Co-operation Programme for South-East Finland, St. Petersburg, and the Leningrad Region

Co-operation Programme for South-East Finland, St. Petersburg, and the Leningrad Region

St. Petersburg Corridor Co-operation Programme for South-East Finland, St Petersburg, and the Leningrad Region

St. Petersburg Corridor Co-operation Programme for South-East Finland, St Petersburg, and the Leningrad Region

• Background:

• Finnish Innovation environment and knowledge of Russian business

• Several individual co-operation projects between the Cities of South-East Finland, St Petersburg, and Leningrad region in the 1990s

• The first ideas of integrating the resources of the area under the concept of St. Petersburg Corridor were presented in December 2002

• Development of the new Corridor programme:

• to combine individual business and research projects into strategic co-operation within the entire area of South-East Finland, city of St. Petersburg, and the Leningrad Region.

• to create the cross-border area as a true heart of the Northern Dimension to implement the Lisbon Objectives in the EU.

St. Petersburg Corridor – Vision 2013

• The Cross Border Concept is based on the common Vision 2013

• St. Petersburg Corridor is known globally as an area of co-operation between Russia and the EU.

• The Corridor area has become economically, functionally, and socially coherent and innovative entity.

• The Corridor area has evolved into an internationally attractive location for businesses and a significant driving force for economies in the area of the Baltic Sea.

• The Corridor has become the true heart of the Northern Dimension within the EU.

ROIP – Regional Open Innovation Platform

“The Cross Border EU Network” wants to accelerate the development of the Innovation Environment and dissemination of the EU’s Lisbon Objectives between the EU Countries and Russia

• “The Cross Border EU Network” wants to accelerate the development of the Innovation Environment and dissemination of the EU’s Lisbon Objectives between the EU Countries and Russia

• Create a Network of actors that represents Regional Open Innovation Environment in European policy and Russia

• Get better acceptance for Innovation Activities in EU’s Lisbon Objectives and Russian policy

• Enhance the connection between the EU and Russia to improve exchange and development of Innovative solutions in the Global Market

• Create a preferred place for SMEs and other organizations in research and implementation of new innovative processes and methods

• Create implementation programs for SMEs through the projects of Innovation Group, with MNCs and public organizations in close involvement

WP 1 (Inter-)regional innovation policy development

• WP 1 (Inter-)regional innovation policy development

• 1.1 Pervasive impact assessment and policy implications
• 1.2 Dissemination of results

• WP 2 Concept development of the Cross Border Innovation Platform

• 2.1 Mechanism and pattern definition for collaboration processes: Innovation actor analysis and selection, determination of the legal ground for innovation activities in cross-border cooperation
• 2.2 Role and task specialization: Defining roles and tasks of the actors in innovation development collaboration
• 2.3 Formation of the partnerships and common structures for the cross-border innovation policy development
• 2.4 Definition of the regional concepts (incl. analysis of present service portfolios)

• WP 3 System implementation: Cross Border Innovation Hub

• 3.1 System development for innovation collection based on information database and stakeholder needs
• 3.2 Establishment of an international network for the collection and promotion of innovations
• 3.3 Creation of the ongoing Innovation Exhibition for the innovation organisations, the Universities, and the SMEs.

• Finnish-Russian Innovation Partnership Agreement between the authorities of St.Petersburg and City of Lappeenranta for the innovation policy development

• Establishment of the Fenno – Russian Innovation Center in St. Petersburg

• The Innovation Policy Development between the Nordic Countries and St.Petersburg under the Nordic Council of Ministers

• The structures and processes for the daily innovation development work in the cross border area through the Innovation Support Network of the Leningrad Region and Southeast Finland

• Common master degree programs between the Finnish and Russian Universities

• Viborg Industrial Park (VIP) in the Cross Border area for the EU and Russian traditional industry companies. (Location 20 km from the EU border in Russia)

• Southeast Finland

• Cities of Lappeenranta, Kotka, Hamina, Savonlinna, Kouvola, Imatra, Mikkeli
• Lappeenranta University of Technology, University of Joensuu, University of Helsinki, South Karelian Polytechnic
• Lappeenranta Innovation Ltd, Technopolis Ltd, Cursor Ltd
• Hundreds of SMEs and several MNCs from the EU

• City of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region

• Gov. of the City of St. Petersburg Committee on IT and Communications Analytical Department
• The Committee of Economic Development of the Leningrad Regional Gov.
• St. Petersburg Information Analytic Center
• St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance
• Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI)

• Funding of the St.Petersburg Corridor Programme

• EU Interreg Programme
• EU Tacis programme
• Municipal funding
• Companies

THE DAILY DEVELOPMENT WORK AND COLLABORATION The Cross Border City programme with 250 000 inhabitants and 250 million €