Baltic Sea Region Smart-Up Innovation Camp Brandenburg 2018
Dialoque between Science and Society
November 28-30, 2018, Potsdam-Golm Science Park, Germany
The relations between science and society have been transforming greatly under the pressure of serious societal challenges. For example, the urgency to stop climate change has revealed that many solutions fall beyond mere science and technology factors, but rather they depend on how well scientific reasonings and technological solutions are communicated, understood, accepted and enacted on societal level (Krishna 2013). Active dialogue, inclusive innovation, and blending of local knowledge systems are needed to create the necessary momentum for action. How to achieve such goals with institutional means on regional level?
Brandenburg Innovation Camp tackles the topic of dialogue between science and society, and how can science parks promote increased interaction between businesses, civic society organizations and local community for addressing societal needs and promoting regional development.
Challenge 1: How to better integrate Science Park/Innovation Hub activities with local community and societal needs?
Challenge 2: How to develop a science park into internationally attractive science and innovation location / center?
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SWOT workshop for Smart-Up BSR Partners on 28 November 2018
The foresight thinking is part of RIS3 policy. Helsinki-Uusimaa Region in partnership with consultancies developed alternative scenarios of the future based on current grand societal trends and societal challenges. In the scenario work, a number of uncertainties have been identified, and the scenarios have been built on alternative cases and combinations of these. The idea is not to predict the most probable future, but to develop strategic thinking, future visions and interaction between actors in the region. Alternative scenarios of the future are available below:
Alternative Scenarios of the Future
Using alternative scenarios of the future, partner regions organized stakeholder workshops where they devised strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks for their own region for each future scenario. The aim of the exercise is to map out which strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks come up repeatedly, no matter which scenario is being used. These repeating elements are key for the development of the region in the future.
Brandenburg Region: SWOT analysis
Helsinki Uusimaa Region: SWOT analysis
Kymenlaakso region, Finland: SWOT analysis
City of Tallinn: SWOT analysis
Liepaja, Latvia: SWOT analysis
ITMO St.Petersburg: SWOT analysis
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Workshop: Developing Roadmaps for Updating RIS3 – Key Processes in Selected Regions of BSR
This workshop focused on sharing regional experiences and strategies of Smart Up BSR partners in updating their RIS3. Presentations from partners reflect the diversity of regional approaches within BSR, as they include examples from Central Europe (Germany), Eastern Europe (Poland) and the Nordics (Finland):
JOINT INNOVATION STRATEGY IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL REGION
REFLECTIONS OF POMORSKIE REGION ON RIS3 PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
DEVELOPING A ROADMAP FOR UPDATING RIS3: KEY PROCESSES IN KYMENLAAKSO REGION (FINLAND)