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1. Social Engineering to Increase Social Capitalwww.etampere.fi

2. eTampere aims high • The objective of the eTampere information society programme is to make Tampere the spearhead city of information society development • by strengthening the knowledge base • by creating new business • by developing new public online services that ease the daily life of all citizens Active citizens, innovative business

4. Paid Salaries in ICT-sector in major Growth Regions in Finland

5. eOrigins in the eEurope initiative • bringing every citizen, home, school, enterprise and administrative body into the network environment • creating a Europe of digital skills and entrepreneurial spirit • ensuring that everyone has an opportunity to be part of the information society The technology-oriented stage is over. Citizens want information and applications that make their lives simpler and better. Here and now, not just in the future.

6. promoting cooperation between enterprise, research, education and the public sector so that the information society will become a natural part of everyday life for all citizens, without discrimination Local, regional, national, international Partners City of Tampere University of Tampere Tampere University of Technology Tampere Technology Centre Ltd VTT eTampere is a new type of marriage between Business, Government and University Partners in cooperation Polytechnics and other educational establishments Centres of Expertise Enterprises Associations Surrounding municipalities International partners

8. Local Innovation System – The Tampere Model Mechanical Engineering and Automation Health Technology World Class Research and Development Specialised Strategic Companies Centre of Expertise Programme Mobile and Biomaterials Water Finn-Medi Research Ltd Hydraulics Tampere Business Development Strategy Coordination and Financing Tampere BioneXt Tampere programme Digital Signal Technology centre Opto- Processing DMI electronics ORC Tampere Media Convention Tourism ICT Tampere Ltd Bureau Tourism Industry Hypermedia Innovations and Products VCR Professia Ltd eTampere programme Media KIBS Information Society Research

9. The mode of operation • The programme is implemented by six independent subprogrammes, which cooperate with each other and various other players. • Technology engine programmes • (TUT/Digital Media Institute) • Research & Evaluation Laboratory, RELab (VTT) • eBusiness Research Center, eBRC (TUT, UTA) • eAccelerator (Tampere Technology Centre Ltd) • Information Society Institute, ISI (UTA) • Infocity (City of Tampere) • The programme as a whole is coordinated and • marketed by the eTampere office. The strategic vision • and monitoring of activities are the responsibility of the steering group. • Policy-making for and monitoring of the practical • work is carried out by the executive committee. • A five-year programme for the years 2001-2005 • Targeted total volume of projects 132 million euros • 20 % seed funding from the City of Tampere

10. Subprogrammes Research & Evaluation Laboratory, RELab Produces easy-to-use services for everyday life and test environments for the production, development and evaluation of services. Technology engine programmes Bring top expertise for the use of enterprises through high-quality research. Adaptive software components, User interfaces, Perception of information, Neoreality, Broadband data transfer eBusiness Research Center, eBRC Produces research-based and practical expertise related to electronic business for the use of enterprises and the public sector, acts as a matchmaker for researchers, companies, organizations and financers. eAccelerator Shoots companies with unique, high-technology-based ideas onto the international growth path. There are currently nine companies growing in the accelerator. Information Society Institute, ISI Through multidisciplinary research, development and educational activities, forwards the building of an information society based on active citizenship and the development of its daily practices. Infocity Makes Tampere a model city of information society by developing practical online services and by improving the citizens’ skills to use them.

11. Cultural Technical Social Tecnology engine programmes Infocity ISI RELab Financial eAccelerator eBRC eTampere and the four dimensions of information society

12. Areas of emphasis in 2003 Concrete services that improve the productivity of public services and transfer technology innovations into services for citizens, implemented based on business logic. Active, participating and influential citizenship • increasing opportunities for influence and participation • eTampere card • new possibilities for communal spirit and operation Developing expertise and business development • eTampere business service • mobile technologies, services and content Development of service innovations • Support for and development of service processes with information and communication technologies • customer-oriented approach, active customership, multifarious productionship More in-depth international cooperation • Sixth Framework Programme • St Petersburg cooperation

13. Achievements of eTampere so far • The programme advances according to plan (project portfolio 52 million euros, realization rate 114 %) • The proportion of finance from enterprises and international sources has increased in total funding • Capital investment exceeds 9.5 million euros • Ca. 400 researchers and more than 150 enterprises participate in over 100 eTampere projects. 11 international projects. • Information Society Observatory, which aims to produce high-quality social-scientific research on information society • WLAN Hämeenkatu and digital TV user studies • Smart home – from pilot to mass product • W3C – Finnish regional office in Tampere • 9 accelerator companies, several companies in pre-accelerator • SME service model –from fax-mode to e-era • 2500 people trained onboard the Netti-Nysse Internet bus, almost 20 000 visitors • More than 4 000 citizens trained with training funding • eTampere card, a new key to services • New public online services developed. Total eservice map created for the city. The city website visited more than two million times a month • Several extensive international and national seminars (eGlobal, eBRF, Spearhead network seminar etc.) • New culture of cooperation among stakeholders

14. eTampere builds a humanly sustainable information society eTampere is critical but curious, daring but humble, a builder of the new that respects the old.