EUKN - European Urban Knowledge Network

Forum Virium Helsinki

Introduction

The overall goal of Forum Virium Helsinki is to accelerate the development of new customer-driven digital services and contents, by supporting Open Innovation activities and cooperation between the network partners.

Description

Forum Virium Helsinki was founded by the initiative of many significant players in the sector of digital services: the anchor companies of the cluster are Digita, Elisa, Nokia, TeliaSonera, Finnish Road Enterprise, TietoEnator, Veikkaus, WM-data, YIT-Group and Finnish Broadcasting Company. The public sector is represented by the City of Helsinki, SITRA (The Finnish National Fund for Research and Development), TEKES (National Technology Agency of Finland) and VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland).

Approach

Forum Virium Helsinki is a cooperation cluster focusing on the development of new customer-driven digital services and contents. Forum Virium Helsinki was founded by the initiative of many significant players in the sector of digital services. Forum Virium Helsinki’s role is to act as the neutral matchmaker between the partners.

The overall goals of Forum Virium Helsinki are:

1. Acceleration of future concepts, programs and projects

Bring together different players, support cooperation and the implementation of projects, programs and concepts
Acquire funding for future programs

2. Networking

Expand the partner network of Forum Virium Helsinki, coordinate internal and external communication of the cluster

3. Development of innovation environment

Develop the innovation process of Forum Virium Helsinki, support Open Innovation activities

4. Development of the Helsinki Region

Actively participate in the development of Helsinki Region

Results

Ongoing initiatives and programs:

Finnish Mobile TV
Digital Home
Digital Services in HealthCare
End-User Needs and Behavior
Digital Traffic Services
Management of Copyrights, DRM
Retail Business and Digital Services
MultiChannel Delivery of Events

Part of the programs divide into numerous sub-projects. In addition to the projects listed above, there are closed ongoing future initiatives as well.

Contact info

Forum Virium Helsinki
Radiokatu 5 D, RTI House, 3rd floor
FIN-00240 Helsinki
Finland
Mr. Jarmo Eskelinen (Director), tel. +358 50 593 3441

Project start date

16/01/2006

Links

Forum Virium Helsinki

Document type

case

Themes

Urban Policy > Economy knowledge & employment

Keywords

Digital services, Urban economy