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By Karin Nygård Skalman & Erik Bunis, VINNOVA, Sweden, presented at the 16th TCI Global Conference, Kolding 2013.
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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
Karin Nygård Skalman VINNOVA
