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1 RYM Oy Innovation Ecosystem Platform Dr. Anssi Salonen IEA Energy in Buildings and Communities EBC, Technical Day, Finlandia Hall

2 My agenda today 1. Finnish Innovation Ecosystem Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation (SHOK) 2. RYM Oy - Built Environment SHOK company 3. From Vision to Execution Toward near-zero energy and carbon emissions in the built environment

3 RYM and Finnish Innovation Ecosystem Finland is one of the innovation powerhouses World Economic Forum 9/

4 Smart Collaboration paradigm Genius Idea source Co-location Methods Co-working and Co-creation Platform Prototype for Urban Innovations Tools Concepts 9/28/2015 4

5 Milestones of Finnish Innovation Policy 2010 Founding of the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres) 2010 New Universities Act; the Aalto University started 2009 Evaluation of the Finnish National Innovation System 2008 The National Innovation Strategy 2008 Founding of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy 2007 Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation 2006 Finnish second Presidency of the EU (first in 1999) 2002 Preparation of the European Research Area 1999 Finnish R&D funding exceeds 3 % of GDP 1997 Founding of Employment and Economic Development Centres 1996 Government decision to increase R&D funding 1995 Finland becomes a member of ESA 1995 Finland becomes a member of the EU 1992 Founding of Finland's EU R&D secretariat 1992 Finland the chair country for EUREKA 1991 Finland becomes a member of CERN 1986 EU framework agreement on research cooperation 1985 EUREKA started 1984 Technology programmes started 1983 Founding of Tekes 1982 Council of State resolution on technology policy 1976 National technology committee RYM Oy Est

6 Finnish Innovation Ecosystem PARLIAMENT Research and Innovation Council Ministry of Education Academy of Finland Universities GOVERNMENT Ministry of Employment and the Economy Tekes VTT Other ministries and their institutes Sitra Finnvera plc Finpro Finnish Industry Investment Ltd PUBLIC sector Fibic Oy DIGILE Oy FIMECC Oy CLEEN Oy SalWe Oy RYM Oy Regional ELY Centres Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovations Private Companies PRIVATE sector

7 R&D Input in Finland Total 7.1 billion euros, 3.8 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2012 Enterprises 5.0 billion Public sector 2.1 billion Sources: Statistics Finland and Tekes

8 Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation (SHOK) Strategic Centres boost innovations The Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation established in Finland are new public-private partnerships for speeding up innovation processes. Their main goal is to thoroughly renew industry clusters and to create radical innovations. Long-term cooperation between industry and the academia In Strategic Centres, companies, society and research units work in close cooperation, carrying out jointly defined research. Centres develop and apply new methods for cooperation, cocreation and interaction. Testing and piloting environments and ecosystems constitute an essential part of the Strategic Centres' operations. International cooperation plays a key role

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10 9/28/ RYM Oy, the Innovation Accelerator RYM Oy the Innovation Accelerator of the Built Environment

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15 15 RYM Oy Private company 53 owners, covering broadly Built Environment cluster (Companies, Universities, Cities, Gov. Agency) Non-profit Vehicle for stakeholders Center of excellence through Industry driven research Based on Company future business visions matched with world class researchers Private and public funding Wide variety of funding sources Globally oriented Working with leading companies and universities

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17 Key Figures and Partners KEY FIGURES >65 M program portfolio 73 companies participating 16 research org. Participating (>30 disciplin.) >700 research portal users 3 SHOK research programs 1 EU funded project 1 national Center of Excellence (CoE-LaSR)

18 RYM Strategic Research Agenda for Future Breakthroughs Built Environment (buildings and infrastructure + related services and ecosystems) provides basis for good life, prospering businesses and flourishing society. 9/28/

19 Roadmap towards Center of Excellence Strategic Center of Excellence Prof. Prof. Prof. Prof. 9/28/

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21 Building Information Modeling (BIM)-based open cooperation means more effective processes Skanska as a key partner was able to foster their world leading BIM Competence Center Construction safety and buildability Supply chain management Energy and environmental analysis Remarkable efficiency gains Decreasing changes Eliminating waste Product data management Transparency of supply chain

22 Superior Indoor Environments for 21st Century Learning New Paradigms for Learning Environments and Investment Maths Evidence-based design creates better user satisfaction New facilities support new pedagogic models New Investment models Boosting Learning Results and Property Values From Pre-School to University campuses new paradigm for better student engagement and learning results Energy efficiency and good indoor environment increase the value of a property 10 percent 9/28/

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24 Summary Smart Collaboration Paradigm is new norm We need to adapt new ways to speed up the change Finland is Creating New Ways for Innovations RYM Oy is very powerful new tool to build bottom-up strategies and vision Research program speeds up the adaptation of innovations Join the network to make better housing for people! 9/28/

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26 RYM Oy, the Innovation Accelerator Thank You! RYM Oy,

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