from regionally funded clusters to innovation platforms · focus on new emerging ecosystems and...
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From regionally funded
clusters to
innovation platforms
- Cross-regional innovation in the era of
platform economy
Petri Räsänen, Director of Innovation and Foresight,
Council of Tampere Region, Finland
Tampere - growing and the most
attractive region in Finland
People
500,000 + inhabitants – the most desired place to live in Finland
Education
Centre for leading edge research and education, 5-7 % of GDP in R&D , ~
40,000 students, one single university to be established
Business
about 30,500 places of business… companies in the region include Nokia,
Huawei, Intel, Cargotec, Glaston, John Deere, Agco Sisu Power, Metso,
Valmet, United Paper Mills, Fastems, Sandvik, Nokian Tyres, Santen…
Leisure
Positive flow of congresses, museums, events, theatre, sport…
TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY 1.0
in the 1990’s
The Happy Days
1995-2008
Clusters are breaking –
what is the future for
Tampere? i.e. how do we reinvent
ourselves as we did 25
years ago ?
Innovation profile Tampere / Finland in 2009
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Tampere Region
Finland
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
Pathway to smart specialisation in Tampere Region –
regional cluster policy programmes 1994 - 2013
• Tampere Centre of Expertise I 1994-1998
• Tampere Centre of Expertise II 1999-2006
• eTampere 2001-2005
• BioNext 2003-2010
• Creative Tampere 2006-2011
• Tampere Centre of Expertise III 2007-2013
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We have to rethink and ”open up” the Finnish
paradigm of innovation policy
• There are no ”safe bets” anymore within the existing clusters
• Collaborative innovation is becoming more and more important for businesses and societies
• Expectations on return on investment in innovation (policy) are getting higher
Focus on new emerging ecosystems and global co-creation
New innovation (policy) tools to replace inefficient ones, more dynamic role for the public sector
Exceptional capabilities for collaborative innovation can provide competitive edge for regional innovation ecosystem
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Alarming weak signals and some conclusions
- already in 2009
Jobs
Wealth creation
Commercialization
New products & services
New markets
Companies
Education / Human resources
Human networks
Networks of funds
Regional clusters
University – business collaboration
IP strategies
Co-creation processes
Components for an open regional innovation
platform – novel funneling of the innovation flow
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Knowledge
creation
Basic researc
h
Translational
research
Proof of concept
Proof of relevance
INPUT INTERACTION FIELDS OUTPUT
Platform = ” a set of stable components that supports variety
and evolvability in a system by constraining the
linkages among the other components”
”Open Platform”
”Open Platform” ”Open Platform”
Principle 1:
Create new combinations of
knowledge
Chinese are cranking out a device much faster than the time that it takes
us to polish a PowerPoint presentation”
(Mr Stephen Elop, ex-CEO of Nokia)
Idea → Demonstration → Prototype → Market entry
Principle 2:
Move faster in value creation
Not But €
Principle 3:
Make it very affordable to start
Demola Tampere Finland
Demola Vilnius Lithuania
Demola Budapest Hungary
Demola East Sweden
Demola Mid Sweden
Demola Slovenia
Demola Basque Country
Spain
Demola Latvia
Demola Oulu Finland
Demola Guadalajara Mexico
Demola Southern Denmark
Demola Namibia + Southern Africa
AER Regional
innovation award 2010
The Best Summer Job
2011 in Finland
Baltic Sea Region
Innovation award 2012
Nokia Foundation
Award 2013
Elements of an Open Innovation Platform
Community
Space Development
process
Network Effect
Internationalisation Value creation
Ecosystem
tahansa toimintaympäristö, teknologia, järjestelmä, tuote tai palvelu, jonka kehittäminen on systemaattisesti avattu ulkopuolisille kehittäjille ja arvonluonnille, ja jonka keskeisenä tavoitteena on alustan käyttäjien toisilleen tuottama hyöty ja osallistumisen luoma verkostovaikutus.
Open innovation platform is an environment,
technology, system, product or service which
• is systematically accessible
for third party developers and
value creation and
• creates mutual benefits for
users through network effects
of participation
Innovation platform policy vs. cluster policy
Trad. clustering
• Local universities and corporations as drivers
• Mobilization of networks to create R&D projects
• Selection and funding of best ”product” projects
• Public sector = funding
Platforming
• Communities, talents and ecosystem orchestrators as drivers
• Creation of attractive environments to ”try out new stuff”
• Capability building and systemic ”project clouds”
• Public sector = platform provider + co-creator + innovative customer
Opportunities for platform-enabled cross-border innovation policy collaboration
• Co-creation
• Innovation procurement
• Innovation vouchers
• Crowdfunding
Thank you.
Contact:
Petri Räsänen
Council of Tampere Region
”It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but
the most responsive to change.” - Charles Darwin