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ICT Innovation and Growth in the Kolarctic Region

ICT Innovation and Growth in the Kolarctic Region. Johan E. Bengtsson, Luleå Business Agency / KITENPI project. GROWTH. networks. projects. industry. Actors Collabo-ration. Productivity. Regional Assets. INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP. Competitiveness. Sustainable growth.

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ICT Innovation and Growth in the Kolarctic Region

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  1. ICTInnovation and Growth in the Kolarctic Region Johan E. Bengtsson, Luleå Business Agency / KITENPI project

  2. GROWTH networks projects industry ActorsCollabo-ration Productivity RegionalAssets INNOVATIONENTREPRENEURSHIP Competitiveness Sustainable growth Values,Culture,”Mindset”

  3. ICT INNOVATIONS The First GSM Call (1989) The VDSL standard (2000-2007) The Luleå Algorithm for routing (1997) Software GPS in mobile phones (2005-) OFDM – the basis for 4G (1990-2006) Internet-based E-meetings – pioneers (1999-)

  4. ICT COMPETENCE Inspire The Young Keep Your Students Find New Strengths Be Attractive

  5. Datacenter sites in the cities of Luleå, Boden and Piteå marketed by the Node Pole

  6. Investments in Norrbotten 2007 – How to increase incoming investment? 2008 – Invest in LuleåochPiteå (ICT) 2009 – Invest in Norrbotten 2011 – Facebook decides on Luleå Data Center

  7. The news travelled around the world - 1500 articles, momentum for Sweden as a leading ICT country.

  8. Power & Infrastructure Safety & Stability Europe's lowest electricity prices, a green stable grid and highly developed communications infrastructure. One of the most secure and stable places in the world — geologically, politically, socially, economically and digitally.

  9. Community & Competence Climate & Cooling The hottest investment region in Sweden, with entrepreneurship, cutting-edge technology, and world-leading companies. We are at the same latitude as Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, with a climate perfect for data centers.

  10. 750 built it.

  11. Since March 2013, about 90 people work there.

  12. HOT in the cold Nordics • Facebook • Yandex • Microsoft • Ericsson • Google x2 • Digiplex • Interxion • Telecity • Green Mountain • Sungard • Millenium 2000 Technology

  13. The digital universe (exabytes data)

  14. Mega datacenter 2 Datacenter Enterprise Mega Datacenter 3 Mega Datacenter 4 Co-location DC The Node Pole “Data Center Eco System”

  15. objectives & partners • Academic integration:Mobile Systems, Pervasive Computing, Wireless Networks, E-health St Petersburg State University (ITMO) Archangelsk Technical University & Pomor State U Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care & Telemedicine Luleå University of Technology Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences 2. Innovation facilitation: ICT for Health, Ageing Well and Inclusion ICT for a Low-Carbon Economy Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine Luleå Business Agency InternetBay Russoft 3. Cross-border infrastructure: Collaboration Tools, Network Expansion IT Norrbotten Universities (tools) InternetBay, Russoft, NST (network pre-study)

  16. rationale ICT Outlook: • Long-term shortage of skilled ICT staff • Shrinking student numbers • Shared ICT education and competence • Cross-border ICT education, innovation, partnership • Joint potential to aim high – large projects & initiatives • Cross-border ICT business opportunities

  17. offerings Educational Collaboration Partnering2012 Luleå 2013 St Petersburg 2014 Tromsö 2013-10-17: Luleå Best Practice Networking

  18. Thank You! www.kitenpi.eu

  19. www.kitenpi.eu

  20. Johan E. Bengtsson Kolarctic IT Education Networking Partnering Innovation 5 ICT regions: Troms Norrbotten Lapland Archangelsk St Petersburg

  21. background Kolarctic Objectives • Economic & social development of the Kolarctic region • Cross-border cultural, economic, scientific, educational, technological exchange and collaboration • Common market of jobs, services, competences, opportunities, resources • West-East integration & cooperation KITENPI is our response to these challenges

  22. cross-border collaboration tools network INFRASTRUCTURE IT University IT University Education (Research) competence, innovations competence, innovations industryneeds industryneeds ICT BizCluster ICT BizCluster Partnering

  23. in numbers 1 379 00 EUR costs 36 months (March 2011-February 2014) Aims & Indicators: • 5 educational program collaborations • 24 staff visits • 27 master theses with companies • 9 student recruitment activities (promote more females) • 3 Kolarctic Collaboration Events (conferences) • 5 Networks • 4 Best-Practice workshops • 13 Product Events (commercializing innovations) • 17 Innovation Events (students & companies together)

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