Northern Dimension Research Centre - NICHEINNO International Niche –business innovations in the forest industry of South-Eastern Finland
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Objectives To identify new niches for business creation in and out South- Karelia – Where are inventions and opportunities emerging? – Where does exist favourable context for innovations? To design policy measures and implementation processes on firm/industry/regional levels to support niche creation To create analytical & design methodology to perform other projects and thus leverage this outcome to other industries
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Work packages WP_1 Industry and firm analysis (4-11/2009) WP_2 Defining Niche-opportunities (10/ /2010) WP_3 Business modelling and testing (desk-study) (2/ /2011) WP_4 Operationalization of innovations (4/ /2011) WP_5 Development of the operational model / process (12/ /2011)
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Implementation and work packages
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Nicheinno process
Northern Dimension Research Centre - From opportunities to handing over business model analyses to the implementers Divergent phaseConvergent phase
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Supporting niche business creation
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Implementation (1/2)
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Implementation (2/2)
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Results Scouted and specified innovation niches (i.e. feasible innovation projects and businesses) Designed policy measures and processes to support innovations Analytical and design tools Managerial New analytical approaches to study innovation niches Panels for longitudinal study of regional and cross- border innovation networks Advancement of the theoretical frameworks and methods for industry analyses, innovation value network analysis and collaborative innovation Academic Input for directing educational programmes Training seminars for managers Support for the productization of developed analytical approaches Educational
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Project partners
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Project numbers Start date: End date: Wideness: 70 person months Budget:
Northern Dimension Research Centre - Contact information Project manager Jouni Koivuniemi (D.Sc.) Responsible director Jukka-Pekka Bergman (D.Sc.)