Networked Business and Government - Something Real for the Lisbon Strategy

Venue: House of the Estates (Helsinki, Finland)

On 23-24th October 2006, Finland was the venue of an information society conference organised as a part of the official programme of Finland’s EU Presidency. The seminar focused on finding concrete means to achieve the objectives set by the Lisbon Strategy.

The conference focused on cooperation between public and private sectors, digitalisation of business, enhancing productivity and information society development in public administration.

In connection with the two-day conference, Finland hosted a preliminary seminar related to the launch of a ‘European Network of Living Labs: A Step Towards a European Innovation System’.

The conference was targeted to public sector leaders, research and corporate management and other experts in EU countries. The conference was organised in cooperation with the Finnish Government Information Society Programme, the Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research (CKIR) of the Helsinki School of Economics, the European Commission and several enterprises.

Participation was by invitation only. The conference was held in English.

Programme (61.32 kilobytes)

The Helsinki Manifesto

The Conference identified the potential domains where there already is a high readiness to boost European productivity and innovativeness for growth and job creation within the frame of the Lisbon Strategy, the i2010 policy and the European Program for Competitiveness and Innovation (CIP).

Helsinki_Manifesto.pdf (235.44 kilobytes)

Presentations 23 October

First session

Opening of the conference: Chair Matti Lehti .pdf (21.57 kilobytes)

Esko Aho Hampton Court Report.pdf (46.28 kilobytes)

Costas Andropoulos Competitiveness and Innovative ICT.pdf (34.94 kilobytes)

Hans Ulrich Maerki.pdf (19.33 kilobytes)

Closing keynote: Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell.pdf (49.4 kilobytes)

Second session

Introduction: Chair Bo Harald.pdf (158.14 kilobytes)

Erkki Poutiainen.pdf (215.52 kilobytes)

Giuseppe Zadra.pdf (180.81 kilobytes)

Kalevi Heilio.pdf (216.81 kilobytes)

Mark Jones and Raymond McFee.pdf (54.05 kilobytes)

Markku Nenonen.pdf (73.74 kilobytes)

Mait Heidelberg.pdf (99.07 kilobytes)

Katrina Harjuhahto-Madetoja.pdf (73.32 kilobytes)

Leena Honka.pdf (43.34 kilobytes)

Pentti Itkonen.pdf (29.62 kilobytes)

Yrjo Neuvo.pdf (52.43 kilobytes)

Ulf Dahlsten.pdf (56.59 kilobytes)

Presentation 24 October

Third session
Opening speech: Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
(Press release 24.10.2006, Source of information: Prime Minister's Office)

Chair Bror Salmelin.pdf (82.03 kilobytes)

Richard Straub.pdf (406.95 kilobytes)

Ari Jaaksi.pdf (30.73 kilobytes)

Joachim Schaper.pdf (713.89 kilobytes)

Jan Muehlfeit.pdf (968.88 kilobytes)

Bernhard Katzy.pdf (296.9 kilobytes)

Klaus-Dieter Thoben.pdf (241.59 kilobytes)

Mikael Borjeson.pdf (1.14 megabytes)

Fourth session

Closing panel conclusions: Chair David Deacon.pdf (52.86 kilobytes)

Press release 23.10.2006, Source of information Government Communications Unit

For more information:

Finnish Government's Information Society Programme:
Katrina Harjuhahto-Madetoja, Programme Director, tel. +358 9 160 22363
Susanna Hyvärinen, Programme Coordinator, tel. +358 9 160 23405
email: givenname.surname@vnk.fi