Kari-Pekka Kronqvist, Chairman of board, Open Innovation platforms, The Six City Strategy at Mindtrek 2016. Topic of the speech: Open Innovation Platforms - Role of open innovation platforms in urban ja regional development

1. Open Innovation Platforms
Role of open innovation platforms in urban ja regional development
Kari-Pekka Kronqvist
Chairman of board, Open Innovation platforms
The Six City Strategy
17.10.2016
Helsinki Espoo Vantaa
Tampere Turku Oulu

2. 6Aika - Cooperation strategy of
the six largest cities in Finland
The Six City Strategy – Open and smart services
strategy for sustainable urban development
• The strategy aims at creating new know-how,
business and jobs
• Carried out by the six largest cities in Finland:
• Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Turku and Oulu
• Carried out in 2014–2020, with support from
EU/ERDF, Integrated Territorial Investment tool
• The six largest cities in Finland, covering
1/3 of country’s population and over 50% of GDP

3. Objectives of the Six City Strategy
• Improve the services offered by cities, increase the
competitiveness of businesses and enable more widespread
participation in development work.
• As a result, cities will be better equipped to respond to future
challenges and promote sustainable urban development
• Also improves the service processes and their functionality
across the municipal borders

4. 3 points
1. Commitment of Mayors
2. Co-operation between the six cities
3. Change in the cities traditional way of doing things

5. Open?
Innovation platforms as
part of business services report
Innovation?
Platform?

7. Helsinki Espoo Vantaa
Tampere Turku Oulu
Thank you
Kari-Pekka Kronqvist
Head of Strategy
City of Oulu, Finland
kari-pekka.kronqvist@ouka.fi
Tel. +358 44 703 1257