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The establishment of the Lapland Centre of Excellence for Research, Development and Innovation - Arctic Smartness RDI -Excellence

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This project will set up the Lapland regional research, development and innovation centre of excellence. The services Lapland regional research, development and innovation centre of excellence will be developed piloted and secured by the end of the project. In addition Project partners will develop and pilot a service model of a regional innovation ecosystem for Lapland, where the Research and Development (R&D) activities and Innovation management is amalgamated together with the enterprises.

The main result of the project is a networked Centre of Excellence serving the regional development and innovation ecosystem of Lapland, based on the cooperation of Lapland's research institutes, regional developers and innovation seeking enterprises. It jointly uses common research infrastructures, exceeds the traditional limits of sectoral research, generates strategic work for the benefit of region and is international.

The total budget of the project is € 655 656. The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund / Regional Council of Lapland. Total EU and State funding is € 524 525.