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Research Programme on Business Know-how. Opening Seminar Academy of Finland 10.2.2006. Academy of Finland invests in the development of business know-how. Academy of Finland provides funding for research projects, research programmes, centres of excellence in research,
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Research Programme on Business Know-how Opening Seminar Academy of Finland 10.2.2006
Academy of Finland invests in the development of business know-how • Academy of Finland provides funding for • research projects, • research programmes, • centres of excellence in research, • researcher training, • international cooperation, • research posts for Academy Professors and Academy Research Fellows
General aims for research programme Liike2 • To develop research environments • To coordinate scattered research capacities • To increase interdisciplinarity • To develop coordination between researchers, funding bodies and end-users of research results • To generate substantial added value • To develop new national and international cooperation between researchers
Themes of Liike2 for 2006-2009 • Innovations, knowledge, know-how and commercialisation in business activities • Local, regional and global dimensions of business know-how • Business know-how in new business growth and entrepreneurship • Business regeneration and change • Business environment and social responsibility
Specific aims • To strengthen research in business know-how • To improve the societal and economic applicability of business know-how • To promote national and international research cooperation • To strengthen researcher training and research careers
How business know-how serves as a pillar of Finnish society alongside technological and social innovations