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Services
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Visionary leadership for climate-neutral and smart cities
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Foresight about global developments policies, economy and technology
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Strategy and roadmap support for decision-makers
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Data-driven leadership and monitorig tools for maximum impact
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Real-life challenges from innovative cities and companies
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Real challenges offered by challenge owners
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Challenge identification and fine-tuning with challenge owner
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Challenge stakeholder and impact mapping
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Business-driven solutions to local needs and global markets
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Challenges picked up by interested companies
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Solvers in different roles, only those involved who can and want to contribute
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Information about target market demands and access channels
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Expertise, finance and networks
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Advisors providing valuable expertise
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Private investors scanning promising opportunities
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Partners opening global networks and sales channels
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Innovative public procurement piloting
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Business Finland and EU funding advice
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Structured co-creation, digital tools
and data resources
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Connecting challenges, solvers, testbeds and living labs across geographical and sectoral borders
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Professional fascilitation and structured co-creation process
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Incubator and accelerator collaboration, pitching events and hackathons
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Digital self-service tools for effective virtual collaboration
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Member/partner intranet, ”metadata” about what is where, match-making and finder services
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Piloting and scaling in testbeds / living labs
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Network of testbeds and living labs to develop solutions in real-life environments with customers and users
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Piloting, PoC’s and scaling to other use cases/ markets through partner tesbeds and living labs
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Best practise examples and other information from the network
We are
We are a co-operative of the leading companies and institutions in the Smart City field. Our way of cooperation makes us unique. By combining the actions, expertise and possibilities of the member organisations, we are ready to create the solutions for global scaling.
The challenges are actively scouted from cities and communities, who seek to bring better living for citizens and create solutions for climate change. Solving these local and global challenges means business and development opportunities for member companies and research institutions.
Challenges and markets are too big to overcome alone. Together we create world class solutions.
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Members & Partners
Services
Visionary leadership for climate-neutral and smart cities
-
Foresight about global developments policies, economy and technology
-
Strategy and roadmap support for decision-makers
-
Data-driven leadership and monitorig tools for maximum impact
Real-life challenges from innovative cities and companies
-
Real challenges offered by challenge owners
-
Challenge identification and fine-tuning with challenge owner
-
Challenge stakeholder and impact mapping
Business-driven solutions to local needs and global markets
-
Challenges picked up by interested companies
-
Solvers in different roles, only those involved who can and want to contribute
-
Information about target market demands and access channels
Piloting and scaling in testbeds / living labs
-
Network of testbeds and living labs to develop solutions in real-life environments with customers and users
-
Piloting, PoC’s and scaling to other use cases/ markets through partner tesbeds and living labs
-
Best practise examples and other information from the network
Expertise, finance and networks
-
Advisors providing valuable expertise
-
Private investors scanning promising opportunities
-
Partners opening global networks and sales channels
-
Innovative public procurement piloting
-
Business Finland and EU funding advice
Structured co-creation, digital tools and data resources
-
Connecting challenges, solvers, testbeds and living labs across geographical and sectoral borders
-
Professional fascilitation and structured co-creation process
-
Incubator and accelerator collaboration, pitching events and hackathons
Events
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Global opportunities
How to join
We are leading organizations in the Smart City field and we are strong together. Join us to create the solutions of tomorrow!
For companies
Find growth and new business opportunities. Get into an exclusive network of leading companies and cities in the Smart City sector.
For investors
Get the early access for scalable Smart City innovations and projects
For cities
Get unique possibilities to co-create solutions and find solvers for your challenges. Join the group of forerunners.
For startups
Get to co-create, pilot and scale the innovations with leading companies and institutions in the field.
For research
Find new cutting edge topics for research and development.
For
Clusters & ecosystems
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For companies
Find growth and new business opportunities. Get into an exclusive network of leading companies and cities in the Smart City sector.
For cities
Get unique possibilities to co-create solutions and find solvers for your challenges. Join the group of forerunners.
For startups
Get to co-create, pilot and scale the innovations with leading companies and institutions in the field.
For investors
Get the early access for scalable Smart City innovations and projects
For research
Find new cutting edge topics and co-creation possibilities for research and development
Clusters & ecosystems
Find co-creation, innovative solutions and networks for your members who work in Smart City environments
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Teppo Rantanen
Executive Director, Growth, Innovation and Competitiveness