Programme – Session: Making internationalstudents and companies meetPresentations:• International talents boosting growth –agenda / Laura Lindeman, Ministry of

Economic Affairs and Employment• New competence for SMEs –project / Sari Turunen-Zwinger, Finnish National

Agency for Education

10.45-11.00 Coffee

11.00 Fishbowl panel:• Sami Ilomäki, University of Vaasa• Terhi Kipinä, Tampere University of Technology• Kaisu Paasio, POLKU project, University of Turku• Birgitta Vuorinen, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

AND YOU ALL!

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International talents boostinggrowth -agenda

Spring formum for international affairs 2017, Vaasa10.5.2017

Laura Lindeman

#GrowthViaTalents

Int’lTalents

Move toFinland

EducatedLaborforce

Next step?

Source: Chamber of Multicultural Employment /Subproject of At Work in Finland (ESF)

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Hiring migrants into international businesstasks leads to growth and internationalisation

Swedish studies have shown thatmigration:Increases competitiveness and foreign trade.Increases the flexibilty of the job market.Strengthens entrepreneurship .Has brought Sweden 900 billion crowns after1950’s and 22% growth in the nationalproduction.Increase of one percentage point in the levelof diversity in the company led into 9%growth in export and 12% growth in import.

More info:

Reforminstitutet: I nationens intresse – en översikt av hur invandring bidrar tillSverige (pdf)Arena Idèn: 900 miljarder skäl att uppskatta invandring – En analys avinvandringens effekter på de offentliga finanserna i Sverige 1950–2014 (pdf)

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Case Kala-apu

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland• www.tem.fi

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What is international competence?

Source: Hidden Competences, CIMO & Demos Helsinki, 2013

Ability to createnetworks

Ability to work inmulticultural

teamsCuriosity

Ability to adaptin new

situations andenvironment

Ability to thinkoutside one’s

sphere ofexperience

Interest offollowing global

media

Language skills Tolerance Culturalknowledge

Talent Attraction Management Circle

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International talents bring added value to theeconomy, but only if:

- Professional communities, innovation ecosystemsand startup communities are inclusive for internationaltalents.

- Services that connect international talents andbusinesses are included in service collection thatsupport growth and internationalisation of companies.

- New ways of business & talent co-creation arecreated.

- Networks of international talents are utilised in theinternationalisation of companies & internationalinvestment promotion.

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Why do we need international talent attractionand retention management?

- Lack of right kind of competence is one of the biggest challenges forgrowth and internationalisation of companies.

- The potential of international talents is underutilised in companies.- Investments follow talents.- Global competition for talents is here.

- Lack of competent workforce, eg. software developers or regions of positivestructural change.

- An open, attractive and international labour market safeguards theavailability of workforce.

- Diversity produces new innovations and companies.- Strong growth of migration vs. aging population.- Services are fragmented: A lot of projects, pilots and service providers

around Finland it’s a jungle for customers.

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Talent Boost - International talents boostinggrowth programme by the Government

Builds on the

OBJECTIVE: International expertise will support the growth andinternationalisation of companies.

TARGETS:

Target 1: International talents consider Finland attractive.Target 2: The business sector utilises networks and expertise of

international talents to accelerate growth and internationalisationand attract investments.

Target 3: Finnish business ecosystems, innovation platforms and labourmarket are inclusive for international talents and encourageentrepreneurship.

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Under construction: ”Talent Finland” as part ofTeam Finland

Examples of functions:

- Coordination of int’l talent pools around Finland, boosting their visibilityand matching them to Team Finland’s client companies.

- Designing a national model for utilising int’l talents’ networks in investmentpromotion and international talent attraction.

- Connecting int’l talents to Team Finland internationalisation events &developing co-creation models.

- Talent component as part of the toolbox of regional Team Finlandcoordinators.

- Connecting int’l talent attraction to the country promotion.

- Establishing regional ”Talent Hubs” for connecting companies,internationals & universities.

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Research project by VTT: International talent incompanies’ innovation activity andinternationalisation

- Part of Government’s analysis, assessment and research activities in 2017.- The study compares good practices of studied countries and produces a

summary of their applicability to Finland.- National good practices are studied in four countries: Denmark, Netherlands,

Austria and Canada.- The study relates to Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment’s International

talents boosting growth –agenda.- The study started in February 2017 and finishes in the end of the year.- More info:

- Nina Rilla, nina.rilla@vtt.fi- Laura Lindeman, laura.lindeman@tem.fi

#IMMI

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Kasvua kansainvälisistä osaajista –projectcall

- The application period for ”Kasvua kansainvälisistä osaajista”projects: 14th of June – 25th of September.

- The projects implement the International talents boosting growthagenda.

- ESF & ERDF funding- Info session 14th of June in Helsinki (in Finnish)

- Intial info: https://www.rakennerahastot.fi/web/valtakunnalliset-teemat

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CALL FOR SUCCESSFUL MULTICULTURALCOMPANIES

- Aims to recognize organizations that have succeeded in multiculturalism and whohave embraced the diverse workforce and bring up their positive experience.

- Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce’s COME project organises the campaign inco-operation with Finland Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Economic Affairsand Employment.

- Open and free of charge for all companies in Finland.- itim International provides the analysis on multiculturalism for companies- Registration to the competition is open until May 31st, 2017.- The results will be announced in a Gala, organised in Helsinki on October 5, 2017.- Registration in http://come2.fi/successful-multicultural-company/information-on-

the-campaign/

More info:Markku Lahtinen, Project Director, markku.lahtinen@chamber.fi, 050 571 3564Satu Salonen, Marketing Communication Officer, satu.salonen@chamber.fi, 040 922 1021

Thank you!

Laura LindemanSenior Specialistlaura.lindeman@tem.fiTel. 029 504 7205Ministry of Economic Affairs and EmploymentLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindemanlaura/Twitter: @LindemanLaura