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Science, Technology and Industry
Co-operation in Finland
Hannu Juuso
Abstract The innovation co-operation among the universities, enterprises and
other involved organisations like the science parks seems to be more and more
important. The same is with the networking with all of the players in the whole
value chain of innovation. Through some selected funding and operation schemes
and examples from Finland I hope to emphasis elements, which could be adapted
to other countries in other science parks among the WTA members. The global
economy is driving the whole innovation environment towards open innovation.
The global competition is not only present in the business life, but it is more and
more influencing the academic and research world. The keyword in open inno-
vation is networking. The science and technology parks have an important role—
building the networks between research, business and public authorities. The trend
in one sentence: The more R&D (Research and Development) is changing to R&B
(Research and Business) the more Know—How is changing to Know—Who.
1 Finland
Finland is a European country, situated in the northern part of the continent.
Spread over an area of approximately 338,144 km
2
(130,558 sq miles), it boasts the
distinction of being the seventh largest country in Europe. The population of
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