A Nordic Story of Urban Innovation, Growth and Excellence

A Nordic Story of Urban Innovation, Growth and Excellence

Rethinking Cities: Framing the FutureThe World Bank, Barcelona, October 8 to 10, 2012

Director Tuija Hirvikoski, PhD; LaureaEuropean Network of LivingLabs

“As a Finn I am proud of our country’s recent achievements. International surveys have attested that Finland is one of the most competitive, innovative, stable and least corrupt countries in the world.”

Tuula Antola, Director for Commercial and Business Development,

City of Espootuula.antola@espoo.fi

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How innovation policies can induce local firms to respond to the challenges?

“T3 Innovation Triangle development is based on the Strategy of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area: “Integrating Otaniemi University Campus & Tapiola Garden City & Keilaniemi High Tech Business Community.”

Markku MarkkuEU COR memberMarkku.markkula@AALTO.FI

Based in a Thriving Region

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• Helsinki Metropolitan Region, which includes Espoo and Vantaa, is considered one of the most technologically dynamic and prosperous cities in the world

• Becoming an innovative city is a process of institutional and industrial development and creating knowledge and social capital

• This presentation will discuss the factors that have contributed to Espoo’s transformation process, and implications for other cities

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Conditions for Innovation

• Located in an economically thriving region• Proactive and effective policies for sustainable

urban transformation; supportive government macro-economic, innovation and financing policies

• Strong scientific, technical and industrial base • Corporate culture oriented towards international

competitiveness based on technological advantage• Triple helix model as a driver of innovation• Leveraging ICT and technology to create

sustainable, green cities• “model -- the connections between academy,

industry and government -- and their role in driving innovation”

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An Astonishing Country

Finland is one of the

– most competitive (World Economic Forum)

– most innovative (Economist Intelligence Unit)

– most stable (Fund for Peace, Failed States Index)

– least corrupt (Transparency International)

countries in the world.

HOW? Proactive and effective city-level policymaking for

sustainable urban transformation

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The vision for Helsinki Metropolitan Area

“The area is a dynamic world-class centre for business and innovation. Its high-quality services, art and science, creativity and adaptability promote the prosperity of its citizens and bring benefits to all of Finland.

The Metropolitan Area is being developed as a unified region close to nature where it is good to live, learn, work and do business”. 10.04.2023Tekijätiedot ja/tai esityksen nimi

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HELSINKI

VANTAA

ESPOO

KAUNIAINEN

Companies

Academia Public sector

National Innovation Environment

Multinational /Global Innovation Environment

MARKET PULLUser-driven Co-creation

From the Triple Helix Model to Regional Innovation Ecosystems

Experts

R&D talent

PilotingKnow-how

Resources

Platforms

“From Triple Helix to RIE”, Jukka Viitanen, Hubconcepts Ltd

Regional Living Labs are Self-renewal, Open and Human-driven Multi-stakeholder

Ecosystems for Shared Value Creation

convergence of science

(RDI)

Education

Service-

providers

Citizens and

users

Enablers

Public sector

Science, technology, innovation (STI) 4% Doing, using, interacting (DUI) (96%) (Harmaakorpi)

=>In fully open ecosystems where STI and DUI enrich each others => Where each and every one will learn to innovate

MNS,

SMES

“What is possible?”

“What is needed?”multilevel

governance

third sector

cross-sector

co-operation

developers

Origins of innovation

Shared Value (& New capitalism) M.E.Porter & M.R:Kramer

• “The concept of shared value can be defined as policies and operating practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which it operates”– businesses approaching societal issues from a value

perspective– governements and NGOs thinking more in value

terms

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People, users

IdeasEnterprises

Openness in processes

Local/Regional flavor

Orchestrated ownership

The cooking pot (Living

Labs)

THE FIRE:

Public – Private – Civic partnership

Creative commons

Precommercial Public Procurement

Based on Bror Salmelin EU Commission DG Infso

Students

Regional Innovation Ecosystem

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“Espoo's transformation process; how the city is implementing its innovation strategy

Citizens AreThe

DriversOf

Development

The people of Espoo are the driving force behind the positive activity that we see in

the economyA Young and Fast Developing City

• The population has increased tenfold in the last fifty years

and by 2030 the population will grow by 24 % to 310,000.

• 19,5 % of our residents are under 15 (EU 15,5 %).

