Eco­sys­tem ser­vices

The best kind of inno­va­tion part­ners­hip equals futu­re excel­lence and co-crea­tion. Joint ser­vices and conc­re­te means of par­tici­pa­tion are nee­ded as the buil­ding blocks.

Network influencing

OIA sta­ke­hol­ders are strong influencers in a wide ran­ge of natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal networks of their res­pec­ti­ve fields. We are buil­ding new part­ners­hip networks toget­her. Join us!

New leads and oppor­tu­ni­ties

Oulu Inno­va­tion Alliance is at the front­li­ne when it comes to recog­ni­sing new oppor­tu­ni­ties in fields such as digi­ta­li­sa­tion and data eco­no­my.

Com­mu­nica­tions

OIA com­mu­nica­tions ope­ra­te in two direc­tions: from out­si­de in to alliance sta­ke­hol­ders as well as from insi­de out, con­veying the work and results of the alliance to exter­nal bodies. Com­mu­nica­tion chan­nels of the part­ner network are uti­li­sed in the com­mu­nica­tions.

Forecas­ting talent needs

Forecas­ting the talent needs of sta­ke­hol­der com­pa­nies is an inte­gral task in the alliance. Shor­ta­ge of talents is pre­sent eve­ryw­he­re. OIA moni­tors short- and long-term talent needs of com­pa­nies whi­le loo­king for educa­tio­nal oppor­tu­ni­ties as well. Anot­her stra­te­gy is preci­sion trai­ning of avai­lable work­force for com­pa­ny needs. OIA also orga­ni­ses joint forums for emplo­yers and educa­tio­nal ins­ti­tu­tions for car­rying out impor­tant dia­lo­gue.

Pro­ject crea­tion

OIA crea­tes new, inno­va­ti­ve pro­jects out of recog­ni­sed deve­lop­ment needs and builds the neces­sa­ry con­sor­tia for them.

Inno­va­tion events

OIA imple­ments chal­len­ge-dri­ven events and works­hops for deve­lo­ping new solu­tions based on open inno­va­tion.

Pro­duct deve­lop­ment sup­port and trials

OIA invi­tes com­pa­nies to acce­le­ra­te their pro­duct deve­lop­ment proces­sed toget­her with part­ners. Co-crea­tion adds to cus­to­mer unders­tan­ding and gives you know­led­ge about what your cus­to­mer wants. Com­pa­nies have access to pilo­ting and tes­ting ser­vices along with a varie­ty of trial plat­forms and deve­lop­ment envi­ron­ments. With a trial, you will be able to deter­mi­ne what will work and what will not.

Forecas­ting

Forecas­ting helps you recog­ni­se futu­re needs. Effec­ti­ve uti­li­sa­tion of busi­ness forecast data will keep you one step ahead of the com­pe­ti­tion. Forecast data gives you a wider pers­pec­ti­ve into your ope­ra­ting envi­ron­ment and mar­ket deve­lop­ment.