Green growth: more and better smart specialization

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1 MECINE -meeting in Joensuu Green growth: more and better smart specialization

2 Basis for smart specialization in Joensuu region Growth Strategy City of Joensuu, UEF, Karelia-UAS, JSP, Josek, Public Funding Organizations Growth based on world-class knowledge Companies Research and education Forest bioeconomy Forestry, forest resources, bioenergy and biorefinaries, wood procurement and harvesting Materials and technology Photonics, composite materials, forest technology and machines, ICT Creative Industry Games, 3D design, Audio Visual technologies, Educational technologies

3 Joensuu the Forestry Capitol of Europe Unique combination of forest research: European Forest Institute EFI (headquarters) Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla University of Eastern Finland UEF Karelia University of Applied Sciences and wider bioeconomy scope: Finnish Environment Institute SYKE The Energy and Resources Institute TERI Over 600 experts in bioeconomy sector

4 Joensuu the Forestry Capitol of Europe Full package of forestry education University of Eastern Finland (UEF) Bachelor Master Licentiate Doctor Karelia University of Applied Sciences Bachelor of Natural Resources Masters Degree of Environmental Technology Master programme in Wood materials science of Science in Agriculture and Forestry Other International programmes, CBU North Karelian Technical College in Valtimo Qualifications for forest machine drivers and fitters, loggers, timber truck drivers, forest service enterpreneurs Forestry-oriented high school in Eno and ENO-Environment Online ( Over 10,000 schools joined, over 12 million trees planted

5 World class know-how in North Karelia Forest machine technology and material handling solutions: JohnDeere, Kesla, Waratah OM, Outokummun Metalli, Pentin Paja, Mantsinen Group, Konepaja Antti Ranta, Konepaja Riikonen, Havel

6 Joensuu shows direction to Finnish bioeconomy Based on the growth strategy and smart specialization Joensuu serves as a unique and dynamic operating environment for new business innovations regional open innovation model Green growth cannot be generated without intelligent and sustainable solutions. Growth can only be generated in companies The research and education sector and the business services in Joensuu contribute to this work The INKA Programme (Innovative Cities Programme)

7 The INKA Programme (Innovative Cities Programme) The Ministry of Employment and the Economy looks to urban areas to speed up economic growth until the year 2020 Bioeconomy selected as one of five key focus areas in Finland (the others: Future Health, Sustainable Energy Solutions, Smart City and Renewable Industry and Cyber security) Joensuu starts as the national leader of the bioeconomy theme in the INKA Programme in 2014 GOALS: New Knowledge Based Business (start-ups or Existing Companies), Active Invest-In TOOLS: Demoplatform, Pre- or Test-markets, Public and Private sectors Co- Operation Public Sector (Cities) speed up the introduction of innovations through procurement excellence and the development of markets.

8 Different fields of business meet creatively in Joensuu region The basis for enhancing the vitality of the Joensuu region and the province is multidisciplinary research, education, entrepreneurship and cooperation networks. Joensuu Science Park the facilitator and intermediator Joensuu Science Park Ltd helps finding the most productive keys to sustainable growth and employment from the inherent competitive advantages of the region.

9 Different fields of business meet creatively in Joensuu region Major innovations generated when fields of business meet creatively The future of the region is based on green growth - What is green growth? In Joensuu, the power of green growth can indeed already be found on the existing fields of expertise, such as forest bioeconomy, ICT and photonics, as well as the new innovations arising from these interfaces between. Joint Venture : the issue concerns the public sector, businesses and education and development organisations a like

10 Development of the Green growth innovation platform 1. Separate fields of top-expertise 2. Recognition of knowledge and interfaces between the fields of expertise 3. Open innovation platform (partners, funding, R&D, ) 4. New businesses arising from the interfaces Example: ForestBIO-ICT-Photonics new measuring methods and appliances for forest technology, new user interfaces for forest machine operators (HUD etc.),

11 Turning interfaces into money Arbonaut Ltd. A world leader in forest inventory. A company specialising in spatial data solutions, actively seeks for natural resource management solutions using the most recent technology. Measures the amount of carbon contained in tropical forests around the globe. Uses photons to produce accurate, unbiased measurements on the change of this carbon amount already in three different continents. This measurement data is also used in the planning of sustainable forestry, such as bioenergy production. Arbonaut s technological innovations are already widely used for the collection, analysis and dissemination of forest information among forest authorities worldwide.

12 Over 500 bioeconomy-world-class companies making the future possible

13 More information and contacts Joensuu Science Park Ltd. Mr. Aki Gröhn Mr. Harri Välimäki Deputy Managing Director Development manager Tel Tel