BRASILIAN DELEGATION JUNE 2011FINNISH INNOVATION SYSTEM AND CENTER OF EXPERTISE PROGRAMME

N Tapani Saarinen

VP; Business Development

FINLANDPopulation: 5.3 MillionArea: 391 000 km2

GDP pc(2010): 34,401 USD

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Triple Helix

ACADEMIA INDUSTRY

SOCIETY

Producers of New Knowledge

Uttilizers of New Knowledge

Facilitators

SCIENCEPARK

New economic growth model – sources of economic gro wth

According to the new growth model, economic growth is rooted in education, research and technology. 01-2010DM 789348

Know-how

Knowledge

Innovation

Customer and user orientationPioneering marketsOpen innovations

Technical and non-technical innovationsImmaterial capital

Creative individuals and communitiesMarket orientation

Economic growth

Increase in exportsImprovement inemployment

Regional development

Growth in well-being

Gro

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in p

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ctiv

ity

Research

Education

Technology

Labour

Capital

R&D investments in some countries

Sources: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators and Statistics Finland, TEKES

Public sector’s share of total R&D funding in 2008

Source: Eurostat

12-2010DM 36109 and 36054

%

Companies’ share of total R&D funding in 2008

Source: Eurostat

12-2010DM 36109 and 36054

%

Ranking of EU countries

Source: WEF, The Lisbon Review 2010 11-2010DM 36054

The Lisbon Review

Totalrank

Sweden

DenmarkNetherlandsLuxembourgGermanyAustriaFranceGreat BritainBelgiumIrelandEstoniaCyprusSloveniaCzechia

Finland284751639

111813101520

13672945

14111710121915

42761

17101211853

131519

3214598

13146

11167

1510

13567249

10118

14181216

1532796

104

14138

161217

2135

1248976

1014211113

1752643

111089

14131812

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101112131415

Correlation between innovation and GDP

Source: European Innovation Scoreboard 2008; EU Structural Indicators (GDP is preliminary)

01-2010DM 36054

GDP per capita in 2008, EU 27 = 100Norway

SwedenFinlandDenmark

Ireland

Germany

Great BritainIceland

NetherlandsAustria

BelgiumFrance

EU 27Spain

ItalySlovenia

Estonia

CzechiaPortugal

Slovakia

Greece

HungaryLatvia

LithuaniaPoland

RomaniaBulgaria

Croatia

Turkey

Switzerland

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7Summary Innovation Index 2008

INNOVATION UNION SCOREBOARD 2010

INNOVATION UNION SCOREBOARD 2010

INNOVATION UNION SCOREBOARD 2010

Differentations

The Nations are not similar, not even the member states in EU!

�THE WAY OF THINKING IS DIFFERENT

�THE WAY OF DOING IS DIFFERENT

�THE WAY OF MAKING DECISSIONS IS DIFFERENT

�THE WAY OF ACCEPTING IS DIFFERENT

France

Italy

Germany

R&D input in Finland

Total 6.8 billion euros, 4 percent of theGross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009

In 2009 Tekes allocated 579 million euros for R&D projects.

Sources: Statistics Finland and Tekes

Enterprises4.8 billion euros

Public sector2 billion euros

Finnish Innovations

Heart rate monitor

ABLOY ®

Long-acting intrauterine contraceptive system

MIRENA®

Range of foods and drinkswith a unique cholesterol lowering

ingredient

Benecol ®

Xylitol

Utilization of Xylitol e.g.in chewing gums and pastilles

to prevent caries

Incubationand otheractivities fortenants

Regional andnational developmentprojects andprograms

Providing and developingpremises,environment andservices

Infrastructure

CoE Programme

SCIENCE PARK

Objectives / Science Park Concept

Development of Enterprises

Cooperation Tools

Centre of Expertise Programme

To utilise top level knowledge and expertise as a resource for business operations, job creation and regional development

A fixed-term national programme pooling local, regional and national resources to utilise top expertise

Centre of Expertise Programme

Bottom -up approach: local strategies meet nationalInnovation policy targets

Triple helix: interaction between academiaand the private and public sectors

Based on regional strengths and specialization (bottom up)coordinated on national level by cross-sectoral committeerepresented by ministeries, research organisations anindustry representatives (top down)

Centre of Expertise Programme

• Internationality in R&D and business activities

• Boosting the growth of knowledge-intensive companies

• Activating knowledge intensive SME’s innovation actions

• Linking the regional-driven innovation actions to national and transnational innovation framework

Centre of Expertise Programme

• 13 national competence clusters in 21 regional centres of expertise (Regional technology centres and science parks work as operators)

• Each competence cluster is comprised of network of 4-7 regional centre of expertise

• Competence clusters can be • Technology-driven (e.g. Nanotechnology, HealthBio) • Application-driven (e.g. Living business)• Industry-driven (Forest cluster)• Service-oriented (Tourism and Experience Management)

• Competitive tendering for basic funding – 20 million euros annually, Government 50%, Municipalities 50%– RDI projects are funded through EU structural funds, EU framework

programmes, Tekes etc.

