1. The Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation – a Metropolitan Partnership for Growth! The WP 5 Proposal to a BaltMet Innovation & Entrepreneurship Policy

2. Summary The Baltic Sea Region is not referring to a distinct regional identity, but is a strategic (functional) concept, used to explore the golden opportunity to craft a joint competitive platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Northern Dimension of Europe The Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation is a proposed innovation and entrepreneurship brand for the BSR, highlighting the region as a number of connected, independent and distinctly unique islands of innovation in a Baltic Sea of entrepreneurial competence and capability. The vision for the BaltMetNetwork is to serve as a strategic platform for developing the Baltic Sea Region into a leading science- and technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship region in Europe.

3. The BaltMet Policy Framework An Innovation and Entrepreneurship policy, i.e. a vision for the Baltic Sea Region including the principles and policies upon on which the future I&E collaboration between independent metropolitan cities should rest (WP5) A strategy and a governance regime to implement the overall vision of the Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation (WP1). A communication framework to be used in branding and marketing the region externally as well as internally (WP2). A portfolio of well connected, globally competitive, science and technology clusters supported by a family of valuable business oriented services (WP3) An Innovation and Entrepreneurship infrastructure based on a set of qualified innovation competencies, and supported by a portfolio of I&E support programs and instruments (WP4)

4. 1. A Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation An I&E strategy for Europe A golden opportunity The need to join forces Re-inventing a Baltic Sea Region A Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation Positioning the Baltic Sea Region

5. 2. Baltic Metropoles - a Platform for Innovation and Growth A particular role of Metropolitan Cities in the Baltic Sea Region BaltMet as an emerging strategic concept! BaltMet as platform for innovation and entrepreneurship

6. 3. Metropolitan I&E Strategies and Governance(WP1) Metropolitan Regions as strategic key players A Strategy of Strategies A strategy for the top of the innovation chain Governance – a Strategic Partnership for Growth

7. 4. Metropolitan I&E based marketing, branding & identity building (WP2) Attuned metropolitan city marketing The Baltic Archipelago of Innovation brand as an umbrealla Metropolitan city as core brand elements Identify with rather than identity of – endorsed branding

8. 5. Clusters and creative Inno- environments (WP3) Defining metropolitan innovation regions Designing Innovation infrastructure based on science and technology Supporting Cluster development Spatial planning as an instrument for innovations and growth

9. 6. Innovation competences and entrepreneurial skills New entrepreneurial sprit Engaging universities Orchestrating I&E programs