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1 DM The hottest business opportunities and trends in selected countries Tekes 11 February 2016

2 Public funding actors in the Finnish innovation environment Ministry of Education and Culture Finnish Industry Investment Finnvera Academy of Finland Tekes Regional ELY Centres Sitra Finpro Basic research Applied research R&D development Marketing Internationalisation DM

3 Approaches and focus areas of the strategy New business ecosystems Natural resources and efficiency - bioeconomy - cleantech Digitalisation Value creation Market access Future lead market cases: Wellbeing and health 1. Mobility-as-a-Service 2. Energy storage as a part of the smart grid 3. MyData in healthcare

4 Mobility-as-a-Service as a Vision Our vision is to enable a seamless and efficient flow of information, goods and people. To this end, new integrated door-to-door service solutions will be launched, based on standardized open interfaces. The vision will be made real by the end of 2016, with Companies Regulators Transport service purchasers Users preferring high quality services Research institutions

5 Integration of multiple transportation services based on open interfaces Telecom Operators Online User Interface Providers Mobility* Operators Transport Operators Rail Bus Reseplanerare End User Carsharing Bikes Customers Mobility* Integration Platform The company logos mentioned are only for descriptive purpose *) Note: Illustrated from Mobility point of view, could be also Health, Retail etc. Source: Frost & Sullivan / Tekes / Knowhill Payment Engine Providers Technology Solution Providers

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7 2. Integration of multiple transportation services over open interfaces the role of cities is essential in open data In the procurement of integrated transport service cities need to open data on public transportation services covering different budgeting silos: e.g. elderly care, school rides, food logistics anonymized delayed point-to-point data. Mobility operator integrates several transport modes by utilizing open interfaces to transport service industry s and public transport authorities (PTAs ) schedules, location data, and payment systems.

8 MaaS is demonstrated throughout Finland by several mobility operators: Distance in time to the city centre City centre Distance in time Demo in Turku Demo in Seinäjoki Preparing demo in Helsinki-Tampere Demo in Uusikaupunki Demo in Hämeenlinna and Ylläs, Lapland Helsinki

9 Sustainable and renewable energy, transportation and logistics 9 Biogas stations for traffic and transportation Waste to energy Solar power plant Biogas Biogas reactor Fuel cell plant or Micro turbine Building integrated wind power National electricity transmission grid Waste water heat pumps Energy storage and Smart Energy Services Fuel cell plant as energy storage or for frequency control Fuel cell plant Thermal storage Geothermal heat pumps Building integrated solar panels Small CHP/ trigeneration plant echarging & hydrogen refuel stations Biogas, by-product hydrogen Hydrogen (by-product) refueling stations for cars, buses and fork trucks A. Ojapalo/H.Juuso

10 Human Centric: right to data, individual in control, privacy Usability of Data and transparent relationship management: machine readable, open formats, APIs, standards, Open Environment: interoperability, possibility to change services without data locks

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12 MaaS Ecosystem Brings Numerous Players Together Tekes and the Ministry of Transport and Communications Legal and official requirements International cooperation and benchmarking Existing and new travel modes, e.g. autonomous driving Enabling technology platforms: IoT, 5G Value creation In-any-city and Inter-city Mobility: Mobility-as-a- Service

13 Ecosystem Content Platform-based innovation Customers, subscribers, payers Entity 3 Entity 7 Entity 1 Entity 8 Entity 4 Entity n Entity 2 Entity 9 Entity 5 Entity n Entity 6 Customers and their expectations as a starting point. Common understanding about values and concepts (i.e. speaking the same language) Capability to handle interoperable concepts together. Forms Innovation platform for new business models and services. 2 1 services Information system services Technology services model formulated by various organizations. Value and service networks formulated by various organizations. Value and service network related governance models. Service driven leadership and management practices. Suppliers Organization 1 Organization n+1 Organization n Organization 2 Programme 1 Project 1.1 Project 1.2 Project 1.n Project n.1 Project n.2 Project n.n Programme n Organization related activities (processes, development activities) and resources (personnel, information technology, other technology) behind services. Target-oriented programmes and projects Targets and objectives based on customer requirements and organizational strategies. In single programme/project the development scope should be seen in the right extent.

