
Supporting the Smart Specialization Approach in the Silver Economy to Increase Regional Innovation Capacity and Sustainable Growth
OSIRIS
The silver economy related to products and services aiming at the ageing society creates considerable business opportunities. The OSIRIS project designs an innovative cooperation model to improve smart specialisation approaches and market uptake of innovative products and services dedicated to ageing people, e.g. related to health, tourism or their built living environment. Smart Silver Labs in six regions around the Baltic Sea support innovation actors in generating new silver products and services viable to the market. The project sets up a Digital Silver Hub to ensure exchange of new knowledge and business schemes across the borders.
SUMMARY
The ageing population – a major challenge for the Baltic Sea region
The governments of the Baltic Sea countries are currently facing the worldwide challenge of meeting the needs of ageing populations, particularly age-friendly housing, transportation, leisure, healthcare and social welfare services. In addition, increased life expectancy deepens concerns about the adequate supply of essential services. By strengthening all economic activities relevant to the needs of older adults, OSIRIS will address the region’s societal challenges.
International cooperation supporting the Silver Economy
The project aims to support the development of the Silver Economy, the part of the economy that concerns older citizens. OSIRIS wants to improve the capacity of innovation actors to apply smart specialization approaches for tackling the challenges brought about by the ageing of the region’s population. OSIRIS seeks to boost market uptake and scaling of user-driven technology innovations that accommodate age-specific needs and preferences and demonstrate a significant impact on the quality of life of the ageing population. Representing business, public sector and academic actors (triple helix) from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Russia and Finland, the OSIRIS transnational partnership unites expertise, resources, and knowledge in order to share practices and learning on how to apply the smart specialization approach for exploiting Silver Economy opportunities in the Baltic Sea Region.
Working methods
In each participating country, OSIRIS partners will design and pilot an innovation ecosystem model – Smart Silver Lab. This model connects researchers, product developers, financers and user organisations into a network. It enables all innovation actors to screen and accelerate the uptake of innovative products and services which enable older adults to continue living a comfortable, independent and active life. The virtual collaborative platform – Digital Silver Hub – will integrate six regional Silver Labs to support transnational cooperation, learning and knowledge diffusion in the Silver Economy market.
Budgets
PARTNERS
Town: Hämeenlinna
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Representative: Marina Weck
Phone: 35 836 462 565
E-mail: marina.weck{at}hamk.fi
Web: www.hamk.fi
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
370.175,00
Town: Riihimäki
Region: MANNER-SUOMI
Country: Finland
Representative: Marco Hautakoski
Phone: 358 405 702 201
E-mail: marco.hautakoski{at}riihimaki.fi
Web: www.rtoy.fi
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
159.935,00
Town: Klaipėda
Region: LIETUVA
Country: Lithuania
Representative: Eglė Brezgytė
Phone: 37 065 571 181
E-mail: e.brezgyte{at}kvk.lt
Web: www.kvk.lt
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
172.275,00
Town: Klaipėda
Region: LIETUVA
Country: Lithuania
Representative: Vitalija Radiukienė
Phone: 37 046 473 303
E-mail: vitalija{at}iamus.net
Web: www.iamus.net
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
137.685,00
Town: Vilnius
Region: LIETUVA
Country: Lithuania
Representative: Ingrida Tinfaviciene
Phone: 37 052 356 116
E-mail: i.tinfaviciene{at}lic.lt
Web: Lithuania
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
178.337,50
Town: Riga
Region: LATVIJA
Country: Latvia
Representative: Egils Rupeks
Phone: 37 129 218 990
E-mail: Egils.Rupeks{at}rtu.lv
Web: www.rtu.lv
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
194.024,00
Town: Riga
Region: LATVIJA
Country: Latvia
Representative: Elmars Baltins
Phone: 37 129 100 252
E-mail: info{at}connectlatvia.lv
Web: www.connectlatvia.lv
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
153.555,00
Town: Tallinn
Region: EESTI
Country: Estonia
Representative: Enn Õunapuu
Phone: 37 258 849 904
E-mail: enn.ounapuu{at}ttu.ee
Web: www.ttu.ee
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
294.737,50
Town: Åbyhøj
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Sonja Hansen
Phone: 004 541 872 596
E-mail: sonha{at}aarhus.dk
Web: www.velfaerdsteknologi-aarhus.dk/english
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
234.455,00
Town: Aarhus
Region: DANMARK
Country: Denmark
Representative: Kirsten Maibom
Phone: 4 587 551 702
E-mail: Kmai{at}via.dk
Web: www.via.dk
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
210.137,50
Town: St.Petersburg
Region: Northwestern Federal District
Country: Russia
Representative: Svetlana Bazueva
Phone: 78 124 571 806
E-mail: sibazueva{at}corp.ifmo.ru
Web: www.en.ifmo.ru
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
138.130,00
Town: St.Petersburg
Region: Northwestern Federal District
Country: Russia
Representative: Elena Klimshina
Phone: 78 126 701 085
E-mail: e.klimshina{at}ingria-park.ru
Web: http://ingria-park.ru/
Approximate total partner budget in EUR:
138.282,50
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Häme University of Applied Sciences
Pertti Puusaari
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Financial manager
Häme University of Applied Sciences
Toni Pulliainen
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Communication manager
Häme University of Applied Sciences
Kimmo Vänni
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