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Arctic Smartness Excellence

ASE

Arctic Smartness Excellence (ASE) -project carries out activities related to the Regional Smart Specialistation Strategy of Lapland. The Arctic Smart Specialisation Programme is by definition supporting growth and empowerment through entrepreneurship linkages that have been executed in two previous ERDF projects led by the Regional Council of Lapland with core actors present also in this project.

ASE-project will carry out actions that are concentrated on developing and supporting of five modern Clusters with Entrepreneurial thinking driving them forward. The clusters are called Arctic Smartness Clusters and the five are called Arctic Design, Arctic Safety, Arctic Industry, Arctic Smart Rural network and Arctic Development Environments. The new concept of Lappish Innovation platform - Center of Arctic Smartness Excellence will be established in ASE.