Pioneering Europe 2020 Smart Regions – case Helsinki Region.”

Tuula Antola, Director, Economic Development, City of Espoo

competative…(World Economic Forum)

innovative… (Economist Intelligence Unit)

Finland

Finland is one of the most…

safest…(Fund for Peace, Failed States Index)

least corrupted…(Transparency International)

…countries in the world.

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T3 Innovation TriangleA regional innovation test bed

Energizing Urban Ecosystem EUE Research Program

• 10 industrial and city partners

• Aalto University

• 4 years / € 20 million.

Heavy infrastructure investments

• € 5 billion in 10 years

The ”Innovative Cities” program, INKA

• A new development instrument for policy-makers involved in innovation, supporting a joint effort engaging both national and regional players. Period: 2014-2020.

• The goal of INKA program is to expedite the generation of new, major projects that are not only national in scope but which have an international dimension.

Helsinki Region Thematic areas for INKA

Smart Digital Services

Climate Friendly

Urban Solutions

Wellbeing

CREATIVITY MEDIA DESIGN GAMING

LIVING LABS RAPID PROTOTYPING NEW BUSINESS MODELS