In Tampere, the regional stakeholder group with representatives of the City of Tampere, the Council of Tampere Region, Dimecc, Tampere University of Technology,  Technology Industries of Finland, and Tredea (Tampere Region Economic Development Agency) met this week to discuss the S34Growth activities. The discussion was centered around the following topics:

  • status update of the Vanguard Initiative
  • challenges of innovation policy and funding, and the role of international cooperation therein
  • structural funds and European cooperation
  • the OSDD process: greetings from Skåne and Norte

Two members of the stakeholder group will join the S34Growth project partners in the next OSDD Scotland in March 2017.