1. World Bank Program:
Developing Attractive Innovation
Environments through Clusters &
Centres of Expertise
7 June 2012 Markku Markkula
2. EU 2020 Strategy: Focus on Knowledge and Innovation
EU 2020 mutually Implementation 7 Flagships:
reinforcing priorities: • Digital Agenda
• Smart growth
• Sustainable growth
•
•
Innovation Union
An Agenda for new skills and jobs
• Inclusive growth • …
The Role of Universities in This:
• Scientific Excellence More innovations out of research
• More focus on Grand Societal Challenges
• The strong role of universities is crucial: Knowledge Triangle i.e. synergy
between research & education & innovation
• Modernizing the Triple Helix cooperation: University – Industry – Cities
• Living labs & user-driven innovations: people & process development
Markku Markkula
Aalto University
Societal Impact 2
3. WIRE2012 Concluding
Statements
Europe needs pioneering regions focusing on
Markku Markkula bench-learning & European partnerships &
CoR Rapporteur regional innovation ecosystems & open innovation
on Horizon 2020
4-5.06.2012 & integrating real and virtual realities. 3
WIRE 2012
4. Some WIRE2012 Highlights
1. Encourage change Focus on concentration & cooperation & connection;
2. Innovation will be at the hearth of European policy Innovation needs to be at the
centre of regional policy making and in public investments (especially public
procurement);
3. Horizon 2020 means more innovations out of research Horizon 2020 needs to
include a strong regional dimension and this needs to be integrated to cohesion policy
instruments in developing a stairway to excellence through capacity building and
creating vibrant environments for innovation;
4. Member States and Regions need to focus on new innovative openings Regions
must present a robust clear innovation strategy based on Smart Specialisation;
5. Societal challenges involve public sector in a new way Increased focus on
demonstration, prototyping, as well as implementing and scaling up societal
innovations. This means taking to use new concepts, such as Living Labs.
6. Regional innovation platforms Work place level & work place learning
4-5.06.2012 WIRE 2012 4
6. Knowledge Triangle: Create Synergy between Research,
Education and Innovation
Special need to focus on:
A. Value creation based on better use of intangible assets
B. New processes and methods for university-industry collaboration
C. Systemic change and societal innovations
Benefits are evident:
Innovation For students
For teaching staff
For researchers
Orchestration For working life professionals
Research Education
Platform for Blended Learning
7. Have a look at:
www.aaltodesignfactory.fi
Mindset is the Key
EU Calls for Transformation:
Europe needs pioneering regions, as
pathfinders and rapid prototypes.
Helsinki Region has forerunner
instruments in use:
Aalto Design Factory
Aalto Venture Garage
Aalto Camp for Societal Innovation
and many more …
Markku Markkula
CoR & Aalto University
9. Research Program Creating Concepts:
Energizing Urban Ecosystem EUE
Markkula, M., Pirttivaara, M. & Miikki, L., 2009. Developed from: Gharajedaghi, J., 2006.
Systems Thinkig: Managing Chaos and Complexity. Butterworth-Heinemann
Interpendent Variables
Systems Approcah
Regional
Innovation
Test-Bed:
Aalto Factories &
Living Labs
Nature of Inquiry
Criteria for planning:
Independent Variables
Analytical Approach
- Ecosystem
- External collaboration
Traditional - Aalto existing strengths
Company
Specific - Knowledge Triangle
Business (synergy R&E&I)
Plan
- Working culture
Machine Model Biological Model Social Model
Nature of Organization
10. The Energizing Urban Ecosystems
Research Program
• The Energizing Urban Ecosystems is a research program
coordinated by RYM (Strategic Centre for Science,
Technology and Innovation for Built Environment).
• The program realizes the RYM’s strategic research agenda through
far-reaching, collaborative and multidisciplinary research work done
jointly by companies, universities and research centers.
• The research work will be carried out by 20 industrial partners
and Aalto University as the main research partner.
