1. Minister Hannes Manninen, Finland Cohesion and the Lisbon Agenda: The Role of the Regions Role of Regions in Developing Innovation Performance in Finland

2. Minister Hannes Manninen, Finland Cohesion and the Lisbon Agenda: The Role of the Regions Finnish high-standard education system Investments in research and development Regional universities Technology Centres as platforms for interaction Centre of Expertise Programme as a catalyst Specialization of expertise between regions Focus on world class knowledge Public – private partnership Structural Funds supporting innovativeness Long-span networking (e.g. Multipolis Model) Success factors in Finnish innovation system

3. Minister Hannes Manninen, Finland Cohesion and the Lisbon Agenda: The Role of the Regions Centres of Expertise Partners at regional level Joint strategy

4. Minister Hannes Manninen, Finland Cohesion and the Lisbon Agenda: The Role of the Regions Technology centres - room for interaction

5. Minister Hannes Manninen, Finland Cohesion and the Lisbon Agenda: The Role of the Regions Linking regions into interaction: Multipolis network of Northern Areas Oulu Helsinki

6. Minister Hannes Manninen, Finland Cohesion and the Lisbon Agenda: The Role of the Regions Octopus is a unique network, set up to promote the creation and development of new mobile services A development and testing platform in live radio-network GSM/GPRS/EDGE/3G network intended only for testing purpose more advanced than the commercial networks Development and testing support information, expert advice, test planning, documentation Business services communications, marketing, business support, training An open network including the top players in the field a network of expertise potential partners and customers Octopus – an example of unique live mobile test network

7. Minister Hannes Manninen, Finland Cohesion and the Lisbon Agenda: The Role of the Regions The role of regions Michael Porter: ”Competitive advantage lies increasingly in local aspects – knowledge, relationships and motivation – that distant rivals cannot replicate”

8. Minister Hannes Manninen, Finland Cohesion and the Lisbon Agenda: The Role of the Regions Developing Regional Innovation Systems: Case Oulu

9. Minister Hannes Manninen, Finland Cohesion and the Lisbon Agenda: The Role of the Regions Centre of Expertise Foras in Oulu