Tekes RDI funding* / GDP Personnel in R&D, % of emplyees (2009) R&D funding / GDP (2009) * Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation R&D funding of corporations, % Doctoral gratuates, % of population aged over 15 yrs Foreign students, % of all students Fast growing enterprises (2010) Applications for patents / 1000 inhabitants Tampere Region Target 2020?
of innovation policy • There no safe bets anymore within the existing clusters • Collaborative innovation is becoming more and more important for businesses and societies • Risk management • Time-to-market and cost efficiency • Disruptive products and services • Expectations on return on investment in innovation (policy) are getting higher • Too little business is created from closed publicly funded research • Innovation subsidies for companies do not create sufficient growth • Innovation system structures and buraucracy are getting overwhelming Focus on emerging ecosystems innovation (policy) tools to replace inefficient ones Exceptional capabilities for collaborative innovation can provide competitive edge for regional innovation ecosystems 23.1.2014 3 Our conclusion in 2008
Relevanssi Potentia ali ja palo SCIENCE, KET’S… Capability building in networks SPECIALISATION SMART GROWTH ECOSYSTEM GROWTH ECOSYSTEM GROWTH ECOSYSTEM Acceleration of value creation & innovation orhestration OUR FRAMEWORK: SMART SPECIALISATION THINKING IN THE TAMPERE REGION
5 Dynamic business environment • NIY, VIGO and VC funding • Corporate R&D • B2B mentoring • Innovative procurement • Life long learning • Open data • Foresight Relevance •Lean startup development •Angel & crowdfunding •Urban & rural pilots •Cross-industry business renewal- projects •Precommercial procurement Potential and passion • Demo- and startup factories • Proof-of-concept-projects • DIY and entrepreneurship socs • Cross fertilising idea generation