Finland's Nokia Technopolis Innovation Mill wants to attract new companies to expand what it says is a growing, pan-regional ICT ecosystem.
Nokia Technopolis and the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes) launched the Nokia Technopolis Innovation Mill in 2009 as an initiative aimed at strengthening Finland’s information and communication technology (ICT) cluster and encouraging companies to develop globally competitive products and services.
Tekes is the main government funding and expert organisation for R&D and innovation in Finland. It finances both industrial R&D projects and projects carried out in universities and research institutes. Fourteen new businesses were created during the first year and the number is growing steadily according to officials.
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