Thematic fields of OSKE13 competence clusters in 21 centres of expertise

Living businessJoensuu, Hämeenlinna,

Lahti, Helsinki

Digital ContentHämeenlinna, Helsinki, Tampere, Kouvola

Food Development Kuopio, Helsinki,

Seinäjoki, Turku

Forest Industry FutureJoensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kokkola, Mikkeli,

Lappeenranta, Turku

HealthBio Kuopio, Oulu,Helsinki,

Tampere, Turku

Health and Well-being Kuopio,Oulu, Helsinki, Tampere

Ubiquitous ComputingJyväskylä, Oulu, Pori,

Helsinki, Tampere

NanotechnologyJoensuu, Jyväskylä, Kokkola, Mikkeli, Oulu,

Helsinki, Tampere

Energy Technology Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Vaasa, Pori ja Tampere

Cleantech Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Helsinki

Intelligent Machines Hyvinkää, Hämeenlinna, Lappeenranta,

Seinäjoki, Tampere

Tourism and Experience ManagementHelsinki, Rovaniemi, Savonlinna, Turku

MaritimeLappeenranta, Pori, Turku, Vaasa, Raahe

OULU

ROVANIEMI

RAAHE

KOKKOLA

VAASA

PORI

TURKU HELSINKI

KOUVOLA

HÄMEENLINNA LAHTI

HYVINKÄÄ

TAMPERE

SAVONLINNAMIKKELI

LAPPEENRANTA

JOENSUU

JYVÄSKYLÄ

KAJAANI

SEINÄJOKIKUOPIO

IN ONE COMPETENCE CLUSTER

IN NINE COMPETENCE CLUSTERS

21 Centres of Expertise

Oulu –

Oulu InnovationLtd

• Biomoleculars

• Bioprocess

• Biosensor research

• Bio - electronics

Oulu –

Oulu InnovationLtd

• Biomoleculars

• Bioprocess

• Biosensor research

• Bio - electronics

Tampere –

Finn-Medi Research Ltd

• Biomaterials

• Tissue Technology

• Immunology

• Bio -IT

Tampere –

Finn-Medi Research Ltd

• Biomaterials

• Tissue Technology

• Immunology

• Bio -IT

Turku –

Turku Science Park Ltd

Pharmaceutical development

• Biomaterials

• Diagnostics

•Molecular Biology

Turku –

Turku Science Park Ltd

Pharmaceutical development

• Biomaterials

• Diagnostics

•Molecular Biology

Kuopio –

Kuopio Innovation Ltd

• Pharmaceutical development

•Molecular Science

• Biomaterials

Kuopio –

Kuopio Innovation Ltd

• Pharmaceutical development

•Molecular Science

• Biomaterials

Helsinki Region – Culminatum Ltd

•Molecular Medicine

• Neuroscience

• Bioinformatics

• Industrial process development

Helsinki Region – Culminatum Ltd

•Molecular Medicine

• Neuroscience

• Bioinformatics

• Industrial process development

HealthBIO – Biotech Competence Cluster 2007-2013

Centre of Expertise Programme offers

• Networks and contacts to the best Finnish expertise in the selected fields

• Business opportunities with Finnish companies• Co-operation in innovation activities• Research commercialisation

Outcomes of OSKE

• Over 4 000 Finnish companies take part each year in the preparation and implementation of OSKE projects

• The cluster approach increases the critical mass needed in research and development as well as internationalisation of businesses.

Marine Marine --clustercluster

Tourism and exp industry

Food industry

Focus on Bio and ICT - broader applications

Nanotechnology

Drug developmentDiagnosticsBiomaterials

Functional foods

Regional BioTurku -co-operation

Internationalisation andpartnering

Applied ICTin Southwest Finland strongly connects with:

•Wellfare and health sector

•Marine- and metal industry

•Bio- and pharma industry

HealthBIO HealthBIO --clusterclusterUbiquitous com

puting

FINLAND- LIFE AND SCIENCES

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