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	Language School Explorer - Information about Finland
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		The existence of extensive exchange systems is indicated by the spread of asbestos and soapstone from Eastern Finland, and by founds of flint from South Scandinavia and Russia, chisels from Lake Onega, and spearheads from North Scandinavia.
		The judicial system is divided between courts with regular civil and criminal jurisdiction and administrative courts with responsibility for litigation between the individuals and the administrative organs of the state and the communities.
	www.school-explorer.com /info/Finland (3373 words)

	Finnish innovation system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Finland, education and innovation are seen as important means to success in the global economy.
		The Finnish government and some regions have established different kinds of organizations to support innovation and business.
		The international success of Nokia and many smaller high-tech companies has been seen as a proof of the competitiveness of the Finnish system.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finnish_innovation_system (196 words)

	Research.fi - Finnish innovation system (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Finnish science and technology policy is characterised by long-term development.
		Finland is a forerunner in the development of this entity known as the national innovation system.
		The national innovation system means a comprehensive entity composed of producers of new knowledge, users of knowledge and the various interactive relations between them.
	www.research.fi /innojarj_en.html (164 words)

	Research.fi - Finnish innovation system (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The national innovation system means a comprehensive entity composed of the producers of new knowledge and know-how, their users and the various ways in which these interact.
		The Finnish network of higher education institutions, technology centres, centres of expertise and other similar operational players has promoted innovation in the regions to the extent that we now speak of regional innovation systems and their development.
		An efficient and effective national innovation system and regional systems are an increasingly important factor for economic growth and social welfare.
	www.research.fi /innojarj2_en.html (881 words)

	The Academy of Finland proposes the establishment of an international research centre in Finland
		The proposal is based on a strategy document approved by the Finnish government in 2003 and on conclusions and recommendations put forward by the Science and Technology Policy Council of Finland on internationalisation of the Finnish innovation system and ambitious investment in international science and technology co-operation.
		Finnish researcher training and the internationalisation of research careers can be improved by making use of EMBL researcher training and exchange programmes, for instance by co-ordinating national and EMBL programmes with one another more effectively.
		In this case the Finnish Affiliated Center would be responsible for the co-ordination of work done with EMBL as a whole.
	www.aka.fi /modules/release/show_release.asp?id=372CB618A87A43418D0DA2D1F3B15447&itemtype=886DF6EFA394CAC9DC90F5CC0110D096 (847 words)

	THE IMPORTANCE AND ROLES OF SCIENCE PARKS IN THE NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The concept ‘innovation system’ was introduced in a booklet on user-producer interaction, in the middle of 1980s (Lundvall 1985), to capture the relationships and interactions between RandD-laboratories and technological institutes, on the one hand, and the production system, on the other hand.
		Some of the important organizations in innovation systems are companies (such as consumers, suppliers or competitors), universities, financing organizations, government organizations related to innovation policy.
		Innovation drivers are other elements of NIS, for example Industry has the ability to become in some cases an innovation driver.
	www.hitechpark.com /Parks/English/Articles/Iasp.htm (3619 words)

	Research Programmes in Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Finnish technology is front-ranking in the efficient use of energy, combustion technology, renewable energy sources and environmental technology.
		Finnish research institutes and companies are active participants in the European Union's multi-partner RandD ventures as well as in OECD's International Energy Agency's research.
		The aim of IEA co-operation is to bring added value to Finnish energy research through technology transfer and co-operation between scientists.
	www.risoe.dk /nei/finnei.htm (421 words)

	Finnish National Workplace Development Programme - NSWDP Site in English - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This interaction is the foundation for innovation and, accordingly, the key competitive strength of the organization in the environment of the knowledge-based economy (Nonaka 1999; Nonaka and Takeuchi 1995; Nonaka et al.
		Corporate management systems and organizational forms should change at the same pace as the recruitment criteria they apply if they are to ensure that these criteria are not reduced to tools for normative subordination and control of the workforce, but instead remain real tools for encouraging employees to attain their true productivity and innovation potential.
		As the key generators of added value for the company, they are exposed to continuous pressure for innovation, learning, professional development and showing of their commitment and value-creating capacity to the company.
	www.mol.fi /tyke/new/english/articles7.htm (5493 words)

	A country that innovates — Virtual Finland
		Finnish researchers are at the leading edge of developments in a number of fields, including forest improvement, new materials, the environment, neural networks, low-temperature physics, brain research, biotechnology, genetic technology and of course communications.
		In Finland in the field of innovation, there are also many other active organizations including government ministries and their regional offices, universities, science parks, organizations for industry, entrepreneurship or commerce, venture capital organisations, banks and consultancies.
		Finnish invention activity is also promoted through international, national and regional, or industry-specific competitions, seminars, exhibitions and awards.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/innovat.html (2545 words)

