Culminatum a Regional Triple Helix in Motion Eero Holstila Culminatum Ltd Oy ERIS Project visit to H

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Culminatum - a Regional Triple Helix in Motion
Eero HolstilaCulminatum Ltd OyERIS
Project visit to Helsinki Region15 November
2005
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The Helsinki Region

• 1,2 million inhabitants
• 9 universities, 9 polytechnics
• The biggest technology campus in Nordic countries
• 6 technology parks
• Nokia cluster
• Main logistics hub in Finland, connections to
  Russia and Baltic countries
• One of the best international airports in the
  world
• 50 on the financial services in Finland
• 48 of the business services in Finland
• 37 of the telecommunication services in Finland
  
• 31 of the public services in Finland
• 22 of the construction in Finland

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Population in the Helsinki Region1 Jan.
1970-2004 and forecast to 2025
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The employed labour force in the Helsinki Region
in 1990-2002
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The Helsinki Strategy 1994
The key factors for Helsinkis development Develo
ping Helsinki as a centre of education, science
and research Boostering advantageous conditions
for corporate activity in Helsinki Making
Helsinkis traffic links and telecommunications
even better Strengthening Helsinkis cultural
profile
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Shareholders of Culminatum Ltd Oy
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Priorities of Culminatum Ltd Oy

• Developing the regionally important knowledge
  based growth clusters
• Centre of Expertise Programme
• Strengthening the regional knowledge base and
  developing the regional innovation environment
• Urban Programme

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Partners of the Centre of Expertise Programme at
regional level
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Expertise areas of the Helsinki Region Centre of
Expertise
Digital Media, Content Production and Learning
Services Culminatum Ltd Oy
Medical and Welfare Technologies Culminatum Ltd
Oy
Software Product Business Technopolis Ventures
Ltd
Gene Technology and Molecular Biology Helsinki
Business and Science Park Ltd
Culminatum Ltd Oy Helsinki Region Centre of
Expertise
Adaptive Materials and Microsystems Technopolis
Ventures Ltd
Logistics Technopolis Plc
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Cornerstones of the Finnish innovation environment

• Consensus on opportunities knowledge and
  innovations
• Focus on the whole innovation process education
  research development implementation
  internationalisation
• Focus on all kind of innovations technological,
  societal and business innovations
• Balance
• Goals economy environment wellbeing
• Funding targets basic applied industrial
  research development
• Funding instruments competitive funding budget
  funding
• Co-operation, networking
• Universities enterprises
• Large companies smes (strategic partnerships)
• Regional national international
• Between actors in the innovation system
• Integration of technology foresight, public
  research funding and industrial rd funding
• Incentives for networking, proactive approach
• Government business interaction
• Trust