World Bank Program:Developing Attractive Innovation Environments through Clusters & Centres of Expertise

7 June 2012 Markku Markkula

EU 2020 Strategy: Focus on Knowledge and Innovation

EU 2020 mutually reinforcing priorities: • Smart growth• Sustainable growth• 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 MarkkulaAalto UniversitySocietal Impact 2

Implementation 7 Flagships:• Digital Agenda• Innovation Union• An Agenda for new skills and jobs• …

4-5.06.2012 WIRE 2012 3

Markku MarkkulaCoR Rapporteur on Horizon 2020

Europe needs pioneering regions focusing on bench-learning & European partnerships &

regional innovation ecosystems & open innovation & integrating real and virtual realities.

WIRE2012 Concluding Statements

4-5.06.2012 WIRE 2012 4

Some WIRE2012 Highlights1. 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

PIONEERING REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

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Full Use of

DigitalisationMindset

Change

Multi-level Governance Platform: Regional Innovation Ecosystem,Local Digital Agenda, Knowledge Triangle, Living Labs, Modernising Triple Helix,

Innovation Partnerships, Shared Ownership, Multi-financing

High-level University Research

Creating New Innovative Solutions to Grand Societal Challenges

© Markku Markkula

Knowledge Triangle: Create Synergy between Research, Education and Innovation

Innovation

EducationResearch

Platform for Blended Learning Platform

for Working Life Developm

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Special need to focus on:A. Value creation based on better use of intangible assetsB. New processes and methods for university-industry collaborationC. Systemic change and societal innovations

Benefits are evident:For studentsFor teaching staffFor researchersFor working life professionals

EU Calls for Transformation:Europe needs pioneering regions, as pathfinders and rapid prototypes. Helsinki Region has forerunner instruments in use:Aalto Design FactoryAalto Venture GarageAalto Camp for Societal

Innovation and many more …

Have a look at: www.aaltodesignfactory.fi

Markku MarkkulaCoR & Aalto University

Mindset is the Key

© Markku Markkula

Learning Organizationand SystemsIntelligence

Management of Processes,

Competencies and Quality

Innovation Leadership and

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Managementof InnovativeWorking and

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RegionalInnovationTest-Bed:

Aalto Factories &Living Labs

Research Program Creating Concepts:

Energizing Urban Ecosystem EUE

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 MarkkulaLars Miikki

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 MarkkulaLars Miikki

USER driven research,

teaching & organizational development

• Knowledge of present processes

• Knowledge of present users & organizational

interfaces• Knowledge of other

disciplines

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Mega-endeavours are mainly organized on a cluster basis.

Key success factor is the synergy between Research &

Teaching and Learning & Interaction with Society in collaboration with SHOKs,

Centres of Expertise, VTT and Other Strategic Partnerships.

Aalto mega-endeavour = ME

Based on M. Markkula, L. Miikki and M. Pirttivaara © TKK Dipoli 22 January 2009

Learningprojects

related to industry

Industrialapplied

research anddevelopment

Visionaryresearch

Platforms and instruments

Concepts for global value networking

University Research Based Activities Organized in a Traditional Way

Empowerment

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cooperation activities.More or less on a random basis.

© Markku Markkula Aalto University

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Learningprojects

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Aalto Regional Innovation Ecosystem Unique Globally

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Energizing Urban Ecosystems as a Mega-Endeavour

Strategic partnerships within European Living Labs and global networking

Visionary development of Aalto Regional Innovation Ecosystem

© Markku Markkula Aalto University

Traditional projects

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Regional Innovation EcosystemAalto University Campus 2020

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…

Nokia

Aalto University

RovioTapiola

Garden City

EIT ICT Lab

Young entrepreneurial mindsetWhat are the mechanisms to increase

the renewal capital and to maximize

the potential value of the available and

emerging enablers (advanced

technological solutions, gradually

converging PPP intelligence and

accumulating design competencies)

for modern urban developments?

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

April, 2009 GATEWAY TO FINNISH EXPERTISEEeva Viinikka

OULU

ROVANIEMI

RAAHE

KOKKOLA

VAASA

PORI

TURKU HELSINKIKOUVOLA

HÄMEENLINNA LAHTI

HYVINKÄÄ

TAMPERE

SAVONLINNAMIKKELI

LAPPEENRANTA

JOENSUU

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1 Cluster in local office

The Centre of Expertise program 2007-2013

Networking academic and industrial players locally, nationwide and internationallyo partners, promotion and projectso 17,8 Meur annually by MEE& municipalities