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		The competitiveness and innovativeness of Finnish industry, the success of Finnish technology policy and the smooth functioning of the country’s infrastructure have all been praised in a number of international surveys in recent years.
		The emphasis is on research and development, a balanced national innovation system, international cooperation, and strong links between the innovation system and different actors in the field of social policy.
		Finnish researchers are now in a vastly better position to cooperate with their colleagues in other countries than ten years ago.
	www.tekes.fi /eu/fin/julkaisut/eurotutkimus/euro/eng2001/tekes_engl/innovation.htm (1379 words)

	University of Art and Design Helsinki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		University of Art and Design Helsinki (Taideteollinen korkeakoulu in Finnish) is the biggest art university in the Nordic countries.
		The ratio of foreign students is the highest of Finnish universities.
		During rector Yrjö Sotamaa's period a lot has been achieved in the reinforcement of the position of design in the Finnish innovation system.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_Art_and_Design_Helsinki (168 words)

	TrendChart Innovation Policy In Europe
		The public sector has a distinct task in the national innovation system, which covers areas that cannot be covered by the open sector alone, and in a way that is optimal for the national economy.
		The Finnish innovation support system, as a whole, is functioning well, and the different public organisations each have a clear task in it.
		Moreover, in the development of the Finnish financial market, the significance of education and basic research - and the connections between different policy sectors - must be acknowledged.
	trendchart.cordis.lu /tc_newsitem.cfm?ID=475 (316 words)

	Universitas Helsingiensis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Adequate resources for basic research is essential for the highest university education and academic competence to be able to place new knowledge at the disposal of business and industry, as well as other activities in society, and contribute to the general educational level of a nation.
		The highest decision-making body in Finnish science policy is the Science and Technology Policy Council of Finland, chaired by the Prime Minister.
		This, in turn, would create a balance in the development of the Finnish innovation system, which in time will create growth in GDP, as well as improve the standard of living for Finns in general.
	www.helsinki.fi /uh/1-2003/lead.shtml (764 words)

	Finnish National Workplace Development Programme - NSWDP Site in English - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This interplay is the foundation for innovation and, accordingly, the key competitive strength of the organization in the environment of the knowledge-based economy (Nonaka 1999; Nonaka et al.
		Corporate management systems and organizational forms should change at the same pace as the recruitment criteria they apply if they are to ensure that these criteria are not reduced to tools for normative integration and control of the workforce, but instead remain real tools for encouraging employees to attain their true productivity and innovation potential.
		One of the most promising recent conceptual innovations in programmatic workplace development is a ‘module’, developed in the Norwegian Enterprise Development 2000 Programme (1994-2000).
	www.mol.fi /tyke/new/english/articles5.htm (5938 words)

	OREDI Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The report finds that the Finnish innovation support system as a whole is functioning well and the different public organizations have each a clear task in it.
		The public sector has a distinctive task in the national innovation system in areas that could not otherwise be covered by the market sector, at least in a way that is optimal for the national economy.
		The conference is organized around the major themes of his work, including the structure, dynamics and management of innovation processes, the relationship between basic research and technical change, knowledge and the theory of the firm, the globalization of RandD, and science and technology policy.
	www.utoronto.ca /onris/newsletter/0304/newsletterlink63.htm (1748 words)

	Finnfacts - English - Economy Facts - Indicator Story
		This strategic choice requires a first-class educational system and adequately high investment in research and the development of technology.
		The Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers was wholehearted in its support for the proposal.
		As far as the future is concerned, it is encouraging that the Finnish government will be proposing in the budget for 2004 an increase in RandD appropriations that will correspond to about 80 per cent of the council's recommendation.
	www.finnfacts.com /english/economy/pohjola.htm (463 words)

	TrendChart Innovation Policy In Europe
		The European TrendChart on Innovation is an initiative of the European Commission, Enterprise & Industry Directorate General, Innovation Policy Development unit.
		The objective of the study was to consider the challenges of the national innovation system, the need for social and institutional innovations and the importance of networking as a way of generating innovation.
		To answer this, the study looked at the national innovation system from a multi-disciplinary perspective including the innovative activities of the biotechnology and information technology sectors, information-intensive services, low-technology innovations and possible new and innovative types of labour relations.
	www.trendchart.org /tc_newsitem.cfm?ID=72 (368 words)

	Internet, Innovation, and Open Source: Actors in the Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Their common characteristic is that they focus on community of people as a locus of innovation, and argue that knowledge, practice, and technological artifacts are interdependent parts of an evolving social system.
		This is rather remarkable as a high-quality operating system kernel requires that the code is optimized for speed and as the collaborative development mode means that there is a strong priority of producing as simple source code as possible.
		In the Linux architecture, institutional innovation seems to be rare, and the slow change in the source code seems to be related to the problems of translation.
	www.firstmonday.dk /issues/issue6_1/tuomi/index.html (8563 words)

