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TopOfDigital.eu: Promoting the Baltic Sea Region as a Digital Economy Leader

TopOfDigital.eu is a joint initiative of Baltic Development Forum and Microsoft, aiming to analyze and recommend policies, facilitate cross-border dialogue, and inspire transnational digital collaboration. It promotes the Baltic Sea Region as a leader in the digital economy.

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TopOfDigital.eu: Promoting the Baltic Sea Region as a Digital Economy Leader

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  1. Contents Nequae. Experum rento dus am exeritium Acis ximpere, sula Sp. Valaris Catam www.topofdigital.eu

  2. promotes Baltic Sea Region as a leader in the digital economy • analysis and recommendations for policy makers • facilitates cross-border dialogue and public-private initiatives • inspires transnational digital collaboration • a joint initiative of Baltic Development Forum and Microsoft www.topofdigital.eu

  3. Background Promote macro-regional & bottom-up complement 1500 indicators from leading sourcesEurostat, DESI, WEF, World Bank, ITU, International LabourOrganisation Tangible overview of development and potential Move beyond binary (static) gap Added Norway Theme: Human capital (2015) Cities (2016)

  4. Background (%)

  5. Background

  6. Gap Size Graph

  7. Key Observations Norway brings a lot to the table Nordics lagging ahead? Estonia is mastering change Will Latvia Lithuania and Poland pick up pace? Comparative advantages – but connected?

  8. Cities and Networks

  9. Cities and Networks Urbanisation + Digitalization= reducing interaction costs Urban growth: 80% global GDP (World Bank) Regional + global Agglomeration economies: Sharing /Matching / Learning Especially small and knowledge-intensive firms Startup scenes Central neighborhoods (coffee shop/office) Born global, but not connected by default

  10. Cities and Networks Local buzz and global pipelines Similarities between cities + differences between nations Cities as frontrunners for their nations A Digital Hanseatic League?

  11. Mapping Networks

  12. Mapping Networks

  13. Policy Proposals LOCAL BUZZ Controlled Policy experiments Hire Chief Data Officer Engage academics and startups Testbeds Evaluate, learn and adapt Procurement processes Open data GLOBAL PIPELINES Exchange program between science parksfor startups and entrepreneurs Underutilised office spacefor visiting startups? e-procurement with city focus,collaborative between cities?

  14. Policy Proposals

  15. THANK YOU!martin.andersson@bth.se joakim.wernberg@circle.lu.se

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