Tampere Region Open Innovation Platforms (OIP)

To reach the vision of more dynamic and ecosystem-like innovation environment, we fund and support environments (platforms) which create different value creating processes encouraging co-creation of different organisations. We expect that by providing a small boost we can create profitable processes that survive without public funding or will be co-financed on PPP-basis.

To offer a formal evidence base for the decision making and strategy processes, the Regional Council established a data tool called the Situational Picture of Innovation. This framework compiles existing information from national and regional sources. The main objective of the process is to stimulate debate amongst local partners around the issues raised by the data.

Stakeholders: municipalities, research organisations, development agencies, companies, public administration organisations and HEI. Beneficiaries are actors willing to build platforms but also single talents, companies and regional economy in general.