	SITRA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Finnish innovation system has been found to be extremely competitive in international comparisons.
		The purpose of this project was to try and identify the key challenges and opportunities facing the Finnish innovation system.
		The main report from the programme Transformation of the Finnish Innovation System: A Network Approach was written by Dr Timo Hämäläinen (Sitra) and Prof.
	www.sitra.fi /english/index.asp?parent=360&DirID=85 (244 words)

	Promoting university interaction with business and community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Innovation processes and innovation networks of firms in rural areas and small centres
		Innovation system in action: an analysis of tecno-economic developmen in the Oulu region
		A rhetoric of innovation in the case of welfare clusters
	www.fsk.dk /fsk/publ/2003/promoting_university/html/large56a.htm (178 words)

	Gerd Schienstock
		Schienstock, G. (2005) Sustainable Development and the Regional Dimension of the Innovation System, in Matthias Weber and Jens Hemmelskamp (eds) Towards Environmental Innovation Systems, Berlin: Springer, 97–113.
		Schienstock, G. (2004) The Finnish model of the knowledge economy, in Schienstock, G. (ed.) Embracing the Knowledge Economy: The Dynamic Transformation of the Finnish Innovation System, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, pp.
		Schienstock, G.; Koski, P. and Räsänen, P.: The regionalization of the Finnish innovation system: the case of Pirkanmaa.
	www.uta.fi /laitokset/tyoelama/tyontekijat/gerds.html (1207 words)

	Centre of Expertise Programme - In english
		The competitive edge is built on a long-term national strategy that enhances know-how and expertise.
		With continuing globalisation and technological development, the competitiveness of regions has become increasingly dependent on specialisation and the ability to innovate.
		The strengths of the Finnish national innovation system combined with effective local research and cooperation within industries have also made regions more attractive places for foreign research and development investment.
	www.oske.net /in_english (129 words)

	Nokia - Nokia Foundation Award to Professor George Metakides for the Advancement of Information Technology Research and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A regular visitor in Finland, Professor Metakides has been a significant contributor to the active participation of Finnish universities, research institutes and businesses in European research initiatives.
		An important objective is to find a solution for the assignment of intellectual property rights and rights to use research results in a way that is satisfactory and incentive to all parties involved.
		According to Ollila, a key strength of the Finnish innovation system is the widespread cooperation in all levels with businesses and universities.
	press.nokia.com /PR/200312/927595_5.html (570 words)

	Amazon.fr : Livres en anglais: Explaining Technical Change in a Small Country: The Finnish National Innovation ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		One of the starting points is the concept of national innovation systems.
		The characteristics and performance of the Finnish national innovation system of the last couple of decades are analyzed.
		The Finnish experience is put in a broader context by comparing it with a few other countries.
	www.amazon.fr /exec/obidos/ASIN/038791479X (530 words)

	RFE Table of Contents (complete) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) - data on local entities in a useful format
		USDA Economics and Statistics System (Cornell Univ.) - agricultural data
		Innovation in Instruction of Economics (I3econ)
	www.rfe.org /toc.php?show=complete (3581 words)

	Centre for Research on Networked Learning and Knowledge Building (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The problem addressed was to analyze how networked expertise and exchange of ideas and innovations are facilitated within selected small and large companies and to investigate how sharing of expertise and cognitive achievements facilitate innovation and knowledge creation.
		The investigators have analyzed what kinds of social and cognitive skills are required to productively participate in socially shared and networked activities and have examined what kinds of methods and practices facilitate development of networked expertise in tasks having various knowledge and skill requirements.
		Towards this end, we have examined practices and learning environments that support the Finnish educational systems in ensuring that students acquire skills needed in a knowledge society, guiding students in developing networked and shared expertise and helping them to network with various expert communities during their comprehensive studies.
	www.helsinki.fi /science/networkedlearning/eng/projects/pneex.html (652 words)

	University of Helsinki - Center for Activity Theory and Developmental Work Research
		The term ‘national innovation system’ is fixed upon to trace its origin and function as a metaphor, and as a bonus we get a brief an enlightening review of pertinent schools in the literature of on innovation policy.
		In this way a word with only an intuition of a possible fuzzy meaning can capture imaginations and motivate transformative and interpretative work that help remake the world if it captures the attention and imagination of powerful actors.
		Miettinen studies the force of such words within the making of technological and economic policy by examining the life history, consequences, substance and significance of the policy by the policy term “National innovation system,” particularly as the term has been used in Finnish economic policy.
	www.edu.helsinki.fi /activity/publications/view/136 (721 words)

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