1. FINLAND’S STRATEGIC SOCIETY

2. Innovation System FORESIGHT: Parliamentary Committee On the Future POLICY: Government, S&T Policy Council, Ministries: Education, Trade & Industry, etc. FINANCING & TECH SUPPORT: Academy of Finland, TEKES, SITRA Foundations, Sectoral Funds, INCUBATION & START-UP Technolpolis, Nokia, SME’s R&D and DESIGN Universities, Polytechnics, Research Institutes, Business, Individuals INFORMATION & TRANSACTIONS All data banks interconnected & accessible 30 + wireless service providers on universal infrastructure HUMAN RESOURCES Creative, Connected left/right brain Disciplined, Team-work, 3 or more languages, International focus EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT Caring, Creative Arts & Making, Athletic, Collaborative, Free, Universities & Polytechnics: Competitive entry – Learn/work/design

3. R&D input in some OECD countries Source: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators Database

4. A Sample of other Key Practices Councils have catalyst role in every sector…and highly creative leadership (not suits) Compact urban form…face to face social and economic markets energy efficient; buildings, vehicles, industrial processes, recycling, etc. Demographics drive more efficient use of human resources Parenting support High wage/high tax/high integration/high production society Information objectives; trust, efficiency, democracy, competitiveness Nuclear power includes ‘innovation’ of world’s first permanent nuclear waste management deep rock storage Decommissioning and waste costs included in electricity rates Forests are primary natural resource (no oil or gas…some copper) Privately ownership leads to long term stewardship, maximum value added products ‘Digital’ management of every tree Advanced lumbering and paper machinery made in Finland… & exported Aggressive global forest industry ownership

5. Heretical thoughts… Ontario is in a strategic crisis Finland and Sweden share many fundamentals Learn from them ASAP…multi-sectoral task force Prepare Ontario citizens and organizations for shocks …including - end of vote-buying subsidies and entitlement - caring, creative, disciplined, strategic education - labour force efficiencies - consumer services linked to innovation - open information - end of many forms of ‘correctness’ 10 year ‘crisis management’ of innovation of a new strategic economy