• 44 % of our residents over 15 have a university diploma (EU 23 %). – Population over 24 by education level:22%Basic education 27%Upper secondary

51%University level

• Our international community will grow from 10 % to 17 % by 2030.

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A Safe City to Live In

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*According to Eurostat’s available Urban Audit-data of 200 cities.

Domestic Burglary / 100,000 Residents (2008) Car Thefts / 100,000 Residents (2008)

A Financially Vital City

Espoo Finland

Average income per employee 2009 44,566 € 34,088 €

Average unemployment rate 2011 5.5 % 9.1 %

Municipal tax income per capita 2010

4,774 € 3,414 €

Municipal loans per capita 12/2010 867 € 1,957 €Source: Statistics Finland, Ministry of Employment and the Economy.

A High-Tech Economy

• Northern Europe’s largest high-tech hub in Otaniemi

• Over 20 % of jobs in ICT

• Biggest employers are the municipality, Nokia, Tieto,

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University

• More than 50 % of turnover at Helsinki Stock Exchange (2011)

• About 400 global companies and headquarters,

including Nokia, Kone and Rovio

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A Unique Place for Science, Innovation and Businesses

• Otaniemi– Northern Europe’s largest technology, innovation and business hub

• 5,000 reseachers, 16,000 students, 16,000 technology professionals, 800 companies, 110 nationalities,

50 % of R&D value of Finland, 20 R&D centres – within 2x2 km

– VTT Technical Research Center of Finland– European Institute of Information Technology– Nokia Research Center– Philips InnoHub

Otaniemi – A Nest for Ideas and Start-Ups

http://www.oecd.org/edu/imhe/QT%20policies%20and%20practices.pdfhttp://www.laurea.fi/fi/tutkimus_ja_kehitys/julkaisut/Erilliset_julkaisut/Documents/LbD_Guide_04102011_ENG_lowres.pdf

Looking forward, thoughts on the future of innovative cities like Espoo

Transformation process and the future of innovative city• Physical, virtual and social

environments • Grand challenges => shared value

creation: • Future challenges of healthcare and wellbeing• Sustainable mobility & transportation

• Suitable Infrastructure & Contributing together

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Physical, virtual and social environments

10.04.2023Image Aaalto Suvi Nenonen.

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Helsinki Smart City Showcase http://vimeo.com/16424693

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Infrastructure, Renewal Capital &Contributing together

The area of Tapiola, Keilaniemi and Otaniemi constitutes the T3 Innovation Triangle, in which science, culture and business create new synergies and increases the level of innovative initiatives within the City. Within ten years 5 billion € will be invested in the T3 area. Cooperation with universities, companies and residents is the central element in our approach: Contributing together.

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Keilaniemi – Finland´s Business Hub

Keilaniemi towers 2021Finland’s tallest residential buildings

Keilaranta tower 2016Finland’s tallest office building

Global headquarters for Nokia, Kone, Fortum, Neste Oil, Huhtamaki, Tekla and Rovio (Angry Birds)

Local offices of Bayer, SAP, Microsoft, Huawei, Du Pont, ZTE, Toshiba, Nissan, Konica Minolta and many more

Within 15 min over 8,500 ICT cluster companies, over 12,000 Knowledge Intensive Business Services companies and over 140,000 high value add jobs

Otaniemi - Home for Science and Technology

• Largest innovation and business hub in Northern Europe

• Community of 16,000 students, 16,000 technology professionals and 5,000 researchers from 110 different countries

• Host to Finland’s leading institutions in technology and science, Aalto University and the Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT

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Tapiola – Centre for Culture, Sports and Shopping

• Espoo Cultural Centre, Espoo Museum of Modern Art and WeeGee Exhibition Centre

• Tapiola Sports Park, Barona Arena, Esport Center

• Department stores and retail shops close by

Lessons and Areas for Future Research

• Development of smart/innovative cities is the result of favorable macro and metropolitan level policies

• Urban transformation need not take generations• Innovative cities

- Are Human driven- Make most of STI and DUI enriching each others- Rely on shared vision and shared leadership- Create shared value and needed culture

– modernized “Talkoot” or “UBUNTU”

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Thank you!

I would like to express my gratitude for each and everyonefor your global co-operation!

Tuija.Hirvikoski@laurea.fi