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Fokuksessa Sitran strateginen asemoituminen    Ajankohtainen ja laaja #arviointi tarkastelee Sitran asemoitumista, roolia ja lisäarvoa vuosina 2019–2023 ja antaa niiden perusteella evästyksiä myös tuleville vuosille. Owal Group Oy:n kanssa toteuttamaamme kehittävää arviointia onkin jo hyödynnetty Sitran uuden strategian valmistelussa. Arvioinnin keskeiset viestit ovat: - Sitralle on selkeä tarve ja tehtävä: suomalainen yhteiskunta on vaikeiden kehittämishaasteiden edessä, joiden ratkaisemiseen tarvitaan kauaskantoista näkemystä ja määrätietoista työtä. - Sidosryhmät arvostavat Sitran asiantuntemusta ja ennakointikykyä. Sitran uskottavuus, asema ja lisäarvo ovat pääosin rakentuneet sen substanssien kautta ja se on onnistunut strategisissa valinnoissaan. On tärkeää, että jatkossakin Sitralla on vahvoja osaamiskärkiä, joiden ympärille voidaan rakentaa pitkäjänteistä yhteistyötä kumppaneiden kanssa. - Sitran lisäarvo rahoittajana on perustunut sen kykyyn koota yhteen toimijoita ja mobilisoida resursseja yhteisiin tavoitteisiin.   Yhteiskunnan akuuttien haasteiden keskellä Sitran rooli pitkäjänteisenä ja rohkeana tulevaisuusorganisaationa on korostunut. Jatkossa sen odotetaan ajavan nykyistäkin enemmän muutosvoimaisuutta ja yhteiskunnan järjestelmien perustavanlaatuista uudistumista.   https://lnkd.in/d6BGrRRW

Launch of the Project on Reforming University-Business Collaboration in Finland   The Policy Support Facility (PSF) Country Finland aims to analyse and address the barriers that hinder public-private R&D collaboration within Finland’s #research and #innovation (R&I) ecosystem.   4FRONT, represented by national expert Kimmo Halme, is proud to support this initiative in identifying the most efficient ways to encourage public-private R&D collaboration through public R&D #funding and other #policy measures.   https://lnkd.in/dgP4cPPx

Check the latest OECD evidence on how governments direct support to innovation: - Governments strive to find the appropriate level and balance of financial support for innovation.  - The majority of OECD and EU governments have increasingly relied on R&D tax incentives: In 2021, R&D tax incentives accounted on average for close to 60% of total measured support for R&D in the OECD and EU areas. - Finland remains one exception with a very low share of support through tax incentives (data from the Finnish R&D tax incentive introduced in 2023 not yet available). #innovation #government https://lnkd.in/dys7ZHcD

We are happy to continue the collaboration with Business Helsinki with heading to impact #evaluation of the Campus Incubators program. Campus Incubators program 2021–2024 is built on the collaboration between the city of Helsinki and seven higher education institutions: Aalto University, Arcada, Haaga-Helia, Hanken, University of Helsinki, Metropolia and Uniarts Helsinki. The evaluation will focus on both campus-specific and program-level results as well as studying the qualitative impacts of the program. The evaluation will support the decision-making to create and maintain successful and international #startup #ecosystem in Helsinki. https://lnkd.in/dB_uBaYZ Further information on the Campus Incubators program can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dKM_Tfwk

We have started conducting a study on the digitalisation in education in Finland for the Finnish National Agency for Education. The goals of the study are to map the knowledge base for #digitalisation in #education, and analyse how digital data and services are utilised in education. Additionally, the study will identify and analyse services that support the use and dissemination of digitalisation in education. The study is part of the Framework for Digitalisation in Early Childhood Education and Care, Comprehensive School Education and Liberal Adult Education. Read more on our website! *** Olemme aloittaneet koulutuksen digitalisaatiota koskevan selvitystyön. Opetushallitukselle toteutettavan selvityksen tavoitteena on kartoittaa koulutuksen digitalisaation tietopohjaa ja analysoida, miten digitalisaatiota koskevaa tietoa ja palveluita hyödynnetään ja levitetään varhaiskasvatuksen, esi- ja perusopetuksen sekä vapaan sivistystyön kontekstissa. Selvitys toteutetaan osana varhaiskasvatuksen, esi- ja perusopetuksen sekä vapaan sivistystyön digitalisaation viitekehystyötä. Lue lisää sivuiltamme! https://lnkd.in/dFs7wPnk Opetushallitus - Utbildningsstyrelsen - Finnish National Agency for Education Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö/Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet/Ministry of Education & Culture

The Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2024–2029 have been published in July. The guidelines presents a plan to ensure Europe's sustainable prosperity and competitiveness, emphasizing, among other things: 🇪🇺 A clean industrial deal and emissions reduction 🇪🇺 Expanding the use of digital technology and thereby boosting productivity 🇪🇺 The role of research and innovation in these areas and increasing research spending We are looking forward to see, how these guidelines are turned into action in the coming months.    Read more here: https://lnkd.in/egwYi_pW

The 2024 European Innovation Scoreboard: main results and how to read it 📈🔍 The European Future Innovation System (EFIS) Centre, collaborating with a great consortium of partners, has given the EIS report a fresh new look and enhanced the online tool with more interactive features for data exploration. Read more about the project, discover the main results of the 2024 EIS, and get tips on how to read and explore the data here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVz3mYzk The consortium will continue to work on the EIS until 2027, including a revision this fall, and will also focus on the European Regional Scoreboard and the Eco-Innovation Index. Stay tuned! #EUInnovation #EIS

The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) 2024 has been released! 💯 #EIS provides a comprehensive assessment of R&I performance across EU member states and other selected countries, including the annual report as well as an interactive tool for customized country comparisons. 4FRONT is happy to be part of the consortium supporting the development of the methodological advancement of the EIS 2024–2027. Read more about EIS results and the interactive tool on our website: https://lnkd.in/dWXSfvAS European Future Innovation System (EFIS) Centre Technopolis Consulting Group Belgium SPRL Visionary Analytics Old-Continent OneTandem NEBS srl Cambridge Econometrics

📣 📣 📣 Check out the new European Innovation Scoreboard for 2024, with a fresh design and many new features! Our consortium partners have done an incredible job in developing a fresh and modern visualisation tool - it is worth taking a look and exploring. 🔍📊 Stay tuned for many interesting insights around the European Innovation Scoreboard! 🚀

4FRONT partner Kimmo Halme is part of the EU expert team to provide external advice and operational recommendations to Czech authorities in reforming their technology transfer offices (TTO) sector. The project is part of Horizon Europe Policy Support Facility (PSF). More information on the PSF country Czhechia: https://lnkd.in/dCgf86EY More information on Policy Support Facility: https://lnkd.in/dyiBkSmh #HorizonEU #technologytransfer