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This proposal outlines the vision for the Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation, highlighting the region as interconnected islands of innovation and entrepreneurship. It includes a policy framework, strategy, governance regime, communication framework, and infrastructure for innovation and entrepreneurship.
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The Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation – a Metropolitan Partnership for Growth! The WP 5 Proposal to a BaltMet Innovation & Entrepreneurship Policy
Summary The Baltic Sea Region is not referring to a distinct regional identity, but is a strategic (functional) concept, used to explore the golden opportunity to craft a joint competitive platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Northern Dimension of Europe The Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation is a proposed innovation and entrepreneurship brand for the BSR, highlighting the region as a number of connected, independent and distinctly unique islands of innovation in a Baltic Sea of entrepreneurial competence and capability. The vision for the BaltMetNetwork is to serve as a strategic platform for developing the Baltic Sea Region into a leading science- and technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship region in Europe.
The BaltMet Policy Framework • An Innovation and Entrepreneurship policy, i.e. a vision for the Baltic Sea Region including the principles and policies upon on which the future I&E collaboration between independent metropolitan cities should rest (WP5) • A strategy and a governance regime to implement the overall vision of the Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation (WP1). • A communication framework to be used in branding and marketing the region externally as well as internally (WP2). • A portfolio of well connected, globally competitive, science and technology clusters supported by a family of valuable business oriented services (WP3) • An Innovation and Entrepreneurship infrastructurebased on a set of qualified innovation competencies, and supported by a portfolio of I&E support programs and instruments (WP4)
1. A Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation • An I&E strategy for Europe • A golden opportunity • The need to join forces • Re-inventing a Baltic Sea Region • A Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation • Positioning the Baltic Sea Region
2. Baltic Metropoles - a Platform for Innovation and Growth • A particular role of Metropolitan Cities in the Baltic Sea Region • BaltMet as an emerging strategic concept! • BaltMet as platform for innovation and entrepreneurship
3. Metropolitan I&E Strategies and Governance(WP1) • Metropolitan Regions as strategic key players • A Strategy of Strategies • A strategy for the top of the innovation chain • Governance – a Strategic Partnership for Growth
4. Metropolitan I&E based marketing, branding & identity building (WP2) • Attuned metropolitan city marketing • The Baltic Archipelago of Innovation brand as an umbrealla • Metropolitan city as core brand elements • Identify with rather than identity of – endorsed branding
5. Clusters and creative Inno-environments (WP3) • Defining metropolitan innovation regions • Designing Innovation infrastructure based on science and technology • Supporting Cluster development • Spatial planning as an instrument for innovations and growth
6. Innovation competences and entrepreneurial skills • New entrepreneurial sprit • Engaging universities • Orchestrating I&E programs