• The duration of the EUE is 4 years while the estimated research
volume (both industrial research and academic research) is € 20
million.
2.1.2012 Markku Markkula
Lars Miikki
11. EUE- Research Program for Building
Energizing Urban Future
• The research advocates fundamentally new approach in
addressing the comprehensive challenge of planning,
designing and management of the future urban ecosystems
• It is built on progressive visions and key notions on the development of
future urban ecosystems, which will enable proactive and effective
planning, designing and management of ecologically sustainable,
digitalized and innovative living environments with respect to local site
conditions, values and culture.
• The program focuses on studying the core elements of pioneering
urban ecosystems, which can combine advanced technical solutions
(engineering, digital, mobile and processes) and complementary social
systems (for innovation, learning and accumulation of knowledge) that
result in competitive business models and solutions.
2.1.2012 Markku Markkula
Lars Miikki
15. Regional Innovation Ecosystem
Nokia Aalto University Campus 2020
What areentrepreneurial mindset
Young the mechanisms to increase
Tapiola
Rovio the renewal capital and to maximize
the potential value of the available andGarden City
emerging enablers (advanced
technological solutions, gradually
converging PPP intelligence and
accumulating design competencies)
Aalto University for modern urban developments?
EIT ICT Lab
According to the plans, by 2020, there will be new investments of 4-5 billion €:
metro, tunnel construction of ring road, other infra, housing, office and business
buildings, public services, university buildings, sports and cultural facilities…
16. National Centres of Expertise Programme
• A Finnish model of next generation regional policy developed in
the mid 90s with the target to effectively utilize top level regional
knowledge and expertise as a resource for business operations,
job creation and regional development
• Programmes and centres of expertise accepted by Finnish
Government
• Programme finances only setting up of the centres - projects
have to organize their own financing e.g. from public and private
sources.
• Centres of Expertise are mostly in regions with universities
• Centres were selected from competing proposals
17. The Centre of Expertise
program 2007-2013
ROVANIEMI
Networking academic and industrial players
locally, nationwide and internationally
o partners, promotion and projects
o 17,8 Meur annually by MEE& municipalities
OULU
RAAHE
13 Clusters in 21 local offices
o Ubiquitous computing KAJAANI
o Digital business KOKKOLA
o Nanotechnology
o Cleantech VAASA
KUOPIO
o Energy technologies SEINÄJOKI
JOENSUU
o Intelligent machines
o Future forest technology JYVÄSKYLÄ
o Marine Industry SAVONLINNA
MIKKELI
o Living and Building
TAMPERE
o Well-being PORI
HÄMEENLINNA LAHTI LAPPEENRANTA
o HealthBio
HYVINKÄÄ KOUVOLA
o Food development
TURKU HELSINKI
o Tourism and experience
1 Cluster in local office
17
9 Clusters in local office
April, 2009 Eeva Viinikka GATEWAY TO FINNISH EXPERTISE
18. The centre of expertise
strategy is simple
The well-being of the whole Finnish society grows
The international competiviveness improves
The regional ecosystem develops
The new know-how based business grows
The local industries renew by the added value of new know-how
- The companies grow : revenue, employees
Activating the companies & other stakeholders
- Provide: Promotion, partners, project building
- Neutral contact and info point & gateway to finnish nano expertise
Knowing the ecosystem - Recognizing the spearheads and needs
- Know: Academia, business sector, authorities, NGOs, funding
- Utilise: Thematic microclusters, daily contacts
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April, 2009 Eeva Viinikka GATEWAY TO FINNISH EXPERTISE
19. Example Cluster:
Nanotechnology cluster programme 2001-13
The 7 nanotechnology centres
of expertise reach >90% of all Mission to foster the
Finnish nano and micro implementation of
activities and stakeholders nanotechnology in Finnish
companies: win-win
Oulu
Oulu Innovation Ltd Micropolis Ltd o Partnering
o Promotion
Kokkola
Technology Centre Ketek Ltd
o Innovative projects
o Thematic microclusters
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä Innovation Ltd Joensuu