13 Clusters in 21 local officeso Ubiquitous computingo Digital businesso Nanotechnologyo Cleantecho Energy technologieso Intelligent machineso Future forest technologyo Marine Industryo Living and Buildingo Well-beingo HealthBioo Food developmento Tourism and experience

9 Clusters in local office17

April, 2009 GATEWAY TO FINNISH EXPERTISEEeva Viinikka

The well-being of the whole Finnish society growsThe international competiviveness improvesThe regional ecosystem develops

The new know-how based business growsThe 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

The centre of expertise strategy is simple

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April, 2009 GATEWAY TO FINNISH EXPERTISEEeva Viinikka

Mikkeli Mikkeli Technology Centre Ltd

JyväskyläJyväskylä Innovation LtdCoordination 2007-10

KokkolaTechnology Centre Ketek Ltd

OuluOulu Innovation Ltd Micropolis Ltd

TampereTechnology Centre Hermia Ltd

Joensuu Joensuu Science Park Ltd

Helsinki RegionCulminatum Innovation Ltd Oyj, Coordination 2011-13

The 7 nanotechnology centres of expertise reach >90% of all Finnish nano and micro activities and stakeholders

Example Cluster:Nanotechnology cluster programme 2001-13

Mission to foster the implementation of nanotechnology in Finnish companies: win-win

o Partneringo Promotiono Innovative projectso Thematic microclusters

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Example: all fields of expertise on national level in 2002

          

          

          

          

Agrobio-technology

Biotechno-logy

Food Development

and Technology

Experience Industry

                 

  

          

          

          

Energy Distance Technology

InformationTechnology

Mechanical Engineering

and Automation

                 

  

          

          

          

High Technology

Metal Structures

Cultural Business

Logistics andExpertise on

Russia

PharmaceuticalDevelopment

Materials Technology

ForestsExpertise

Polymer Technology and Tooling

Paper Production

Wood Products

Tele-communicationsIndustrialDesign

Health Technology

Data Technology

Communications and New Media

Environmental Technology

National Development

Project

Helsinki Region’s Innovation and Cluster Environment

• 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.

Digital Services: Forum Virium (Helsinki)

• 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.

• 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 management.

• Serve as development platforms for new service and product innovations.

• The development is driven by user needs.

Regional thematic innovation environments

Well-being and health care services: Active Life Village (Espoo)

Logistics: RDIF Lab and Anturikeskus Sensor Center (Vantaa)

Source: Competitiveness Strategy for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area 2009

• The programme promotes the utilisation of the highest international standard of knowledge and

expertise that exists in the different regions.

Centre of Expertise Programme and Cluster Policy

The well-organized clusters and cooperation managed by Culminatum Innovation in Helsinki-Uusimaa Region

Collaborative Systemics &

Methods

Nanocluster

Living businesscluster

We create the knowledge management toolbox through ICT-tools

& Social Media & Collaborative development projects

Tourism and experiencemanagement cluster

Wellbeing cluster

Digicluster

Cleantechcluster

Food development cluster

HealthBIO cluster

UbiquitousComputing cluster

Living Labs for user driven innovations

Best practices Networking & matchingSMEs & researchers

New business ecosystems

Service Design for better public servicesPublic Procurements for innovations

Aalto & Culminatum & Other Partners

Toolbox:1. Social Media2. Creating joint

knowledge co-creation processes & methods

3. Joint development projects with EIT ICT Lab and others global

forerunners

Networking and Private-Public Partnering through the business growth life cycle to Create Global Success Stories

Private-Public Partnering - Key to Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship

Helsinki region Entrepreneurship Excellence

Clusters, Growth programmes

Helsinki region Entrepreneurship Excellence according the Otaniemi Innovation Model by Pertti Vuorela

Technopolis growth services

Cluster activitiesInternationalisation support

Activation and firm birth Development ExpansionDISCOVERY

Incubators anddevelopment organisationsEntrepreneurial eco-system

drivers

Science Parks andBusiness Developmentco-operation platforms

INCUBATION

Development services and support:

ACCELERATION

Kick-offEvaluation Networking Growth Enhancement

Pre-Incubation

Speed-Up to Global Markets

UniversitiesResearch InstitutesPrivate and Public spin-offs

Academia

Financing

GLOBALIZATION

Centres of Expertise

Coaching

Private-Public Partnering - Partner network:

Aalto, VTT, Foundation for Inventors

ELY/TE-Center Tekes R&D Venture AcceleratorsVC firms

Service Providers

European co-operationAalto Entrepreneurship society Tekes programmesVTT Ventures

Thank you for listening: The Key Is Integrating Real World & Virtual World Energizing Urban Ecosystems

Aalto University as a Living Labmarkku.markkula@aalto.fi & www.aalto.fi

www.acsi.aalto.fi