Peter Larsson – Managing Director Luleå Science Park

Maximize value creation through innovative collaboration

>100 companies >1000 employees

Year 2007-2010: •  Need for attraction of more investments •  Project: Invest in Luleå and Piteå •  Smart specialization – Mega data centers •  10 visit to potential customers – Business

Sweden •  4 RFI •  1 investment – Facebook

During a given time and in the international competition to create collective action in complex systems where players have no formal power over each other

Citystart – Global business network: Austin – Texas – USA Monterrey - Mexico San Paulo – Brazilien Luleå – Sweden Oslo – Norway Århus - Denmark Hackney – UK Angers – France Malaga – Spain Singapore Taichung – Taiwan

Future plans: •  15-25 DC in the region at 2020 •  More then 3000 employees direct linked •  DC test bed •  Brand, R&D, innovations, standardisations

Other opportunities for smart specialization: •  Test industry – DC, vehicle, space •  E-health •  EIT Raw materials •  Green energy – bio energy •  New materials – plastic replacement •  Tourism industry

Peter Larsson Managing Director

peter.larsson@luleasciencepark.se +46 (0)70 233 85 73