Finland’s National Innovation Strategy…Toward the Next Generation Innovation Policy…
Mikko KosonenPresidentthe Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra
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Finland’s Innovation Policy until today
• Focus on technology development, R&D and competitiveness of export industry
• Based on linear innovation model (Science -> R&D -> Commersialization)
• Policy planned and implemented in many hierarcical silos.
• Good collaboration between companies, universities and public sector agencies
This has been successfull policy, BUT the world has changed
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Source: Tim Gulden, UMD, Richard Florida, U of T,
Pekka Himanen, HIIT
Patents
Scientific publications
The World is Flat…
The World is Spiky….
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Key Trends
• GlobalizationNew Division of labor, tapping into global innovation flows
• Technology development / Digital convergence Blurring industry boundaries, new opportunities
• Climate Change Need for sustainable solutions, intensive public-private
collaboration• Aging population
Need for renewed wellbeing services
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COMPETENCEBASE
Participationand contribution
Participationand contribution
Mobility and attractivenessMobility and
attractiveness
Innovation communities & hubs
Innovation communities & hubs
Individuals and entrepreneurshipIndividuals and
entrepreneurship Co-innovationCo-innovation
Lead marketsLead markets
Broad-based innovation
Broad-based innovation
Leadership & change management
Leadership & change management
Finland’s innovation strategy - Focal points
SYSTEMIC APPROACH
DEMAND AND USER
ORIENTATION
WORLD WITHOUTBORDERS
INNOVATIVE INDIVIDUALS AND
COMMUNITIES
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Finland’s Competitive Edge
Lead Market for Next Generation
Well Being Services
Lead Market for Next Generation
Well Being Services
Culture
CollaborationSmall size
Educationsystem
Finland’s vision
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Role of Culture
• Not very visible in the new Innovation strategy but
A huge additional opportunity to Finland
• Establishment of Aalto University is an important first step to synthetize Business, Technology and Design & Arts.
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Sectorresearch
Business competitivenessPublic sector productivity
Work-life quality
EducationLearning
Large corporations
YoungInnovative
firms
SMEs
Researchinstitutions
(VTT)
Intermediators (SPs, TLOs)
Public R&D financiers and programmes
Private investors, financial markets
Competition policy, regulatory environment
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Regional development
Work-lifedevelopmentPublic
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Public procurement, tax incentives
Innovation =• new product, technical solution• new production process• new (industrial) service
Innovation =• new expert-service• new business model• new design or brand
Innovation =• improved public service• organisational or ..structural improvement
Universityresearch
Economicgrowth Well-being
User-driven innovation
“Extended” innovation environment