1. Centre of Expertise Programme – making the Lisbon strategy reality at the local level
Silja Hiironniemi, Director General
Ministry of the Interior, Finland
High Level Meeting on Governance and the EU,
Turku, 2-3 October 2006

2. Centre of Expertise Programme
 A fixed-term special programme pooling local, regional and national resources to utilise top expertise
 Supports regional strengths, specialization and cooperation between the centres of expertise
 Concentrates on internationally competitive fields and on the development of business activities
Mission: to utilise top level knowhow as a resource for business, job creation and regional development

3. Partners at regional level
Joint strategy

4. Centres of Expertise 1994-2006 Period 2003 -2006 1999 -2002 1994 -1998
CoE for Western Finland
Energytechnology
Oulu Region CoE
IT, Medical-, Bio- and Environmental Technology
Tampere Region CoE
Engineering and automation, ICT, Media Services and Health Care Tech
South-West Finland CoE
Biomaterilas, Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical Development, Surface Tech. of Materials, ICT and Cultural Content Production
Helsinki Region CoE
Active Materials and Microsystems, Gene Technology, Software Product Business, Digital Media, e-Learning and Cultural Industry, Health Care Technology and Logistics
South-East Finland CoE
High Tech Metal Structures, Prosess and Systems for Forest Industry, Logistics and Expertise on Russia
Kuopio Region CoE
Pharmaceutical Development, Health Care- and Agrobiotechnology
Jyväskylä Region CoE
IT, Control of Papermaking, Energy and Environmental Technology
Lapland CoE
for the Experience Industry
Experience Industry
Satakunta CoE
Materials and Distance Technology
Lahti Region CoE
Design, Quality and Ecology
Kainuu CoE
Measuring Technique and
Chamber Music
Seinäjoki Region CoE
Foodindustry and Embedded Syst.
North Carelia CoE
Wood Technology and Forestry, Polymer Technology and Tooling
Network CoE
for
Wood Products
Food Development
2003
-2006
Kokkola Region CoE
Chemistry
Hyvinkää Region CoE
Lifting and Transfer Machines
Häme CoE
Vocational Expertise and e-Learning
Mikkeli Region CoE
Composite and coatings
Network CoE
for
Turism
Raahe –Nivala –Tornio CoE
Metal and Maintenance Services
1999
-2002
1994
-1998
Network
Regional

5. Government’s catalytic basic funding 1999-2005
Total project funding: 450 million euros
Basic funding: 46 million euros

6. Committee’s proposal to 2007 – 2013: Centre of Expertise Programme will focus on
Internationality in R&D and business activities
Boosting the growth of knowledge-intensive companies
Linking the CoE Programme closer to National Innovation policies
New concept: Strenghtening of co-operation based on areas of expertise in selected national clusters

7. HealthBIO – Competence Cluster proposal for 2007-2013
Oulu –
Oulu Innovation Ltd / Medipolis GMP Ltd
Biomoleculars
Bioprocess
Biosensor research
Bio - electronics
Kuopio –
Kuopion Technology Centre Teknia Ltd
Pharmaceutical development
Molecular Science
Biomaterials
Tampere –
Finn-Medi Research Ltd
Biomaterials
Tissue Technology
Immunology
Bio -IT
Helsinki Region - Helsinki Business and Science Park Ltd
Molecular Medicine
Neuroscience
Bioinformatics
Industrial process development
Turku –
Turku Science Park Ltd / Turku BioValley Ltd
Pharmaceutical development
Biomaterials
Diagnostics
Molecular Biology