SuperEcosystem
SupEco
Finland: North and East Finland
Johan Halvarsson
Project Manager
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Overview
Type of Network
Regional
Legal form of the cluster network
Non-Profit
Date of establishment
01 January 2021
Languages spoken
Albanian - English - Finnish - Polish - Serbian - Swedish
Participation in EU funded projects
ERDF, NPA, ERASMUS+, DIH, ESR, Other H2020, ECHA
Support training services for cluster managers/policy makers
Provision and facilitation of access to training for members - Staff mobility - Facilitation of collaboration between members (eg. joint training programs) - Promotion of activities (eg. job fairs and exhibitions) - Facilitation of cross-sectorial cooperation (reskilling staff from other sectors) - Trend-scouting (latest trends on skills) - Support of knowledge sharing - Access to finance (to upskill/reskill) - Collecting needs from company members - Connecting to other actors or signposting to vocational training - Connecting to other organisations in the regional ecosystem
Resource efficiency support services
Awareness raising - Best practices, best available technologies and business models - Certification of energy management - Certification of environmental management - Circular economy strategy - Consultancy/one to one consultations - Cooperation with companies and research institutions - CSR - Green innovations and cleantech - Industrial symbiosis - Information and dissemination activities - Information on funding sources and technology providers - Investment in green technology / Cleantech - Mentoring and coaching - Networking and thematic events - Promotion of green achievements / advertise green credentials - Resource efficiency audits (energy, materials, …) - Resource efficiency optimisation (Better management of energy, water and material costs) - Self assessment, calculators and benchmarking tools - Technical equipment / technology solutions supplier - Training - Waste prevention
Resource efficiency expertise
Water, Energy, Health, Agri-Food, Bio and Circular Economy, Machine and Materia, Digitalization
Digitalization expertise
Definition of members' digital strategies and new business models - Identifying and promotion of digital collaborative projects - Digital training courses for members - Talent attraction/development - Support towards digitalization of processes - Introduction to digital solution/technology providers - Expertise in Industry 4.0 processes - Scouting digital services/innovations
Social economy expertise
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - Education & skills - Circular economy - Local economic development and regeneration
Support services for upskilling and reskilling of companies' workforce
Competence development - Lifelong learning - On-the-job training - Vocational training - Hiring of specialists - Mentoring - Talent Attraction - Involvement in a local skills strategy
Upskilling and reskilling expertise
Internationalisation - Strategy development - Marketing/ branding - EU project development - Evaluation
About us
Cross-Pollinate RDI & Business
We bring together ecosystems, clusters, and organizations and service providers from both the private and public sectors in the Pohjois-Savo region, resulting in a SuperEcosystem with national and international visibility and appeal. We boost the revenue and market share growth by deploying our original operational models that support clusters and ecosystems and their members in their innovation, development, and business aspirations.
Our current active Clusters and Ecosystems:
- Agri-Food Cluster (ECCP certified) - Energy Cluster North-Savo (ECCP certified) - Kuopio Health (ECCP certified) - Kuopio Water Cluster (ECCP certified) - Machine and Materia Technology Ecosystem (kestech.fi, materiakeskus.fi) - Bio and Circular Economy Cluster - Business Center North-Savo - DigiCenter North-Savo
The communication and marketing activities includes e.g. SuperWeek 2021 where over 100 different presenters, including clusters, members, and key organizations joined together to tell about their activities, offerings, and innovations. The session was streamed live globally (on Vimeo) throughout the whole week (08-12.11.2021). Search word: SuperEcosystem. Please find a link to the schedule from this link: https://superekosysteemi.fi/hot-now/superweek-2021/schedule/ Please also see the marketing campaign we launched on LinkedIn, prior to the event.
We facilitate cross-pollination between the different verticals (Clusters and Ecosystems) related to different horizontal challenges like Digitalization, Smart City, Industry 4.0, collaborative robotics and robots, utilizing technologies like 3D scanning, industrial 3D printing, Augmented reality, test and Living Labs to further collaboration, Business Development, Knowledge sharing and Innovation.
Each Cluster and Ecosystem has their own dedicated personnel that is unique and specialized in that field of responsibility. The SuperEcosystem has 2,5 FTE that are fully dedicated to drive growth and collaboration both nationally and internationally.
Services offered
Services offered
- Test Labs and collaboration work between local companies and organizations like LUKE (Natural Recourses Institute Finland), GTK (Geological Survey of Finland), THL (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), VTT(Technical Research Center of Finland)), Savonia University of Applied Sciences as well as University of Eastern Finland to increase their knowledge into companies and their Human Resources to better respond to companies' strategical intents and long-term goals. In total over 150 organizations.
- Impact analyses of businesses in the area, cross-vertically, and look for consortium opportunities related to horizontal needs such as Smart City, Industry 4.0, Digitalization, environmental sustainability, and wellbeing and health.
