EIT Digital European Locations & Partners + Silicon Valley Hub European Institute of Innovation & Technology Complements existing EU initiatives & instruments Combines Education, Research (Innovation) & Business Cyber-Physical Systems Future Cloud Future Networking Solutions Future Urban Life and Mobility Health & Wellbeing Privacy, Security & Trust Smart Energy Systems Smart Spaces Pan-European Ecosystem: A Vibrant Ecosystem of Innovation Hotspots The physical EIT ICT Labs ecosystem consists of seven interrelated Core Nodes and two Associate Partnerships. These EIT ICT Labs Nodes are regional anchor points for involving and empowering the partner network. They represent local ICT communities with strong links to leading national stakeholders creating impact on (and synergies with) national programmes and initiatives while providing each of them a window to Europe. Within the Nodes physical Co-location Centres (CLCs) are established. These CLCs act as meeting places for all those engaged in ICT education and innovation. They are the core of EIT ICT Labs strategy driving the desired change in European ICT innovation culture from “knowledge investment” to “value extraction” through on premise execution of activities stimulating the mobility of people, ideas, technologies and investments.

EIT Digital Finland Co-Location Center (CLC) @Open Innovation House, Aalto University Otaniemi People working at the CLC End of Q4 2015 Headcount Staff: Admin, Operations, Biz Development, Schools Coordinators Resident Start-Ups Students Research/Innovation Activities Personnel from Partner Organizations 23 30 45 20 Hottest Development Issues = Bottlenecks due to Matrix Organization: Career Prospects, Skill Utilization, Autonomy 2) Partners Involvement & Utilization of CLC (Best Place to Work) Take-Away Wishes = Good Working Practices & Partners’ Contact