6AIKA: TRY OUT! Circular economy and cleantech experiments with cities and business networks – functional business models emerged project.
The project built
an innovation platform based on a culture of experimentation and co-creation, with a testing environment,
which offers an opportunity to experiment with new kinds of circular economy and cleantech business models, cross-sectoral operating methods and forms of cooperation, the most functional of which will survive and advance to the market.
Objectives
- Promoting the creation of a circular economy and cleantech innovation platform
- Looking for functional circular economy and cleantech business opportunities by experimenting
- Enabling the emergence of new market-driven solutions and services
- Implementing product development, innovation or commercialisation cooperation between cities, companies, higher education institutions, other RDI actors and customers in a concrete way that supports pioneering
- Increasing business in the theme, employment and thus the well-being of the regions
- Measures will be taken to promote system-level change in cities and higher education institutions, both in development activities in general and in the development of the circular economy and cleantech in particular
In summary:
- From the perspective of small companies: A development programme where you can co-develop with potential customers and business partners, receive mentoring from larger companies and provide an opportunity for experiments that provide valuable development information and references.
- From the point of view of large companies: A new kind of R&D&I work in the form of light corporate venturing: a view of new solution providers, the development of the industry/world, “reverse mentoring” (vs. research collaboration or the acquisition of startups).
- From the university’s point of view: New content and operating models for business cooperation, a development channel for science-based companies
Implementers:
Turku University of Applied Sciences, Demos Helsinki, University of Turku, University of Helsinki
Project code: A72153, implementation period: 1.8.2016 – 31.10.2018
