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Espoo Innovation Ecosystem: open collaboration strategies in practice

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Espoo's innovation ecosystem is a leading innovation hub in the Nordics. Being home for Nokia Corporation, the local ecosystem has experienced a major transition towards a thriving start-up hotspot. Creating together is the guiding principle of the City of Espoo's strategy, the Espoo Story. Therefore, Espoo implements its economic policy with an open collaboration strategy.

Watch the presentation in the webinar Creating a thriving innovation environment: Recipes for success of multi-stakeholder partnerships at the EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2021. The webinar looks into key policy instruments and decisions for making place-based innovation ecosystem flourish (Espoo Innovation Ecosystem, Finland) and provide a company perspective into multi-stakeholder partnerships (Atlantic Copper, Spain).

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Valorisation channel

Ecosystem approach

Target groups

Academia / research Civil society / citizens Industry / SMEs Private Investors Public authorities / policy makers

Scope

Practices by stakeholders

Theme

Climate action and environment Digital Age

Tools

Cooperation space (joint/living labs, creative hubs etc.)
Guidance, consulting, partner search/networking
PoC, incubation, spin-off funding
Public-private partnership

Country

Finland