going through a strong restructuration.
Strong side: The Telenor HK.
Weak side: Weak market and lacks urban innovative mileu

12. Gaustabekk dalen Medicine, ICT and advanced material clusters Planned?
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Gaustabekk dalen
Medicine, ICT and advanced material clusters
Planned?
Strong side: One of the hightest R&D consentrations in Europe.
Weak side: Lack of coordination, unclear property rights and strategy for development.

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Sentrum
Central for all clusters; HQs customers, public institutions, etc.
Strong side: Close to everything.
Weak side: None?

14. Akerselva Art, media, graphics and ICT cluster Market driven
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Akerselva
Art, media, graphics and ICT cluster
Market driven
Strong side: HEI in Architechture, Art, Design and ICT, close to TI. Innovative SME sector. Close to the ”hottest” urban areas.
Weak side: Lack of coordination and public resources.

15. Nydalen ICT - and Media cluster Market driven
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Nydalen
ICT - and Media cluster
Market driven
Strong side: National HQ for many multinational companies. Accessibillity.
Weak side: Lack of space

16. Grorud dalen Logistic cluster Market driven
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Grorud dalen
Logistic cluster
Market driven
Strong side: Accessibility.
Weak side: Pollution, bad image.

17. Kjeller Energy, defence and ICT cluster Planned
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Kjeller
Energy, defence and ICT cluster
Planned
Strong side: High concentration of R&D institutions, and an innovative SME sector. The Knowledge City Lillestrøm
Weak side: Commercialisation has low priority in the R&D community.

18. Gardermoen Logistic cluster Planned?
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Gardermoen
Logistic cluster
Planned?
Strong side: One of the most punctual, safe and modern airports in Europe. Large potentials for further growth. Innovation Gardermoen.
Weak side: Weak SME sector (formal knowledge and innovation). Lack of coordination between public authorities

19. Ås Biotech- and Agrienviroment cluster Planned
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Biotech- and Agrienviroment cluster
Planned
Strong side: High concentration on HEI and R&D based institutions.
Weak side: Litle presence of SMEs in the area. Lack of coordination and integration with the local community.

20. What is happening now? General national improvements:
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What is happening now? General national improvements:
Six centres of Excellence
Molecular Biology and Neuroscience
Mathematics for Applications
Physics of Geological Applications
Aquaculture Protein Centre
International Centre for Geohazards
Centre for Study of Civil War
New IPR - law
Argentum (350 mill Euro)
Tax reduction scheme for innovation projects

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Other regionally financed improvements (under the Regional Development Programme and others):
The Entrepreneur School
KOMP and STEP
Medcoast
Gaustadbekk Innovation Plan
Akerselva Innovation Park
Study- and career training
Innovation systems on the web (
Connect Eastern Norway
International marketing (
Value Added 2010 (?)

22. Challenges High national income leads to consumer driven growth
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Challenges
High national income leads to consumer driven growth
Declining flows of both public and private venture
Declining flows of both public and private R&D
Lack of interest for knowledge based innovation in the business community

23. Conclusions. How should we work in the future?
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Conclusions. How should we work in the future?
Innovation is on the agenda both nationally and regionally
Both direct (project and programmes) and indirect activities (general tax and law) have been launched.
Too early to say if innovation has improved
The Osloregion has chosen a bottom up approach: both market driven and planned (on local level) process.
In the future: necessary to work through partnership (RUP) and within a cluster- and innovation system perspectives. We need to develop a “Oslo version” of a technopole strategy.
A little more “top down” would help.