Presentation held in IASP World Conference on 2nd of June 2009, Raleigh, N.C., USA

1. Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought Albert Szent-Gyorgyi 3GSP – Breeding Environment for Global Competitiveness

6. BREEDING ENVIRONMENT NEEDS HUMAN INVOLVEMENT =GARDERER INHERITANCE TACIT KNOWLEDGE =SOIL AND NUTRIENTS FACILITATION =FERTILIZER IPR- STRUCTURE =STICK CAPITAL =WATER EXPERTISE =SUNLIGHT IDEAS =SEED FOCUSING = KILLING THE WEED HUMAN INTERACTION =CROSSPOLLINATION Copyright Kakko I & Salminen V

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17. Testimonials from happy customers ” netWork Oasis suits my mobile way of life and work just fine Here I have found also new and unexpected business connections and been able to create new business I am a very satisfied customer since very beginning in December 2006” Pirkka Aula, Managing Director of Business Development BIC Carelia www.carelia.fi

18. Testimonials from happy customers ” Our main office is in Oulu, I am our only emploee, and working here I can feel belonging to a local working community The environment, tools and infra are just great, especially I like the feeling in the kitchen Here the contacts will emerge very naturally” Anu Halonen, Area Manager of Verkkoasema Ltd www.verkkoasema.fi

19. Testimonials from happy customers ” Here I have an easy access to great facilities, 24 hours a day, it is even cheaper than having a room at the university” Coming here I can feel the mindshift and it is great when concentration and creativity is needed” Taneli Kolström, Professor and Director of Mekrijärvi Research Center, University of Joensuu

20. Testimonials from happy customers ” I just love to be in Oasis, Joensuu and Finland, you have great innovation system and we will establish many Russian technology based companies here in the future” This is a brilliant solution for companies who are just starting their businesses in foreign territory” Georg Cheremisin, Executive Director of TechnoReactor Oy, Russian based high-tech company

21. Testimonials from happy customers ” I just started my own business, this is perfect for me, I love to have people around and not sitting on my own in a small office Everything works well, here, the location is also great near my university and training facilities, I can pop down easily when I have time” Hannu Airila, Managing Director of Optime Consulting Oy, www.koulukyyti.fi

22. Testimonials from happy customers ” Our main office is in Western Finland, this is a cheap and real added value solution to us I can come and go when needed, RFID tags and access control work great Here I feel much more relaxed athmosphere than in normal science parks, here it is easy to have interaction with other customers” Risto Uusitalo, Division Manager of LC Logistics Center Oy www.lclc.fi

23. Knowledge Communities Value Network Knowledge Communities Value Network Knowledge Routing Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3 Customer Value Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3 Customer Value Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3 Customer Value Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3 Customer Value

24. Thank You! Further information: Oy Karostech Ltd, www.globaloasis.fi , www.3gsp.fi Contact person: Ilkka Kakko [email_address] + 358 50 536 2941 Skype: ilkka.kakko In Facebook: 3GSP: http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=196177445360 Serendipity Management: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6655331989 Professional Virtual Communities: http:// www.new.facebook.com /group.php?gid=5921954526 In LinkedIn: 3GSP: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1975471