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Role of Universities in ICT Innovation Reima Suomi Professor. people. Raisin g up hungry and dissatisfied young professionals. Not reinventing the feel. Producing and disseminating information about current best practices , products and services.
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Role of Universitiesin ICT Innovation Reima Suomi Professor
people • Raisinguphungry and dissatisfiedyoungprofessionals
Notreinventing the feel • Producing and disseminatinginformationaboutcurrentbestpractices, products and services
Maintaining a balancedwholeview on innovation • Technologicalinnovation • Social innovation • Systemicinnovation
Carryingsomedevelopmentrisk • Universitiesmustbeable to acceptinnovationrisks: investing into wrongthings • The onlythingyoucanreallyprove is thatsomething is notworking
Providingknowledge and evidence and assessment • Universitiesare to provideknowledge as a basis for innovations • Lateruniversitiesare to collectevidence of the workinginnovations • - anyway the markettest is crucial • Assessment and review of innovations • - butnot of owninnovation and work
The devil’sadvocate • Asking the stupidquestions • Challengingideas • Doubtingeverything
sustainability • Social • Financial • Environmental
System view • Providinginformation and research on • standards • architectures • infrastructures
Providingworkforce • Engagingstudents in developmentactivities, seminarworks etc. • Providingtestaudiences • Flexiblecurriculum to caterroom for innovation