14 User need based design of the solutions several levels of service providers are needed End User View Actors Services Entities User Segments Skills User Profiles service provider Supplier View 1 Entities Services Search and compare travel Information chains system service provider Book and pay for the travel Supplier chain View 2 Processes Actors Skills Data Entities Follow and get instructions on travel chain Technology service provider Supplier View 3 Customer uses personal information for personalized services. Service providers innovate new services based on customer defined requirements. Customer s own knowledge management solution ( MyData ) supports decision making and personal actions. Information System Services Value Propositions Information System Portfolio Technology Services Capabilities Technology Portfolio

15 DM Finland is a great innovation environment On top of the world* in Innovation Higher education and training Health and primary education Number One in ecoinnovations (Eurostat) Digital Number One in the EU High investments in R&D, over 3% of GDP One of the highest share of the R&D personnel, about 3 % of all employed Active dialogue involves companies, research institutes and public sector The best and most appealing 5G test network environment and ecosystem * WEF Forum, Global Competitiveness Report

16 Public funding actors in the Finnish innovation environment Ministry of Education and Culture Finnish Industry Investment Finnvera Academy of Finland Tekes Regional ELY Centres Sitra Finpro Basic research Applied research R&D development Marketing Internationalisation DM

17 Tekes - growth and wellbeing from renewal Main public funding organisation for R&D and innovation in Finland Provides funding and networks Seeking for forerunners and strategic innovations Focus on growth-seeking, innovative SME s Customers: companies, universities and public research institutes Focus areas: bioeconomy, cleantech, digitalisation, wellbeing and health Annual budget 600 million USD Personnel 400 in Finland and abroad DM

18 Tekes funding for startup companies Planning for global growth Customer needs Target market Testing the concept Team GO / NO GO R&D funding For developing a product, service, business model. GO / NO GO Funding for young innovative companies Funding for business development and rapid growth for the most promising young companies. DM

19 Tekes innovation funding for SMEs Planning for international growth Research projects Development and piloting Digiboost Increasing innovation capabilities Workplace innovations DM

20 Tekes innovation funding for large companies Horizon 2020 Project preparation Research projects Development and piloting At least one Finnish SME or research organisation involved International competitive edge, wide networking International competitive edge, networking DM

21 DM Funding for large companies boosts the innovation environment Universities and research institutes 50 M Large companies (over 500 employees) 56 M SMEs 124 M in 2014 Tekes Tekes funding for large companies is channelled almost exclusively to SMEs, universities and research institutes.

22 DM World class innovations from Finland Valio lactose free milk products Neste NEXBTL renewable diesel UPM - Biofore Concept Car Nokia OZO camera Vaisala weather radars Supercell games Enevo intelligent waste collection system

23 DM Tekes customers are successful Ranks 50 fastest growing tech companies in Finland in All top 10 companies are Tekes customers. 1. AlphaSense (3 169 %) 2. Gapps (1 891 %) 3. City Digital (1 360 %) 4. HappyOrNot (1 247 %) 5. Yousician (674 %) 6. LeadDesk (589 %) 7. inpulse Works (506 %) 8. Alekstra (451 %) 9. Anders Innovations (430 %) 10. Tuxera (320 %) (growth in 5 years, %) The Wired Magazine lists Europe s hottest startup companies. All Finnish companies on the 2015 list are Tekes customers and most of them part of the Tekes young innovative companies funding programme. Kiosked Beddit Rightware Wolt Shark Punch Enevo Holvi Yousician Everywear Games Smartly.io

24 DM Innovation funding with proven impact Tekes has partly funded 65% of well-known Finnish innovations For every euro invested by Tekes, companies increase their own R&D expenditure by 2 USD SMEs expect projects in 2014 to produce 6.5 billion euros in turnover during the target year Projects that were completed in 2014 generated 1,500 products, services or processes Over 80% of Tekes customers state that the Tekes funding was a significant factor in their success Projects that were completed in 2014 generated 1,130 patents and 1,090 academic theses In growth companies funded by Tekes, the increase of turnover was 24% units faster than in other SMEs in In SMEs funded by Tekes, the increase of jobs was 20% units faster than in other SMEs in

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