Smart Specialization Strategy of South Ostrobothnia
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outh strobothnia S mart O utstanding Strategy for Smart Specialisation FOREWORD..........................................................................................................................4 1. SUMMARY: SMART AND OUTSTANDING SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA.................6 2. SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA OF SMART SPECIALISATION......................................8 2.1 The basis of smart specialisation..................................................................9 2.2 The preparation process for the strategy...................................................13 2.3 The structure and mode of operation for the strategy.............................14 3. SMART SPECIALISATION THEMATIC BUSINESS SECTORS.............................16 3.1 New solutions for sustainable food systems and the bioeconomy.........17 3.2 Smart and energy efficient systems.........................................................23 3.3 The regeneration of service and experience production ........................29 4. SERVICE AND SKILL SETS....................................................................... .............34 Contents 4.1 Start Up and Grow Up!..................................................................................35 4.2 Go Global!......................................................................................................39 4.3 Innovate!........................................................................................................43 4.4 Get Talent!.....................................................................................................49 South Ostrobothnia – Smart & Outstanding Strategy for Smart Specialisation 5. SMART SPECIALISATION FOR SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA AS A Publication B:64 DEEPENING PROCESS...........................................................................................54 ISBN978-951-766-237-6 (volume) ISBN 978-951-766-238-3 (online publication) 5.1 Resourcing for smart specialisation..........................................................55 ISSN 1239-0607 5.2 Srategy implementation...............................................................................57 Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia Seinäjoki 2014 Smart specialisation means the economic differentiation of areas so that they concentrate on their own strengths and growth sectors as well as promoting companies and innovative op- Sustainable food systems and new solutions for the bioeconomy erations connected to these sectors. The question at hand is the development of our region’s strengths in co-operation with other European regions and utilising international networks South Ostrobothnia wants to be actively involved in solutions for and financial instruments. The strategy for smart specialisation contributes to the building of the food sector and rising bioeconomy global challenges. development co-operation with other European actors. The goal of smart specialisation The strategy for smart specialisation is tightly coupled with the combined regional plan and is to promote the regeneration of regional strategic programme of South Ostrobothnia and to other programme lines made in Smart and energy efficient systems business life and to answer future the province. The goal of smart specialisation is to promote the regeneration of business life and to answer future skill requirements in selected thematic business sectors. These thematic South Ostrobothnia is committed to the regeneration of industry, skill requirements in selected business sectors are, the creation of new sustainable and effective solutions for food systems construction and the service sector to be smarter and more resource thematic business sectors. and the bioeconomy, the development of smart and energy efficient systems and the regen- efficient. eration of service and experience production. The strategy for smart specialisation will encourage companies to be more international and expansive. The strategy also identifies ways in which services offered to business operations, Regeneration of service and experience production research and training operations could be even stronger than at present in supporting busi- ness life specialisation. The South Ostrobothnian smart specialisation operation model is South Ostrobothnia fully utilises possibilities in the growth in based on the learning benefits of the concentrated province, flexibility and above all the re- service and experience production. gion’s way of working, which is widely renown for being entrepreneurial and straightforward. The strategy process has been condensed, with a broad range of participants. The Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia would like to express its thanks to all quarters that partici- pated in the process and to the strategy compilation working party. Foreword Kai Pöntinen Lasse Anttila Asko Peltola Regional Council Regional Board Region Mayor Chairman Chairman 4 South Ostrobothnia – Smart & Outstanding. Strategy for Smart Specialisation. South Ostrobothnia – Smart & Outstanding. Strategy for Smart Specialisation. 5 South Ostrobothnia is a smart and outstanding province with a The strategy for smart specialisation encourages companies and other The achievement of the goals of the strategy requires operating prin- versatile industrial structure and where strong sectors form an in- actors to internationality and growth. The goal is to build a high level ciples and modes of operation, which promote competitiveness. The tertwined, dynamic entity. Furthermore, the strengths of South Sustainable food systems and new solutions for the bioeconomy ecosystem in selected specialisation sectors, which especially supports operating principles for the smart specialisation of South Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia are, a distinctive operation and development cul- South Ostrobothnia wants to be actively involved in solutions for the creation of new companies, growth and internationalisation. South are: ture and active regional, national and international networking. the food sector and rising bioeconomy global challenges. Ostrobothnia is committed to developing its own trade and indus- try through interaction with existing service and skill entities, so that Bilateral comparative The goal of smart specialisation is to promote the regeneration the region’s business life, innovation activities and internationalisation learning Effective resource of business life and to answer future challenges in selected the- Smart and energy efficient systems would develop as a synergic entity. The following are the service and utilisation matic business sectors in which South Ostrobothnia has indisput- South Ostrobothnia is committed to the regeneration of industry, skill entities: South Ostrobothnia utilises dense synergy and learning Development policies able strengths. There are recognisable focus sectors within these construction and the service sector to be smarter and more potentials, which are made and development tools broad thematic business sectors, which are distinguished by nar- resource efficient. possible by the close-knit are combined efficiently, Start up and Grow up! province, as efficiently as creatively and row specialisation, particularly high skills and substantial growth possible. intelligently. potential. Through these strengths, actors in South Ostrobothnia Regeneration of service and experience production South Ostrobothnia seeks Innovate! create answers to national, European and global challenges. The firm international South Ostrobothnia fully utilises possibilities in the growth in interactions in order to thematic business sectors are the following: create operations and South Ostrobothnia service and experience production. policies which support the wants to contribute to Speed, flexibility and Fairness and creation and growth of new the construction of the impartiality reliability companies. European Innovation Union. South Ostrobothnia refines the principles of fairness and All possibilities are reliability into a competitive grasped with an advantage in smart Go Global! entrepreneurial spirit. specialisation, which penetrates business South Ostrobothnia Get Talent! operations and also business commits to sustainable development and higher bidirectional international South Ostrobothnia education operations co-operation in thematic invests in education at all its levels as a prerequisite business sectors and to for the improvement of the improvement of its the skill level of the prerequisites. province and through that 1. also smart specialisation. Summary 6 South Ostrobothnia – Smart & Outstanding. Strategy for Smart Specialisation. South Ostrobothnia – Smart & Outstanding. Strategy for Smart Specialisation. 7 2.1 Basis of Smart Specialisation SURFACE AREA 13 444 km² percentage of the total surface area of Finland 4,4 % A good education system, a highly educated population, a secure society and institutional stability as well as a close proximity to clean nature does not distinguish one Finnish region POPULATION 193 977 from another. Many regional strengths are also present in the whole of Finnish society. How- percentage of the total population of Finland 3,6 % ever, there are differences between regions. Each region has their own industrial structure, lo- cal company structure and time shaped operations and development culture. Together these affect what smart specialisation possibilities are open to the region. POPULATION DENSITY 14,43/km² in the whole of Finland 17,9 /km² Traditionally regional specialisation and comparative advantages factors have been techno- logical development