JUST DO IT is the German way of helping the SME’s

Perttu Heino: I joined the study trip of RDI experts from Finnish universities of applied sciences to the Steinbeis Stiftung in Stuttgart on September, 2014. We heard that the Steinbeis model for working with SME’s has been very successful and is getting more and more popular in Germany and also internationally. Steinbeis is organized as […]

Brussels goes for Innovations in Regions and SME’s

Perttu Heino: In the first week of July, I went to Brussels to get a better understanding of what will change when Horizon 2020 and the other European level schemes of the new programming period 2014-2020 are launched six months from now. Now, after taking part in various events and meetings during the week, I […]

Applied research has a strong role in the FP7 ICT 2013 work programme

Perttu Heino: I was surprised to learn this in the meeting of the ICT working group of the ERRIN network on June 28th in Brussels. Ms. Zulema Olivan from the DG INFSO of the European Commission told that this last year of the ICT programme aims to form a bridge to the coming Horizon 2020 […]

When business meets environment, everybody wins

”When business meets environment, everybody wins” Perttu Heino: This is the slogan of the Eco-innovation scheme of the European Union. On Tuesday May 8th in Brussels, I also learned that Finland lies far behind Bulgaria and Slovenia when eco-innovations are considered. In those countries, over 10% of the GDP comes from eco-industries. The European average […]