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Mr. Mikko Pukkinen Mayor, City of Turku

The Added Value of Strategic Co-operation: Challenges and Opportunities for Cities in the Co-operation with other Stakeholders. Mr. Mikko Pukkinen Mayor, City of Turku. Role of cities crucial for development. urbanisation will continue competition and co-operation between cities

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Mr. Mikko Pukkinen Mayor, City of Turku

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  1. The Added Value of Strategic Co-operation: Challenges and Opportunities for Cities in the Co-operation with other Stakeholders Mr. Mikko Pukkinen Mayor, City of Turku

  2. Role of cities crucial for development • urbanisation will continue • competition and co-operation between cities • cities as forums for innovation and creativity • mobility of people, goods, capital and ideas • basis for success increasingly local or regional

  3. How can cities promote growth and prosperity? • good, competent and well-functioning institutions – good governance • favourable climate for investment • environment to stimulate innovation and growth – triple helix

  4. Good governance • cities and administrations to be recognised as efficient, competent and impartial • they must have legal competence and effective power to make decisions • need to review fragmented municipal structures to ensure long-term effectiveness of service production and competitiveness

  5. Favourable climate for investment • decisions on taxation and fees • clarity and simplicity of procedures • well-planned, long-term investment policies by cities in basic infrastructure • role as “midwifes” in strategic investments and development projects

  6. Stimulating innovation and growth • lack of innovation may be fatal in long run • cities not taking (calculated) risks may be at risk • communicating and co-operating between strategic partners – public authorities, business and academic world (triple helix)

  7. Introducing the city of Turku • Finland’s oldest city – 777 years • up to 19th century, country’s administrative and cultural capital • Finland’s gateway to Europe and the West • “Old town but pretty funky”

  8. Turku – European Capital of Culture in 2011 • nomination as official candidate by Finnish government • the other Capital of Culture will be Tallinn • close co-operation started with Tallinn and many important European cities • will highlight Baltic Sea region and “Northern Cultural Dimension” • invite all to work with us!

  9. Turku as key university city • Three universities • University of Turku (17.000 students, 2.500 staff) • Swedish-speaking Åbo Akademi University (9.000 students, 1.300 staff) • Turku School of Economics (2.000 students, 270 staff) Four polytechnics • 10.000 studentsand 1.000 staff members Total universities + polytechnics: about 40.000 students and 5.000 staff members

  10. City of Turku and universities • strategic partnership • well established at all levels, constantly expanding • based on recognition of mutual interests

  11. Joint development strategy for Turku universities (2005) • Commitment to high-level of expertise, promotion of technology and development of innovative businesses particularly in following fields: • biotechnology and health • information technology • cultural services • environment industry • material production (metal, maritime and graphic industries)

  12. Turku Science Park • hearth of regional innovation system • located in the heart of city with excellent connections • University campuses, Technology Centre, University Hospital, development companies

  13. Turku Science Park

  14. SparkNet City is a… • SparkNet • components • 1. Access points • 2. Spark VLANs • 3. Authentication • gateways • 4. Dedicated routers • connecting Spark • VLANs • 5. Operator selection • service server • Every user organization • route and pay for their • own Internet traffic • Universities, Turku Polytechnic and City of Turku all offer Wi-Fi connections for their own users, including students, free of charge …multioperator environment

  15. SparkNet is a unique city-wide... • SparkNet has a large coverage • Over 500 Access Points (802.11g) • Covers large areas in city of Turku • Access Points also in Archipelago • SparkNet-Skärgårdsnät co-operation • SparkNet development • MP-MasterPlanet • SparkNet research: • UTU, ÅAU, TSEBA, Turku Polytechnic • SparkNet is ideal for development and testing • SparkNet can be used free of charge by local universities • SparkNet has some 100.000 user-ids • Universities have 1 Gb Internet-connection in SparkNet … Wi-Fi network

  16. Maritime cluster in Southwest Finland • 400 companies, turnover 4.000 million euro (2005) • employing 17.000 persons • flagship industry Aker Yards Finland’s Turku shipyard • Freedom of the Seas, 339 metres, 3.600 passengers, biggest in the world • Genesis class ship (delivery 2009, 43 % bigger)

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