Eduprof Expertmeeting 14-15 April 2011 Groningen. Workshop Demographic Change Presentatioin on Innovations and Regions by Ari Tarkiainen, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Finland

1. Innovations and regions Ari Tarkiainen, PhD North Karelia University of Applied Sciences Groningen 15 May 2011

2. AIMS Innovationpolicy in Finland: someconceptualclarifications Demographicchange in Finland- somefigures and facts RDI- policies in NKUAS: practicebased and usercenteredinnovationparadigm suggestions for researchcooperation: goodpractices, policyinstruments, innovations

3. INNOVATION POLICY IN FINLAND

4. INNOVATION POLICY IN FINLAND Encouraging innovation environment Finland has proven an excellent location for testing out new products and services. Businesses benefit from the country's advanced 'Living Lab' environment where users, companies, researchers and public institutions are joining forces to form problem-solving communities. Characteristics of the innovation environment Innovation policy has developed consistently Growing investments in R&D - public and private Dynamic and transparentecosystem Active, continuous and successful dialogue on all levels Involves companies, research institutes and the public sector Broad interpretation of innovation Technology - society Products - services - processes Environment - user - design

5. Concept definitions National innovation system National innovation system is “the system of interacting private and public firms (either large or small), universities, and government agencies aiming at the production of science and technology within national borders. Interaction among these units may be technical, commercial, legal, social, and financial, inasmuch as the goal of the interaction is the development, protection, financing, regulation of new science and technology” (Niosiet al., 1993: 212). Regional innovation system The regional innovation system is “a system of innovative networks and institutions located within a certain geographical area, with regular and strong internal interaction that promotes the innovativeness of the region´s companies.” (Kostiainen, 2002: 80.) Social capital Social capital “refers to features of social organisation, such as trust, norms and networks, that can improve the efficiency of society by facilitating co-ordinated actions” (Putnam, 1993: 167).

6. Concept definitions RDI Research, development and innovation Regional innovation The hallmarks of a competitive regional innovation environment are viable cooperation between businesses, universities, research institutions and science parks, and regenerative capacity. The altered nature of innovation and the changes that have taken place in the conditions for competition have boosted the importance of regional innovation environments and regional innovation in innovation policy. Social innovation Social innovation refers to new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet social needs of all kinds - from working conditions and education to community development and health - and that extend and strengthen civil society. User-driven innovation policy User-driven innovation policy promotes systematic engagement of users in the innovation process. Tools that enable user-driven innovation include development platforms for user-driven innovation tools for strategic design and service design, web-based tools for the analysis of information masses, ethnography and other methods of analysis and foresight into customer needs.

8. Science, technology, innovation (STI)

9. Practice-based

10. Doing, using, interacting (DUI) Vesa Harmaakorpi

12. Science-based innovation policy

13. But, only 4 % of innovation is triggered by science (CIS)

14. And, only 1 % of scientific knowledge production in Finland, what next?

15. User-driven innovation?

16. System innovation?

17. Open innovation?

18. Practice-based innovation?

19. Platform-based economic development policy? Vesa Harmaakorpi

21. Leadership

22. Networking

24. DevelopmentplatformsPathdependency Harmaakorpi 2004

26. Regionlevel

27. Relatedvariety – Innovationplatforms

28. Incrementalinnovation

29. User- and practice-basedinnovation

30. Brokerage – General ability to buildpossibleworlds

31. Development of the working life

32. Scanning of technology and marketsignals and absorption to the firms

33. Heterogenousknowledgeproduction

34. SME’s

35. Universities of appliedsciences

36. SHOK Strategic centers for scence, technology and innovation

37. Nation level

38. Agglomerations - Clusters

39. Radicalinnovation

40. Expertise- and science-basedinnovation

41. World class science institutions

42. Homogenousknowledgeproduction in the chosenfield

43. Transfer of the developedknowledge and technology to the firms of the cluster

44. Big firms

45. UniversitiesVesa Harmaakorpi

46. Resources, comptences and capabilities to be promoted by IHAK-program Dynamic Capability: Especially leadership, networking, learning, visionary nad innovative capablities and their simutaneous management in the development process – managing complexity. Core capability: Combining knowledge and skills – general ability to build possible words. Core competence: Brokerage - ability to span structural holes Intangibleresource: Creative social capital – amalgam of bonding social capital, bridging social capital and creative tension Resources: The product factors in regional development platforms fueld by related variety VesaHarmaakorpi

48. DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN FINLAND

49. DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGEmedian age in 2007

52. Population of East-Finland(1815-1944, 1945-1974, 1975-2008)

54. Age and Gender Structure in 2008

55. Age and Gender Structure in 2030According to Population Projection by Statistics Finland 2009

57. CHANGES IN SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE

58. SERVICE CAMPUS: NEW CONCEPT FOR ORGANIZING SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE ACTORS Livingenvironment N Logistics W Service campus – welfare mix CUSTOMER/CITIZEN New technology Internaldynamicskka Otherservices Externaldynamics S E

59. Living and housing What is home? Safety and universal design ? Communityplanning and architecture ? Building and renovation ? Livingin-between? For whom? New concepts for communityhousing (Netherlands, Denmark

60. New technology Mobile ICT- new modes of organizingwork ? Work and service design? Follow-up and quality? Logistics and efficiency? Virtualservices and interfaces?

61. Services in future Skilled labour force: supply and demand Rightplace, righttime, rightfocus Fundingchallenge of social and healthsector the role of publicsector; efficiency, productivity Recenttrends: welfare mix – social and healthsector as a market Internaldynamics social and healthcare

62. Services: public-privatepartnerships – purchader/provider-model Interfaces in servicecampuses and actorplatforms Privatecompanies-market Interface 1 Public sector-hierarchy Interface 2 NGOs and citizens – 3rd sector

63. CHALLENGE FOR UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES

64. Service campus platform prevention Expertise Self-care Education Basic Further Research Practicaltraining Theses Researchinterventions I´nnovation Region Working life Social and health services Community Light home care Heavy home care In-betweensolutions lnstitution Institutionalcare Ageknowledge and knowhow

65. Somesuggestions for cooperation

66. Somesuggestions for cooperation Active ageing 2012: healthyageing Goodpracticesand exchange Goodpolicymodels: regionalapproach Intervention studieslinked with innovations: dilemma of implementationand imagination EU- programmes ? Multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary

67. THANK YOU!