Coordination 2007-10 Joensuu Science Park Ltd
Tampere Mikkeli
Technology Centre Hermia Ltd Mikkeli Technology Centre Ltd
Helsinki Region
Culminatum Innovation Ltd Oyj, Coordination 2011-13
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April, 2009 Eeva Viinikka GATEWAY TO FINNISH EXPERTISE
20. Example: all fields of expertise on national level in 2002
Agrobio- Biotechno- Food Experience Polymer
Materials Forests Paper
technology logy Development Industry Technology
Technology Expertise Production
and and Tooling
Technology
Energy Distance Information Mechanical Tele- Health
Technology Technology Engineering Wood Industrial
communications Technology
and Products Design
Automation
High Cultural Logistics and Pharmaceutic National
Data Communications Environmental
Technology Business Expertise on al Development
Technology and New Media Technology
Metal Russia Development Project
Structures
21. Helsinki Region’s
Innovation and Cluster Environment
Regional thematic innovation environments Centre of Expertise Programme and Cluster Policy
• Serve as development platforms for new • The programme promotes the utilisation of the
service and product innovations. highest international standard of knowledge and
• The development is driven by user needs. expertise that exists in the different regions.
Digital Services: Forum Virium (Helsinki)
• A business-based and –driven cluster of actors whose
mission is to promote the development of digital
services.
• It is an impartial test bed for ideas and actors.
Well-being and health care services: Active Life Village
(Espoo)
• A unique centre of well-being expertise aiming to
promote the set-up and commercialisation of
competitive well-being service innovations together
with the people who use them.
Logistics: RDIF Lab and Anturikeskus Sensor Center
(Vantaa)
•RFID Lab provides neutral information, expertise ans
services related to RFID technology and it’s application,
especially in the application fields of logistics and asset The well-organized clusters and cooperation managed by
management. Culminatum Innovation in Helsinki-Uusimaa Region
Source: Competitiveness Strategy for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area 2009
22. Aalto & Culminatum & Other Partners
We create the knowledge management toolbox through ICT-tools
& Social Media & Collaborative development projects
Service Design for better
New business public services
ecosystems Public Procurements for
Nano innovations
cluster
Cleantech
cluster
Toolbox: Wellbeing cluster
Living business 1. Social Media
cluster 2. Creating joint Living Labs for
Collaborative
knowledge co-creation user driven
Systemics &
processes & methods innovations
Methods
3. Joint development
Tourism and experience
management projects with EIT ICT
HealthBIO cluster
cluster Lab and others global
forerunners
Ubiquitous
Computing cluster Food
Digi development
Best practices cluster Networking &
cluster matching
SMEs &
researchers
23. Helsinki region Entrepreneurship Excellence
Networking and Private-Public Partnering through the business
growth life cycle to Create Global Success Stories
Activation and firm birth Development Expansion Speed-Up to Global
DISCOVERY INCUBATION ACCELERATION Markets
GLOBALIZATION
Universities Incubators and Science Parks and
Research Institutes development organisations Business Development
Private and Public Entrepreneurial eco-system co-operation platforms
spin-offs Pre-Incubation drivers Centres of Expertise
Clusters, Growth programmes
Development services and support:
Evaluation Kick-off Coaching Financing Networking Growth Enhancement
Private-Public Partnering - Partner network: Technopolis growth services VC firms
Academia ELY/TE-Center Tekes R&D Venture Accelerators Internationalisation support
Aalto, VTT, Foundation for Inventors Service Providers VTT Ventures Cluster activities
Aalto Entrepreneurship society Tekes programmes European co-operation
Private-Public Partnering - Key to Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship
Helsinki region Entrepreneurship Excellence according the Otaniemi Innovation Model by Pertti Vuorela
24. Thank you for listening: The Key Is Integrating Real
World & Virtual World Energizing Urban Ecosystems
Aalto University as a Living Lab
markku.markkula@aalto.fi & www.aalto.fi
