1. BaltMet Inno – Innovation Cooperation between Metropolitan Areas in the Baltic Sea Region Joint Innovation Policies for the Baltic Sea Region Workshop Helsinki, 31 October 2006 Kimmo Heinonen Culminatum Ltd Oy Project part-financed by the European Union

2. Baltic Metropolises Innovation Strategy BaltMet Inno project Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B project Duration: 1 January 2005 – 31 December, 2007 Budget: MEUR 2.6 14 partners from Berlin, Copenhagen, Malmö, Helsinki, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn and St. Petersburg City of Helsinki is the Lead Partner (LP), Culminatum is the project coordinator 3 observers (Oslo, Warsaw, Vilnius) ’Flagship’ project of BaltMet network

3. Project partners (14) City of Helsinki (LP) Culminatum Ltd Oy Helsinki Region Centre of Expertise (co-ordinator) City of Riga Berlin Government Technology Foundation Berlin (TSB) Wista Management GmbH Stockholm Business Region (Stockholm Economic Development Agency) Stockholm County Administrative Board, Länsstyrelsen i Stockholms län City of Copenhagen EVU - Erhvervscenter for Etablering, Vækst og Udvikling City of Malmö City of Tallinn City of St. Petersburg, Committee for External Relations and Tourism St. Petersburg State University, Interdisciplinary Centre Observers (3): City of Vilnius, City of Warsaw, City of Oslo

4. Key objectives of BaltMet Inno Foster the role of BSR metropolitan areas at regional, national, and global level as engines of economic growth and innovation policy makers Increase common understanding and agree on shared interests between participating regions in the field of innovation policy (incl. related economic development policy and spatial planning issues) Mobilise the joint interests connected with identified innovation potentials (and translate them to new business activities) Scale up the profile of the BSR as a worldclass innovation and business environment

5. Work Packages & WP coordinators of BaltMet Inno WP 1: Complementary Innovation Strategies in the Baltic Metropolitan Areas Culminatum Ltd Oy WP 2: Community Building and Marketing Strategies* City of Riga WP 3: Cluster Development Wista Management GmbH WP 4: Innovation Competences and Entrepreneurial Skills Stockholm County Administrative Board WP 5: Innovation Policy Framework in the Baltic Sea Region City of Copenhagen with EVU *Organiser of Joint Innovation Policies for the BSR workshop on 31 Oct. 2006

6. Complementary Innovation Strategies (WP1) Community Building and Marketing Strategies (WP2) Cluster Development (WP3) Innovation Competences and Entrepreneurial Skills (WP4) Other Strategic Elements S P A T I A L D E V E L O P M E N T P O L Y C E N T R I C D E V E L O P M E N T Innovation Policy Framework in the BSR (WP5) Interrelation of Work Packages in BaltMet Inno & programme / measure specific requirements

7. Expected results of BaltMet Inno (1) 1. Improved structuring, coordination and integration of local and regional innovation and related strategies and strategy processes in the Baltic Metropolises and between them 2. Strengthened role of knowledge, innovation and innovative environments in the marketing strategies of metropolitan areas and in the strategy implementation 3. Reinforced image of Baltic Metropolises as networked and advanced innovative locations at local, regional, European and global level 4. Substantial increase in focused joint cluster development actions and transfer of tools, and in exchange of expertise and experts

8. Expected results of BaltMet Inno (2) 5. Strengthened role and inclusion of spatial development aspect in cluster building 6. Increased awareness about the possibilities of the public sector in introducing and using new, innovative products and services (in order to develop public procurement strategies and processes favourable to R&D and Innovation) 7. Focused cooperation between organisations supporting innovative entrepreneurship (joint initiatives, programmes and promotion schemes) 8. Increased awareness and recognition among local, regional, national and EU policy level and among decision makers about joint interests and needs of large metropolitan areas in the Baltic Sea Region 9. Approval of the trans-national innovation policy framework and political and financial support for the implementation.

9. Thank You! Kimmo Heinonen Culminatum Ltd Oy kimmo.heinonen@culminatum.fi www.culminatum.fi inno.baltmet.org