Views to Regional development –

Regional entrepreneurship and business development through cooperation

Minna Takala 9.9.2015

Overview

• Focus of Development

• Possibilities for Development & Steering with Häme – Program - regional strategic development program

• Rhythms & pace of development shift towards new ways of working

• Examples of start up activities & development– Sunshine PopUp Indoor Park - Hämeenlinna– RLABS – Cape Town South Africa & Iringa Tanzania

Views to Regional Development- support for companies?

FOCUS OF

DEVELOPMENT

http://www.sodashopdesign.fi/

Häme – Program & instrumentsfor development OPEN

INNOVATIONECOSYSTEM

• What projects are on-going?

• What is the schedule?

• Who is participating?

• Who is funding?

• Which areas are involved?

• Where can you get further information?

HÄME –PROGRAM

Rhythms & pace of development shift towards new ways of working

TRADITIONAL SCIENTIFIC TRADITIONAL SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT APPROACH

• Long term development programs

• Duration 3 - 5 - 10 years • Long preparation time • Large projects - relatively slow

implementation, results shared after programs ends

• Usually heavy on admin work • Public funding instruments

- local, regional, national & global

NEW / EMERGING ACCELERATED NEW / EMERGING ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT APPROACH

• Fast experimental pilots• Duration days, weeks, months,

1-2 years• Fast / ad hoc preparation time• Micro / small projects - fast

implementation, fast cycle learning, early results shared openly while projects are on-going

• Emphasis on results, fast delivery, min. admin work

• Private funding instruments & crowd funding

Challenge - How to combine these for regional development ?

Example of fast pace pilot at Hämeenlinna

Sunshine PopUp Indoor Park

• Idea 5.11.2014 -> opening 16.1.2015

• Visit by Prime Minister 27.1.2015

• Pilot closed 18.4.2015

• Stakeholders

– Core team from LUO-network

– 100 volunteers

– 30 companies

• Results over 12 000 visits, 200 ideas, 50 implemented during pilot, over 30 events

Example RLABS Cape Town South -Africa & Iringa Tanzania

RLABS

CapeTown & Iringa

• Started in 2008

• Currently operates in over 22 countries

• Activities

• RLABS Academy

– Grow Academy for Youth

• Start up incubation

• Living Labs

• Consulting

• http://rlabs.org/

Steps forward … • Co-operation and collaboration DIY -> DIT – Do it together

• Passion, joy & inspiration • Trust and mutual appreciation

of all stakeholders • Use of new digital tools for

working and learning

Minna Takala

Senior Advisor

Regional Councilof Häme

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