Project management
Stakeholders
Food SystemiCity programme
SystemiCity
Food SystemiCity programme supports the formation of new ‘linkage teams’ created between large (e.g. real estate developer) and small operators (e.g. science-based startup), and the development and piloting of co-offerings they can offer to clients. Key components of the programme are refining research-oriented ideas into solutions, companies and business, as well as connecting top international level mentors to the development process of the linkage teams.
New research originated innovations that build the local food systems can be based on, for example, new food plant growing technologies suitable for urban environments, sensors and analytics services, digital services, robotization, nutrient cycle solutions and new types of community business models.
Novelty within the Food SystemiCity programme resides in its systemic point of departure for the innovation development,aiming to sustainability transition within the agricultural and food sectors for guaranteeing the survival and well-being of the climate, biodiversity and humanity.
The result of the project is a piloted model of the SystemiCity programme. The vision is to create an internationally top-level development programme that facilitates the development of new successful products and services seizing the business opportunities arising from the ongoing sustainability transition within agri and food sectors and the development of urban and local city region food systems.
The project’s main results are the creation of 'linkage teams' and their new sustainable business and systemic product and service solutions that they jointly develop and commercialize for the global markets.
The project consortium is coordinated by the University of Helsinki, and Aalto University, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and VTT participate in its implementation. The special task of Luke is creating and piloting of an overall sustainability evaluation framework for the evaluation of new business opportunities.
