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Introduction
Forum Virium Helsinki develops new digital services in collaboration with companies, the City of Helsinki and other public sector organizations. Helsinki residents participate in the development and testing of the services. The aim is to create better services and new business, plus to open up contacts for international markets.
The Forum Virium Helsinki cluster was founded in 2005. Its anchor companies are Elisa, Nokia, TeliaSonera, Tieto and YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company. Partner companies are IBM, Digita, Logica, Siemens, Sponda and SOK. Public sector partners are the City of Helsinki, Finnvera, Sitra, Tekes, Tieke and VTT. Furthermore, a large number of other cooperation partners from the metropolitan area take part in development projects.
The projects focus on following themes: Wellbeing, Smart City, Media, Environment and Energy, Innovative Public Procurement, SME Services and Innovative Communities.
Innovation communities support all activities by developing user-based innovation processes, tools and methods, such as Living Labs.
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Development projects
The activities of Forum Virium Helsinki focus on the following: Wellbeing, Smart City, Media, Environment and Energy, Innovative Public Procurement, SME Services and Innovative Communities (Living labs).
World Design Capital Helsinki 2012
Helsinki is the World Design Capital in 2012. The year's theme is Open Helsinki - embedding design in life.