- Business coaching and mentoring: Everything from business model canvases all the way up to cultural integration programs.
- Test Labs: 5G, Water Test Lab, Living Lab, 3D printing Lab, VR and AR Simulation Labs, Human Mobility Lab, AI Virtanen Institute.
Examples of training materials
We collaborate closely with Institutes (i.e. LUKE (Natural Recourses Institute Finland), GTK (Geological Survey of Finland), THL (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), VTT(Technical Research Center of Finland)), Savonia University of Applied Sciences as well as University of Eastern Finland, Neuro Center Finland, Ylä-Savon Ammattiopisto, Savo Vocational College, Navitas Business Services, Business Kuopio, Kuopio Regional Chamber of Commerce, Sawo Grow, Pohjois-Savon Liitto, Center of Economic Development Transport and the Environment (ELY), Kuopio University Hospital (KUH), all cities in the region, to increase their knowledge into companies and their Human Resources to better respond to companies' strategical intents and long-term goals.
Sectorial and industrial focus
Sectoral industries
Cross-sectoral industries
Digital Industries
Industrial Alliances and Ecosystems
Alliances:Hydrogen -
Ecosystems:Agri-food
Technology fields
A\: Human necessities:Foods or foodstuffs; their treatment, not covered by other classes -
A\: Human necessities:Medical or veterinary science; hygiene -
E\: Fixed constructions:Water supply; sewerage -
G\: Physics:Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for specific application fields -
H\: Electricity:Generation, conversion, or distribution of electric power
S3 EU priority areas
Aeronautics & space:Bio fuels & energy efficiency -
Aeronautics & space:Remotely piloted aircrafts -
Aeronautics & space:Safety & security -
Aeronautics & space:Transport & logistics -
Digital transformation:Artificial intelligence, cognitive systems, augmented and virtual reality, visualisation, simulation, gamification & interaction technologies -
Digital transformation:Big data, data mining, database management -
Digital transformation:Broadband, spectrum and other communication networks (e.g. 5G) -
Digital transformation:Cleaner environment & efficient energy networks and low energy computing -
Digital transformation:Cloud computing and software as a service and service architectures -
Digital transformation:Digitising Industry (Industry 4.0, smart and additive manufacturing) -
Digital transformation:e-Health (e.g. healthy ageing) -
Digital transformation:e-Inclusion (e.g. e-Skills, e-Learning) -
Digital transformation:Internet of Things (e.g. connected devices, sensors and actuators networks) -
Digital transformation:Location based technologies (e.g. GPS, GIS, in-house localization) -
Digital transformation:Robotics, autonomous and cyber physical systems (e.g. vehicles, embedded systems) -
Digital transformation:Smart system integration -
KETs:Advanced manufacturing systems -
KETs:Advanced materials -
Public health & security:Ageing societies -
Public health & security:Food security & safety -
Public health & security:Public health & well-being -
Public health & security:Public safety & pandemics -
Service innovation:New or improved service processes -
Service innovation:New or improved service products (commodities or public services) -
Social innovation:Social innovation with regard to education, skills & training -
Social innovation:Social innovation with regard to environmental issues -
Social innovation:Social innovation with regard to health, well-being & elder care -
Social innovation:Social innovation with regard to social inclusion -
Sustainable innovation:Bioeconomy -
Sustainable innovation:Climate change -
Sustainable innovation:Eco-innovations -
Sustainable innovation:Resource efficiency -
Sustainable innovation:Sustainable agriculture -
Sustainable innovation:Sustainable energy & renewables -
Sustainable innovation:Sustainable land & water use -
Sustainable innovation:Sustainable production & consumption -
Sustainable innovation:Waste management
Areas of specialisation not covered above
We cross-pollinate RDI & Businesses.
- We have programs that promote environmental strategy planning for businesses.
- We provide coaching and mentoring for startups, SMEs, and large corporations related to building sustainable business, internationalization of operations, and cross-vertical innovation management and acceleration.
- We conduct impact analyses of businesses in the area, cross-vertically, and discover consortium opportunities related to horizontal needs such as Smart City, Industry 4.0, Collaborative and mobile robotics and robots, Digitalization, environmental sustainability, and wellbeing and health.
- We build digitalization roadmaps for eg. Clusters, Ecosystems, Smart Cities, and other business horizontals.
Members
| Profile name | Location | |
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| Energy Cluster North Savo |
Finland
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| North Savo Agri-Food Cluster |
Finland
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| Kuopio Health Co-op. |
Finland
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| Kuopio Water Cluster |
Finland
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| Machine and Materia Technology | ||
| Business Center Pohjois-Savo | ||
| DigiCenterNS | ||
| Bio and Circular Economy | ||
| Bio and Circular Cluster |
Finland
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