TCI 2013 Smart specialization in the Baltic Sea region

Smart specialization in the Baltic Sea regionKarin Nygård Skalman & Erik Bunis

Breakout Session: Transnational cluster collaboration5 September 2013

Smart specialization in the Baltic Sea regionOne example from the on-going StarDust project:Comfort in Living, one of five sub-projects,a merging Meta-Cluster

Kolding, 5 September 2013Karin Nygård Skalman & Erik Bunis, VINNOVA

60 millionA home market of 60 million inhabitants.

Competence

Co-operation

Products

Research

Services

Businesses

Innovations

Competitiveness

Internationalization

Ageningpopulation

Smart specialization

= smart combination of competencies in the region

Creating globally leading innovation hubs - using excellencies from neighbouring countries

Comfort in LivingPartners

IDC West Sweden, Skövde, Sweden

The Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Business Cooperation Center of Southern

Lithuania, Alytus, Lithuania

The faculty of wood technology at Poznan

University of Life Science, Poznan, Poland

Culminatum Innovation, Espoo, Finland

The Development Center UMT, Herning, Denmark

Multifunctional kitchens for elderly people

• Design• Market knowledge• Material design• Production efficiency + logistics• Knowledge of user abilities • Kitchen appliances

Comfort in LivingCompetencies within the partnership

Design

Market knowledge

Production efficiency + logistics

Knowledge of user abilities

Material design

Kitchen appliances/IT solutions

Some Highlights

Strategic Action Plan - 2020

Signal Sessions

E-match

Innovation Camp

Bilateral SME-meetings

and…

Material Library

… next step, BSR virtual age-lab …

Thank you for listening!

Erik BunisVINNOVA

erik.bunis@vinnova.se

Karin Nygård Skalman VINNOVA

karin.nygardskalman@vinnova.se